Boot and Shoe Service

Boot and Shoe Service with complimentary olives

I love this style of food - small dishes with thin crust pizza topped with fresh seasonal ingrediants.

Grilled pork loin with chickpeas

I really wanted to like this dish, but it was just ok.  The pork was cooked perfectly though - the ingrediants just didnt seem to work together, but Im also not a huge fan of pork (insert gasp here).



Roasted asparagus with soft poached egg

 Soft poached eggs are one of my favorite things to order when I see it on the menu.  This is a pretty common dish to see on bay area menus that serve this style of food.  Boot and Shoe definitely prepared this well - a perfectly gooey egg for dipping the fresh roasted aspargus in



Margherita di bufala pizza

  I always order the Magherita pizza everywhere I go because its the basis of ANY good pizza - fresh tomatos, basil, mozzerella (preferably bufalo - +1 for B&S) 



House made cannoli with pistacios and fresh strawberries



Nothing special here, but Im not a cannoli type of person.

Verdict:             Definitely coming back and putting it into my rotation especially when Im in the area. I love the casual environment of this place plus the rotating menu depending on what is seasonal (very bay area!). 

Address:                       Boot and Shoe Service

                                             3308 Grand Avenue
                                             Oakland, CA 94610

Type:                              Italian (small dishes)/Pizza -(dinner only)
                                            casual

Popular chomps: pizzas
                                            pot de creme

 

Chomp worthy:    Magherita di bufala pizza

                        

Pass:                             cannoli

Random facts:

• same owners as Pizzaiolo (Oakland)
• closed Mondays
• walk in only
• menu changes every day
• there is a cute bar in the back where you can also eat at