Best westside pizza?

[danielle7171]

Any good recommendations for pizza delivery on the Westside, BESIDES Maria's Italian Kitchen? Perhaps there was a previous discussion on this that I missed...

[jdwdeville]

Just curious why noone has mentioned it yet, but Bravo Pizza on Main is owned by a NYC pizza joint-owning family. It wasn't bad when I tried it, underseasoned but with a \n excellent crust. However, the menu screams about the "love" that goes into the food and everything they do and I DID NOT feel the love from the guy who answered the phone.

[Ernie]

Yes, see my recent review of Pavich's Brick Oven Pizzeria in San Pedro for proof of this.

[kevin]

do you have a link to your recent review of pavichs, i just read a review of it in the times. smoked beef prosciutto pizzas as well as garlic-laced sausage sandwiches by way of croatia, im so there.

[Ernie]

Here you go:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/6120...

[duhitsvictoria]

"Slice" is really great. We had pizza delivered at 930 last sunday night and it wasn't dry or anything that you might expect to be delivered on a sunday night near closing time. It was honestly so great that I actually brought it up to my boyfriend again today, just remarking on how good it was. Definitely NY style pizza though, if that's what you're looking for...
I get to NY often enough and my boyfriend grew up there -- Slice & Joe's are the only ones we've found that are close.

[a_and_w]

There's lots:

Joe's
Richie Palmer's (until they close in a month or so)
Dagwood's (I like the crust ordered extra thin)
Abbott's (anything with olive pesto and a combo crust)
Vito's
Lamonica's

[sherpa50]

I think Pitfire on Westwood delivers, although like Mulberry & Vito's it suffers from the time lapse - all three are so much better fresh from the oven. Jacopo's delivers, too - now on South Beverly Drive.

[Servorg]

There is also a Johnnie's NY Pizza on the SE corner of Olympic and Barrington (the old Jacopo's location) that delivers and they do both a thin and regular crust pie.

[bulavinaka]

I really liked Jacopo's but I guess others didn't.

[ipsedixit]

Pizzarito.
http://www.pizzarito.net/

[joshekg]

I'd order delivery from Joe's Pizza in Santa Monica. They do a regular pie as well as sicilian - it's cash only btw.

[mdpilam]

I'd have to second this. I'd probably put Lamonica's next, or just skip pizza, b/c there's not too much to get excited about. A little further east is my favorite in LA, Mulberry Street (in BH) and Vito's (on La Cienega) is 2nd.

[anothernotch]

Agree with these recommendations. My only hesitation with take-out/delivery from Mulberry is that I find that the crust is so thin that when you take the pie to go as opposed to eating in fresh at the restaurant, it tends to get a bit dried out.

[Harry Nile]

I often get thin-crust pizza to reheat hours later. It works if they cook it only half through, and the crust isn't that ultra-thin or cracker-style.

[a_and_w]

Wait...you find the crust is too dry when you get the pie to go? My problem is always the reverse -- droopy, soggy, crust from the steam. I always crisp mine up in the oven or a frying pan.

[jdwdeville]

oh how lucky do I feel to fire the opening salvo in what can only become a CH war!
I like Wildflour on Main in SM for delivery. Thicker crust, TONS of cheese, and good toppings. Their signature pizzas are a good bet, too, as the individual toppings can get pricey. On that note, BTW, since when did pizza night begin to cost $30? sheesh.

[NAspy]

If you like NY style pizza there are now three places I frequent that all approximate that style -- The Coop on National, Victor Jr's on Washington Blvd and LaRocco's in Culver City on Main Street. They all deliver -- the Coop is probably the most "pure" in style (and some would say the best -- I like them all) and LaRocco's probably the most upscale.

I pick up so I don't know how their delivery times fare.

[bulavinaka]

Second on all three of your recs. Also, Abbot's Pizza in Venice and Santa Monica is really good, but not NY-style. I personally like the Venice location.

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Abbot's Pizza Co
1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, CA 90291

Victor Jr's
10113 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232

LaRocco's Pizzeria
3819 Main St, Culver City, CA 90232

Coop Pizza
10006 National Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034

[Mattapoisett in LA]

I think I would agree on all counts

[kevin]

is the coop pizza really that great, ive only tried a slice there before and it was all right.

[Dommy]

The coop is simplicity... nothing WOW... just a good slice... which is world better than most of the pie slung around here...

--Dommy!

[Mattapoisett in LA]

It's more Boston than NY so for me it is the Taste I grew up with. Plus the woman who owns it is a sweetie which by the way is what she calls every one who walks in the door.

[sherpa50]

Funny you would say that - I grew up in WLA, still live here, but have only been to the Coop once (my sister is a fan, though). I stopped by for a slice awhile back & the woman at the counter was so mean to the pizza maker & very abrupt with the customers that I swore no matter how great the pizza was I would never return. Maybe it was a different woman? I can't imagine this woman calling anyone "sweetie" - she didn't seem nice at all. The pizza was just ok by my standards.

[danielle7171]

Thank you for reading my mind! I forgot to mention that I DO like NY style. Will definately try these. Hopefully they deliver to West LA. I also like gourmet-ish pizza if done right.

[bulavinaka]

Abbot's does something along the lines of gourmet-ish, or maybe different would be more descriptive. The crust is described as bagel dough - doesn't seem like bagels to me but it's good. They do a lot of different topping and sauce options, as well as seasonings on the crust. The slices that set them apart for me are the wild mushroom and the salad pizza.

[luhkee]

Salad pizza! I had them layer it with good salami before piling on the salad...so delicious.