Pijja Palace, my favorite American Italian Indian sports bar
Fantastic pastas, really good pizza, great wings (not pictured), great drinks, mediocre appetizers. Reservation system sucks but you can walk in and eat at the bar. Limited free parking. Good service.
by Celestron5
30 Comments
devlinontheweb
Been wondering about this place. I live nearby and sometimes see a huge line outside.
Also I highly recommend the spot next door, April 90s Something. Weird name but great food.
semantic_satiation
Weird, I read Eater LA all the time and have never heard of this place.
heath_redux
The food is good, but overpriced and the atmosphere is loud and waitstaff is spread pretty thin. April 90s Something next door is always empty which is a shame because the food there is a much better value. Apples / oranges at a certain point though I guess.
sir_dancealot
After the initial wave of obvious promo on tiktok, I’ve seen nothing but negative reviews of the food here
And I don’t trust LA Eater for a minute it seems that they recommend every restaurant based on it being new and fusiony and having some social media hype.
I get that it’s all in the game but it’s misaligned incentives – if your whole thing is pushing out content recommending new restaurants, you have to lower the bar or there wouldn’t be enough content. There’s not *that* many actually impressive restaurants opening every week or month in LA.
ProbablyOffTask
Beware this restaurant has a 20% service fee with an expectation of an additional tip. Our waiter awkwardly reminded us that it is not a tip twice. They did not get a tip.
trevrichards
Silver Lake is the mecca of overpriced, mediocre food & surcharges. I honestly despise the entire place at this point.
KissmyFoodie
OMG fire
uncleguito
My favorite new restaurant I’ve been to this year. Everything we tried was incredible, and most negative reviews seem to be from folks who expected it to be something completely different (traditional Indian, not a sports bar, etc).
DirtyDreb
Was number 4 served like that?? Like holy shit wipe your plates before you send them expo!
little2sensitive
I loooove the onion rings
chasinjason13
Your favorite what now?
grxccccandice
American Italian Indian sports bar? What’s that lol
TheBeTalls
I see that now that Pijja is mainstream, it’s cool to bash it, but I think it definitely lives up to hype. Unique takes on famous dishes with lots of flavor.
pelagico
I’m really surprised by all the bad reviews here. Yeah Pijja Palace is definitely hyped a lot, but when I went there the first time I felt genuinely surprised and delighted by what they were doing. Like show me another pizza joint Indian fusion sports bar! I like pretty much everything I’ve ordered from there.
Embarrassed_Ad_2377
Wow…. yeah no. I’ll do butter chicken pizza maybe but this is a no for me dawg.
Richie_Video
If you like Indian fusion, don’t sleep on Indi-Mex Eats on Cahuenga. It will light a fire inside your body the likes of which you have never experienced, but worth it imho.
kekehesterprynne
Go go go you mix up sicliano
Angeleno88
I went there last weekend and it was absolutely amazing. I’ll totally go back. I got both of the first 2 items listed and the drinks were good too.
Ohshithereiamagain
Wait, what? Did you say American Italian Indian? That’s like, what the what, I want to go to there! ❤️
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Better-Control-808
I can’t help but share my mixed feelings about Pijja Palace. I’ve been there four times, and it’s been a rollercoaster. On two occasions, it was absolutely terrific—every bite was a burst of flavors that left me wanting more. However, I must admit that the other two visits were downright horrendous. The food was overcooked and burnt, the flavors were completely unbalanced, and it was a dining disaster. Don’t even get me started on the service (in general, I’ve never experienced good service there🥲).
My biggest concern with this place is its inconsistency in quality and taste. It’s frustrating to see such a wide gap between their best and worst performances. This inconsistency might be the reason why Pijja Palace receives such varied reviews. I really hope they can address this issue soon and strive for better consistency!!!
Despite the negative experiences, I can’t deny that when Pijja Palace gets it right, it’s an absolute delight.
_its_a_SWEATER_
Loving these Italo-fusion spots opening up. The Mex-Italian spot in HLP is damn good.
scarpit0
Haven’t lived in CA in a long time, but I hang out in this sub to be inspired by all of the innovative, insane fusion regularly coming out of Los Angeles. I love you guys. 🥹
ps3o-k
Don’t eat here. Service fee and harassment.
rygoo
Lol after the last post I saw I’m calling BS in this
Mingilicious
Looks like someone is trying to do damage control after their narcissistic retaliation against people who give them negative reviews.
bce13
Meh. This place is a hard pass. The owner is an unhinged creep and I’m not paying a 20% service charge for overhyped food.
AndrewAmerican
This subreddit is so weird. Glad you had a great meal! Really enjoyed it too
FooginMurph
I’ve gotten food poisoning from this place like 3 times
Capital_Potato751
I just read a comment about this place on r/AskLosAngeles
I guess some tourist from ATL had a bad experience and left a 2 star review on google. Workers at Pijja Palace found her place of business and left 1 star reviews on google in retaliation.
30 Comments
Been wondering about this place. I live nearby and sometimes see a huge line outside.
Also I highly recommend the spot next door, April 90s Something. Weird name but great food.
Weird, I read Eater LA all the time and have never heard of this place.
The food is good, but overpriced and the atmosphere is loud and waitstaff is spread pretty thin. April 90s Something next door is always empty which is a shame because the food there is a much better value. Apples / oranges at a certain point though I guess.
After the initial wave of obvious promo on tiktok, I’ve seen nothing but negative reviews of the food here
And I don’t trust LA Eater for a minute it seems that they recommend every restaurant based on it being new and fusiony and having some social media hype.
I get that it’s all in the game but it’s misaligned incentives – if your whole thing is pushing out content recommending new restaurants, you have to lower the bar or there wouldn’t be enough content. There’s not *that* many actually impressive restaurants opening every week or month in LA.
Beware this restaurant has a 20% service fee with an expectation of an additional tip. Our waiter awkwardly reminded us that it is not a tip twice. They did not get a tip.
Silver Lake is the mecca of overpriced, mediocre food & surcharges. I honestly despise the entire place at this point.
OMG fire
My favorite new restaurant I’ve been to this year. Everything we tried was incredible, and most negative reviews seem to be from folks who expected it to be something completely different (traditional Indian, not a sports bar, etc).
Was number 4 served like that?? Like holy shit wipe your plates before you send them expo!
I loooove the onion rings
Your favorite what now?
American Italian Indian sports bar? What’s that lol
I see that now that Pijja is mainstream, it’s cool to bash it, but I think it definitely lives up to hype. Unique takes on famous dishes with lots of flavor.
I’m really surprised by all the bad reviews here. Yeah Pijja Palace is definitely hyped a lot, but when I went there the first time I felt genuinely surprised and delighted by what they were doing. Like show me another pizza joint Indian fusion sports bar! I like pretty much everything I’ve ordered from there.
Wow…. yeah no. I’ll do butter chicken pizza maybe but this is a no for me dawg.
If you like Indian fusion, don’t sleep on Indi-Mex Eats on Cahuenga. It will light a fire inside your body the likes of which you have never experienced, but worth it imho.
Go go go you mix up sicliano
I went there last weekend and it was absolutely amazing. I’ll totally go back. I got both of the first 2 items listed and the drinks were good too.
Wait, what? Did you say American Italian Indian? That’s like, what the what, I want to go to there! ❤️
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I can’t help but share my mixed feelings about Pijja Palace. I’ve been there four times, and it’s been a rollercoaster. On two occasions, it was absolutely terrific—every bite was a burst of flavors that left me wanting more. However, I must admit that the other two visits were downright horrendous. The food was overcooked and burnt, the flavors were completely unbalanced, and it was a dining disaster. Don’t even get me started on the service (in general, I’ve never experienced good service there🥲).
My biggest concern with this place is its inconsistency in quality and taste. It’s frustrating to see such a wide gap between their best and worst performances. This inconsistency might be the reason why Pijja Palace receives such varied reviews. I really hope they can address this issue soon and strive for better consistency!!!
Despite the negative experiences, I can’t deny that when Pijja Palace gets it right, it’s an absolute delight.
Loving these Italo-fusion spots opening up. The Mex-Italian spot in HLP is damn good.
Haven’t lived in CA in a long time, but I hang out in this sub to be inspired by all of the innovative, insane fusion regularly coming out of Los Angeles. I love you guys. 🥹
Don’t eat here. Service fee and harassment.
Lol after the last post I saw I’m calling BS in this
Looks like someone is trying to do damage control after their narcissistic retaliation against people who give them negative reviews.
Meh. This place is a hard pass. The owner is an unhinged creep and I’m not paying a 20% service charge for overhyped food.
This subreddit is so weird. Glad you had a great meal! Really enjoyed it too
I’ve gotten food poisoning from this place like 3 times
I just read a comment about this place on r/AskLosAngeles
I guess some tourist from ATL had a bad experience and left a 2 star review on google. Workers at Pijja Palace found her place of business and left 1 star reviews on google in retaliation.