Antica Pizzeria

[DrBruin]

Quick questions: Are there 2 locations? 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica and one in Marina Del Rey? If so, has anyone eaten at both and feels one is leaps and bounds better than the other location?

I've eaten at an Antica Pizzeria in Santa Monica... enjoyed the pizza... google seems to point to both these locations with the same internet homepage but the homepage only seems to reference the MDR location. It may be they just are too busy making great pizzas to update their site. ;)

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Antica Pizzeria
13455 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

[ipsedixit]

This thread is almost like a "consumer survey" for a trademark lawsuit. Hilarious.

[CulverJack]

I'm thinking of starting a California themed Anti-Pizza restaurant called Anti-CA Pizza. I think this idea has legs!

Any news on when Antica (which we liked a lot for over a decade in MDR) will be re-opening?

[buttermarblepopcorn]

hee hee.. you made me laugh!

There is no news on their official Facebook page about where or when they'll be reopening.

[lapizzamaven]

rumor has it they'll reopen across the street...not sure when.

[Jeryy]

Pepe Miele who owned Antica Pizza in the Marina is an officially recognized master Neapolitan pizza maker - there are only two in the US. So he'll no doubt open soon in another location.

But living near the Marina, Antica Pizzeria's closing has left a void the Pizzaeria Antica at SM Place can't fill. Luckily a surprising substiute has opened - Pitfire Pizza on Washington Blve, just East of Costco. Surprisingly excellent.

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Antica Pizzeria
13455 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

Pitfire Pizza
108 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

[reality check]

They have different names, Antica Pizzeria and Pizza Antica.

Not sure why there would be confusion, it's not like Oki Dog and Oki's Dog.

[lapizzamaven]

Dont see why thered be confusion either...and Antica (MDR) was the real deal.....cant wait for their re-opening...

[ipsedixit]

They are different.

[bulavinaka]

My first visit to the renovated mall's rooftop restaurant area left me asking the same question. I didn't try the pizza place thinking that I could visit the MdR location any time - the signage didn't seem the same but I figured maybe the MdR location was evolving into a mini-chain and the change included the logo. Then I recall someone on this board mentioning that the two places were not related - similar names and easily confused as being the same. Here's the two separate websites:

The one at the Santa Monica Place is part of a mini-chain based in NorCal (not a bad place to be associated with):

http://www.pizzaantica.com/

Here's the website of the one that we're so familiar with and is now in Pizza Land Limbo:

http://www.anticapizzeria.net/mdr/ind...

I'm glad you enjoyed Pizza Antica in Santa Monica. We'd periodically go to Antica Pizzeria and after breaking the news to my wife about their shutdown and unknown status, we were wondering if Pizza Antica would scratch the itch. Because of this board, I'm familiar with other viable choices around the LA area, but we like to stay local as much as possible...

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Antica Pizzeria
13455 Maxella Ave, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292

[DrBruin]

Thank you for the info... I went to the MdR anticapizzeria.net website and the front page looked an awful lot like the Santa Monica restaurant facade, thus my confusion. However, their menus were different, thus the post..

I enjoyed the Santa Monica Place restaurant. I've been twice... looking on their menu online, I can tell you that I've had the following dishes...and I've enjoyed all of them, but the Broccoli Rabe, Caciocavallo,Burrata and Chili Oil pizza was my favorite. The pizza is all very thin crusted (so if you don't like that style, this place isn't necessarily for you).. The service has been okay to good. My main criticism is that acoustics are not fantastic.

SALAD - Young Field Greens with Fresh Herbs and Toasted Pinenuts with Roasted Chicken
PIZZA - Tomato Sauce, House made Mozzarella and Fresh Basil
PIZZA - TOMATO SAUCE, MOZZARELLA, PEPPERONI
PIZZA - Broccoli Rabe, Caciocavallo,Burrata and Chili Oil
PIZZA - Heirloom Potato, Caramelized Onion and White Truffle Oil
PIZZA - I've had one other pizza but it's not on the menu and I can't recall what was on it other than it was tasty.
PASTA - Handmade Potato Ricotta Gnocchi with Pesto and Sun dried Tomato Cream

[lapizzamaven]

And from the look of 3rd st Antica's menu, its very different...the Roman, almost cracker-like crust doesnt do it for me.

[Kathi22]

Hello :),

oh that sounds so good - I love pizza. I'm from Germany and there we normally have just the thin crusted pizza. So since I'm here ( in Riverside, CA) I'm always searching for an italian restaurant that offers thin crusted pizzas. I think I will defenetly go there ;). But do you know a place in or near Riverside, where I can eat such kind pizzas?????

Thank you so much for you tips in advance!

[Jeryy]

Try Bollini's Pizza just off the 60 in Monterey Park. It's exceptional. You can read my review from a few years ago when it first opened.

[aliris]

Do both these places still exist? Are they comparable? It sounds as if they're both excellent in their own right, though different. Is that fair enough?

Honestly, so confusing....

A child just ate with friends at the SM one and loved it and I thought the family might go, but I'm wondering whether either would be just fine, even if different establishments?!

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Pizza Antica
395 Santa Monica Pl #304, Santa Monica, CA 90401

[bulavinaka]

I've never been to Pizza Antica (the one at the new Santa Monica Place). I think their menu gives clues as to what kind of pizza/food/drink experience one might expect - looks pretty non-Domino's to me. And their roots are NorCal which in my mind is a good thing. They don't mention anything about following any guidelines as does Antica Pizza (in MdR).

http://www.pizzaantica.com/menu.php
http://www.pizzaantica.com/wine-list.php

According to other posters below, no word on where and when Antica Pizza (the one formally in Marina del Rey) is going to reopen...

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Pizza Antica
395 Santa Monica Pl #304, Santa Monica, CA 90401