Pizza and Ice Cream in Russian Hill Za and the Historic Swensen's

Za Pizzeria and Swensen's Ice Cream
I could go on and on.. about how special Za Pizzeria is, how many restaurants have Salvador Dali on their menu? And their delivery zone stops across the street from me, so they'll deliver to them, but not to my address.. it's epic marketing. This is my second event doing this combo, can we break my record of attendees? (I'll keep that number secret).

But Michael Bauer said it best:
A little girl runs into Za Pizza and grabs the counter to lift herself up.
“Hi, Doreen,” says owner Brooks Berstein. “How are you today?”
Before long, the mother and an even smaller child straggle in and take a seat. It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, but the place fills up with the neighborhood folks: singles just getting up from a night on the town, and young families that have found the thin-crust pizza a life blood.

Being in Russian Hill, it’s also little wonder that the place uses art as an inspiration for names and on the walls. This popular stop opened by Bernstein and Buzzy Campisano 17 years ago is a very personal affair. The partners have watched the children grow to adults, and they even take off their aprons and deliver pizzas during the day.

The place would be full even if the pizza wasn’t good, but the owners have perfected a crust that has that soft interior, a crisp veneer and a pleasant crunch from a thin layer of coarse ground cornmeal.

Taken From:
Bauer, Michael. “Pizza Friday: Za Pizza.” Local Scoop SF. SFGate, 04 Apr. 2008. Web. 25 Feb. 2013.

Meet San Francisco Foodies at Za Pizzeria in Russian Hill and you will not be disappointed.

Now.. hard to follow that.. but Swensen's Ice Cream was born in San Francisco. Opened in 1948, they are still there, and their Ice Cream is the best.

Just a walk down the road, and it's a typical shop, scoops, shakes and maybe the special Mr. San Francisco.

My mother introduced me to Swensen's Ice Cream, down the road where my father studied for this Master's degree. They aren't there anymore, but they are still here.

History
Established in 1948, Swensen’s is your local ice cream shop in San Francisco, CA. We are the original location of the Swensen’s franchise: home to fresh-made, old-fashioned ice cream using classic recipes, made in-house using the best possible ingredients. All of our ice cream is made by hand on-site, using the freshest ingredients.

If you’ve never experienced the taste of old-fashioned ice cream, we invite you to delight your tastebuds here at Swensen’s. We’re still using the same classic recipes to hand-make our ice cream in-house. You’ll find classic ice cream flavors**, delicious concoctions, and a variety of frozen treats at our ice cream parlor! Our housemade ice cream flavors are known throughout the area for being rich, flavorful and absolutely mouth-watering. Choose from classics like chocolate, vanilla and fruits like strawberry and raspberry, or complex flavors like Swiss orange chip, cookie dough and sticky chewy chocolate. We’ve also got seasonal rotating flavors, just as delicious as our classic staples! If you’re looking for take-out ice cream in San Francisco, CA, you can’t go wrong with our recipes, which have been perfected over the course of decades!
There’s more to our ice cream shop than our huge variety of delicious flavors. From hand-drizzled caramel sauce to house-made waffle cones, you’ll appreciate the delicious details that go into making each of our ice cream parlor’s treats. We promise you’ll be back again to try every other menu item that piques your curiosity! Come see why we’ve been a San Francisco, CA destination ice cream parlor for old-fashioned ice cream for more than 70 years! from Swensen's San Francisco website

Menus and Reviews
Za Pizzeria
Swensen's Ice Cream

Administratriva
Order from the counter or table, slice or pie, we'll split the bill. Ice Cream will be individual orders.

Dress is casual

Taxes and Restaurant Fees
Dining in San Francisco has a sales tax (8.625%) and probably an employee health mandate (3-10%), a tip (20%) may be automatically added, even on individual bills, if not we expect a 20% minimum tip to be paid for individual bills.

The host calculates each diner's orders separately unless they allow separate orders, separate checks and round the final payment up to the next dollar.

Each diner is responsible for their own orders and costs but we will have to consolidate and divvy up the final bill accordingly.

Please bring cash or have Zelle or Apple Cash available.

Transportation to Za Pizzeria
MUNI: Hyde Cable Car
Finding street parking is usually difficult.
Use event comments for Car Pooling and Ride Sharing.

Many thanks for the photos and history from restaurant websites