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Article: April 2010, The Boulevard Magazine.

Sourdough Pizza Is GOOD Pizza! Just like Dean Martin sang: “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie / That’s amore!”

Well, I love pizza, and it doesn’t have to hit me in the eye. Actually that’s not quite true, I love good pizza, and that’s exactly what you will find at Sourdough Pizza at 321 Alvarado Street in downtown Fallbrook. Sourdough has been owned, managed and run by John & Ruthie Harris for over ten years.

John and Ruthie make their own sourdough pizza dough. John makes his own pizza and marinara sauce daily, so that everything is fresh, and oh so tasty! On a recent trip to Sourdough, I had a sampling of John & Ruthie’s signature, awardwinning gourmet pizzas: the Chicken Ranch and the Shrimp Tequila Lime.

They were both delicious, but my favorite was the Shrimp Tequila Lime. You would never guess that all of the stuff that you find on this pizza would go together in such a perfect symphony of taste—but it does. A homemade garlic ranch sauce, Parmesan and mozzarella cheeses, jalapeños, parsley, onions, cilantro, lime, and, of course, the shrimp/ tequila topped off with what Fallbrook is famous for: a nice fresh slice of avocado. All of this sits on top of either a thick sourdough crust or thin sourdough crust that makes me hungry just writing about it. If you’re a pizza aficionado like me, you understand that what makes a good pizza begins with the crust.

Without giving away any of John and Ruthie’s secrets, their crust is made fresh each day. Because the Shrimp Tequila Lime is such a mouth full of goodies, I would recommend the thicker crust. You know how when you hold the pizza, some crusts just fall limp and drips with grease? Not at sourdough! Their crust has just the right texture—and that sourdough flavor—to really enhance all that tasty stuff that sits on top of it.

The other award winner at Sourdough is their chicken ranch pizza (pictured left). Again their homemade garlic ranch sauce brings together the onions, tomatoes, and two kinds of cheeses and crisp bacon bits and, of course, the chicken. Also, very yummy.

You can get both of these pizzas along with their other four signature gourmet pizzas or you can create your own, in two sizes, a 12” eight slice, or a giant 16” 12 slice. When eating pizza you always need a libation to go with it. Sourdough has nine beer choices, six on draught, including their own Sourdough Pale Ale and a nice selection of both red and white wines.

Their large 16-inch cheese or pepperoni pizzas are just $5.99!. If your appetite isn’t for pizza tonight, don’t fret. John & Ruthie have some wonderful salads to choose from, including a house special Italian and a chicken caesar. The menu also includes an assortment of both hot and cold subs, wings, and really good old-fashioned spaghetti and meatballs among a dozen or so pasta dishes. There actually is something for the entire family at Sourdough, including a children’s menu, lunch specials starting at $3.50, and patio dining on warm Fallbrook days and evenings.

And, if you’re hungry for pizza or pasta, but don’t want to leave the living room, they deliver to almost everywhere in the Fallbrook area, or would be happy to cater your next event.

Tuesday nights are all you can eat pizza nights and Wednesdays is all you can eat pasta night, all for $3.99 per person from 4:30–7 p.m. Sourdough Pizza is a really good meal at affordable prices in a nice family atmosphere; give them a try if you haven’t already, you won’t be disappointed.