When you need to wrangle together a big group and didn’t plan ahead, Steps Of Rome gets the job done—there’s plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and it’s easy to snag a table next to the tourist families and local Volo leagues alike. The Italian restaurant in North Beach (from the people behind Mona Lisa) is also smack dab in the middle of all the Columbus Ave. chaos, so it’s a great starting point to carb-load before a night out. Stick with the pizzas that have charred, puffy crusts for the best path to success.