Damefine debuts in the Outer Sunset with wooden-fired pizzas, Italian
The pandemic has cemented our like affair with convenience foodstuff — main among the them pizza and to-go cocktails. DamnFine (3410 Judah Road), a person of the newest dining establishments to grace the Outer Sunset, is intent on remaining a just one-cease desired destination for all that and more.
We have all grow to be accustomed to ordering takeout from our beloved eateries and watering holes it is a person of the several way of life byproducts to arrive from the pandemic. (In truth: I pose as a lot as even to say that our palettes have expanded around the previous ten or so months — now that we’re all at the mercy of our residing area and coffee tables, which can now stand in for Michelin-starred activities). Pizza remains a continual supply of satisfaction in our new yr of semi-isolation. And DamnFine’s artisanal, wooden-fired pizzas are vying for a top spot amongst the ideal pies in San Francisco.
However, as a latest vacation proved, you however have to have to reheat the pie just after having house.
I took it upon myself to visit the new pizza place from pizza-maker and proprietor Laura Seymour, housed in a former therapeutic massage parlor, last 7 days, and I arrived at an all-way too-acquainted sight for San Franciscans these days: a propped-up wooden desk gating the entry, where a Square sign-up was saddled next to miscellaneous paraphernalia, between which included ballpoint pens put in either a container labeled “clean” or “dirty.”
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I scrolled via the pizzeria’s on the internet takeout menu prior to arriving, and in addition to an array of appetizers and salads, eight signature pizzas also make up their current menu, together with the Sausage and Sage, Potato Pesto, and Clam It Up pies. (DamnFine also features the possibility to incorporate more toppings to each and every of their alternatives, and each individual comes in a solitary dimension that measures all around 14 inches.) On the other hand, in the identify of keeping issues uncomplicated and simple, I went with a experimented with-and-real basic: a one Margherita pizza.
Ready for my pizza to be identified amongst the assortment of cardboard packing containers — each individual sheathed inside of an insulated black shipping bag — the tiered bar commanded a look. Not able to pass the erected table, we took in the industrial backsplash and a few peculiar, domed lights buildings fastened to the wall from afar.
DamnFine’s bar menu presently features a collection of Italian wines and some to-go cocktails. Seymour’s small business spouse and spouse-in-everyday living, Colin O’Malley, who also operates Sunset Cantina, the tequila bar specifically next to DamnFine, options to extend its offerings soon coffees and espressos, morning pastries, and other baked merchandise are anticipated to come to be readily available at Damnfine in the in the vicinity of upcoming.
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Opening concerns and all round chaotic-ness are impacting the timing for acquiring one’s to-go orders — and we all know that wooden-fired pizzas are best eaten new out of the oven, so takeout-only regulations (which luckily conclusion this 7 days) are placing pizza spots like DamnFine at a downside. I was advised to pick up my pizza about an hour soon after ordering, but what was in the box already appeared to be lukewarm by the time I been given it and colder by the time I bought it property, so refreshment in a 400-degree oven was vital.
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The char on the crust — produced from a large-protein flour combine and permitted a a few-day cold fermentation for much easier digestion and superior taste — provided a welcome acidity to the usually muted mozzarella. Sprigs of clean basil, tomato sauce, and a generous drizzling of olive oil all came together in what was, genuinely, a damn fantastic pie.
If the high quality pizzas coming from DamnFine’s wooden-fired Stefano Ferrara pizza oven continue being constantly this great, we could have an additional wonderful pizza contender on our arms — and one that citizens of the westside especially will be flocking to for a long time to come.
Damnfine is open Wednesday by way of Sunday at 3410 Judah Road, concerning 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. believed prep periods are usually about 30 minutes for every buy and stroll-ups are also welcomed. For additional info on Damnfine, as properly as to peruse their latest takeout-only menu, visit damnfineco.com.
