Pizza Cafe LA has 7 different styles and I have no idea which to try first. Heard nothing but good things. 🤔 🍕
Pizza Cafe LA has 7 different styles and I have no idea which to try first. Heard nothing but good things. 🤔 🍕
by CodMilt
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kickthesockpuppet
I have only been a few times (and not very recently – they might have improved). Their Neapolitan, if I’m honest, was not to my taste* – but the ‘Detroit Special’ (the one with mozzarella) was excellent.
*Both times I ordered it, I felt it could have done with 30 more seconds in the oven
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shimonlemagne
Their Detroit style is amazing! Unless it’s changed, you usually have to let them know ~ 1 hour in advance for a Detroit pie
geeseherder0
Edit – What are Grandma, New Haven, and Tavern styles?
No Chicago?
stevekrueger
Had the New York and the Detroit. Both were memorable. The guy baking the pies there is the real deal. Loves to make pizza.
awesometown3000
aint no way they can do 7 very different styles well…. Each one has separate baking times and prep-times and needs a ton of practice. I’d rather go to a spot that does one style correctly.
YourRedditFriend
I had it a long time ago, maybe a year into him starting. All the pizzas were undercooked and there was an actual hole (don’t know why) in the center of the pizza. Floppyy, and soggy. Maybe he’s gotten a bit better at it, but I’d rather go a short distance over to [**Hot Tongue**](https://www.hottonguepizza.com/).
MberrysDream
I’ve tried the neapolitan, detroit, tavern, and new haven styles here. The owner is a really nice guy and obviously passionate about pizza. Everything I’ve tried has been solid, but I do think he’s a bit heavy handed with the cheese for a tavern or NH style pie, and in need of maybe 30s-1m longer in the oven. In the past, I’ve asked him to go light on the cheese and the result was closer to my expectations for those styles. Overall I’d recommend it.
el_pinko_grande
Mmmm, for me the order would go Tavern-> Detroit-> Grandma-> Sicilian-> New Haven -> New York -> Neapolitan.
Patois_Christmas
sidebar, one of the better chicken parm sandwiches in LA. Lovely owner too.
joshsteich
I’ve had the Detroit with veggie pepperoni three times now. The first time, it was one of the best pies I’ve had in my life—better than any I ever had in Michigan growing up. The second was pretty good but basically started to get too greasy as it cooled from being fresh out of the oven. Still, a B+ pie. The third was super greasy and just Ok. In that awkward place where it was still better than 75% of the pizza in LA but so far down from the pinnacle that it was a palpable disappointment. It was the pizza equivalent to the Dodgers getting swept by the Diamondbacks.
I tried the New Haven once. It was Ok, but didn’t seem special.
quitebuttery
IMHO their New Haven pie is the clear leader. Tavern Style is kind of the same thing, too.
MrExplosionFace
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pistolpxte
That’s crazy. Super cool thing to offer. I think pizza rock in Vegas does that too but they’re massive with a huge staff.
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I have only been a few times (and not very recently – they might have improved). Their Neapolitan, if I’m honest, was not to my taste* – but the ‘Detroit Special’ (the one with mozzarella) was excellent.
*Both times I ordered it, I felt it could have done with 30 more seconds in the oven
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Their Detroit style is amazing! Unless it’s changed, you usually have to let them know ~ 1 hour in advance for a Detroit pie
Edit – What are Grandma, New Haven, and Tavern styles?
No Chicago?
Had the New York and the Detroit. Both were memorable. The guy baking the pies there is the real deal. Loves to make pizza.
aint no way they can do 7 very different styles well…. Each one has separate baking times and prep-times and needs a ton of practice. I’d rather go to a spot that does one style correctly.
I had it a long time ago, maybe a year into him starting. All the pizzas were undercooked and there was an actual hole (don’t know why) in the center of the pizza. Floppyy, and soggy. Maybe he’s gotten a bit better at it, but I’d rather go a short distance over to [**Hot Tongue**](https://www.hottonguepizza.com/).
I’ve tried the neapolitan, detroit, tavern, and new haven styles here. The owner is a really nice guy and obviously passionate about pizza. Everything I’ve tried has been solid, but I do think he’s a bit heavy handed with the cheese for a tavern or NH style pie, and in need of maybe 30s-1m longer in the oven. In the past, I’ve asked him to go light on the cheese and the result was closer to my expectations for those styles. Overall I’d recommend it.
Mmmm, for me the order would go Tavern-> Detroit-> Grandma-> Sicilian-> New Haven -> New York -> Neapolitan.
sidebar, one of the better chicken parm sandwiches in LA. Lovely owner too.
I’ve had the Detroit with veggie pepperoni three times now. The first time, it was one of the best pies I’ve had in my life—better than any I ever had in Michigan growing up. The second was pretty good but basically started to get too greasy as it cooled from being fresh out of the oven. Still, a B+ pie. The third was super greasy and just Ok. In that awkward place where it was still better than 75% of the pizza in LA but so far down from the pinnacle that it was a palpable disappointment. It was the pizza equivalent to the Dodgers getting swept by the Diamondbacks.
I tried the New Haven once. It was Ok, but didn’t seem special.
IMHO their New Haven pie is the clear leader. Tavern Style is kind of the same thing, too.
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That’s crazy. Super cool thing to offer. I think pizza rock in Vegas does that too but they’re massive with a huge staff.
this is an ad posted by them trying to generate organic traffic