DAMIANO'S PIZZA (Fairfax) is terrible!!
I can't believe these guys have the nerve to charge me $3.50 to deliver a pizza DOWN THE STREET from them. They are the biggest SCAM!
Their pizza was not that great. Their so-called "Large Pizza" is a JOKE! Tiny slices.
HELP! Is there another WeHo pizza place that delivers the good stuff without RIPPING YOU OFF??
Much appreciated,
LS
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I was just trying to get Damiano's number on the internet when I ended up reading these scary comments. I was so terrified of the bad dirty pizza with the big bad delivery charge and the super long wait that I called that Rocco's place. You people are powerful. Now I am waiting for an hour for some food from a place that doesn't have torn booths. Just enough time to join this ChowHound site and tell you all about it. You better hope Rocco's rocks because I'm starving and i have a user name and password.
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Love Damiano's! For those that pick up pizza at Damiano's where on earth do you park? I can never find a meter! I used to park at out of the closet but they've fenced it off.
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re: sheshelala
I like Damiano's pizza quite a bit (Mulberry St. too). Good sauce (not too sweet or herbal), just enough cheese (don't get the gobs comment above), and a simple thin crust. Actually like the dark room as well. Downside is sometimes you wait 45 minutes for your pizza in the dining room.
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julietg
Jan 3, 2007 04:08 AM
Dear OP
Please do not listen to anyone who puts you down for getting delivery. It should not take you putting your shoes on, fighting traffic, finding parking, waiting in line, fighting traffic again, and finding parking again to be able to eat pizza in front of your TV. This is America, for godsakes.
I'm interested in the delivery-ruins-the-pizza argument, though. In my house, we reheat (takeout, since the only delivery IMA is Dominos) slices on parchment paper in the oven.
Did you reheat your delivered pie, or eat it straight out of the delivery guys' hands?
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Chowpatty
Jan 3, 2007 03:23 AM
I don't go there often, because I don't live in the area, and it is decidedly not pleasant to eat inside the restaurant.
But last year I did a pizza tasting for an article and tasted over a dozen pizzas, from Petrillo's to D'Amore's to Casa Bianca to Cheebo to Pitfire to Antica Pizzeria and Damiano's was the hands-down winner, especially in the New York-style category. A few other times I've been places where they've had Damiano's delivered and everyone commented that it's the best crust they've had. I like La Buca but their crust isn't right -- Damiano's seems to get it right. -
I love Damiano's! I am about to pick up a few slices.
I even frequented the establishment when it had a big red C in its window.
A few things I've learned:
1. Always pick up. Delivery ruins the pizza, it adds an extra $4.00 to the total, and it can take over an hour to arrive.
2. The best size to get is the extra large. These slices are the same as the single slices they sell. This is the New York size pizza. The best.
3. If you phone your order in get there BEFORE its ready. When the pizzas are waiting to be picked up they place them on top of the oven in their box - the same as sitting in a delivery bag. This ruins the pizza!
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Been watching this thread for a while, and I have to say I am a fan of Damiano's. I have been going there for three or four years, and I have never noticed any unusual turnover in the staff. Two of the cashiers have been there the whole time... That being said, the service ranges from ok to poor.
And I must say that one of the things I like most about the pizza is the balance of ingredients. I have never found it to be over-cheesed, especially as compared to almost anything else I have had in LA.
It really never is good delivered. But the only pizza I have ever liked delivered was a cornmeal crust one from Mozzerella di Buffalo in San Francisco. And even that was a shadow of what it was like to eat it fresh from the oven.
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i stopped going there years ago. I use to be a regular but have you noticed you NEVER NEVER NEVER get the same waiter, or waitress? the turnover is HUGE. Ive heard the owner is a real @$$hole.
Way too expensive for cardboard with GOBs of cheese on it. I know cheese taste good, but dont put me into my grave with it. Jeez.
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SauceSupreme
Nov 17, 2006 05:29 AM
You know, whenever I'm hungry and I happen upon Canters, whatever I was craving gets transmogrified in my head to be "mazzo ball soup"
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Just wanted to say THANKS to all those who recommended Rocco's Pizza on Wilshire to me.
After my Damiano's fiasco, I was happy to find out that Rocco's was: friendly, fast and free delivery... awesome!
Village Pizzeria, unfortuantely, does not deliver to my area. But I think I will continue having a great relationship with Rocco's.
Cheers!
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NeNePie
Aug 29, 2006 03:47 AM
Pizza quality aside, how much do you think it ought to cost in order for them to cover the cost of the driver's pay, gas, insurance, and wear and tear on the car? It's a business ... they're in it to make money by providing a service. To put it another way, If you're so close, why didn't you pick it up ... too much hassle? That's why they charge for it. It's a business.
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David Kahn
Aug 29, 2006 01:27 AM
I think Angeli Caffe (http://www.angelicaffe.com/menu.html ) delivers in that area, and I think their pizza is pretty good. You might also try Village Pizzeria on Larchmont (http://www.villagepizzeria.net/index2... ) which is quite good, I think, but I'm not sure if they'll deliver west of La Brea.
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re: Liquid Sky
I really like Rocco's on Wilshire, just west of Crescent Heights. We order from there about once a week and are always very happy. (We've also eaten inside the restaurant, where service is friendly and a game is always on TV.)
The pizza is good--we like extra-thin crust with sausage, basil, and mushrooms. Antipasto salad is excellent. I also occasionally order "Leo's Carbless Ziti," which is actually like a lasagna without the noodles (lots of sauce, cheese, and meat).
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i agree- damiano's is horrible! the service is quite awful as well. but the pizza itself is disgusting. always tastes funny to me. i don't understand how people like this place.
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re: jazmin
Actually easy to understand the appeal, provided that its after midnight and one has a belly (and blood system) filled with booze. The food (and the people) with whom one fraternizes in the midnight hour are often of a more dicey nature than that which one soberly chooses for consumption and companionship in the harsh light of midday...
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PaulF
Aug 28, 2006 08:08 PM
I once went there, sat down and ordered an appetizer and a pasta.
The appetizer came pretty quickly, but after like 45 min or an hour, the pasta didn't arrive and then we found out that the waitress had never put in the order.
We had to leave to catch a show, so we left without our dinner. The funny thing is, I remember having to pay for the appetizer. No biggie, I guess, we ordered it and ate it. But considering we sat for an hour and never got our pasta, I'd have thought they'd apologize by waving the few bucks for the appetizer.
I bet I haven't been there in 15 years. It's sort of gross inside, too.
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I also had a bad experience at Damianos recently. I was there last Sunday afternoon and ordered a slice of cheese pizza to be eaten there. After sitting down in one of their dirty and torn old booths I was given a slice that looked like it had been sitting out for days (I had my camera with me and took a photo of the dried-up slice because I wanted to post it here on CH, but I don't know how to do that). I took a bite and got so upset that I went up and scolded the cooks for even daring to serve a slice of that dreadful quality. I demanded another slice from one of their other pre-made pizzas and they kindly gave one to me. It was much better than the first slice but still was rather skimpy and wasn't heated enough. I left vowing never to return unless it was at 3:00am after a drunken night out and couldn't afford to walk across the street to Canters...
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