ISO coal fired pizza
hello, i have had very good Coal Fired pizza (at Lambardis (sp?) in ny and anthony's in florida) and would like to find some in los angeles. It has a unique taste from the special ovens. I live on the westside but could drive almost anywhere. Thanks
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A5 KOBE
Nov 19, 2012 02:19 PM
A weekend vacation to Las Vegas will suffice if you really wanted it. Grimaldi's fires coal oven pizza throughout LV and it tastes exactly the same as the Brooklyn location.
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re: A5 KOBE
I am not a big fan of Grimaldi's, having gone to their Brooklyn store and their Phoenix store, and been disappointed in both. John's on Bleeker St in NYC is heads and shoulders over Grimaldi. The point of this answer is to tell you that just because they use a coal fired oven is not a good enough reason to expect an excellent pie. An excellent pie is always in the hands of the Pizziolo, who hopefully makes the dough as well as constructs the pie. Lucky me, tomorrow night I will be having several pies with my family at Pizzeria Bianco. They use a wood fired oven.
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re: A5 KOBE
Actually, the LV version is not exactly the same as Brooklyn Grimaldi's. I prefer the Brooklyn version the best and prefer it over John's on Bleeker St too. The sauce has a more vibrant tomato flavor and the mozzarella at Brooklyn Grimaldi's is super bright white compared to those others.
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re: Ernie
A5 KOBE
Nov 20, 2012 03:47 PM
The Brooklyn location is so crowded that the bricks in the ovens do not stay hot enough for the crusts to fully crisp. If anything, I have had better pies at the LV location. Same slightly acidic sauce and mozzarella.
The Brooklyn location is all gimmick, a foodie tourist trap if you ask me. I too prefer John's. But this is about coal fired pizza.
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gaylenwaydelich
Feb 3, 2008 09:53 AM
Port Town Cafe in San Pedro has a wood burning oven. Great little gem and good pizza. Nothing fancy. Pizza runs between $8 - $12.
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none to be had in la like others have already replied. i hear you though and agree whole heartedly. the best pizzas i've ever had have all been from coal brick ovens. for those out there that have not yet tried, move that to the top of your to do list.
closest you'll find is in vegas at another branch of grimaldi's (joining existing multiple locations in phoenix).
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DanaB
Feb 2, 2008 02:38 PM
There are no coal fired pizzerias in Los Angeles. A couple of places have wood-fired ovens, which is the closest you will get here, including Mozza Pizzeria, Il Capriccio Pizzeria and Nicky D's. Mozza is the closest to the westside, on Highland and Melrose.
http://www.mozza-la.com/pizzeria/about.cfm
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Das Ubergeek
Feb 2, 2008 02:35 PM
There are no coal ovens in the Los Angeles area. There are very few in New York, either -- Lombardi's got grandfathered in.
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Servorg
Feb 2, 2008 11:41 AM
Southern California Air Quality Management District says "NO COAL" for you!
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re: tk421
There was a BBQ at Fig & Sunset years ago and they used wood inside, they had to spend thousands and thousands to meet AQMD guidlines. When BBQ King took over they just moved the smoking outside and there you have it, no problems. I think it would just be so expensive to have coal or wood fired in doors.
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scottca075
Nov 19, 2012 07:29 AM
I know this is an old thread, but I had to comment.
I have a friend who had a coffee shop in Costa Mesa where he roasted his own beans on site. He was getting so popular he wanted to move to a larger space across the street.
The AQMD told him he'd need to install some devices on his roaster that were going to cost about $25,000, so he didn't move, didn't expand his business and was so embittered over the 18 month process that he went through he wound up selling his business and moving to Montana.
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