End of an era.
My beloved San Francesco has changed hands and in spite of me giving the new management 3 chances to ensure the food is the same old school Italian style as before, I've realized the old San Fran is gone forever.
My goto 3 topping Party Size Pizza has gone from $16 to $22. Not a big deal, as $16 was way too cheap, but they have cut the amount of toppings dramatically. I was wondering why they only cut it into 12 slices instead of 24 like they used to, until I realized if you cut it into 24 slices, 1/2 the slices would have no toppings at all!
The sauce (the core of the San Fran pizza) is not the same. The whole pizza is just a bland, toppingless piece of dough. Sauce on the veal is also not quite the same. They now have "Dipping Sauces" on the menu!!! Sad..sad..sad. You may as well start having 2-4-1 specials.
The tables are a welcome change though. And the olives are just as good as ever.
I am now forced to do what was unthinkable for the last 20 years...Try out Bitondos to replicate the old school Italian taste and vibe.
Hopefully all the Bitondo aficionados I trash talked over the years won't see me there!!!