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Screw Sexy. Serrano's Pizza is Bringing Real Pizza Back

Rating: ★★★★★

San Francisco is obsessed with perfecting the Neapolitan pizza. Actually, a better way to say it is San Francisco is obsessed with adding their own unique twist to the most classic definition of Neapolitan pizza, instead creating variations that almost classify as the original but more closely resemble a close cousin. A16, Flour and Water, Ragazza, Delfina Pizzeria, Beretta, Una Pizza Napoletana, Tony's Pizza Napoletana, Zero Zero…the list goes on. It’s so prolific that, other than a few, well-known deep-dish pizzerias I began thinking that this was practically the only non-chain type of pizza available in this city.

My problem is that, frankly, it’s just not my favorite style of pizza. Yes, of course a panna and prosciutto pie can be magically delicious, and yes being presented with pizza menus that actually change depending on the season keeps things interesting. Hell, I’ve even been to Naples and had the real thing! And you know what? I just didn’t understand what the craze is all about. I understand that the perfect Neapolitan pizza has a special place in the hearts of many SF inhabitants, but you know what I have to say? F*** Neapolitan pizza.

Sometimes I just want a big, thick, overly-mozzarella-cheesed, greasy slice of heaven. So you can imagine my excitement to find my very own neighborhood version of Round Table Pizza just around the corner from my house in the Mission. Serrano’s Pizza serves up just what I like: incomparable slices of hot, chewy, pepperoni-covered pizza large enough to feed a small family. Actually, a large is so large that I was able to feed two people a satisfying lunch and dinner for two days straight. Of course, those two days were so spectacular that I thought, “Why stop at just two?” and kept going for a full four days in a row.

And no, I’m not ashamed.

Serrano's Pizza
3274 21st Street
San Francisco, CA 94110-2423
(415) 695-1615
http://www.serranospizza.com/

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5 comments

  1. Layne says:

    Hi Kelsey,
    My name is Layne Mosler, and I'm the editor at Rama Food, a new digital food tour company. I'm not sure if you got my email, but I love your blog and wonder if you'd be interested in writing a tour for our iPhone app? If you'd like to send me an email - layne@crimsonbamboo.com - I'd be glad to tell you more.
    Cheers and happy eating,
    Layne
    PS - No, I'm not going to ask you to write for free!

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