Critics ranked Del Popolo’s Neapolitan pizzas among the best in the city, if not the country, and raved about its natural wines and vegetable sides, while night after night, fans filled its dark, moody dining room that directed all attention to the wood-fired oven in the center.
So why is owner Jon Darsky giving it up?
After 10 years, Darsky will close his acclaimed San Francisco restaurant following service tonight — and not for the usual reasons that befall so many Bay Area restaurants. Instead, Darsky has chosen to focus on the frozen pizza business he launched during the pandemic, intending to turn it into a national brand…