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, drawn and scored, not a review.
- Type
- Restaurant
- Where
- San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
- Ownership
- Independent
- On the menu
- 11 sandwiches; the best Sandwich Score is 81
- Provenance
- 2 house-made layers by the menu's own wording
- Worth a look
- 9 items with something notable
- Menu
- The menu this page was read from, read 2026-09 · Website
- Directions
- On Google Maps
Where it is
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Particularly interesting
- OMG (59): 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 (50): house-made: Giardiniera; ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions, Vegan Pesto
- BLTAr (81): ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo
The sandwiches
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BLTAr 81 excellent
bread not stated, cold: crispy bacon; lettuce; artichokes; roasted tomatoes; truffle mayo.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo.
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Bambino 35 rough
bread not stated, cold: porchetta; fontal cheese.
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Buongiorno 57 solid
bread not stated, 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.
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Gabagool 76 excellent
bread not stated, 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.
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Genoa 81 excellent
bread not stated, toasted: warm shredded rotisserie chicken; house-made pesto (house-made); warm roasted tomatoes; mozzarella.
Worth a look: house-made: Pesto.
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Marinetti 64 very good
bread not stated, cold: fresh mozzarella (high tier); avocado; roasted tomatoes; house made pesto (house-made); aged balsamic glaze.
Worth a look: house-made: Pesto.
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OMG 59 solid
bread not stated, 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.
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Polpette 39 rough
bread not stated, cold: beef meatballs marinated in pomodoro sauce; mozzarella; caramelized peppers/onions.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Caramelized Peppers and Onions.
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Quadronno 47 rough
bread not stated, cold: prosciutto (high tier); burrata (high tier); roasted tomatoes; black truffle infused mayo.
Worth a look: ingredient not in the pantry: Truffle Mayo.
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Spicy Chicken Parmesan 66 very good
bread not stated, cold: crispy chicken breast; mozzarella cheese; pomodoro sauce; fresh basil; parmesan cheese; calabrian chili sauce.
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Vegan 50 solid
bread not stated, 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.