![]() Nostalgia for those dishes, Boyd said, inspired him to open Marley G’s Pizzeria when he heard that the location formerly occupied by Bowzer’s Pizza was available. ![]() The dishes you’ll find at Marley G’s are similar to what Boyd ate growing up in Booton, N.J., where pizza, Parms, and stromboli were a key part of his diet. “We love it when families come in and enjoy a meal together but more importantly, enjoy time as a family over a great meal in the backdrop,” said Boyd. ![]() ![]() But at Marley G’s, there’s plenty of space for people of all ages to dine in at its old-school booth tables. The pizzeria, which is named after Boyd’s twin daughter and son, Marley and Gordon, is more family-oriented than either of the two Scolari’s locations, which have limited seating for those under 21. Marley G’s Pizzeria fills a different niche than Scolari’s, though. But if anyone could be a worthy competitor in Park Street’s already-saturated pizza scene, it would be Mike Boyd, Dan Nichols, and Andie Bortner, who also are the owners of Scolari’s Good Eats, the Alameda hotspot that has been featured on Check Please! Bay Area and Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives - on the latter, Guy Fieri sampled Scolari’s famous blueberry blue cheese bacon burger, and brought along East Bay icon E-40 to try the Nashville fried chicken sandwich. Like North Beach, there’s no shortage of pizzerias on Park Street - I can count at least five others. But looking around the newly opened Marley G’s Pizzeria, this is unmistakably my hometown of Alameda, where you’ll find a much different clientele: young, gamer-type guys devouring stromboli and subs, retirees splitting eggplant Parms and salads, and high schoolers stopping in for slices to go. ![]() It’s the kind of ambience I might expect from a touristy pizzeria in North Beach. The theme music from The Godfather was playing not so subtly in the background as I dug into my veal Parmesan laden with marinara sauce and molten mozzarella, and the walls were adorned with black-and-white photos of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Statue of Liberty. ![]()
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