SAN FRANCISCO OVEN CONCEPT: Sophisticated fast casual lunch and dinner service featuring a Bay area flavor palate with California wines and beer. OWNERSHIP: Partnership of Matt Harper, president and c.e.o. and Eddie Cerino, vice president. Development through franchising. LOCATIONS: 2 units in Ohio,

Branching out from their Ohio roots, executives at Broadview Heights-based SAN FRANCISCO OVEN say they have agreements in place with nine franchise groups to open restaurants in four other states. Matt Harper, president and CEO of the two-restaurant chain, said franchised stores are expected to o

On the menu Among the items on the menu at San Francisco oven: Appetizers: Gold Rush Onion Soup, $2.99. Garden House Salad, $5.95. Pizzas: Signature Napoletana, 8" pizza, $4.95, $.50 for each topping; 14" pizza, $11.95, $1.50 for each topping. Bay Area Favorites, 8" pizza, $5.95,

San Francisco Oven at the Las Palmas Marketplace has only been open a few weeks, but word of the new eatery has already spread. A full parking lot Saturday afternoon was a clear indication that El Pasoans wanted to see for themselves what the fuss was all about. San Francisco Oven is one of th