Abbot's Pizza Co
(310) 396-7334
1407 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice,
CA
90291
33.9907
-118.4657
Neighborhoods: West LA, Venice
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Service as cold as the pizza
by chicobear
March 02, 2009
I wonder if the white girl named Shannon mentioned below is the same hatchet-faced cashier who "served" me last night. Quite possibly the worst customer service I have experienced in some time. I didn't realize coming in and ordering a couple over-priced slices of cold pizza (not heated up - too much effort) was such a hardship for her, especially in this economy, but I was treated with such hostility I thought she might have mistaken me for someone strangled puppies with my bare hands. And then I had the nerve to stand around waiting for my receipt!!! She asked me "what the problem was" with a level of aggression usually reserved for paedophiles before I could meekly request said receipt which she lashed out that I already had it (I didn't)/ I know the next time I'm walking down Abbott Kinney and fancy a treat, I'll cross the street for beer at the gay bar. At least beer is *meant* to be served cold
Awesome pizza (sometimes), service is horrible (at the Pico location)
by svtman21
February 02, 2009
This review is for Abbot's Pizza Company II, on Pico in Santa Monica; I haven?t been to the original location on Abbot Kinney in Venice. Their bagel crust pizza is fantastic and very unique, and their version of NY-style pizza is also excellent. The pizza is inconsistent though. You'll go one day and the pizza is great, the next time it's not. I went last Wednesday (1/28/09) and every slice I ordered was burned on the bottom and had clearly been sitting out for a while. Everybody there, mostly regulars, were complaining about it as well. We would have demanded new slices but the useless staff up front shrugged their shoulders and said they weren't making any more pizzas for the evening. The last time I went (Friday 1/30/09) I ordered a whole pizza in advance to make sure I got a fresh pie, and I instructed them that I would not pay if the bottom was burned. Hilariously they wrote "do not burn bottom" on the pizza box as a note to the cook. He doesn't know that he's not supposed to burn the bottom? That is pathetic. Anyway, this time the pizza was excellent but it took 45 minutes before I got it; they had told me 25 minutes. When I finally got it the lady told me that they thought it was for take-out, so my pizza had just been sitting there. Thankfully it was still hot when I got it, although they gave me NY-style instead of bagel crust which is what I ordered. Not wanting to wait for another 45 minutes to get what I wanted, I let that one go. The staff is generally dreary and unfriendly; they stand around the back area and pretend you're not there when you're standing at the counter. With Joe's pizza so close, why should I have to put up with all this? I may give the Venice location a try, I hear it is better, but right now I?m really frustrated with Abbot?s and won?t be going back for a while. It's too bad because when the pizza is made right it is excellent, but unfortunately that's not enough to overcome the many flaws of this place.
- Pros: Excellent pizza when made properly, ample seating
- Cons: Inconsistent pizza quality, terrible service, pricey
TERRIBLE SERVICE BRINGS THIS PLACE DOWN
by Trevor9
December 08, 2008
This place used to be great. Although the pizza is still decent quality, for the price and the attitude of the employees it is definitely NOT WORTH IT.
Hey, Abbot's employees, if you don't like where you work or the customers you serve, get a new job!
If there is a white girl named Shannon at Abbots when you order, you are in for a RUDE awakening.
You'd be better off going an extra mile or so to Bravo at 2400 Main St, where the employees are actually respectful.
- Pros: Good pizza for L.A.
- Cons: Really bad service, expensive prices not worth it
Gone Downhill
by pattyann27
December 02, 2008
I have to agree that this pizza is not what is used to be. It was very tasty and the crust delicious but the last time I got it, it was pretty much tasteless. Too bad.
- Cons: Tasteless
Pizza to be scene not eaten'
by VBWsurfer
November 10, 2008
Having lived in Venice and eaten at Abbot's Pizza for years, I am sad to say that this pizza joint has fallen along with the rest of Venice...low quality, high prices, and basically just a place to be seen. Yes, it was the best pizza around and I would have fought tooth and nail to prove that. Today however, the food is sub par, and the employees are rude. However if you want to ride your fixie to a pizza joint that you can be seen at, look cool, and tell your friends back east that you are a Venice local, then Abbots Pizza is for you!!
Yawn
by foodiepdx0423
November 02, 2008
I don't get the rave reviews for this place (and "best pizza in LA" really isn't saying much.) This place is just as mediocre, bland, and bad as the rest of them. The crust is doughy and chewy (hey, I'm a thin-crust gal) and the toppings are plentiful but the flavor really isn't there. Whenever I order pizza from this place, I have my oven heated up at home because they always undercook their pies. The cheese is barely melted in the middle and the crust is too chewy. Basically, it's a step up from Papa John's or Domino's (but barely.) Go for a cheap slice at lunch, but otherwise, skip it. You won't be missing much.
- Cons: Medicore pizza, undercooked, bland toppings
Avoid Delivery - EAT IT THERE
by minnowisacat
October 22, 2008
If you eat at Abbot's Pizza... eat AT Abbot's Pizza. I get slices there all the time that are great. Just had a pizza delivered to my house... mistake. The pizza was chewy - the texture and taste were as if the dough was old. I called and told them and they had a second pizza delivered that was exactly the same. Total bummer. The salad was good though - mixed green with a balsamic vinaigrette.
Quality has gone down, but still a different take on pizza than the big chain pizza places
by butthugger
September 28, 2008
We just had a lunch delivery of about 5 pizzas from Abbots this Wednesday for lunch and I gotta say the quality of pizza has gone down a bit. We ordered a cheese bomb, wild mushroom, five onion, barbecue chicken and a meat eaters pizza. Cheese bomb seemed to have much smaller bombs on it, less cheesy. The barbecue chicken pizza was utterly crapola. Someone just drew circles on the pizza with some generic, tasteless bbq sauce and sprinkled some minuscule pieces of chicken on it. The wild mushroom and five onion pizzas were surprisingly good, nice and hearty with the mushroom combination and definitely not overwhelmingly oniony with the 5 onion pizza. The meat eaters pizza seemed pretty standard, could have had bigger pieces of meat. Overall it's a nice change from the other big commercialized pizza joints, but unfortunately quality has gone down since last I've had pizza from them.
- Pros: Nice change of pace pizza combinations
- Cons: Less quality ingredients, great concept not so good excecution
Best pizza in LA (customer service is OK)
by bigcitycakes
August 19, 2008
I am a pastry chef on Abbot kinney. (wwwbigcitycakes.) When I have a long day, I love my two pieces of Bianca. Some times for my friends I have them deliver from the 2nd locaton on pico ( cross the sreet from santa monica collage. Their staff is friendlier. Abbot kinney and California location is my kind of place. So far I have not found any pizza this damn good!!!I just got back from NY. I had some pizza was really heavy crust was very thick. I personally love thin crust. Just like Abbots pizza. Good luck !guys. Keep up with your great attitude and (crust) consistancy for ever..
- Pros: Thumbs up
You will probably have a bad experience here
by david145
August 02, 2008
I actually mean zero stars. The only reasons this place stays open are location and lack of competition.
The people are severely rude. They respond to their overwhelming incompetence by lashing out at customers when they are too busy or mess up (which is often). I've heard from many people in the area and they all have at least one story about the place. It is not uncommon for them to sigh at you or roll their eyes at you.
They messed up a pizza I had delivered a while ago and the woman on the phone got argumentative with me, like I was making them miserable because I didn't want the veggie side of my pizza on top of the meat side.
The slices are not fresh. Ever. They are stale and cold. Their health code rating is a joke. They must have paid someone off. I used to manage a pizza place, and we would have been shut down in a second for the stuff I see there.
I could go on and on. But basically, this place is terrible. Bad food, worse service. Scary to say, but no pizza is better than Abbot's Pizza.
- Pros: Fast. Great loaction. No competition in the area.
- Cons: Dirty. Poor service. Poor dining food. No adherence to health code
