San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Outta Sight Pizza
There’s an important culinary ritual that San Francisco has long lacked: Eating a slice of pizza, folded in half, while standing up at a slice shop counter. Thankfully, Outta Sight has righted that wrong. The new pizzeria from former Mister Jiu’s chef Eric Ehler and business partner Peter Dorrance is bustling during weekday lunch, with office workers grabbing a quick slice of pesto pizza ($5.25) or hanging out over the pizza version of puttanesca ($5.50), with briny pops of capers. If there are any “Lunch Lady” slices ($6) left — a square pizza rich with vodka sauce and fresh mozzarella, the name is an homage to elementary school-era sheet tray pizza — make moves quickly, because Ehler produces no more than 24 slices of it a day. The small, bright-white space is decorated with art and photos by the owners’ friends, with music playing from a silver boombox. Outta Sight continues to also serve whole pies at Hayes Valley wine bar Fig & Thistle. — E.K.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. 422 Larkin St., San Francisco. thatsouttasight.com