Basic Bar & Pizza — Restaurant in San Diego

(Last visited 5/12/2022.) Hanging out in San Diego for the weekend with my boys and it's time for dinner after a long day of partying in this beautiful city! We were just walking around downtown and saw that this place had been rented out for a private event. That MUST mean it's good, right?! So we popped in the next day to see what all the hype is about...

Atmosphere/Appearance: It's basically a giant, rustic, chill sports bar and I loved it. The ceilings were high and this is gonna sound funny, but it felt like we were IN a giant pizza oven. Lol. It wasn't hot or anything, but the walls are lined in brick, the risers are rounded creating arches above our heads and the place was so wide open! There was wood everywhere, good, loud, energetic music, picnic tables that made you share and of course other dining sections in case you wanted somewhere quieter.

Service: I can't remember who took care of us, but I know we had a good time and didn't need anything.

Food: The pizzas we ordered were absolutely enormous. Probably like wheels on a car/truck you'd see in Atlanta. Lol. We ordered a straight cheese and I think a meaty version. The crust was thin and crispy. The cheese was lighter than I would've liked, but that's fine since the crust was so thin. The toppings were delicious and yo... I can see why this place has won so many awards and why so many people have been here!

Value: I can't remember. A: You're in California. Lol. B: It's San Diego. C: It's DOWNTOWN San Diego. Nothing is going to be cheap, but pizza usually doesn't do you wrong. Lol. Splitting the 2 giant pizzas between the 4 of us didn't break our pockets at all.

In conclusion, I loved this place and I know we'll be back here the next time we...

I ordered a large pepperoni pizza take-out picked it up brought home only to find a hair baked in the pizza. The way they are handling food is unsanitary. Take it from a medical student, I was celebrating my finals today with friends and family, this situation ruin my day. I actually was eating the pizza only to bite into a hair baked in the pizza. I was put on hold for a while on the phone so I drove downtown to take the pizza back. It disgusted by they're manners and the way they prepare food. I spoke to the manager a young guy who I felt was lying he was the manager, only to avoid getting in-trouble. He couldn't explain to me why there was either a beard hair or pubic hair in the pizza. He asked me if I wanted a refund or have them make it for me!?! I said I'm definitely not eating here again. As I was leaving I asked ok you're gonna take care of the it? He replied "it's on me" I asked what's on you the pubic hair? He answer all pissed "yeah it's my pubic hair on the pizza" I just left the pizza and took off. People should know the type of service this...

Service: 5 star. Waitress was friendly. When the waitress noticed that the kitchen has wrongly added ingredients to the pizza, she took the initiative to ask the kitchen to re-do the pizza. As a result, we waited around 35-40min for a pizza. Ambient: 4 star. Nice furniture. Great for large group outings. The music was bad, and too loud for lunch conversations. There was a jarring sound which happened when the house was transitioning the music AV equipment, and that sound shocked all the customers. Pizza: 3.5 star. Being a thin crust pizza fan, I have to say I have tried better wood-fried pizza places in Chicago, Seattle, New York and San Francisco. For a place that is selling a pizza at near 20 dollar price, I had high expectations. Take margherita pizza for example, the pizza turned lukewarm pretty soon and the mozzarella on the margherita pizza was nowhere to be found. The margherita pizza contained canned/stewed tomato source that tasted as if it was bought from the dollar shop. Avoid margherita pizza at all cost if you are coming here....