Samovar - Valencia St.

Can't believe it took me this long to try this place, but I'm glad I finally did! The ingredients were quality and paired together well, especially the Green Goddess! It had some of the fattest ricotta cheese chunks I've ever seen on a pizza, and it tasted great with the pesto and black olives. I would love to try more when I'm in the area, even though it's definitely more on the pricey side for pizza. It IS very good, though... so it might be worth it from time to time.

Detroit-styled pizza served in San Francisco. Delicious slabs of pie being offered for delivery. Detroit-style usually consist of a rectangular pan pizza with sauce and brick cheese. This combination usually results in a crispy/chewy crust with a heavy drizzle of sauce on top. They’ve nailed it. The garlic knots slap too. It’s a definite must try for any pizza lover.

Ordering the Smokin’ Hot Mother Clucker Detroit pizza from Joyride as a to-go option turned out to be a stroke of luck! When we arrived for pick-up, the pizza was hot out of the oven – talk about perfect timing! The BBQ chicken paired with Bone Suckin’ BBQ sauce, mushrooms, red onion, pepperoncini, mozzarella, and brick cheese created an explosive flavor combo. The crispy-yet-soft Detroit-style crust provided the perfect canvas for this culinary masterpiece. Although the sauce could've been a bit more balanced, the overall experience was fantastic.

Just stumbled upon it on my way down Valencia to another restaurant, but couldn't help to stop in once I saw all the pizza in the window. It did not disappoint. The Meatzza, garlic knots, and Garden Goddess (?) were all amazing. My only critique is that the dough has a very cake-like crumb which just sucks the moisture from your mouth, I love my deep dish to have just a bit more bounce, but it still wouldn't discourage me from going back again. Definitely recommend!

You are caught at the window. On display are the yummy pieces of pizza. My wife and I were like hell yeah. We got the pesto sauce pizza and some garlic knots. There was ample seating. The staff were efficient and we didn’t have to wait long for our half pizza, two huge pieces. Since Arinell’s closed up this is the best pizza joint on Valencia. Check it out!

Joyride was a ride of joy lol. Jokes aside, solid Detroit style pizza! The crunch on the crust and the softness of the cheese and breading of the main part was great! Got the cheese pizza and the cinnamon toasts which were both really tasty. They gave this really mildly sweet sauce with the cinnamons toasts which was really good too 🔥