Friday night I went to dinner with a friend in the Marina/Cow Hollow area. She recommended we try Delarosa on Chestnut, which was a good recommendation. This restaurant is owned by the same group that owns Beretta. They do Roman style pizzas, pasta and small plates. They also feature a great wine list. I tried the Barbera (an Italian wine) that went down easy and complemented all the food.
To start off, we ordered a couple small plates. The first was fried pickles with a spicy marinara sauce to dip it in. I mean, who could resist fried pickles?? I don't know if I've ever even seen them offered outside of a state fair. They were quite tasty, although the frying made the pickles a little less crispy that I would have liked. We also got the burrata brushetta. Burrata (meaning "buttered" in Italian) is my new cheese obsession. It's a fresh, smooth cheese from Italy, with a mozzarella shell and a mix of mozzarella and cream on the inside. It was served on break with hazelnuts and honey drizzled on top. With the sweetness from the honey, I could have eaten it for dessert (and probably will have to make it as such one of these days). For the main course we tried one of their pizzas, with fennel sausage, onion, tomato and scamorza. We also added extra burrata on top, which made it super cheesy. The pizza was the perfect size to share and the crust and balanced enough to not take over the toppings.
The only negative thing I could say about the restaurant is one of the things that also sets it apart. The seating is all long tables, so if it's busy (which it usually is) you can easily get sandwiched between other dinner parties. It definitely gets little hard to hear the people you're with sometimes, but also makes it possible to strike up camaraderie if you're seated by friendly parties. The price is pretty good for a Marina restuarant and the food is enjoyable, so I would definitely recommend this if you find yourself out on Chestnut or wanting a tasty pizza.
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