Lamonica's New York Pizza

In Short – The interior makes East Coasters feel at home with old photos, murals, subway signs, and a New York crust that's perfect for folding. Thin-crust pizzas and thick Sicilians fly from the kitchen to tables. Tomato basil, Hawaiian and white pizza with spinach are by-the-slice offerings, while whole pies can be built to order from a generous list of toppings that include tomato chunks, garlic, peppers, mushrooms, pepperoni and sausage.

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ambiance	100.0% positive	“Great service, too, very friendly, and clean and an awsome NY ambiance.” “Thankfully however, the West L.A. location lives on, offering up the best pizza in Los Angeles, period.”
dessert	87.5% positive	“The pizza is great you can get it by the pie or the slice.” “You can go in a nd get a quick slice or order a whole pie.” “Great pie; LONG delivery time” “Other types of food in LA are great but LA cannot make a decent pie to save their lives.”
food quality	92.22000122070312% positive	“definitely recommend this pizza joint than any other in the Los Angeles area.” “The best pizza in LA (maybe the US)” “Worst Service and lame attitude - mediocre pizza” “The absolute best NY pizza in Los Angeles (and we've tried almost all of them).” “best pizza in Los Angeles or ouyside of New York” “The pizza is great you can get it by the pie or the slice.” “best ny pizza” “love Lamonica's pizza.” “great pizza” “Stop by here for a tasty slice while you're in Westwood.” “LA pizza is not good in general.” “When you eat your pizza you will notice the grease that drips of the slice down tha side of your mouth,Now thats a good pizza!” “The best NY pizza in LA” “And while it's pretty much impossible to get an authentic NY pizza in L.A., LaMonica's produces some darn good pies.” “Nothing fancy, but who cares, just as long as the pizza is good.” “The crust is thin, the sauce has a good acidity to it, and the interior is appropriately gritty, nearing hole-in-the-wall status (if it weren't for all the good reviews).” “Probably the best pizza in LA- definitely the best in Westwood!” “Excellent pizza--perhaps the best in town.” “the pizza is pretty good for the price i guess.” “Lamonica's is the best pizza in the Westide and possibly even all of LA (I havent tried them all so I couldnt say).” “Their dough is flown in from NY and the ingredients are sooo fresh.” “The pizza is fantastic, but it's the garlic knots to go for.” “am obsessed with the pizza and the service is fast and friendly and they even deliver!” “Their pizza's are fantastic.” “If you like New York pizza that much than leave.” “Other types of food in LA are great but LA cannot make a decent pie to save their lives.” “i'm one of those east coaster who won't stop going on about how pizza isn't quite as good here.” “usually drop by this place for pizza they they do taste good!” “best ny style pizza in la & oc!” “The one thing I will warn you about though: only the slices there in the store are that good - the delivered pizza is good, but not close to the same.” “Pizza by far is the best pizza in town.” “Superb NY crust with that NY water, awesome pizza.” “am a big fan of thin-crust pizza (none of that thick, greasy stuff), so I fell in love with Lamonica's.” “great smoky sauce.” “this place has decent pizza and i prefer it over domino and papa johns- plus they got 2 for 1 specials every” “But my parents own two authentic Italian deli's and I've eaten pizza all my life.” “Good pizza at fair prices!” “LaMonica's has delicious pizza for totally reasonable prices - and when you consider their huge fan base, they MUST be good!” “Thankfully however, the West L.A. location lives on, offering up the best pizza in Los Angeles, period.” “Thin crust is nice, Sicilian has a great sauce.” “This pizza tastes great.” “Now there is some tasty pizza.” “am from the east coast and they have the best pizza but this place reminds me of home.” “Great pizza!” “love love love new york style thin crust pizza.”
overall	100.0% positive	“It's the best place to cram your face before a movie at the Village, and as for all you whining New Yorkers, their dough comes from New York so get over yourselves.” “its a great place when coming home late from work or club.” “am from the east coast and they have the best pizza but this place reminds me of home.”
service	100.0% positive	“Great service, too, very friendly, and clean and an awsome NY ambiance.” “The service is friendly and it's very clean.” “am obsessed with the pizza and the service is fast and friendly and they even deliver!”
value	85.71000099182129% positive	“Though they're thin, the slices are huge and the toppings are generous.” “I'm not a huge fan of thin crust and that's why this is so good also.” “The prices are excellent, especially with coupons.” “the pizza is pretty good for the price i guess.” “LaMonica's has delicious pizza for totally reasonable prices - and when you consider their huge fan base, they MUST be good!” “Good pizza at fair prices!” “Lamonica's is SO good I don't know why there isn't a huge crowd every day!”
wait time	100.0% positive	“Nothing fancy, but who cares, just as long as the pizza is good.” “The pies are consistently excellent, but right now it's been 2 hours & 10 minutes and it's STILL not here.” “You can go in a nd get a quick slice or order a whole pie.”

11/01/09

SAVE the HASSLE

by kk63

Originally from NY, I expected better. The place was dirty, tables filthy, and we had to clean our own. Value for the one topping slice was worthless. The server/cashier was a ditz. Only dough/crust, was acceptable, but the server did not put the spinach on top of our white pizza. At first we thought the dark green parsley bits in the cheese must be the spinach, but when we walked out, the server was giving others mounds of spinach and when we complained the mgr was belligerent and yelled. I don't care how many stars have gone here never again! They must be pocketing their cash only business too!!

Pros: crust
Cons: everything else

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10/22/09

Great Pizza!

by iluvbelle

Pizza place is simple, with a good selection. They heat it up upon order. You feel like you're in NY with its decor, though they are decorated with pictures of the london subway.

I haven't been back in awhile, since the good 'ol college days. But I stop by anytime I'm in town.

Pros: Nice NY style pizzaria
Cons: No parking

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02/12/09

Worst Service and lame attitude - mediocre pizza

by leavenworth

We have an account with LaMonica's here at UCLA. They deliver pizza to us every week. You'd think they'd be grateful for the business and try to get her on time BEFORE the seminar starts as we request they do. Today the delivery guy was half an hour late! When he showed up he wasn't the slightest bit apologetic. We asked if he was lost (you can excuse a new guy who doesn't know the campus too well) and he shrugged it off and said, "no, the traffic was bad." Well maybe if he left early (we gave them two hours from the time the order was placed) the traffic wouldn't have been so bad! Unbelievable. When we called earlier to find out where the dude was the woman taking the order (after keeping me on hold for 5 minutes) simply stated, "he left already" then hung up on me!

Oh, as for the quality of the pizza -- it's strictly mediocre, greasy, dorm room stuff you get when it's 3 AM and you have no other choice (not that they'd be open that late but you get the picture).

If you want quality, I'd suggest traveling to Echo Park for Masa of Echo Park! Now there is some tasty pizza...

Pros: it's hot pizza
Cons: terrible customer service; uncaring, indifferent attitude

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11/10/08

Best pizza in town!

by JFBoisvert

After soccer practice, I needed to find a pizza place for the 15 kids in the back of my van. On my left, I suddenly see this pizza restaurant sign and I yell "Pizza Guys?" The answer was "Yeeeeeeeeah!" So we stopped there and I was able to feed everyone of these little monkeys for only $25. Rad!

Pros: Very Italian! I love it!
Cons: Which they would deliver...

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09/19/08

Great pie; LONG delivery time

by gainyee

The pies are consistently excellent, but right now it's been 2 hours & 10 minutes and it's STILL not here. Shortest ever was 45 minutes, but it's usually 90.

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11/01/09

SAVE the HASSLE

by kk63

10/22/09

Great Pizza!

by iluvbelle

02/12/09

Worst Service and lame attitude - mediocre pizza

by leavenworth

11/10/08

Best pizza in town!

by JFBoisvert

09/19/08

Great pie; LONG delivery time

by gainyee

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