Best Pizza in Southern California

[cfam4]

I was wondering if anyone knows where I can get the BEST pizza in Southern California? I live in the geater Los Angeles area, and I have yet to find a good pizza.

[Bradbury]

My two favorite pizzas in the area are the corn&sausage pie at Zelo, and the Croatian pizza at Pavich's (the original take-out location; just drive a few blocks south and eat it by the lighthouse at Pt. Fermin park).

Of course, these are about as different as two pizzas can be (unless you count the sweet-potato-mousse wackiness in K-town) and on the opposite ends of the LA metro area... so you can see why it's impossible to reach any consensus on the "best pizza" question.

[ipsedixit]

Look at this site: http://losangelespizza.blogspot.com/

It's my go-to when I want to figure out if a new place is worth checking out.

[lapizzamaven]

Antica Pizzeria in MDR is definitely the best in the area...Neapolitan style. Joe's and Vito's for NY style,both are somewhat inconsistent...and Mozza for the most flavorful pizza in a Cal/artisanal style...One of these should satisfy you!

[OCAnn]

Here's a similar thread that was started long ago, but remains current:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/57860 | Best Pizza in Los Angeles (& surrounding)????!!

[J.L.]

Please be a bit more specific. New York style? Chicago-style deep dish? Roman/Italian-style? Sicilian? Fusion-style? Chain-Delivery? Here are my picks:

NYC: Joe's of Bleecker Street
Chicago: Masa
Italian: Cafe Angelino
Sicilian: Again, Joe's of Bleecker Street
Fusion: no recommendation (CPK?)
Chain-Delivery: Anything but Domino's

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Cafe Angelino
8735 W 3rd St, Los Angeles, CA 90048

[cfam4]

Wow, I really didn't realize there were so many different types. Thanks for your recommendations, I appreciate it.

[sushigirlie]

My picks

NYC: Tomato Pie
Chicago: Tony's in Placentia
Sicilian: Tomato Pie
Upscale/pretentious: Mozza
Delivery: Tomato Pie
Overall: Zelo

[ns1]

tomato pie grandma > *

(I have not yet been to Mozza)

[Burger Boy]

Masa really is nothing like a deep dish or stuffed Chicago style pizza. Vito's does a great N.Y. Pie. Petrillo's is good thick crust and they make a great thin crust if you ask. Casa Bianca is what a Chicago thin crust pizza is like. Zelo's does a great fusion pizza. Antica does a great Neopolitan pie.

[Servorg]

"Masa really is nothing like a deep dish or stuffed Chicago style pizza."

If you compare photos of a deep dish from Masa's as seen here:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.echoparkchamber.com/i/mbrs/masa_chicago_deep_dishpl4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.echoparkchamber.com/memberdetail.php%3Fdetail%3D27&usg=__axnqyBbt2wKZoJCJ_L4TL164OrY=&h=476&w=700&sz=113&hl=en&start=29&zoom=1&tbnid=14DK52S8mVbhjM:&tbnh=127&tbnw=167&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmasa%2Bpizza%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1024%26bih%3D574%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C912&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=438&vpy=262&dur=3945&hovh=185&hovw=272&tx=153&ty=120&ei=-yzhTNXgHJC8sQO-yaCLCg&oei=cCzhTJC_Foe2sAP2-KW4Cg&esq=3&page=3&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:29&biw=1024&bih=574

vs a Lou Malnati deep dish pie here:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=h...

It's hard to say why you think that the Masa pizza is not a legit version of a Chicago style deep dish pie? I mean, yeah it's got a cornmeal crust. But that's about the only difference as far as I know of.

[Burger Boy]

Does the Masa pie have cheese on the bottom, then meat, then sauce topped with parmesan?

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Masa Restaurant
2063 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107

[Burger Boy]

To be fair, I just looked at the picture and that pic looks nothing like the pie I had when they first opened, it does look a little more like a Chicago pie these days. I will have to stop in and try it again.