Goat Hill Pizza   

Look inside Goat Hill and you'd think you were in any American pizza joint: Checked tablecloths abound, paper placemats and markers are put out for the kids, the atmosphere is laid back and pitchers of beer figure prominently. But the approach to pizza is anything but middle America. For one thing, those pitchers are more likely to contain a microbrew than Bud. And then there's the pizza, which is outstanding from the bottom up. Goat Hill's thin but chewy sourdough crust is decidedly gourmet -- and in itself a reason to climb the hill. The tomato sauce is home-cooked and fresh-tasting. Toppings are inventive, running to the wacky (salami and green onion?) but they're generous -- which also describes the management. One of the best deals in town is all-you-can-eat Monday. Come between 5PM and 10PM and order by the slice -- as many and as varied as you like -- with salad included, for well under $10. Throw in a dazzling view of the bay from the back of the dining room, and you're definitely not in Kansas anymore.