Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
4 cheese pizzas across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Gioia Pizzeria · Hayes Valley
14 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 5 source types · menu verified September 2026
Crisp, charred NY-style undercarriage with tangy sauce and browned mozzarella. Locals and One Bite diners often put it near the top for a classic plain slice.
Outta Sight Pizza · Tenderloin
26 dish-specific mentions · 69% positive · 4 source types · menu verified September 2026
Charred foldable thin crust with bright sauce and a dry-jack finish. Infatuation and locals call the cheese slice a city standout; some prefer other shops for classic plain.
Tony's Coal-Fired Pizza & Slice House · North Beach
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Big coal-fired cheese slices with sturdy crust. Still a North Beach staple, though Reddit debate pits Slice House against Golden Boy and Outta Sight.
Golden Boy Pizza · North Beach
6 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Thick focaccia square with lots of mozzarella and a crisp bottom. An SF institution that still draws lines—and regular overrated dissent.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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