Los Angeles' Best Pizza 2008

Devoted Eagle Rock diners swear by the pizza at this neighborhood institution.

Reviews:

• “If you live in Eagle Rock,”
• “Great food, always a long waite!”
• “greasy pizza”
• “extreemly rude and defencive staff, wont go back and be treated so bad, get a clue people!”
• “I seriously cannot believe people thing this is the best”

Tips: A selection of wine is available, but the best value is reserved for those who bring their own: The corkage fee is just $2.50.

Casa Bianca Pizza Pie

New York-style pizza and California freshness join to produce authentic, thin crust pizzas on the hip Larchmont strip.

Reviews:

• “It’s a Pizzeria not the four seasons”
• “Good Food & Mean Service Do Not Mix In This Town”
• “Don’t anger the staff!”
• “Excepetional Pizza”
• “BEST PIZZA”

Tips: They deliver at no charge between Santa Monica and Olympic Boulevards; Western and La Brea Avenues.

Village Pizzeria or email Village Pizzeria

North Hollywood eatery purveys paninas, pasta and pizzas made from organic ingredients at reasonable prices; espresso bar and occasional live music.

Reviews:

• “Great pizza!”
• “Best pizza anywhere. "
• “You pay for better ingredients, and its worth it.”
• “Molded Tomatos and Poor Customer Service”
• “Advice about going to this place: DON’T!!!!”

Pitfire Pizza Company or email Pitfire Pizza Company

Neighborhood Burbank Italian eatery family-owned and operated since 1965; popular for pizzas like garlic and sausage, and home-style Italian dishes.

Reviews:

• “MORE PIZZA PLEASE!”
• “Finally great Pizza in Los Angeles!”
• “Great chicken parmigiana & really good pizza!”
• “BIRTHDAY LET – DOWN”
• “Fabulous Pizza”

Tips: Full catering menu available; in addition, all menu items can be prepared for carry out.

Tony’s Bella Vista Ristorante or email Tony’s Bella Vista Ristorante

New York and L.A. superstar chefs bring artisanal pizza, regional Italian specialties and a selective Italian wine bar to Hollywood.

Reviews:

• “Overrated and Bad Attitudes from Staff”
• “WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE IN 30 YEARS”
• “WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE”
• “Another Overrated NYC Import”
• “A Culinary Experience for the True Foodie”

Tips: The seven daily specials include chicken alla cacciatore, lasagna al forno, radicchio wrapped fish with radish salsa verde. Call the restaurant for more info.

Pizzeria Mozza

This Valley hole-in-the-wall turns out New York-style pies.

Reviews:

• “Eat in, DON’T get delivery.”
• “Average Pizza.. Not NY”
• “Good Pizza, Not The Best.”
• “I think so…..”
• “It’s hard to rate the pizza when the delivery never arrives”

Tips: There are only four tables, so most folks get their pies to go. Peep’s will deliver pretty much anywhere; call at least an hour ahead on weekend nights.

Joe Peep’s New York Pizza

Hole-in-the-wall kitchen cooks up pizza you won’t mind waiting for.

Reviews:

• “Best pizza in LA (customer service is OK)”
• “You will probably have a bad experience here”
• “Abbot’s is the ONLY real pizza in west LA.”
• “Good places gone bad…”
• “All-time best pizza!”

Tips: Enjoy a slice from the comfort of your couch. Abbot’s delivers from 12pm to 10pm daily.

Abbot’s Pizza

Uprooted from its longtime Eastside home, this beloved local pizza-maker offers no-frills Italian food from a cozy WeHo location.

Reviews:

• “I’m eating it right now”
• “Excellent Pizza”
• “New York PIzza my eye!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
• “You MUST BE KIDDING ME!”
• “A GEM!”

Tips: While you’re eating, you can park for free in one of the 25 spots in the mini-mall lot—street parking is difficult.

Vito’s Pizza

Dedicated neighborhood crowd packs in for slices of the original California pizza.

Reviews:

• “Avoid for the service”
• “Our favorite local restaurant…”
• “Great at night for a dark, chill vibe”
• “Excellent customer service!! "
• “Caioti Pizza Cafe”

Tips: All specialty pizzas include mozzarella in addition to any other cheese listed—but they don’t all come with traditional sauce. Be sure to carefully read the description before ordering.

Caioti Pizza Cafe or email Caioti Pizza Cafe

East Coast transplants flock in for authentic Boston-style pizza.

Reviews:

• “BOSTON’S BEST – IN LA!”

D’Amore’s Pizza Connection

This dog-friendly amalgam of a French bakery and Chicago-style pizzeria brings a quaint yet cosmopolitan flair to Echo Park.

Reviews:

• “saw a critter crawling on the bar counter…”
• “They get it right with one exception…”
• “Terrible Pizza….Good Breakfast.”
• “Masa: an Echo Park institution”
• “not really worth it”

Tips: If there are no metered spots on Sunset, head south at Lemoyne, where there’s a big city lot two buildings down on the left.

Masa of Echo Park

Reviews:

• “I love Nicky D’s!”
• “Really Disappointing”
• “Bordering on Irrelevant”
• “This place couldn’t be worse.”
• “Nicky D’s was once terriffic; now it is bordering on poor”

Tips: Get your fix of great pizza anytime you want with free delivery to Silver Lake, Atwater Village, Echo Park and Los Feliz with any order of 13 dollars or more.

Nicky D’s Wood-Fired Pizza Cafe

Thin-crust, Boston-style pizza meets Western healthly gourmet.

Tips: Specials are all day, everyday and include combo deals like a pizza slice with side salad and drink, and spaghetti or lasagna with side salad and bread.

Wildflour Boston Pizza

Reviews:

• “Didn’t live up to expectations”
• “Mike you make THE BEST PIZZA hands down! "
• “It’s all about the cornmeal crust”
• “Hole-in-the-wall restaurants are the best!”
• “Best pizza in CA?”

Zelo Pizzeria

Restaurant and nightclub superstar brings high-end but surprisingly family-friendly Italian cuisine a few blocks from the Grove.

Reviews:

• “The pizzas and tomato sauce are AMAZING!”
• “Avoid this place at all costs if you are pro-cheese.”
• “Beware the “Cheese Nazi”…putting cheese on your seafood pasta will result in banishment!!!"
• “I’m doubtful of review sites….”
• “Garbage.”

Tips: Make sure to give yourself plenty of time before catching that post-meal movie at the Grove—-the restaurant doesn’t take reservations.

Terroni

Reviews:

• “What happened at Cafe Vivoli?”
• “I wanted to keep this a secret… but its too good not to share”
• “Best Italian food and service in west hollywood, "

Vivoli Cafe

Spare walls, quick service, and nearly no seating prove that this pizza joint is about one thing only: Pizza.

Reviews:

• “Terrible customer service”
• “I guess I got lucky. Great service and a fresh slice of cheese right out of the oven.”
• “Worst customer service I have ever experienced”
• “The truth about Joe’s”
• “A great Pizza addition to SM, lack’s sauce”

Tips: Hungry night owls can chow down until 2am on weekends, so it’s great for a post-cinema or after-club snack.

Joe’s Pizza

Reviews:

• “BEST PIZZA IN LOS ANGELES….ignore bad posts”
• “worse pizza like carboard box.”
• “Not really good…”
• “BEST PIZZA OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK”
• “Boo!”

IL Capriccio Pizzeria

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