Found this just off of Fillmore in San Francisco, about a block down from the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry. While it would make sense, in a way, to mix Greek and Italian food - after all the two countries are close to the same neighborhood on the globe - there is so much that could be said about this combination.
For example, is it a pizza with lamb meat or is it a Greek sandwich smothered in cheese and tomato sauce?
There's also the issue of the origin of the pizza. Some historians claim the pizza is firmly American. Others say that the pizza we normally buy in the states has a distinct flavor, but that there is in fact an Italian pizza, or "pissa" meaning flat bread (the derivative pita is believed to have come from pissa). I've heard arguments that Focaccia bread is actually the Italian version of pizza, as that bread also comes smothered in tomatoes and cheese in some varieties. Recently, the Italian legislature debated a law that would set limitations on what ingredients and style of pizza could actually be called "authentic Italian." So even they recognize a large variation in what is served elsewhere - especially in the United States.
Either way, I think this place firmly can take its place as a Teriyaki Donut.
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At this point, I think there are more American places claiming to serve New York-Styled pizza than Italian.
My guess is that a significant percentage of Italian restaurants on the east coast are run by Greeks. Similar to sushi bars where a good third of them actually seem to be run by Koreans.
That doesn't explain Cambodian doughnut shops though.
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