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Famoso (4th st)


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I had meant to review this place a loooong time ago, but it took me three tries to remember to take a picture of my food. So here we go! 

Famoso(thin crust pizza, sandwiches, soup and salad) 
4th street (Mission District) 
Delivery Fee:$5.99 Price:$$***

Famoso is a Canadian chain that specializes in Neopolitan pizza, meaning it's thin crust, fresh ingredients, and on the fancier side of Pizza 73. Being lactose intolerant, I don't go in for the pizza, but for their Fire Bread sandwiches, which I get sans cheese. I've never really had an issue with that, and one location even phoned to inform me that the salad I had chosen was loaded with cheese. So I'm pretty safe with these guys. 

The Wiseguy Sandwich (Italian Ham, spicy salami, prosciutto, spicy veggie spread and usually provolone) $14.25 (with side salad) 

Oh helloooooo
I LOVE this sandwich. It's a touch greasy, and full of meat, which are two things bound to please me. It's also kind of spicy, and whatever veggie spread they're using is AMAZING. It's the kind of spread I would eat on everything for 2 weeks straight. While I'm sure having the provolone on it would add to the flavour, I'm perfectly happy with this cheeseless sandwich.

I didn't take any pictures of the salad( because it was a salad) so straight on to my favourite course, DESSERT

Nutella Pizza(Pizza dough folded calzone style with Nutella stuffed into it. Optional bananas) $9.25

Baby you're all that I want
I'm lucky I ever got a picture of this thing, because the first two times I ordered it, it was inhaled within 30 seconds of the door being closed. What can I say about it? It's got Nutella and bananas baked inside a sweet little dough cocoon. In addition, some (but not all) locations will send caramel sauce on the side with it. YUM. 

If you haven't been to a Famoso, then you're probably not from Canada, or you hate pizza. It's a fancy feast for folks who are tired of the $5 Little Ceasar's deal, and I'm probably gonna order at least 3 more of those Nutella pizzas. However, they are a bit pricey to eat from a lot, and every location does things just a touch different, so be sure to ask about substitutions and the like. But they never forget to take the cheese off my meal, and that's good enough for me.  7/10

Happy Eating! 

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