Golden Boy Pizza

"Next time you find a $10 bill in an old pair of jeans and want to spend it on something other than one-and-a-half iced lattes, order a couple of slices from Golden Boy Pizza. The North Beach pizza standby has excellent, Sicilian-style square slices with a focaccia crust and tons of gooey cheese, plus toppings like pepperoni, sausage, or clam and garlic sauce. At $4-ish a slice, it’s one of the best deals in the area." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong

"Like never bothering to cross the bay to Alcatraz, standing in line for Golden Boy is a local rite of passage. As is ordering one of their fluffy Sicilian focaccia squares with a crispy bottom. This North Beach institution (est. 1978) with its iconic red neon finger sign makes some of the thickest and cheapest slices in town, starting at $3.50. There are also only six kinds on the menu, but we zero in on the pepperoni or the meaty combo with sausage. Inside, punk music blares, the walls are covered with stickers, plenty of beers flow from the tap. But for now, hop in the line and keep it moving. Golden Boy is temporarily takeout-only." - julia chen 1, lani conway

"Next time you find a $10 bill in an old pair of jeans and want to spend it on something worthwhile, order from Golden Boy Pizza. The prodigal son of North Beach has excellent signature Sicilian-style slices that are part doughy focaccia and part gooey cheese topped pepperoni, sausage, and clam and garlic sauce. These are some of the best pizzas in town, and at $4-ish a slice, they're the best value, too." - julia chen 1, lani conway, patrick wong

"Standing in line for fluffy Sicilian focaccia at Golden Boy is a local rite of passage. This North Beach institution with its iconic red neon finger sign makes some of the thickest and cheapest pizzas in town, starting at $3.50 a slice. There are also only six kinds on the menu, but we like to zero in on the pepperoni or the meaty combo with sausage. Inside, punk music blares, the walls are covered with stickers, and plenty of beers flow from the tap. But for now, hop in the line and keep it moving. Golden Boy is still takeout only." - julia chen 1, patrick wong, lani conway

"This North Beach institution has been serving Sicilian-style pizza since 1978. Wait out the line and order a hefty square of pizza to enjoy at the bar. A couple of plain cheese slices make for an inexpensive and fairly unimpeachable lunch. The version topped with a ton of chopped garlic and clams? It might very well make your entire week. For some, Golden Bay is a quintessential San Francisco restaurant." - Paolo Bicchieri