Gusto Pinsa Romana

As a pizza connoisseur, when I heard about Roman style pizza, 'pinsa', with a different dough, I was immediately curious. As they note on their website, pinsa dough is made from a combination of soy flour, rice flour, and wheat flour, creating a crust that is light yet crunchy and satisfying.

We ordered the Formaggio di Capra e Spinaci for some greens to go with, and then got the Quattro Formaggi and Prosciutto e Fichi for our pinsas.

I find salads from pizza places to be very hit or miss; and Gusto Pinsa's salad was certainly a hit. The salad was perfectly dressed - it had a ton of flavor with the dressing, tomatoes, goat cheese, cranberries and walnuts coming together to provide an interesting textural contrast, with a nice hit of black pepper.

The pinsas were the star of the meal though, as expected. Although I'm not the biggest fan of cheese only pizzas, the Quattro Formaggi was excellent! It was super cheesy and salty (in the perfect way), and the splotches of sauce provided nice balance to the saltiness of the cheese.

The Prosciutto e Fichi was the preferred pinsa by myself and my partner, with the prosciutto and fig glaze providing a nice saltiness and sweetness that contrasted very well with the Quattro Formaggi.

If you haven't tried Roman style pinsa yet, what are you waiting for? These pinsas were delicious and somehow felt much lighter than eating a regular pizza. We will be back!

We've ordered from here many times and the pinsa is excellent! We actually ate inside last time which was fine too. The service was fast and the food was great as usual. All the tables were occupied and it was a bit noisy, but it didn't detract from the delicious food.

We did a quick stop, order, and take out on a Friday evening. Service was pleasant and the pizzas and salad came out quickly. I am a bit of a pizza snob and spoiled by years of New Haven Neapolitan style pizzas. The crust here was as good as any I have had in New Haven - nice flavor and pleasantly chewy. It is a bit thicker but excellent. We had the Diavolo and Quattro Fromaggi. Both were excellent. The pear and prosciutto salad was ok but nothing to write home about. Prices were high but to be expected in SF.

This hole in the wall pizza place has a huge selection of vegetarian and meat pizzas. The combination of toppings are incredibly creative and the price is reasonable for the quality. The inside of the restaurant feels very small and intimate and the service is really quick. My favorite was probably the Cotto & Funghi pizza.

If you’re visiting for the weekend and are craving some delicious and satisfying pizza, look no further. This spot was impeccable. We ordered the four cheese pizza and now it’s all I can think about. Besides the perfect food, we were waited on by the MOST charming and beautiful server. He was as stunning as he was kind. When asked how we liked the food, we were in awe and speechless and he replied, “the empty plate speaks for itself” and I wanted to die. Go enjoy the food, go enjoy the atmosphere, go enjoy the waitstaff!