{"id":227380,"date":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/east-coast-style-pizza-in-the-heart-of-la-mesa\/"},"modified":"2021-03-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T08:00:00","slug":"east-coast-style-pizza-in-the-heart-of-la-mesa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/east-coast-style-pizza-in-the-heart-of-la-mesa\/","title":{"rendered":"East Coast style pizza in the heart of La Mesa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Por ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON<\/p>\n<p>When the waves are flat, don\u2019t despair, go east \u2014 for pizza. Surfrider Pizza may be inland, but stepping into the courtyard in this restaurant will make you feel like you\u2019re at the beach. With a casual beach motif, the restaurant is all outdoors whimsical decor featuring bright yellow picnic tables and televisions with sports playing.<\/p>\n<p>The chefs make dough in-house daily for their hand-tossed, East Coast-style pizza pie. Hand thrown pizza crusts ensure a non-uniform, flatter and crisper crust, tender in some spots and crispy in others. By the slice or by the 18-inch pizza pie, you have your choice of both unique and standard pizzas. The front counter has a variety of fresh pizzas that you can order just a slice or two and try some of the different ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210223_150021.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12788 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210223_150021.jpg\" alt=\"East Coast style pizza in the heart of La Mesa\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>They are currently offering a great deal called the \u201cCome Back Special.\u201d For $7.95, you get two slices of pizza and a canned drink or for $14.95 for a pizza pie with one topping. Well worth the surfari to La Mesa Boulevard.<\/p>\n<p>Pizza pies<\/p>\n<p>Try their signature pizza pie, the Surfrider. It is roasted garlic, white sauce, gorgonzola, Roma tomatoes and fresh basil.<\/p>\n<p>The Dirty Dom is their exclusive white jalape\u00f1o \u201cdirty\u201d sauce with bacon, jalape\u00f1o, Roma tomatoes and fresh cilantro.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re vegetarian, try the Spicy Vegetarian Pizza Pie. Pepperoncini, jalape\u00f1o, artichoke hearts, Roma tomatoes, cilantro, red onion, roasted peppers and the exclusive white jalape\u00f1o \u201cdirty\u201d sauce. Another option is the Pesto Spinach Delish; Basil pesto, spinach, artichoke hearts, roasted red pepper and ricotta.<\/p>\n<p>For people who are gluten free or gluten sensitive, they offer a pizza crust made of cauliflower and is surprisingly tasty. You would never know it isn\u2019t a regular flour crust.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stromboni and calzone<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stromboli is a type of turnover sealed by rolling it in a spiral and folding some extra dough back over it. Calzone is folded in half and crimped. Either way, they feed two to three people. Take a pizza dough, fill it with cheese, meats and vegetables, fold it in half and bake it.<\/p>\n<p>Some offerings are BBQ chicken with red onion, gorgonzola, white American and Mozzarella cheeses, cilantro and BBQ sauce. Or a cheesesteak with thin sliced steak, onions, green peppers, mushrooms and blended cheeses.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210223_150024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12789 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20210223_150024.jpg\" alt=\"East Coast style pizza in the heart of La Mesa\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Not in the mood for pizza? Try a variety of hot sandwiches made with Amoroso rolls. These Philadelphia-originated rolls are light, with a crisp crunch on the outside and a soft yet firm bite inside. Chicken and roasted garlic, Italian meatball or \u201cDirty Steak\u201d \u2014 white jalape\u00f1o \u201cdirty\u201d sauce, grilled onions and cilantro and fresh salads.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Name that Cookie Contest<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12849\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12849\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3980.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-12849 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lamesacourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_3980-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"East Coast style pizza in the heart of La Mesa\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12849\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cookies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The exciting news is that they are adding a new line of gourmet cookies. These ingredient-rich half-pound cookies, like pizzas, are for sharing. They are decadent. Really. Wow! Now, your assignment: they are looking for a name for these delicacies. Something unique that resonates with La Mesans. Email your ideas to <a href=\"mailto:jeff@dinecrg.com\">jeff@dinecrg.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2014 Robin Dohrn-Simpson es un escritor independiente local de viajes y gastronom\u00eda. llegar a ella en <a href=\"mailto:robindohrnsimpson@hotmail.com\">robindohrnsimpson@hotmail.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By ROBIN DOHRN-SIMPSON When the waves are flat, don\u2019t despair, go east \u2014 for pizza. Surfrider Pizza may be inland, but stepping into the courtyard in this restaurant will make you feel like you\u2019re at the beach. With a casual beach motif, the restaurant is all outdoors whimsical decor featuring bright yellow picnic tables and [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":968,"featured_media":227381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11548","_seopress_titles_title":"East Coast style pizza in the heart of La Mesa","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11547,11548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","category-la-mesa-courier"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/968"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/227381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227380"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}