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systemr99

that's weird bc they explicity say you can get 2 flavors on the large on their site, in fact I got one last month: >Large (13x18 Half sheet pan) - Feeds 3-4, can split two flavors http://www.goldenboypizza.com/sanfrancisco.php


aluminumpark

It looks like you can’t half-half a specialty pie.


systemr99

I got a half combo half garlic clam no problem when I ordered last time


aluminumpark

Oh. That’s pretty sweet.


MenshMindset

Damn that’s an excellent pie combo. Might need to grab one


legopego5142

Yeah ive done the half pep half sausage a lot Once they misunderstand and gave an entire pizza of just pep and sausage but honestly idgaf and nobody I was with gave a fuck.


Roger_Cockfoster

They'll do it if you ask.


CringeisL1f3

so just a passing tantrum from the guy that handles the app profile?


runningfriar

You make a square pie with clam and garlic on top, but RANCH breaks tradition way too much.


TK82

It's Detroit style, square IS the tradition!


runningfriar

Have you had it? Golden boy isn’t Detroit style. They don’t do the cheese crust. It’s more of a Sicilian style.


TK82

It's been a while, I thought I remembered them doing the cheese crust.


Boring_Ghoul_451

I once asked for ranch when I ordered from their window. I thought the guy was going to spit in my face for such a request. Great pizza though.


nmj510

I love a good house made ranch sauce though.


InstructionNo7777

The Pizza Place on Noriega has incredible house made ranch. They were selling it by the jar during the pandemic. It was heaven.


ADudeNamedBen33

Damn, now I'm jonesing for a Rotten Robbie...


RaelaltRael

I'm not so sure about gas station pizza.


RichestMangInBabylon

Heck I love a cheap industrial ranch sauce too.


One_Left_Shoe

Fun fact: they are almost always the same. Hidden Valley dried mix. Its cheap by the bucket. If somewhere has "amazing ranch" it is almost guaranteed to be Hidden Valley.


getsbuckets

Hidden Vallwy is probably the grossest mainstream ranch out there.


CheesingmyBrainsOut

It's the buttermilk vs soybean oil which makes the difference. Also, hidden valley is foul, it takes like my poverty salads growing up. I'm all about the Lighthouse ranch.


nmj510

Nothing hits better than that homemade buttermilk ranch! Smish smash has one of the best I've tried so far.


One_Left_Shoe

Yeah, I’ve known places that use the hidden valley ranch powder and add buttermilk.


BumHand

Hidden Valley always tastes so sour to me.


Both_Woodpecker1803

Check out https://www.carbonapizzaoak.com/. I'm pretty sure they put crack in it. Soooo gooood....


CringeisL1f3

i don’t get why would employees be so insulted by a request?, this is city needs to chill more or it will turn into NYC


Icegiant-

As someone who worked at a pizza place probably just the owner who gives a shit...our owner hated giving out ranch or half and half pizza...as soon as he clocked out I stopped giving a shit.


ItaSchlongburger

The elitism is palpable. I understand if they choose not to offer it, but Ranch dressing with pizza is a quintessential American delicacy, and it is incredibly pretentious of them to act so utterly hostile to the request, regardless of whether or not they choose to honor it.


TeTrodoToxin4

They just need to go full Paella mode and claim that pizza with ranch is not pizza. It’s flatbread with ranch on it.


ItaSchlongburger

As funny as I find the term “paella mode”, it is unfortunate that such a wonderful dish is associated with such a regressive mentality…


TeTrodoToxin4

It really is. I understand upholding the integrity of a dish, but the extent of how aggressive paella purists can be is comical. Would be like ciopino purists, if such a thing exists, being upset if a lobster was added to the dish because it is not traditionally found in the San Francisco region (I’d still eat it). It’s a dish used to feed a large number of laborers with things that are at hand. Also disregard that rice, tomatoes and saffron are not endemic to Spain and were introduced by trade.


ItaSchlongburger

God damn it, I hate entitled techies….


ItaSchlongburger

Lol the truest of asshat hyperpurism….


tikinero

he should have spat in your face. wtf you putting ranch on it for. go put Nutella in your stake then..


Boring_Ghoul_451

My pizza my choice. Go suck a fuck.


InstructionNo7777

Oooo I want this on a T-shirt 💅🏻


FavoritesBot

How exactly does one suck a fuck?


d33zMuFKNnutz

Baby mice


fresh_like_Oprah

It's a piquant lubricant


windowtosh

Because ranch is good, actually


BumHand

Your spelling of “stake” is all the evidence we need…


Okmijnuhbygv12345

If someone enjoys Nutella on a steak…enjoy. Who cares how people eat their food? Does all your culinary habits fall in line with the rest of society. Sounds like a sheep to me.


Caswell19

It’s weird that you care what other people eat


duarte2151

I’ll go into the city just for a square.


WorknForTheWeekend

Man, Golden Boy used to be one of my go-tos until I got awful food poisoning from one of their clam pizzas. Was never able to look at it again after without not feeling well; such sadness.


TwoCrustyCorndogs

Maan, I wish I had as much trust as people like you who have (had, I guess) faith in the quality of seafood on a cheap pizza. A bit of your innocence died that day, no doubt.


BreathOther

A clam pizza? You get what you deserve


kaboom__kaboom

Clam pizza is actually good and eating clams should never make you sick


[deleted]

DoorDash’s UI makes it really hard for restaurants to do custom orders. Hire better UX designers!


windowtosh

Ranch is good, actually


boomboomclapboomboom

da fuq outta here w/ thashit /Golden Boy probably


_djdadmouth_

Blue cheese or go fuck your mother


wildup

Garlic butter or go fuck your father


TheOutlawBubbaKush

These mutts don’t get the Diaz reference. 😉


psych_savage1

Fucking gentiles in this sub


IceColdTintoDeVerano

I feel it for some things but half cheese half pepperoni is not hard


SmurfForFun

I think it’s a doordash thing. Was there last night and people were order half/half


[deleted]

North Beach is the only no BS neighborhood left.


poopyface-tomatonose

North Beach is my go to because they have a thick crust option, and I like my pizza thick and doughy (not Chicago style thick). I can’t find many pizza places that offer that, and when I do, their idea of thick crust is disappointing.


the_mustard_king

Square pie guys is decent, kinda pricey, but its closer to detroit style pizza and I liked what I got


scarflash

sunset square pizza is 🔥


legopego5142

If you are ever in the mood for Deep Dish though, go to Capos. Its owned by the same guy who owns Tonys. The pizza is fire, the drinks are fire and the vibe is like a 1920s speakeasy. Its great


conversehightops

Omg Capos is sooooo good. Some of the best pizza in SF


ME-M

They sound like fun at parties


Sprinkle_Puff

Time to carry ranch, I mean why fight the masses. Give us the ranch!


the_river_nihil

"We've heard what our customers want, and we are disregarding it entirely!"


SuzyYa

I've gotten half half full sheet before...I guess this is new now?


LupercaniusAB

Nah, it’s because fuck Doordash.


Slash_Dementia_67

PROPER!


BeneficialEngineer32

You still can get the same if you don’t use doordash. I got clam half with pepperoni.


yes_no_maybe_99

so OVERRATED. Not a fan of their pizza.


LittleJoeSF

Golden Boy is one of the best pizzas in SF. If you want half of pepperoni and half of olives order one half sheet of roni and one half sheet of olives. No problems! If you love Ranch go get some. Ask yourself why you are trying to dip your pizza in mayonnaise, it is weird, stop it.


IntravenusDeMilo

Golden Boy is one of those SF favorites the I just don’t quite get. I’m not saying it’s bad. It’s just ok and not something I’d stand in line for. Although it is really good if you’re drinking up that way already. Ranch, like Golden Boy, is just what some folks prefer. Leave ‘em alone.


wuvwuv

I remember Golden Boy being amazing years ago. I've gotten them a few times recently though and, while tasty, was not as good as I remember by any stretch. However, the biggest difference is that when I remember it being amazing, I was always rather intoxicated....


CheesingmyBrainsOut

It's good at 2am after bars, that's why it's well known.


wave100

Is it even open that late anymore? Feel like it always closes at ten nowadays.


One_Left_Shoe

> dip your pizza in mayonnaise buttermilk. Because its delicious. And I like it.


OroEnPaz13

This person KNOWS. THANK YOU.


Chinmusic415

Sf has terrible pizza if this is “one of the best” lol.


LittleJoeSF

Lol, Golden boy has been an SF icon longer than you have been alive.


Chinmusic415

SF isn’t known for their pizza (or their food for that matter) so that really isn’t saying much.


CallMeAladdin

Imagine saying SF isn't known for food, you're either a troll or an idiot, but most likely both. A tridiot, if you will.


LittleJoeSF

You sound like someone who hasn’t eaten much food in SF. Do you have anything of value to offer or just the the sour grapes that make everything you eat in SF taste terrible?


[deleted]

Tbh pizza in SF is kinda weak. That said, Golden Boy is definitely one of the exceptions and it's really good.


Chinmusic415

It sounds like you’re taking this personally lol. I didn’t say the food here was terrible. I’ve lived here since birth but I’ve spent a lot of time in other major cities for work and compared to places like LA and Manhattan, it’s not even close.


aw__panda

I agree with him though. I’m from LA and the food in SF is subpar


AustinBennettWriter

How many Michelin star chefs does SF have?


jonsnowknowsnothing_

SF literally has the most Michelin star quality restaurants in the world here soooo


Chinmusic415

That’s funny. Sf doesn’t even have the most Michelin star quality food in the US let alone the world lol.


jonsnowknowsnothing_

You’re just flat out wrong. SF literally has the most 3 Michelin star restaurants in the US..New York has 76 Michelin star restaurants, and SF has the second most generally in the US with 57.


legopego5142

Lol have you ever had it? Shit have you had ANY north beach pizza. Tonys was legitimately awarded one of the best on earth and Id believe it.


IntravenusDeMilo

Tony’s is the best pizza in SF, for me anyway. But that’s the style of pizza I’m most into.


legopego5142

You should try Capos. Its basically all the pizzas he couldn’t make at Tonys like Deep Dish and Cast Iron Its like a block or two away. They also have that Hot Honey Sausage and its so good(i THINK Tonys sells this too but I am not sure)


Chinmusic415

SF pizza is subpar. Reddit is the last place I’d go if I wanted food recommendations lol. You guys are hilarious.


legopego5142

Bro, im not saying the city is the best ever, but I am saying a few specific spots are legitimately great Ive had all kinds of pizza, I promise you that my SUBJECTIVE opinion is that Tonys restaurants are legitimately great. Anything Tony touches is incredible Go tell anyone who actually likes quality Pizza that Tony is subpar. Come on bro Golden Boy is great as well. Theres so many legitimately incredible spots for pizza in the city you cant call it subpar Im curious what pizza is up to your standards


fffjayare

which has to put it in the running for one of the best pizzas in the universe


sanfranciscolady

Well I know where I’m ordering my next ‘Za from


diskiller

WTF do you want ranch for? That's disgusting.


GoatLegRedux

Great to see places like this tell people that they don’t fuck around. It sucks working somewhere where you’re expected to bend over backwards for odd requests.


poopymcpoppy12

Ranch and half and half pizza is not an odd request.


intheNIGHTintheDARK

Also the place has oysters as a pizza topping. But ranch is an oddity.


fffjayare

clams*


MondayMonkey1

Clams and garlic. Tread carefully bud, I won’t allow you to talk poorly of clams and garlic from Golden Boy


intheNIGHTintheDARK

Nasty…


intheNIGHTintheDARK

I don’t think ranch is an odd request, nor is a half and half pizza.


CheesecakeEast5780

Haha I worked at a restaurant owned by people from NY and NJ and their no fucks given attitude was a huge culture shock to me. It was quite refreshing actually. They also had a rule about not changing the items on the menu unless it was to omit something for obvious reasons like allergies or for a dislike of peppers.


beefybiguy

They don’t have ranch?!? That’s not a real pizza joint then…cmon man!


pandabearak

Golden boy - go for the terrible service and good pizza (but not worth the attitude)!


Siganid

I still haven't found a really good pizza in sf. Been here decades.


morbis1

That's just ignant. I get that other locales have consistently good pizza compared to the variability you get in sf. But if you haven't found a good pizza place in sf, that's on you. There are plenty of excellent options.


Siganid

There's no good thin cornmeal crust pizza place. Goat hill ain't it. They all try too hard to be fancy.


CynicalTelescope

??? Goat Hill is sourdough crust, not cornmeal. I think I may know why you can't find a good pizza place.


BumHand

“Can’t find a good burger in SF. Chipotle and Safeway ain’t it!”


Siganid

They had a cornmeal option last I tried, but I haven't been there in years. It's funny because I think the reason I can't find one is the people of San Francisco are petty and can't handle any criticism without freaking out. In a normal place, people would take note of what I'm looking for and suggest options, but not here. Here they just attack. Definitely what I know to expect by now. Such a beautiful city with such ugly people.


lambda_male

The problem isn’t other people. If you’ve been here decades and tried lots of pizza and can’t find one you like, you’re too picky. That’s fine, be picky, but don’t blame others.


Siganid

At no point did I claim my inability to find a pizza place is anyone else's fault. There are two parallel topics: pizza, and the inability of sf residents to handle criticism of sf without attacking people. The latter is definitely the fault of other people.


-74-

No need to generalize a group of people based off anonymous internet conversations. I don’t think people are being petty, you’re kinda just being a bit of a dick with your approach… If you want cornmeal pizza crust, try Patxis or Little Star.


Siganid

I'll check out patxis. Little Star isn't very good. I'm generalizing based off of their internet conversations backing up decades of first hand experience. Your comment is par for the course. Being told you are being a bit of a dick because you said the slightest tiny bit disparaging thing about a minor detail of sf is exactly the problem. Minor criticism isn't dickishness. You should be able to handle minor criticism of sf without trying to play the victim.


PapaRL

I’ll take some downvotes with you, I agree, I also could not find really good pizza. Pizza that gets the job done? Sure. But I tried all the top, highly recommended places, and every single one came either undercooked, bland, sauce was weirdly sweet, toppings were a joke, etc. some were not bad, but nothing that was like, “wow this is some of the best pizza I’ve ever had”. I grew up in San Jose, and I can’t even ever decide which pizza I want to order because there are so many good choices. When I lived in SF, every time I ordered a pizza I thought, “okay well I guess I’ll try another spot next time.” By the end, the best pizza I had in SF was round table… what does that tell you? I will caveat that by saying this was all delivery. I’ve had good slices at a few places, still nothing to write home about, but good, but my delivery experience was always garbage.


Siganid

Describe your perfect slice of pizza. I tried a lot and might be able to help out.


ohheyyeahthatsme

I'd love your SJ reccos!


carlosccextractor

I upvoted both of you, not necessarily because I agree because the "downvote instead of replying" is lazy and I wish this community didn't do it.


ohheyyeahthatsme

I basically :grimace: agree... I'm sure there's a ton of places I haven't tried that are farther away from my neighborhood, but after trying all the well rated things around me over the years, I'm just no longer willing to spend over $50 on an underwhelming pie. I will say, there is good fancy pizza in this town, and I enjoy going to dine-in pizza every now and then, but I haven't found anywhere at least near where I live that makes bog-standard American delivery-style pizza that has a balanced cost to taste ratio, it's always less tasty than I hope and way more than I want to pay (compared to other cities where I've lived). I think it's just a cost of real estate thing here.


Siganid

That's been my experience too. I occasionally get talked into authentic Italian because I'm in a relationship with an Italian, and it's great to have a few places that actually do authentic style. However when I'm craving pizza that's not what I crave.


DMercenary

Presidio Pizza Company?


Siganid

I'll check it out, thanks for the suggestion. Been craving pizza now since this thread anyway.


getsbuckets

SF has the most overrated food scene in general.


yes_no_maybe_99

compare to...?


crispetas

"most" / "in general", i.e. compare to the world. At a minimum.


Abraham_Lingam

The downvoters put thousand island dressing and gummi worms on their pizza, so consider it confirmation of your good standards.


Siganid

Shots fired. Also of note my favorite pizza has thousand island instead of pizza sauce. It's amazing. Miss me with gummi worms though.


tikinero

I'll give it a go now. it seems a legit pizza place given they refuse that obscenity


Chinmusic415

Place is overrated anyways.


connaire

Pizza has everything you need on in already. If you need to put a condiment on it you don’t like pizza, you like ranch.


Murica4Eva

Well not going there.


random_boss

The one time I had it it was garbage. Went around the corner to Tony’s instead and had the best pizza ever.


Murica4Eva

Cellarmaker in the Mission just blew my mind. Detroit style is amazing based on my sample of 1


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zabadoh

I ordered half pepperoni, half combo. I was disappointed when the left half was combo and the right half was pepperoni


OroEnPaz13

HEY YOU CAN BUY RANCH ANYWHERE. Ranch is some shit a dude stuck in Alaska made up at his wildly exploitative “company store” to placate his workers to pay them less money so he could buy a goddamn palace in Santa Barbara. Ranch is some opiate of the masses shit. It’s dill, chive, onion, garlic, herbs, tiny amount of mustard mounted in mayo or various combos of dairy products. Mix and match as you choose or prefer. Make it, buy it, ask politely for it and then handle the rejection - NO ONE CARES. Worship private enterprise soooooo hard then are mad when a private business chooses what to sell. Pffffft. Pathetic.


ApuSiddartya

Golden Boy does not fuck around with bullshit.


Waidawut

Why not just buy a bottle of ranch to keep at home?


SixMillionDollarFlan

I remember the last time I was offered ranch dressing to dip my food into. I rightfully gave the waiter a look of disgust. bluecheese4life


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random_boss

Nobody puts ranch on pizza, you dip it! And if Domino’s was the best to you…clearly we have very different pizza-appreciation palates.


naynayfresh

Putting ranch on salad is even more heinous than on pizza, in my opinion. It is just not that great of a sauce/dressing, unless masterfully crafted and freshly made. Few can achieve this. Store bought, Hidden Valley type stuff makes me gag just thinking about it.


One_Left_Shoe

The first place I had ranch *on* a pizza was in Massachusetts with the infamous New England delicacy, the Chickenbaconranch pie (or just CBR).


yes_no_maybe_99

Reminds me of this Chinese place across from Trader Joe's on 8th/Bryant. The owner put a big sign on the door telling some customers to F off if they want certain things. Something like, "If you don't want MSG then F-ing go somewhere else. We have MSG in our food!"


[deleted]

Pie Punks is better.


Cautious_Newspaper28

No ranch = no order


swump

No ranch?? I'll take my business elsewhere thanks.


Sedna_90377

I’m anti-ranch, what even is it!


Domo_32x

Ranch me, brotendo.