pizza

It is a good thing I love pizza, because at this point I have eaten more average slices than I can count.  As soon as I get a place that is even slightly above average I will probably praise the Pizza Gods.  I am even starting to think that the average pizza I am eating now taste pretty good, but I know better.  The pizza place I ate at today is called Asparagus Pizza, simply because they have a

Today I tried a place called Angeli- Caffe. It is kind of hidden on Melrose Ave between a shoe store and tattoo shop or something else entirely. This is another fancy Italian restaurant. Not fancy in the sense of having to dress up and spend a lot of money, it is somewhat casual, but fancy in kind of a high profile L.A. way. That being said, I actually enjoyed eating there.Today I didn’t sit

On my pizza journey I have discovered many interesting things about pizza.  One of which I never gave much thought to mainly because its not really that interesting.Pizza Boxes.  They are all made the same.  All the same cardboard cutouts, as anyone who's ever worked in a pizza shop can tell you, as they put together their 50th box of the day.  The one thing  I found interesting was the picture

LaRocco's Pizzeria: Main St. Culver CityOverall: ∆∆∆∆1/2DiVita's Pizzeria: 11916 Wilshire Blvd. West LAOverall: ∆∆∆1/2Shalom Pizza: 8715 Pico BlvdOverall: ∆∆∆Lamonicas NY Pizza: WestWood, UCLA area Overall: ∆∆∆The Coop Pizza: 10006 National Blvd. Right under the 10 freewayOverall: ∆∆∆D'Amores Famous Pizza: Westwood Village (UCLA)Overall: ∆∆∆Pazzo Pizzeria: Olympic and Sepulveda West

Here are the Pizza Joints on the farthest West coast.(Includes west of Centinela Ave and north and south along the coast from Malibu to Long Beach)Antica Pizzeria: 13455 Maxella Ave. Marina Del Rey Overall: ∆∆∆∆1/2Joe's Pizza: 111 Broadway Ave./ Ocean Ave. Overall: ∆∆∆1/2Abbot's Pizza Co: 1407 Abbot Kinney blvd (also Pico ) Overall: ∆∆∆1/2Richie Palmer's Pizzeria: 1355 Ocean Ave / Arizona

Here is the pizza I've found in the East area of L.A. or Regular L.A. area(this includes everything east of Western Blvd essentially.)(This is not actually East LA, it is just areas in a very general east direction)From Best to WorstFolliero's: Highland Park Overall: ∆∆∆∆Los Angeles Pizza Company: Downtown 712 Figueroa St Overall: ∆∆∆1/2Il Capriccio: where Hollywood Blvd meets Sunset

Here are all the Beverly Hills Pizza Joints I've found. Ranked from Good to not as good.Al Gelato: Robertson / Wilshire Overall: ∆∆∆ 1/2Mulberry Street Pizzeria: 240 S. Beverly Dr (also 347 N, Canon Dr.) Overall: ∆∆∆ 1/2Trattoria Amici: Doheny/Santa Monica Overall: ∆∆∆1/2Il Buco Pizzeria: 107 N Robertson Overall: ∆∆ 1/2Jacopo’s: 326 S. Beverly Dr (also Pacific Palisades)

Here are are the Pizza Joints in The Valley AreaIn order from good to badPitfire Pizza Co: 5211 Lankershim Blvd NOHO (also downtown)Overall: ∆∆∆∆Pagliacci's: 3990 Vantage Ave Studio CityOverall: ∆∆∆1/2La Pizza (Kosher): 12515 Burbank Blvd North HollywoodOverall: ∆∆∆Leaning Tower Pizza: 14120 Ventura Blvd Sherman OaksOverall: ∆∆∆1/2Ravanelli's Pizza: 8456 Reseda Blvd. NorthridgeOverall: ∆∆∆1/

This is a big place with two different things going on, one corner they have a nice little Italian restaurant, with a buffet style display showing lasagna and other pastas.  On the other side is a full Italian gourmet market, and deli.  On top of that, in the middle of the whole place, or rather when you walk in the door, is a cooler of different flavors of ice cream.  I didn't of course have any