Heroic Italian San Francisco

Restaurant · San Francisco, San Francisco County

About

Heroic Italian San Francisco is a restaurant in San Francisco, independently owned. The site read its menu and scored every sandwich on it as the menu lists it; what follows is the menu, scored, not a review.

• 11on the menu
• 75typical Sandwich Score
• 89best Sandwich Score
• Btier, by the typical sandwich
• 2house-made layers

Type	Restaurant
Where	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Ownership	Independent
On the menu	11 sandwiches
Menu read	2026-09

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Logo: Heroic Italian San Francisco, from its Facebook page

Where it is

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Particularly interesting

• OMG (65): house-made: Giardiniera; rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Smoked Provolone; ingredient not in the pantry: Artichoke Spread, Truffle Mayo; 4 high-tier layers: italian prosciutto, capocollo, mortadella, olive spread
• Vegan: house-made: Giardiniera; ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions, Vegan Pesto
• BLTAr (89): ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo

The sandwiches

The typical sandwich here scores 75 (the median of 9 scored plainly). 1 item is listed without a number because the menu names them without describing them.

1. BLTAr 89 outstanding

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: crispy bacon; lettuce; artichokes; roasted tomatoes; truffle mayo.

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo.

2. Bambino 40 rough

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: porchetta; fontal cheese.

3. Buongiorno 56 solid

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: two eggs; fontal cheese; roasted tomatoes; garlic aioli; our truffle mayo; bacon (choice of); avocado (choice of).

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo.

4. Gabagool 85 outstanding

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: warm capicola (high tier); fontal cheese; lettuce; roasted tomatoes; caramelized onions/peppers; our red wine vinaigrette.

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions.

5. Genoa 82 excellent

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), toasted: warm shredded rotisserie chicken; house-made pesto (house-made); warm roasted tomatoes; mozzarella.

   Worth a look: house-made: Pesto.

6. Marinetti 74 very good

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: fresh mozzarella (high tier); avocado; roasted tomatoes; house made pesto (house-made); aged balsamic glaze.

   Worth a look: house-made: Pesto.

7. OMG 65 very good (much of this build is inferred)

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: italian prosciutto (high tier); spicy salami; capocollo (high tier); mortadella (high tier); porchetta; smoked provolone; roasted artichoke spread; olive spread (high tier); roasted tomatoes; shredded lettuce (low tier); house-made giardiniera; yellow mustard; italian black truffle infused mayo.

   Worth a look: house-made: Giardiniera; rare in the Bay Area (5 or fewer shops): Smoked Provolone; ingredient not in the pantry: Artichoke Spread, Truffle Mayo; 4 high-tier layers: italian prosciutto, capocollo, mortadella, olive spread.

8. Polpette 54 solid

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: beef meatballs marinated in pomodoro sauce; mozzarella; caramelized peppers/onions.

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions.

9. Quadronno 75 very good

   hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: prosciutto (high tier); burrata (high tier); roasted tomatoes; black truffle infused mayo.

   Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo.

10. Spicy Chicken Parmesan 89 outstanding

    hoagie roll (inferred from the name), toasted: crispy chicken breast; mozzarella cheese; pomodoro sauce; fresh basil; parmesan cheese; calabrian chili sauce.

11. Vegan not scored: the menu does not describe a sandwich

    hoagie roll (not stated on the menu; inferred), cold: fresh avocado; marinated artichoke hearts; roasted tomatoes; caramelized onions and peppers; house-made giardiniera; vegan pesto.

    Worth a look: house-made: Giardiniera; ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions, Vegan Pesto.

Menu read 2026-09; items and prices change. The Sandwich Score is the site's opinion of each recipe as the menu lists it, not a review of the shop. Tiers and house-made marks follow the menu's own wording.