Tour de SSF #5 – Bertolucci's
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While not a “showplace” downtown, SSF (South San Francisco) does have its attractions and interesting little places. This series of caches is meant to highlight a few spots that fit this profile.*
*While you can jump around on this series (and will certainly do so if you don’t read each page), I strongly urge you to do the series in the order they are laid out (start at #1, etc.). It’s because some of placements aren’t at very interesting spots, but the tour leads you past a noteworthy location. But play the game anyway that makes you happy!
If you are doing this series in order, you can park at N 37° 39.285 W 122° 24.529. Due to the heavy muggle traffic, most of the caches will be micros or smalls & stealth will be required during daylight hours. Doing the tour in the dark will also be a problem…shining lights on downtown streets at night will definitely attract the cops! Stealth…stealth…stealth!
Difficulty levels will be kept low. The idea is to get you to observe the unique (?) spots and the passing parade, while not being too obvious when searching. Keep your stealth wits about you.
Any 1 star terrain ratings will get you there, but you may need help if the final placement is too high from a seated position. All difficulty ratings, of course, are without hint. Don’t worry, none will be very difficult.
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Tour de SSF #5 – Bertolucci's
Bertolucci's Ristorante in South San Francisco was founded by the Bertolucci Family in 1928. It was originally a boardinghouse where Mama Bertolucci cooked family style meals for steel workers. The large Italian eatery soon became an institution attracting diners from all over the Bay Area. Mama Bertolucci eventually turned the business over to her son, Larry and daughter, Lola. They operated the restaurant and continued the Italian tradition until 2003 when they retired.
Peter Sodini had fond memories of Bertoluccis. Peter grew up working for his father's bakery, Cuneo in North Beach. During that time, he delivered bread to Bertolucci's and was impressed with its grandeur. Peter eventually went on to start Golden Boy Pizza in San Francisco in 1978. Over the years, Peter, along with his father, and family opened several more Golden Boy Pizza restaurants throughout San Francisco. In 1992, Peter and his wife, Victoria purchased Green Valley Restaurant in North Beach. The Sodini's restored the old building and turned the restaurant into the thriving, popular North Beach establishment it is today.
In June, 2005 Peter noticed that Bertoluccis was for sale. He knew this was the opportunity of a lifetime. He sold Sodini's Green Valley restaurant to his brother and purchased Bertoluccis. The Sodini's remodeled and updated the old building. They were careful to retain the original style and charm, and reopened as Sodini's Bertoluccis on December 3, 2005.
Sodini's Bertoluccis serves traditional Italian cuisine, derived from their Tuscan roots. Their belief has always been to serve simple, hearty and fresh food. The Sodini's have continued their family restaurant tradition. While Peter and Victoria manage Sodini's Bertolucci's, their sons are managing Golden Boy Pizza.
The mural that greets you at Sodini's Bertoluccis reflects their strong family traditions:
Sempre In Famiglia - Always In The Family.
FTF gets hand made, ceramic, button.
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South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 60,552 at the 2000 census.
The city lies north of San Francisco International Airport in a small valley between San Bruno Mountain and the Coast Range. The city is served by two major highways, U.S. Route 101 (the Bayshore Freeway) and Interstate 280. A BART station, located directly adjacent to El Camino High School and Solaire Transit Village, opened in 2003, supplementing Caltrain service to San Francisco and San Jose. The city's small downtown and several aging residential subdivisions, such as Mayfair Village, Sunshine Gardens, Avalon Park, Winston Manor, and Rancho Buri Buri, are located west of Highway 101, while the area east of Highway 101 is dominated by bland industrial complexes interspersed with futuristic office parks, particularly the Oyster Point Marina. The extreme western portions of the city near Interstate 280 sit along a hillside and offer views of San Francisco Bay. This area is known to local residents as Westborough. The southern part of the city, closest to the airport, is home to a large number of car repair shops, airport parking lots, and airport hotels.
Locals refer to the town as "South City," in much the same way that San Francisco is called "The City." People unfamiliar with the area often mistake South San Francisco as the southern part of the city of San Francisco.
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