Friday, July 31, 2009

Little Bit of Italy

Here in Noe Valley, at the 30th Street end of Church Street, is a small restaurant that serves excellent food. And it's not simply Italian food; it's Sardinian food. Sardinia being an island, this means seafood. But there's so much to try that I have to admit, the Kimster and I shared three things and not a one of them came from the ocean. Mind you, we both love the fishies, so we'll be going back to widen our net (heh).
What we did have: a salad of greens with an amazing, tart/sweet vinaigrette and shreds of sweet onion. A bowl of cabbage sauteed with chilies, capers and olive oil that we polished off like starving sailors. And pizza: a perfectly round pie cut in quarters and topped with tomato sauce, pecorino, more of those lovely capers, and fresh oregano. If you order this Pizza a Sa Sarda, you will not only devour it, you will eat all the crust and wish you had ordered a second one to carry home. Or maybe you'll have the foresight to do that, as it would make an excellent breakfast. Ah, La Ciccia, your siren song calls...

2 comments:

  1. O Sardegna! i love La Ciccia ... pizza sarda for breakfast: inspired!

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  2. Love La Ciccia! It was a destination resto for us even when we lived on the peninsula. You must try the seafood salad and octopus salad! My fave is the pasta with tuna heart, which they sometimes have as a special. Yum!

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