Teenagers idolize pizza due to its portable nature and refusal to stay in a box, man. Eat your way to independence with today's Groupon to Pizza Gourmet in Santa Rosa. Choose between the following options:

• For $7, you get $14 worth of pizza, sandwiches, and drinks for lunch, served from 11 a.m.−2 p.m.
• For $10, you get $20 worth of pizza, sandwiches, and drinks for dinner, served after 2 p.m.

Within the inviting milieu of a family-owned eatery, Pizza Gourmet's disc forgers bake hand-tossed pizzas topped with such epicurean ingredients as gruyere and whole roasted garlic cloves. The Five Star pizza ($15.50−$21.75) mixes it up with a blend of five cheeses including fontina, feta, and parmesan, and the elegant Barcelona pizza ($17.75−$23.95) evokes Spain’s cultural capital with seasoned chicken and artichoke hearts, brought to the table by stampeding bulls. Patrons can garnish a plain New York–style pizza ($11.50−$15.50) with a slew of sauces ($2−$3) including barbecue, ranch, or salsa; herbs and vegetables ($1−$1.50) such as cilantro, basil, and zucchini; meats ($1−$1.50); and 23 specialty toppings such as yellow squash and bleu cheese ($2−$3). Pies are available in 12-inch or 16-inch varieties and can be ordered without cheese.

Pizza Gourmet’s sandwiches, salads, and pasta satisfy the pizza-phobic, and a generous wine and beer menu yields draft Miller and Coors, wines by the glass or bottle, and a selection of local microbrews. For a $10 corkage fee, patrons can bring their own bottles, or they can attempt to avoid the fee altogether by continually referring to their wine as "grandma."