Hard Times Pizza

(323) 661-5656

2664 Griffith Park Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90039 34.1064 -118.2719

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Neighborhoods: Silver Lake, East LA

Hours:

Monday 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

Tuesday 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

Wednesday 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

Thursday 11:00 AM - 10:30 PM

Friday 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Saturday 11:00 AM - 11:30 PM

Sunday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM

Last updated 12.27.11

Category:

Restaurants

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Food Delivery

Cuisine:

Pizza

What People Are Saying About Hard Times Pizza

Featured Review

Melissa Gage

Contributor

Located steps away from Trader Joe’s and Gelson’s, this no-frills pizza joint specializes in thin crust, New York style pizza that’s light on sauce and chock full of toppings. Below a frenetic neon sign that makes a lot of promises (Best Pizza! … Ranked #1! … ), the retractable window-walls let in a nice breeze. Still, despite a few wooden tables and a wall of Polaroids, there’s not much to this simple storefront. Reheated slices with cold beer are a decent option, but most people opt for fresh pies served via takeout or delivery. Thin-crust pizzas come in medium (15 inch) or large (18 inch),…

ambiance
0.0% positive
  1. “The service, as someone else posted, is even crappier and the parking is pretty dreadful too.”
  2. “terrible parking.”
dessert
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “Happened three times over two years (1st time I figured just a bad pie, 2nd time I was annoyed then this time I just plum forgot how bad it was and ordered on a whim) Do they call out to another pizza place for their deliveries?”
  2. “Then I order a pie and it's disgusting.”
  3. “9 piece pie is HUGE and the crust is definitely deep!”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “They have their daily lunch specials which include a slice of their fabulous pizza, a small (was really pretty large) salad from a selection of about 5 types (i recommend the pasta salad) and a large drink for $4.50.”
food quality
83.33000183105469% positive
  1. “rude service, burned pizza”
  2. “best pizza in LA!”
  3. “good food, the service can need a little help, but overall the foods great!”
  4. “Happened three times over two years (1st time I figured just a bad pie, 2nd time I was annoyed then this time I just plum forgot how bad it was and ordered on a whim) Do they call out to another pizza place for their deliveries?”
  5. “Decent pizza for slices.”
  6. “The pizza is not very good.”
  7. “It doesn't phase me, the pizza is too good.”
  8. “You can count on a decent slice or pasta with no fuss and good prices.”
  9. “just moved here from New York, and have been looking for a good a thin crust pizza.”
  10. “Best pizza around!”
  11. “The pizza is always delivered hot, the drivers are always friendly, and overall it is great.”
  12. “Not recommended unless you don't mind eating cheeseless pizza without any toppings and waiting a day to get it.”
  13. “The barbeque chicken is my most favorite slice out of that estabilishment by far!”
  14. “Meatball sandwich is great also.”
  15. “The spaghetti is also very good and it comes with a large fresh garden salad and french bread.”
  16. “Dear Sir or Madam I love the service and food it.”
  17. “Our family used to order a pizza or two a week for the last 8 years.”
  18. “They have a great cucumber salad.”
  19. “LOVE their tomato basil.”
  20. “They have the best pizza!”
  21. “Their antipasta and salad are delightful additions to the pizza.”
  22. “The pizza is pretty damn good.”
  23. “Really really good pizza.”
  24. “They have their daily lunch specials which include a slice of their fabulous pizza, a small (was really pretty large) salad from a selection of about 5 types (i recommend the pasta salad) and a large drink for $4.50.”
  25. “Great pizza--rotten service”
  26. “am a big fan of the deep dish crust so that's what we got.”
  27. “Hard Times is my fav pizza place in LA.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “They have their daily lunch specials which include a slice of their fabulous pizza, a small (was really pretty large) salad from a selection of about 5 types (i recommend the pasta salad) and a large drink for $4.50.”
service
57.69000053405762% positive
  1. “The pizza is always delivered hot, the drivers are always friendly, and overall it is great.”
  2. “Great pizza--rotten service”
  3. “rude service, burned pizza”
  4. “Dear Sir or Madam I love the service and food it.”
  5. “good food, the service can need a little help, but overall the foods great!”
  6. “The owners are extremely friendly and i've been there only three times so far and the girl behind the counter recognizes me every time and is very friendly.”
  7. “Rude staff!”
  8. “IF you can get through the rude and incompetent staff.”
  9. “Great Pizza, good service, and great value”
  10. “The service, as someone else posted, is even crappier and the parking is pretty dreadful too.”
  11. “My experiences with staff were pleasant.”
  12. “People there are friendly and fast.”
  13. “totally rude staff.”
value
100.0% positive
  1. “They have great prices and you can buy by the slice or a wh.”
  2. “You can count on a decent slice or pasta with no fuss and good prices.”
  3. “The combination specials are great deals that you have to take advantage of.”
  4. “Great Pizza, good service, and great value”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

03/07/10

GREAT PIZZA, FAST DELIVERY, GOOD VALUE!!!!

by Petergreen

I ordered pizza and it was delivered in 30 min. The pizza is always delivered hot, the drivers are always friendly, and overall it is great. I tried many other pizzas, but this one is the BEST. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS PIZZA TO EVERYBODY.

  • Pros: BEST PIZZA EVER!!!!!!!!
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/15/09

Don't order delivery

by MiaR

I go there for a slice sometimes, and it's amazing - such a yummy NYC style pizza. Then I order a pie and it's disgusting. Tons of mealy cheese, crust is thick and hardly any sauce at all. Happened three times over two years (1st time I figured just a bad pie, 2nd time I was annoyed then this time I just plum forgot how bad it was and ordered on a whim) Do they call out to another pizza place for their deliveries?? Or do they just grab an old pie, throw crap on it and toss it in the oven. Either way - epic fail!! Not even going back for the slice pizza I always liked.

  • Pros: in restaurant = good
  • Cons: delivery = straight to trash
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/21/09

When sometimes the only things you really appreciate to be vintage, is the taste.

by mop213

My most recent visit to Hard Times Pizza Co. was very much like any other time , consistent. The youthful staff may intimidate some, but they don't bite! The barbeque chicken is my most favorite slice out of that estabilishment by far! i noticed the addition of the fountain drinks as well, its nice to see that some parts of the neighborhood aren't always falling into the vintage thing. The taste however, was and still is Hard Times Pizza Co..

au revoir,

Frances

  • Pros: instant gratification, and they are open late as well.
  • Cons: parking, but i park across the street at the market, no problem!
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/06/09

awesome!

by qtips88

I LOVE their tomato basil. Meatball sandwich is great also. My experiences with staff were pleasant.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/03/09

Yummy!

by jazzgasm

Hard Times is my fav pizza place in LA. The slices are just the right thickness, and not too greasy or saucy or cheesy! I agree, that the staff is pretty apathetic, but whatever, it's a pizza joint! Any teenagers behind a counter are going to be bitchy. It doesn't phase me, the pizza is too good.

  • Pros: deeeeelish pizza!
  • Cons: saucy staff

The Details on Hard Times Pizza

Place Categories:

  • best pizza
  • good service
  • favorite pepperoni slice
  • great pizza place
  • rude burned pizza
  • nice thin crust
  • fast people
  • fast delivery
  • great prices
  • huge piece pie
  • great food
  • pretty dreadful parking
  • great value
  • recommend pasta salad
  • like nothing
  • decent pasta
  • delightful additions
  • extremely friendly owners
  • great meatball sandwich
  • fail epic
  • love dear sir
  • order phone
  • rude staff
  • bad experience
  • love tomato basil
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