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San Francisco Map: Tommaso'sTommaso's Frommer's Highly Recommended

Cuisine Italian
Hours Tues-Sat 5-10:30pm; Sun 4-9:30pm
Address
1042 Kearny St
Location At Broadway, North Beach/Telegraph Hill
Transportation Bus: 15 or 41
Reservations Reservations not accepted
Phone 415/398-9696
Web site www.tommasosnorthbeach.com
Prices Pasta and pizza $14-$24; main courses $11-$18
Credit Cards AE, DC, DISC, MC, V
Season Closed Dec 15-Jan 15

Frommer's Review

From the street, Tommaso's looks wholly unappealing -- a drab, windowless brown facade sandwiched between sex shops. Then why are people always waiting in line to get in? Because everyone knows that Tommaso's, which opened in 1935, bakes one of San Francisco's best traditional-style pizzas. The center of attention in the downstairs dining room is the chef, who continuously tosses huge hunks of garlic and mozzarella onto pizzas before sliding them into the oak-burning brick oven. Nineteen different toppings make pizza the dish of choice, even though Italian classics such as veal Marsala, chicken cacciatore, superb lasagna, and wonderful calzones are also available. Tommaso's also offers half-bottles of house wines, homemade manicotti, and good Italian coffee. If you can overlook the seedy surroundings, this fun, boisterous restaurant is a great place to take the family.

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