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The Front Room is everything you want from a pizza joint and so much more. Located on California Street near Polk, we have perfected a distinctive style of fresh, high-quality cuisine that cannot be found anywhere else. In addition to a savory variety of hand-tossed and deep-dish pizzas, our menu includes Italian classics like veal parmesan and lasagna as well as exotic Brazilian fare, burgers,...
In 1972, Stephen Rice purchased all of the Front Rooms. At the 1500 California Street locations, he sold the back of the restaurant, called The Back Room to Larry Ayre, former manager of the existing Front Room. It was, in turn, changed to a Scottish-style pub and renamed the John Barleycorn.
The Laghaei family purchased the California Street location in 1980. After the death of his parents in...