March 16, 2019
San Fransisco, CA
I love it when I can tie a work trip into a pizza adventure. Since we last visited San Fransisco in September 2016, there have been three new additions to the lists. I was finally making it back out to the west coast for a work visit at UCSF, which seemed like the perfect opportunity to make all of my friends in San Fran eat more pizza with me.
I landed on Saturday around noon, met up with some good friends from grad school who were kindly letting me stay at their apartment for a few days, and then dragged them out to dinner at Pizza Hacker.
Like several other well-known pizza places, Pizza Hacker started out as a mobile enterprise before settling down into a permanent location in Bernal Heights in 2014. We liked the picnic-table vibe with colorful metal chairs and plenty of seating.
The three of us split two pizzas here, the Margherita and the Yo Vinny, which was topped with marinated onions, hot Italian sausage, pickled peppers, and mozzarella. We probably could have had another pizza but we thought that we should probably pace ourselves for the weekend.
It must be really hard to start a new pizzeria in San Fransisco. As I’d confirm later in the weekend, San Fransisco arguably has the best crusted pizzas anywhere in the country (and I’m not just talking about the sourdough). In a city known for its breadmaking, making a pizza stand out is even more difficult. Pizza Hacker makes a good pizza, but there are definitely better pies in the area.
That being said, the crust on these was good. Both pies were nicely charred, but still airy, and the sauce was incredible. It was really the perfect pizza after a long flight and it was a great way to kick off the week in San Fran.
To visit:
Pizza Hacker
3299 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
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