Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar in San Diego, CA: Brick Oven Pizza

The Mashed Pizza with white sauce, mashed potatoes, and bacon, Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar, San Diego, California

Not far from the walls of Petco Park is Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar, a casual restaurant and bar famous for a pizza with mashed potatoes and bacon. I first found out about this “mashed” pizza through a friend, who found out through a friend, who found out through another friend. Everyone seemed to know about this magical pizza at Basic but me. When I happened to be down in San Diego for a baseball game, I knew exactly where …

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