A friend of mine wrote a song with the lyrics; "It may look the same, it may have the same name, but it's not the same place." Such is the case of Larry and Carols since they are now, from what I understand under new ownership. This review is for the old Larry and Carol's under the previous owners. So the star rating is not to be seen as that accurate. Back when I lived in Souf oakland this was my favorite pizza place from 1994-1999/2000. They use to have this pizza on the menu called the pizza duo. It was the most amazing pizza I had ever had. It was a pizza on top of a pizza. A co-worker of mine was the cousin of the then manager? He passed and the duo passed with him. After his passing the duo was never cooked in the center properly. I see that it is no longer on the new owners menu. So sad since this was such a great invention. I turned many friends, including culinary students on to L&C. Their duo and specialty pizzas were the best and impressed my chef friends. After 99-2000 and the passing of the cousin we started going to Say Cheese. The question remains since the menu and the hours of operation have changed so much (no longer open till 3-4 A.M.) should they really be allowed to keep this historic name the same? In my opinion no. This is not the Larry and Carols of yesteryear. Those years you shlepped (and sometimes friends even rollerbladed) through the dark alleyways of souf Oakland in the wee hours of the night to get an amazing creation are long gone. The memory and my copy of the old paper menu will live forever. As for the new owners I wish them good luck in their business.