(818) 781-2551

15232 Victory Blvd
Van Nuys, CA 91411 34.1865 -118.4653

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Neighborhoods: Van Nuys, South Valley

Price:

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Last updated 6.04.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Family Style Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Carry Out

Cuisine:

Pizza, Italian

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What People Are Saying About Lido Pizza

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In Short – An entrance facade surrounded by cemented rocks and tapestry-patterned curtains screams of a restaurant happily trapped in the Brady Bunch-era. For more than 40 years, patrons have been requesting made-to-order pizzas like Lido's Choice, which is topped with mushrooms, sausage and bell peppers. It's also possible to request personal touches, such as spicy pizza or extra thick dough. Other menu items include homemade pasta with meat sauce or the lighter tomato and basil.

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Save Time:
Patrons can call ahead to pick up dinner using takeout curbside service. It's available Sunday through Thursday from 5pm to 9pm, and Friday and Saturday until 10pm.
When to Go:
The popular family night on Mondays features cheese pizza, a choice of pasta, house salads and garlic bread. All-inclusive prices are based on the number of diners.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Pleasant, family place, very comfortable.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “But Lido's has the best pizza in Los Angeles, bar none.”
food quality
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “This place has great pizza if you like gooey cheese - and I do!”
  2. “The Lido salad is the best!”
  3. “The meat sauce is really, really, tasty and fresh.”
  4. “By far, Lido's Pizza is the best for flavor, natural (gooey) cheeze, delicious toppings, and most of all, CONSISTENCY!”
  5. “This place is weird but the pizza was decent.”
  6. “You can count on Lido's to have delicious food every time you go there.”
  7. “The homemade pasta is awesome!”
  8. “More mediocre pizza in the valley”
  9. “The best pizza west of the Mississippi!”
  10. “And the garlic bread was pretty delicious.”
  11. “Delicious authentic italian food, big portions”
  12. “have been going to Lido's for 20 years, and the pizza is as good Today as the first time I ever tried it!”
  13. “The pizza was yummy and cheesy.”
  14. “Good pizza, nice place, great specials”
  15. “Great food, rude waiter”
  16. “We LOVE that salad.”
  17. “But Lido's has the best pizza in Los Angeles, bar none.”
  18. “The pizza is great best in town!”
  19. “It is fresh buttery and all kinds of delicious.”
  20. “The marinara is also yummy.”
  21. “good pizza”
  22. “It is not the best pizza ever but it is pretty good.”
  23. “especially love the spaghetti with meat sauce.”
  24. “They have wonderful hot rolls too, ask for a small side of meat sauce to dip it in---yummy!”
  25. “suggest the family value meals if ordering anything other than pizza.”
  26. “great food”
  27. “The pizza is made to order (thick or thin crust) and they use cheese with a little bit of a smokey flavor, which is awesome.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “but overall it is a nice place and we might go back again.”
  2. “Good pizza, nice place, great specials”
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. “but overall it is a nice place and we might go back again.”
  2. “would definitely go back and would definitely recommend this place.”
service
62.5% positive
  1. “Too bad the waiter was so rude or it would have been a perfect dining experience even with the long waits.”
  2. “The people working there are really friendly and the service is excellent!”
  3. “The service is not that good.”
  4. “Our waitress was pretty awesome.”
  5. “The service is good.”
  6. “Well, we had a group of 12 people and maybe they don't like large groups at this restaurant.”
  7. “love the curbside service, order anytime after 5 pm and they'll bring it to your car!”
  8. “Great food, rude waiter”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “Monday special is fantastic - and everything is reasonable at normal prices.”
  2. “The prices are pretty decent too.”
  3. “suggest the family value meals if ordering anything other than pizza.”
  4. “Delicious authentic italian food, big portions”
  5. “They run lunch and dinner specials as well as Monday night family specials which are all a good value.”
  6. “Another great thing about Lido's is that the portions are BIG, so you always have leftovers for the next day.”
wait time
75.0% positive
  1. “Too bad the waiter was so rude or it would have been a perfect dining experience even with the long waits.”
  2. “We've been eating at Lido's for a very long time, it's the only place I'll order lasagna because it's so very close to the way my grandmother use to make it.”
3 Star Rating: Average

10/01/11

Great Pizza CRAPPY Service

by MICROCOSM SUN at Citysearch

I love Lido's food... best pizza hands down... The waiter, on the other hand was just plain old rude. (He's looks like a taller Latino version of PeeWee Herman) I watched as the waiter hustled back and forth to surrounding tables being quite attentive... I mean checked on them every few minutes or so... walking right past our table to do so mind you. My family (party of 3) got little to no attention at all. I came to eat and enjoy. Treat my awesome child to an awesome meal. He TANKED the whole experience! I didn't want to think he was racist... but when you have a Latino couple (who also noticed our treatment & commented our situation) and a White family with a large group....(us in the middle) Who both received STELLAR SERVICE...kind of hard not to think of it. I asked for Tabasco (my one request) he said sure and walked away.... never came back in our direction until he returned to check on the tables besides us. I thought to myself, WOW... a real class act! Sad to see though. Hard to understand. I came to spend money... would have loved to get great service and give a great tip. Still trying to figure out if I am willing to spend $45-50 just to be treated like crap. Sad... real sad.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

05/16/10

BLAST FROM MY PAST

by Mari B at Citysearch

Back in 1973 I was living in Van Nuys and made Lido Pizza a weekly stop for the meatball sandwich from heaven. I now live in Los Osos next to Morro Bay and was checking on line to see if Lido was still around. I am so glad to hear that they are still in business and based on the reviews I am reading here I am going to drive ther 4 hours south to have my meatball sandwich!

  • Pros: Great Memories
  • Cons: hope none
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/25/10

Excellent Service, Yummy Food

by kellynotabundy at Citysearch

I took my son to eat here after it was suggested to us that we try it. So we went today for dinner and I must say, the place looks pretty hood, but it is really an awesome hole in the wall type place. The people working there are really friendly and the service is excellent! Our waitress was pretty awesome. =) We ordered the Ravioli & Spaghetti, some meatballs, the garlic bread, and a pepperoni and sausage pizza. The pizza was yummy and cheesy... the spaghetti was bomb! The ravioli was light, but tasty, the meatballs were well - meaty! LOL. And the garlic bread was pretty delicious. There were many different types of people there and the ambience is pretty relaxing. The prices are pretty decent too. I would definitely go back and would definitely recommend this place. (Already told my bro to go there!)

  • Pros: excellent service
  • Cons: parking
3 Star Rating: Average

12/19/09

Great food, rude waiter

by kimjharvey at Citysearch

Well, we had a group of 12 people and maybe they don't like large groups at this restaurant. Everything went downhill when we asked for separate checks. The waiter's head about exploded. First, he said no, then said he'd do up to 4, which is what we wanted in the first place so we said great. He proceeded to shake his head and act put out and disgusted every time he had to turn the page on his order pad. Then the food came... delicious! I shared the eggplant parmesan and supreme pizza. Both were among the best I've had of those items anywhere. Then the check came... He had put 3 other orders on our check. Asked him to re-do it. Came back and our 3 orders totaled $120! I don't think so. He recalculated, came back... $94. When I told him it was still wrong. He rolled his eyes, said "No, here let me show you." (like I was some sort of idiot). Yes... please show me! Re- calculated (including the 18% tip he added on himself) "Oh. It's $63." Yes. A $30 discrepancy! Who's the idiot? He said "That's why I don't do separate checks." Oh. So you can calculate an order for 12 easier than an order for 3? Or do people not notice a $30 discrepancy on a larger bill? Too bad the waiter was so rude or it would have been a perfect dining experience even with the long waits. At least with a wait you know the food's coming out fresh!

  • Pros: Food was great
  • Cons: SUPER LONG wait for everything
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

11/23/09

Best Italian food!

by CSMobileUser3 at Citysearch

The pizza is great best in town! Pasta with marinera sauce exceptional! Gelato delicious! La dolce vita... boun apettit!

The Details on Lido Pizza

Place Categories:

  • best pizza
  • nice family place
  • great italian food
  • really enjoy italian restaurant
  • love curbside service
  • rude waiter
  • love lido salad
  • fresh meat sauce
  • fantastic monday
  • like gooey cheese
  • not that good service
  • delicious toppings
  • very comfortable pleasant
  • great specials
  • awesome homemade pasta
  • loved everybody
  • order lasagna
  • good value
  • good nice place
  • order large cheese
  • awesome hole in the wall type place
  • not like large groups
  • wonderful hot rolls
  • big portions
  • especially love spaghetti
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