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When reviewing pizza, you gotta define the category: sit down restaurant, slice shop, and delivery . Marcello's is a slice shop as well as a delivery option. As a slice shop, this place is above average. As a 13 year SF resident, I can say this is one of the best if not the best delivery option in the city. The pizza comes fast, hot, and reasonably priced. As for the pizza, the sauce sets it apart. Very flavorful, sweet, and just spicy enough. The crust has a crispy edge and soft center. Thin, yet not paper thin. Also just enough cheese. I have yet to find a better delivery option in these parts.

Other than the trendy high end places SF is currently all about, there are some classic shops that hold it down. Pizzeria in the Mission delivers classic thin crust east coast style. Victors on Polk serves a solid pie with distinctive sauce, and of course Arinell does the paper thin NY slices right. Consult SliceFinder for Bay Area knowledge.

Zaydon, completely agree. SF is currently going through a gourmet pizza phase - leaving the classic traditional pizza in the dust. When it comes to an old school, solid pie - Victor's knows what they're doing. And they deliver, more than the Delfina's and Pauline's of the world can claim. For a closer look, check www.slicefinder.com, an SF based ratings and review site.

For those in New England, what about Papa Gino's? Yeh it's a chain, but it's essentially the blueprint for east coast pizza - thin crust, thin layer of cheese that melds perfectly with the somewhat sweet sauce. And on a "side note", two friends and I created http://www.slicefinder.com for just these debates. Pardon the plug, but seems relevant here.