Comments on: Chain Pizza Coming Soon

By: codesmith

codesmith — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:48:12 +0000

The Tortas el Primo on 21st and Folsom is awesome – they make great sandwiches. I ate at the somehow related one on 22nd once and it was mediocre.

I don’t think EFNY Pizza could be protested as a chain. From the look of their website http://www.escapefromnewyorkpizza.com they just have 4 locations, all in SF. I think you need to have >10 to be considered a chain.

Serrano’s makes a great slice and is the best value in town. Don’t want to wait? Phone in your order ahead of time!

By: lindylula

lindylula — Sat, 02 May 2009 03:57:55 +0000

Hipsters? Really? Look like burner dorks to me.

By: someJuan

someJuan — Fri, 01 May 2009 21:14:32 +0000

Tortas el Primo makes great tortas. Those that think they suck just don’t know how, or what, to order. I won’t miss this location as I avoided it anyway because I can’t stand the hipsters that hang out at the Rev.

By: meave

meave — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:32:34 +0000

You know it.

By: 18th at Harrison

18th at Harrison — Fri, 01 May 2009 05:23:13 +0000

American Pizza would fail like a poorly crafted over priced tee shirt.

By: SFDoggy

SFDoggy — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:55:59 +0000

I have had the same question; I assume that they must be a front for something, because there is no way they are making money selling food.

By: ryanb

ryanb — Fri, 01 May 2009 01:09:47 +0000

Good riddance. Tortas el Primo sucked hugely. Not sure that there needs to be another pizza place, but it’s better than nothing.

By: MBinSF

MBinSF — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:00:33 +0000

The failure of hipsters to keep a legit Mexican joint like El Primo in business only half a block west of Mission, shows how truly hollow the hipster belief system can be in practice. Now they’ve got a douchie pizza chain instead.

But… fear not El Primo fans. The original El Primo at 21st and Folsom is still going strong, serving up the extra fat tortas at recession busting prices. Pollo and pescado milanesa tortas are off the chain! They also serve huaraches, sopes and gorditas with tasty mole rojo or mole verde.

Instead of protesting EFNY and AA, hipsters should just show some love to El Primo and other indigenous businesses.

p.s. Arinell’s rocks! They don’t need to deliver to get business.

By: McAwkward

McAwkward — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:40:28 +0000

Both Serrano’s and Tortas el Whateva have done me dirty. I welcome EFNY and its pesto potato pizza with open, albeit flabby, arms.

By: LINDYLULA

LINDYLULA — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:42:08 +0000

Phew! For a second I thought it was Torta Gorda on 24th that was closing.
Don’t let that one pass you by. Goat cheese and grilled veggie sammy is the best!

By: SFDoggy

SFDoggy — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:38:38 +0000

I can’t believe people are such fans of Arinell’s — you must have a much higher tolerance for grease than I do. Serrano’s is so much better; sure you have to wait 10 minutes for a slice but what you get is hot and and freshly baked.

I don’t think anybody is in favor of EFNY moving in here. Could we pass a hat and raise the funds to put in a good Chinese restaurant. Just a thought.

By: zinzin

zinzin — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:17:57 +0000

there’s less PR value / more PR risk in fighting this company than there is in fighting AA.

By: kiya

kiya — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:11:51 +0000

Don’t mess with the Tropicana hotel.
The owners of the “weekly/monthly hotel” also own the buffalo wing spot downstairs and also the new Pizzeria place, and also the building next door that says “FURNITURE” across the facade.

By: sangroncito

sangroncito — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:12:42 +0000

I rather liked Tortas El Primo, although it didn’t stay open very long. Just what the hood needs…a chain Pizza place….I won’t be crossing their door.

By: jekka

jekka — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:03:44 +0000

What *is* that Tropicana Hotel anyway? I’ve been meaning to ask this site for awhile. Recently refurbished building with no apparent residents, atop two impeccably clean but almost entirely empty, bland chain restaurants. How do they stay in business? Or are they just some crazy drug front?