"Fiorella is no longer an if-you-know-you-know type restaurant in San Francisco. There’s the original Clement Street outpost with Bay Area legends depicted on the wallpaper, plus the double-decker Inner Sunset location with its hidden bar, and even an outpost on Russian Hill. But that popularity is well-earned, as the hospitality and ambiance at all locations are dialed-in, professional, and high-caliber. Plus, this luxurious Roman-style pasta is available at all three. Sharp black pepper, primo pecorino, and butter is a tough trifecta to beat on just about any starchy dish. It’s been said many times: Salt and pepper with cheese just tastes good. Of all the iterations sampled in research for this highly scientific article, nowhere was that truer than with these gluten-free noodles at Fiorella. The house-made, gluten-free chitarra, a staple for cacio e pepe, was more or less indistinguishable from conventional noodles, and over-the-top creaminess makes it an ideal style for gluten-free noodles anyway." - Paolo Bicchieri
