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Family Owned & Operated
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Family Owned & Operated
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Our restaurant was opened over 30 years ago by George Kouloulias & Colleen Bedrosian. At the time, Haystack Pizza was the only Italian Restaurant in Noe Valley. In 1999 George & Colleen parted ways and Lavendar Krastas, daughter of George, took over and did extensive remodeling to the front dining area, leaving the rear dining room virtually intact for Haystack's longtime, nostalgic customers. The end result is a spacious, bright and comfortable atmosphere to accommodate your group, small to large. We've even upgraded to be wheel chair accessible, with a wide door and spacious restroom facilities. If you would like to make arrangements for a Private Party or catering for your event, just give us a call and we'll work with you to help make your event a success. |
| We deliver the freshest, piping hot pizza in The City. We use only the best ingredients and roll our own fresh Pizza dough daily. Our speedy delivery along with Heat Insulated Delivery Bags keep your pizzas like they were when they came out of the oven. If you need condiments, napkins or plates, simply use the comments box on the delivery form when you submit your order. |  |
We are Open and Deliver During the Following Hours:
Our delivery service is FREE, with a minimum of $10.00 per order. See our Map & Delivery Area page for details.
Reservations Suggested for 6 or more Guests
Sunday thru Thursday 11:30am to 11pm Friday & Saturday 11:30am to 12am
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SFWeekly.comBest Delivery, Greater Noe Valley Best of San Francisco 2000:
Haystack Pizza
Address: 3881 24th St. (at Sanchez), 647-1929
If you live in one of these neighborhoods -- Noe Valley, the Mission, Diamond Heights, portions of Potrero Hill, Glen Park, call if you're not sure -- you are, as you may know, one of the blessed. Seven days a week, from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. (midnight on weekends), you can have some of the finest pizza in the city delivered to your door. Plus gigantic, well-made salads (try the shrimp or antipasto). Plus 15 vegetarian dishes. Plus veal piccata, New York steak, chicken cordon bleu, marinated pork chops, linguine greco, fried calamari, beer, wine, cheesecake, baklava, yes, we are getting excited, but still, to top it off, portions are generous, it's all pretty good, and, best of all, you don't even have to change out of your pajamas to enjoy it.
sfweekly.com | originally published: May 17, 2000Best Pizza in San Francisco 1999- SFWeekly
Since 1972 Haystack Pizza Restaurant has been serving a consistently excellent selection of entrees and pizza, but more than that, the flavors and preparation are perfect. Over the top? No, you have to try their food to believe just how really good it is. Although this is a neighborhood favorite in Noe Valley, we heard rave reports about their pizza all over San Francisco. From Sports Bars who took delivery for game patrons, to homeowners and Financial District businesses, everyone seemed to be talking about Haystack Pizza. If they could bottle their formula, it would go all over the world. But their ingredients are especially fresh and meant to be eaten right out of the oven. We highly recommend that if you have friends coming over for a game or for any event (they do catering), you give them a try. It will be a very special taste sensation. Tell your friends that 'Best of San Francisco' places them at the top of the list of the world's greatest pizza.
Catering for all events. *Free delivery, limited area. (*click here for details). Neighborhood parking
Friday Family Food & Fun
May 09 '00
Pros
Good family restaurant; decent prices; fast service.
Cons
A little noisy; accessibility issues
There aren't many places that welcome a large group of teenagers with their parents on a Friday evening. And I refuse to cook on Friday night. So it become a family dilemma if Haystack Pizza did not exist, no one would get fed until late on Saturday morning.
The food is not stellar, but it is adequate and the kids love the pizza and we (the parents) can still have a civilized, non-pizza meal and pretend that the kids are with other parents.
(Just kidding...well, mostly)
You can take five teenagers in here, have a nice meal and still spend less than $60. They serve pitchers of soda; a real hit with the kids. And whoever is not driving can still have a glass of wine or a beer with their meal. I generally volunteer to be designated driver....but here I will drag my feet on doing so because the beers are on tap and fresh.
The service is primarily booths. No reservations. Take-out is possible. The waitresses handle slightly rowdy teenage boys like pros.
The service is fast, efficient and there are enough humorous decorations to keep the teenagers occupied in conversation for the short wait for the pizza to arrive at the table.
The restrooms are clean but definitely a tight fit for anyone even on crutches...the restaurant itself is accessible to wheelchairs, has high chairs, and all that good stuff...but the restrooms could be a big problem for anyone on wheels, or using assistive devices.
Our family has enjoyed many, many Friday nights here. This is the
kind of restaurant that family Friday night traditions are made of.April 1999
Noe Street dad Michael Immerman and his 3-year-old son, David, have a standing Friday-night date at Haystack Pizza, on 24th near Sanchez. "David loves going there," says Immerman. "They're great. There are always lots of kids there, and I feel like they're glad to see us. They let David go in the kitchen and watch them flip pizza."
Service at Haystack is definitely geared toward families, he says, and the restaurant has booster chairs, highchairs, and crayons. "We always order pizza, but you can also get pastas and salads," says Immerman. "The food is good. It's a regular joint -- your basic pizzeria."May 1997
Haystack Pizza Restaurant at 3881 24th St., just down the block from Shufat, is also a place where customers have names. Colleen Bedrosian and partner George Kouloulias opened the restaurant in 1972 in a former TV repair shop. They remodeled the space, and then hired someone to paint a distinctive mural -- a scene mixing Old West motifs with elements from Kouloulias' native Greece.
"At that time," says Bedrosian, who still puts in 60-hour weeks managing the operation, "there was no Italian food available in Noe Valley." Today, her former teenage customers come in to introduce their own kids to her. "They were always able to relax and make noise here," she says. "They remember that."
