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Outta Sight Pizza II: Pizza Review

I did a review a while ago of Outta Sight Pizza’s original location. They’ve since opened one in Chinatown just outside the Financial District, so I thought I would give it a try. Walked over there today and looking at the slices on the trays I was already disappointed, they looked dried out. I also saw, that like their original location, they heat up slices with a tiny oven. As you can see from the image above, the slices look good, the fresh basil on top is a great touch and the sprinkle of cold cheese across the top is a nice touch. Unfortunately the slice wasn’t good, the crust is a little too thin, the sauce is good, not enough cheese, the quality of the pepperoni was very good. All in all, like Outta Sight’s original location, it’s at best a C – level NYC slice. Skip both locations and head for Gioia Pizza in Hayes Valley or Tony’s in North Beach, but in the restaurant, not the slice house.

Outta Sight Pizza

Outta Sight Pizza is a fairly recent addition to the San Francisco pizza scene and it’s getting a lot of hype. Definitely the hip new pizza place in the Hayes Valley area of San Francisco. It shows up very often on the San Francisco top pizza lists. When I got there I had to stand in a decent line, both because it was popular and a bit because of the way they handle reheating the slices. And let’s address that right now, something I see a bit in SF that I rarely see in NY is using a small pizza oven to reheat slices. I’m not a fan, they just don’t come out as well, I think it’s because the small oven looses a bit of temperature when ever the door opens so the oven just doesn’t stay as hot.

The slice at Outta Sight was good, a bit like Tony’s and the fresh basil, oil drizzle and a little fresh grated cheese over the top was a really nice touch, but again a C-level NYC slice. I will say that some of their specialty slices looked really good, and yes, that’s me avoiding calling them gourmet pizza. So if you want something a little more fancy I’d recommend Outta Sight, but get a whole pizza so you get it out of the oven without the small oven reheat. A special note, they have a bathroom and it’s clean, a rare combination for any take out oriented place in the city.