10/05/09

A former New Yorker says "Best Neopolitan Pizza in CA"

by eniveld

To tell you where I'm coming from, the best Neopolitan style (aka "New York Style") pizza in the USA comes from Grimaldi's Pizzeria in Brooklyn, NY. Google/Bing that and you'll see. Arinell's is a close number two.

You can always judge the quality of a pizza by its plain cheese slice, and Arinell's shines here. If you need to dress up a slice with toppings to overcome the basic slice, you're starting out wrong.

And there are good quality toppings here too. Pepperoni, mushroom, onion, garlic - all the classics.

Arinell's is perfect in every way: Just the right thickness, amount of cheese, sauce, and seasoning - cooked to perfection.

You want cranberries, goat cheese, or chicken on your pizza? Go somewhere else.

TIP: Buy a pizza stone for $15 and heat your left overs the next day. Tastes every bit as good as the first slice.

• Pros: Simple perfection

04/08/09

it's that good!

by Aida

Thanks to the fans of Arinell Pizza! Here I was, craving good pizza and didn't know of any good places. I miss Pizzeria Uno's at Lombard. I loved their deep dish, cornmeal crust pizza. I Googled it, and now the closest location is in the East Bay.

Well, I got on the internet some more and found reviews of this place. Parking is always shaky in the city, but after circling a couple of times, lucked upon a spot. I walked in and proceded to eat like it was going out of style. I love their crust, the sauce was good and the service was phenomenal!

I will be going back to Arinell's, but first I'll make sure I have more room in my belly next time because it's that good!

11/21/08

Best NY-Style Pizza in SF

by ersf

As close as one will get to NY-style pizza in SF. Well worth the hassle of picking up with no easy parking.

• Pros: Legit NY pizza
• Cons: No delivery and nowhere to sit, so take-out only...