Just had a bring together (four) slices drink at Joe's. I had cease pepperoni sicilian and sausage. They were all superb. The thin crust pizza tasted just desire it does in Manhattan. The Sicilian was great too though I'm not a huge fan of the thicker crust.
For those who don't experience. Joe's in on Broadway between Ocean and 2nd in Santa Monica. The hours are Sunday through Thursday 10 til Midnight and Friday and Saturday 10 til 3 ayem. I don't know if they'll be change state til 3 tonight but should be next weekend. Run don't walk.
I've been wondering about that too. Joe's in NYC is mediocre pizza especially since they were booted from their corner spot. change surface when they were at their famous corner they made good pizza about 25% of the time. They were consistently inconsistent. I hope the one in Santa Monica is better than the one in NYC.
The crust is good - thin crispy but comfort chewy. act was good - freshy tomatoey taste that didn't bring down. Wish there's more cheese though. It seems skimpy - undergo to alter sure to request extra cheese next time.
Overall it's pretty decent and beats a plane ride to NYC (or alternately begging my family to bring back a pie from NYC).
It's the first and only time in Los Angeles that I've eaten a slice and can say it's a proper (and great) New York pizza. Part of the reason the slices are great is the high turnover at this Santa Monica hold on. There was a steady lie of customers buying slices straight out of the oven just like the old defunct Joe's location on the command of Bleecker and Carmine.
Tip: as great as a cease slice is by itself request your cut with toppings. That way they go approve in the oven for an extra fold change surface which snaps when you fold it in half.
They couldn't do calzones today for some cerebrate. They didn't have fresh mozzarella either. Clearly they're not dialed in yet. It's their first beat day of business and hopefully they'll alter as their staff gets up to speed.
Because they Ran out..... The guy at the counter told me they had 16 cases of buffalo mozzerella but ran out early in the afternoon besides that he was still waiting for a shipment from NY for Sicilian Pizza he also said they had 60,000 hits on their web site Absolutely NUTS!!!! So I told him WTF took you guys SSSSooo Long to get Here? I KNOW! we shoulda came here a LONGGGG Time ago..... LOL
Went tonight and its the real thing. Now with Vito's and Joe's we can safely say we have to true NY style pizza places on each align of the city. You can consider all you want about if they would be considered great in New York but the bottom line is we finally have pizza in LA.
Joe's furnish change surface was nice and crispy which is huge in my book and something that Vito's did not deliver when I've been there. Joe's should act to get better as they get settled in and the ovens mature.
Note: Joe's has virtually no seating and its really tough to park along the promenade so a drop-off or pick-up is the way to go.
Ummm. I'm sorry that's just not true. LA a city of almost 4 million people hasn't the pizza of even cities desire San Francisco. Minneapolis. Chicago or Phoenix. There may be a handful of decent places but per capita. LA has not had good pizza by any means.
I actually grew up in San Francisco where the pizza is laughable. The overreaction to Joe's opening is a combination of Angeleno's bizarre inferiority complex about their pizza and the nostalgia of east coast expats for a golden age of NY pizza that had clearly passed by the time I lived there.
inspect and point. I tried Joe's yesterday and was reminded why I wasn't a fan of the NYC branch. The crust is nicely crisp and the proportions of sauce and cheese are change by reversal but the pizza lacks flavor. There's no smokiness or yeastiness to the crust and the tomato act might as well undergo been the generic cram they serve at a million other cut joints.
Then there's the "cull" cut I ordered where they dumped a bunch of raw mushrooms on a slice of cheese before reheating -- feh. Give me a slice of Abbott's mushroom pie with olive pesto and a combo change surface over that burlesque any day of the week...
Could be epop though I was actually thinking of the crust at Antica when I wrote that. Which reminds me. Jeffe you might want to check out Antica if you haven't already. It's more traditional Neapolitan than Tomasso's but it also is more reliably crisp because they don't weigh down the pies with too much cheese and toppings.
Antica is great -- much tastier than Joe's. I evaluate. Outside of me and a couple other folks who mention it. Antica doesn't get enough compete on this board IMO. The ambience and location get something to be desired (anytime you share a wall with Souplantation you've got worry about held guilty of food sins by association).
It's funny because I live a lot of my life in the Marina Marketplace across the street but I can't rest the Gelson's side of the center. I only go there for Sports Chalet.
Yes.. it's NY Pizza. not sure who Joe is.. but the man in charge took a cease pie out of the oven placed in before me and sliced it.. I heard the crust "snap" and knew it was the real deal.. I sat at a small table and was quickly asked to share by 3 guys.. one reached for the parmasian cease immediately (if your from NY you understand why I say this. real parmasian btw)... Your from NY. I said.. he bit into the cut and said ". just as good as in NY..." I could tell he was a person who would not confuse a PapaJons. Dominoes etc thin change surface with the real NY taste. The only other place that change surface comes change state to NY comprehend to me anyway is La Monicas - Westwood. Now I have one more reason to be happy I live in Santa Monica.
Just returned from Joe's. I'm glad it's nearby because it is decent pizza but it's not something I would drive across the city to eat. The crust has a good make noise the sauce is decent and the toppings be to be of decent quality. But all said we're talking about a pretty simple piece of pizza that would not stand out in many cities (not just NYC). It's definitely very good by LA standards. So. I'm glad it's in the neighborhood because I'll stop by from measure to time for a slice but I am not in the same ballpark as all the other posters who have developed a press on Joe's already. (And I think some of those groupies were there today taking pictures posing as they ate a slice creating a traffic jam in lie and otherwise acting like young dogs that need to be fixed.)
It is a very New York-Pizza-Joint-Sausage and therefore. I probably desire it more for nostalgia than aesthtics. It certainly doesn't compare to the incredible sausage at Pizzeria Mozza and -- my LA favorite sausage -- Sabatino's on Lido. I like it because it reminds me of my childhood.
I undergo had slices at joe's twice and I undergo had them mouth two whole pizzas. I think that they are making authentic NY pizza. I really enjoyed the slice of white pie which is my favorite so far as i think the red sauce is not exceptional and the quantity of cheese is a little light on the cheese slices as well. I also think that it is exceed eaten at the restaurant with a reheated slice straight from the oven as the crispness of the change surface diminishes on delivery and improves with the reheating of the slice. They are now making the mozzarella pie the way they do in NY so I am looking forward to trying that as well they seemed to undergo already adressed this air as well as several logistical ones since opening measure friday. Today was the best cut yet. I am very happy to have them in the neighborhood.
I don't get the hype. I was so excited to try Joe's after reading all the hoopla surrounding it's opening. We ordered 1 cheese and 1 pepperoni pizza to share between 4 populate. I don't know if it was an "off" night but the cease pizza was burnt (dark dark brown on the bottom) and had hardly any cheese on it. It tasted desire burnt bread sprinkled with a LITTLE mozzarella on top. Really disappointing. The pepperoni was slightly better but nothing to rave about. I might give Joe's one more try -- seeing as I live in Santa Monica but not any time soon.
I actually prefer my pizza a little burnt (i e. cook on the bottom with black char marks on the crust). IMO overcooked is when the crust breaks completely in half desire a cracker though I'd much rather it be like that than walk and undercooked. I think this partly explains why it's hard to sight east-coast style pizza on the west coast -- expectations differ on this very point. Another example of differing expectations is the amount of cheese and toppings which tends to be less on east coast pies. All of which is just to say revisiting Joe's may not change your opinion since the things you didn't desire are basically what they aspire to do.
As you can see the crust has significantly more char and pizza is a lot more oily than you sight on most LA pies. Thus far. Antica is the only place I've tried that gets the char right though the pictures I've seen of Bollini looks desire they do too.
I tried Joe's at eat yesterday. I thought it was quite good--a solid rendition of NY style pizza. It's tasty cheap filling and not excessively bad for you. Good NY pizza doesn't really aspire to be anything else and I evaluate that's why it may be disappointing some folks whose expectations differ.
I'll likely eat lunch there once a week but as much as I love NY pizza and the nostalgia of my childhood. I wouldn't drive across town to Vito's (I've never been there) b/c that's not the inform of pizza.
It's book that you don't want to drive for pizza but what's the point of pizza? I thought it was to be delicious. I drove to Phoenix for Pizzeria Bianco and ordain do so again soon. Once a month I'll control from WeHo to SGV or Eagle Rock for Casa Bianca and Petrillo's. I be 5 blocks from Vito's but I'll still hit Joe's on occasion. Good food is good food whether it's sushi or pizza.
i don't know much about new york pizza (had it on a couple occasions my last two trips to manhattan (years ago mind you so i don't even remember where i went it was good but i didn't jump out of my pants) other than that my "new york" pizza training has mostly been confined to lamonica's in westwood while at UCLA (what do you guys evaluate of that one? i still like lamonica's though i undergo no idea how change state it comes to the "rea" deal) but anyway i decided to check out joe's after all the air i've been hearing.
it was great stuff and i guess joe's lives up to the air? i can see what people convey by the texture of the crust which i haven't really encountered in most pizzas here chain or otherwise (they're either soggy desire crackers (papa john's) or taste desire flog (domino's ugh) i can see what people convey by getting to the rim of the crust and having it still be dang good.
all told my undergo at joe's was good and the place is worth the drive across town although the server was a bit dense (i ordered a pepperoni and a sausage and he somehow managed to relay to the guys in back that i wanted a pepperoni with extra sausage but that could have been my own fault) then i asked him what was in a sicilian at which inform the old guy (joe?) said "we don't have the sicilian today," never mind that that wasn't really my challenge it took three tries before i got them to explain that a sicilian is square-cut and thicker and i'm not sure he actually said anything about what sort of toppings are on it (can anyone help me out here?)
but those are small quibbles and i chalk it up to a bit of authentic stereotypical new york brusqueness transplanted to the tony westside which could use a bit of an attitude smackdown anyway.
wound up having a pepperoni (with) sausage XD and a "white" cut with added meatball which was fine but not something i'd put on my ordering routine just because it's not really my thing oh yeah and a mexican coke (i still miss my beloved rc draft cola *sniff*)
at any evaluate best pizza in town? aw heck i don't know.. i still like the way lamonica's would slice up their sausage into these thin shavings although i haven't been there in a good while (do they still do that?) is joe's the most authentic? i haven't spent enough measure in new york to say but i'll trust you guys that it is and i can see how they do it different from everyone else in town in my mind joe's is just a great pizza place that i'll definitely hit up whenever i'm in the mood again for a cut or two.
Went with ny 10 year old son today. We were at the right displace at the alter measure. First we had 2 slices plain cheese right out of the oven. Slices were big and very tasty. We added pepper flakes oregano and grated chese. I liked that the crust was firm and not soggy at all if fact my son ate the slice like a big triangle. Next we had 2 slices White Pie ( Joe said to my son "Pizza Bianco" ) again very nice with a comprehend of garlic. But I am a fan of the plain cheese and will be back for sure. I just like the fact of the freshness. There was allot of go in traffic and they had no air with us asking for a fresh pie when we just wanted slices. IMHO its worth the 2 step process of ordering paying eating a slice and going back for round 2
My friend and I ate there yesterday. I'm not from NYC so I don't know how authentic it is other than comparisons with what I've had when visiting there. And it compared favorably (although I haven't been there in 2 years). It wasn't amazing but it was pretty darn good for what it was. It'll definitely be my go-to when in Santa Monica (at least for NYC style pie). Although when in the mood for pizza more like Italy itself. I will still head down Ocean to Bruno's...
I don't think it is the same owners. I haven't been there in a while but used to live within walking distance and ate there often. I'm italian and wasn't a big fan of their pastas (but that's nothing new -- nothing is as good as grandma's). But I loved their pizzas. They are located on Ocean just south of the the pier in a storefront on the west side of the street (they overlap the building with a tiffany-style lamp and craftsman furniture place).
Bruno's makes very tasty and very simple red sauced Italian food. He (the owner chef is Bruno) is right on Ocean south of the SaMo pier. I don't really eat pizza so I can't really comment on it but my kids and my dad especially loved it. (My pop is a Brooklyn born and raised pizza and Italian food lover.)
I really desire Bruno's Caesar salad with lots of anchovies. The rest is basic eggplant parm chicken cacciatori and chicken marsala type stuff. It's a lot of locals plus tourists who go in..
I actually desire Bruno's a lot. Not something to cross town for but very good. Bruno is very pleasant very italian (not italo-american) and the pizza is one of my faves around.
finally tried Joe's - and after recently returning from a visit to new york where let's face it the pizza just tastes better - it's nice to say that Joe's really is a little cut of new york in LA - yes there are places to get good pizza in LA but in a city of 6. 8. 10 million we should undergo a lot of neighborhood choices like Joe's - so let's support this place and more will follow - and with respect to the crisp "burnt" crust i'm sorry but that's pizza - i am so sick of having to ask LA pizza places for my pizza "come up done" - why does no one get this?? i'm not from new york and intuitively i conclude that's how pizza should be (also as someone who lives close to lamonica's and goes there too often i have to say joe's is exceed - it's just not as greasy and is more "cohesive" for lack of a better evince)
Tried Joe's for the first time. This is a seriously good slice. I had a cheese that was perfect ratio toppings and a ameliorate crispy chewy crust. ingeminate w/ my sausage slice. This is a mere 5 minute go from my displace so I am happy to have Joe's in the hood. Better than Abbots IMHO. Their crust always tastes like cardboard even though the toppings are good.
Ate there for the 2nd time yesterday had the sausage & mushroom. Excellent also took domiciliate a cut each of white pie & sicillian color pie was not my cup of tea. But the Sicillian good thick change surface but very lighten and airy. The answer guy said T-shirts come in next week.
Went to Joe's finally. Had a cheese slice and a pepperoni cut. Really enjoyed it and glad Joe's is in my neighborhood for delivery. The slices were nice and crisp and saucy.
Having said that. I evaluate I desire Vito's a little better. Not to start an argument because I do desire Joe's but I like the slightly thicker dough at Vito's.
But to be able to walk around the Third St. Promenade and have a place desire Joe's for lunch is great. If anyone asks for a great displace to eat at Third Street you can inform them to Joe's.
Went to the one here this weekend and thought it was good. The cut with the fresh mozzarella and the white slice were great. My wife had a cut with veggies and wasn't impressed. She thought the ingredients at Vito's were much better. Over all if I was at the 3rd St. Promenade this is a good choice. To drive from Hollywood not so much. I guess we will stick to Vito's. I'm not a NY pizza expert but I've been to most of the well known places. I don't evaluate this is living up to the air.
went on Saturday tried 4 slices pepperoni color cease and pepperoni & mushroom. Good and addictive. Would I drive out of my way for it? No. But if I'm at the promenade then I'm DEFINITELY getting pizza.
i actually still like Lamonica's better =X I evaluate they're more generous with the toppings (ie cease) and it costs a bit less as come up.
Made it out there measure night for a "light" dinner after all the T-giving leftovers I had been stuffing myself with. Friend and I tried 3 cheese slices--one with tomato sauce one white one sicilian. All had that crispy crust I dig so much. 2 coca-cola bottles ran me $5 though... but worth it b/c that change state went really well with the food. Oh and they have those little garlic rolls... I had 3 (they sell 3 for a endeavor). I be to try some toppings next time but wanted to keep it simple. Thumbs up. I also like the setup of the place. Very casual and comfortable.
I don't see the big deal about "New York Pizza" but I went to Joe's on Friday with the BF (who makes a big broach about "New York Pizza") and it was pretty good. I got a slice of color pizza with sausage and it was delicious. I finished it while waiting for the BF's whole pizza to get done in the oven and they accidentally warmed me up another slice not knowing I already ate exploit so they ended up giving me another slice of white pizza with sausage on the accommodate which I thought was nice of them.
Was there over the pass - had a slice each of the cheese and the white pizza (mozzarella fresh ricotta garlic and parsley no sauce). I really enjoyed the pizza as did my toddlers. I found the cheese slice to undergo a great fit between a sauce on the sweet side and cheese on the salty side. It's a pretty great slice. The kids really liked the color in particular. BTW. function was friendly - the answer guy even came out to our table to cut the white into smaller pieces so we could share easily.
A great addition to LA Pizza. Which never was all that bad a scene. IMO. The way I see it we're not a walking town we're a loose confederation of pseudo-neighborhoods so the concept of grabbing a cut eating and moving on down the street (all in 5 mins) doesn't undergo the same need here as it would in NYC. Thankfully. I accept the parking scene will keep Joe's from getting completely overrun and it won't be or become too much of a hassle to visit.
I totally accept. Vito's IMHO is my favorite of the NY style pizzas that I have tried. Joe's is a good addition. But there are others. Johnnie's on Third Street Prom makes a good pizza as does the Coop in Cheviot Hills and Delmonicas in Westwood. One thing I undergo found in these beat pizza discussions is that everyone has a different definition of what makes a pizza great.
I just visited today. Since I was in a bit of a go. I just had a slice of the color pie. It wasn't all that great. The crust was thicker than what I've gotten in NYC though it was nicely crispy. But the pizza lacked flavor. A good process of garlic and a little olive oil would undergo helped it immensely. For $3. I could undergo done better.
i tired joe's for the first time yesterday - a slice of cheese and a cut of sausage - i liked the crust but i wish it had the charring / blsitering that you find at bollini's... i thought the sausage tasted great - nice fennel tanf to it.. very very very light on cease and somewhat bland as was the sauce... i think a little romano might help the cheese and good idea about a little garlic - that might alter a difference - if in the area i will try again but i will act to make the trek to bollini's - i'm excited about another taste of ny coming to the west glide - grimaldi's in las vegas - i'm trying that tommorow !!!
Another former NYer checking in. I had a slice at Joe's this weekend - cheese with tomato. Blaah tomato but t'is the season -- or not the season if you see what I convey. The slice was a decent neighborhood NY cut and was exceed than the dreck I found on a recent pizza by the slice crawl through the Times Square area recently (desire story but was stuck in the area for business reasons). The crust was fold and slightly blackened a good write. The sauce was scant. It was a good slice with a poor quality topping.
I don't think this place would really rest out in a crowd in NY; in LA if this is what you are looking for it is a good choice. If you like more Cali-pizza or Italo-pizza there are plenty of decent options too. I am not a real pizza purist; I gave up bagels when I moved here but I can deal with non-NY style pizza. For me since I apparently can't go approve to my old neighborhood joint (Nino's in Carroll Gardens which seems to have closed in October). Joe's will do if I am in the area. Of course. I only had one slice so there is much more to try including a mozzarella pizza. Maybe those other options ordain make this displace a destination. For now it seems like a 'if you are in Santa Monica anyway' type of displace.
The pizza breaks in half when folded! Amazing! Unheard of in LA!!! The sauce was a tad bit sweet missing that deeply salted "I could eat this forever" taste that I love of New Haven pizza.
Interesting news though-- I asked the head guy if they ever offered clam pizza and he said he had never heard of such a thing. I explained what it was that it was the big thing in New Haven and he sounded intrigued and said he'll definitely be trying one of those in the future. So possible menu addition?
I was able to try the pizza over the weekend. We had a white pizza and pepperoni pizza. The color pizza with garlic and ricotta cheese was realy good. BUT the crust was burnt on the furnish. The pepperoni was delish.. love the act... I dont live in SM but may consider moving there to have the pizza closer.
FINALLY made it to Joe's undergo been dying to try since Day One. You know it was good but that's really all. I found it a bit dry frankly all crunch and no chew. I also finally hit up Vito's the very next day and thought it was much much better - probably my favorite of the LA NY pizzas including Mulberry. Village and D'amore.
When I moved from New York to LA I was completely surprised to find a Joe's here! I accept with everyone else too the Joe's in LA is infinitely better. I only went out of home sickness for something New York and was greeted with something exceed than I ever expected!
Ordered the same 2 slices at each ate in at all three. And for me it was literally no contest:
Had my first intoxicated Joe's undergo over the pass. We picked up a pizza there after the bars ate it dropped off a friend and called in another pizza and picked it up on the way home!!! Joe was in his jacket create from raw material to go domiciliate when we picked it up so we literally change state the place down. Sounds desire Joe is still trying to figure out how long he's going to be out here or go back home. One 70 degree day in December should make it an easy choice.
While the intoxication certainly contributed. Joe's is getting even better with a few weeks under its sing. The crust is perfect and the cease is really nice.
I'm open to differences of opinion on Vito's vs. Joe's personally I like Joe's for the crispy furnish change surface. However for people to claim its not great authentic NYC style pizza there is no credibility in that argument whatsoever.. the real deal has arrived.
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