Gialina

Gialina is named after my grandmother Nonni Lina. It is a tribute to my wonderful Italian family, who came from a town in Italys culinary heartland of Emilia-Romagna. As seen in the restaurants family photos, Nonni liked to surround herself with food and family. Myfamily taught me everything I know and love about food, cooking and entertaining. Most importantly, cooking food for others is a great gift. Our menu is built around what is fresh and seasonal. We source as much as we can from local farms Star Route, Mariquita & Martin B. The menu consists of fresh antipasti and salads, delicious thin-crust Neapolitan-style pizzas and a roast of the day. We also have several decadent desserts, all made in-house, so save a little room. Sharon Ardiana brings close to 40 years of professional cooking experience to the restaurant. She grew up with a food-loving Italian family in a home where an abundant Victory Garden provided daily inspiration for the kitchen. Sharon attended The Restaurant School in Philadelphia and moved to San Francisco in 1989. She honed her skills over the years at highly regarded spots including Boulevard and the Slow Club. In January 2007, Sharon opened Gialina , named for her grandmother. The neighborhood pizzeria served as the anchor for Glen Parks revitalization and remains a perennial neighborhood favorite and is proud to be an SF Chronicle Top 100 restaurant. Her second restaurant, Ragazza , brought a more extensive menu of pizza, pasta, and seasonally inspired salads to the Divisadero corridor in 2010. In 2017, she opened her third restaurant Ardiana , a neighborhood restaurant with a menu that marries Mediterranean and Italian ingredients.