Albano's Pizza on Melrose closed?

[djmedi4]

Tried to order our standard pie, large with double cheese, heavy sauce, and crust well-done (picky bastards, are we) from our neighborhood favorite, Albano's on Melrose, to find the 323 934 2494 number disconnected, and the place dark and looking closed on a Thursday night.

Anyone hear of a closing, remodeling, etc? Vito's couldn't have done that much damage moving to La Cienega, could they?

Any help appreciated.

Happy New Year to all the 'hounds.

Bradley Burlingame
www.biginfluencemusic.com

[JackonCrack]

Robanos is the new "Albanos" and open in the old Sebastians location in Toluca Lake.

[sel]

Huh? Could you put down the pipe and elaborate?

[JackonCrack]

er...How else to put it? The guy who ran Albanos on Melrose has opened a new pizza place where the old Sebastians was in Toluca Lake. This is called Robanos. It's open for business, even though everything still says Sebastians. The pizza is still good.

[gremly girl]

That's great news! I'm not familiar with the location -- where in TL is it?

[carter]

10057 Riverside Drive, in the former Sebastian's space.

[sel]

Thanks for clarifying!!!

[PeteyPie]

Why isn't it called Albano's??? i wonder?

[Eating Machine]

I called today and the number still doesn't work. I was going to order from Damiano's but then decided to try Rocco's. I am bored waiting for the delivery guy. I should do situps to burn the calories in advance. But I won't.

[Sklarman]

It's a drive, but Joe's of Bleeker Street is at 111 Broadway in Santa Monica. IMO it's better than Vito's, and Albano's was never even playing in the league. Try it...

[blacksab67]

Swear to god... I saw Anthony from Albano's driving a catering truck onto the Paramount lot th' other day. (While I was picketing - sadly - but that's, uh, another story... obviously.)

Maybe he started another business?

[Ciao Bob]

Vito's isn't too far away, and -- IMHO -- is far better.

[sel]

I agree but while Vito was absent from L.A. both locations of Albano's were on my lads top 3 list and they offered a different experience, pizza and ambiance, that we will miss!

[Das Ubergeek]

Agree wholeheartedly -- especially the one on Melrose, felt just like a bricked-in pizza parlor in Brooklyn. The taste wasn't 100% there but it was pretty darn close as long as you didn't overdo it on toppings.

[Ginger Baker]

i made a post about this too and got no response. they havent been open since mid december so i guess its over. bummer. my favorite pizza in LA is gone.

[wutzizname]

Per EaterLA, they were evicted back in early December. That's all I know.

[Das Ubergeek]

That really sucks. They had good pizza. First the morons in the Russian restaurant with the painted garlic bulb decor in Studio City, now the business on Melrose.

[luv4quest]

I was super dissapointed when they shut down the studio city location. Then they missed the San Gennaro festival - it was Ray's pizza or something generic like that - Then I tell my friend to call and order a pizza for delivery(she lives like 5 minutes away) and she says they are no longer there. I drive by and it is now Enzo's pizza.....

I shed a tear

[albanosbackonmelrose]

Back open 7261 Melrose

[Peripatetic]

Open now?
Same owner and staff as the original?

Details, plz!

[albanosbackonmelrose]

Open RIGHT NOW Same food, same Anthony Albano, same great pizza, felix and the boys. Some new backers... The sign goes up tomorrow, we did a soft open on Wednesday and will be open all the way through till the grand opening on the 1st.

323 932 0907

[Peripatetic]

Thanks, good to know!

[rftc2121]

they had one of the few respectable pies in the city...and they were around the corner from my gfs. now i guess i'll have to venture to vitos...