(The pic above has nothing to do with tasting pizza, except for the fact that we found it "as is" on the walk to the pizza place. A little weathered and worn-out, but too cute!)
John and I are taking a "Pizza Odyssey" through the Top 6 Pizza Joints in the Bay Area as deemed by Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle Restaurant Critic.
Saturday evening we went to Pauline's Pizzeria in the Mission and had what may have been the best pesto sauce on Earth in the form of their Pesto Pizza. Pauline's uses ingredients from their own gardens and the quality of their produce shone brilliantly in their special salad for that evening which was full of cucumbers and fresh herbs. The Pesto clearly was fresh from the garden and Pauline's is so confident in their pesto recipe that they'll allow no substitutions and no additions! I have to say that this is a case where the chef is right--the Pesto is perfect just as it is! It may not look so pretty, but it most certainly tastes divine:
For dessert, we had the much-raved about Butterscotch pudding with a side of vanilla ice cream reluctantly suggested by our waiter. We found the pudding much too salty. I think we would have been happier with the homemade vanilla and orange bergamot ice cream sundae.
Nevertheless, I was very pleased with their house brand of wine, Pauline's Pizza Red 2003 Cabernet Sauvignon, which was spicy and smooth at the same time. Delish!
And here are the other five pizzerias we will be visiting:
oooh the pizza looks delicious, smile as does the wine! Lol, hmmm, not too many times you can say you found a chick while walking in SF
Posted by: Tanya | August 13, 2008 at 07:50 PM