Address: 2175 Chestnut street
San Francisco, CA 94123
Tel: (415) 673-7100
www.delarosasf.com
What a surprise! My Top Chef friend Hosea Rosenberg was visiting this particular weekend, as a chef contestant in the yearly Kendall Jackson Tomato Heirloom Festival in Sonoma. Driving back into the city on Sunday, hungry, we wanted to try a new place in a different neighborhood. Rule of thumb - do what you normally would say no to, traverse a different route, experience something new! As we drove through the Golden Gate Bridge toll, I suggested the Marina neighborhood. Where to eat though in the Marina, that's not touristy?? We called our new SF friends Top Chef Ryan Scott and his beautiful girlfriend Ali, for suggestions. Ali immediately sms'd Hosea back "Delarosa in the Marina, get the Margherita Pizza with Buffalo Mozzarella!" DONE!
Delarosa has an energetic and relaxed cool, clean vibe. Bright, lively place to have lunch on a Sunday. We sat at the communal table, which seems to be a welcome trend in SF these days. The other dining tables sat a medley of typical San Francisco culture - young trendy parents out to lunch with their new toddlers, friends reconvening post Saturday night out, a few scattered tourists here and there... but one thing is clear - everyone dining here knows good food! Feeling San Franciscan cool!
On the menu: Thin sliced fresh organic pizzas, seasonal salads, and a MUST TRY: add their BUFFALO MOZZARELLA to your pizza!!!! I added ONE sunny side up egg to one of my slices... love that dripping yellow egg on fresh thin sliced italian pizza! Hosea forbid even one drop of my egg to touch any of his slices. Fair enough! Hosea also ordered the chicken sausage served with grapes and mustard seed sauce. Pretty good!
I also enjoyed their short wine list (I had Prosecco to start my Sunday afternoon) and cocktail menu. Will have to return for another drink or two! By the way, I liked Delarosa so much that I returned alone on Friday afternoon to grab a pie (pizza) and dined at the bar 230pm PST.
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