Masa of Echo Park

12/03/09

meh i've had better

by weho333 at Citysearch

Way too expensive and food not that great.

11/20/09

over priced and not worth it

by lababy09 at Citysearch

While the food is ok here, I stopped going after an unreal encounter with a very rude member of the staff here. There are better restaurants more deserving of my money than Masa which is over rated and way too expensive for what you get. Like spending $30 on a pizza? Than this is your kind of place. You can get better pizza fir cheaper at actual gourmet restaurants such as Mozza to Go. I say skip Masa and head to Mozza if you are going to pay that kind of money.

• Pros: ok pizza if you are rich
• Cons: horrible staff

07/28/09

Don't go here because "we don't do that here"

by CSMobileUser at Citysearch

My Masa experience was very poor! I will never eat there again! The service was snotty and very mean about how the FACT that they do not make any special requests or substitutions for people with special needs in their diet. For example, I ordered a salad and requested the cheese on the side ( I am lactose/glutten intolerant + was sharing it with a friend who loves cheese). The waiter rudely and strongly expressed , "We don't do that". However, they would be willing to remove the cheese from the salad. I don't understand why they would be able to remove the cheese BUT not be able to put it on the side. Secondly, he said that all the salads are pre-made. He was very insistant that they could not make any modifications to any of the plates to accomodate my special diet needs. He was rude, cold, and did not care about the customer's needs or experience there. He did not even take the time help me find something on the menu that suited my diet. I ate the salad and picked out the cheese chunks. I also asked to add chicken to the salad (like all restaurants offer) and he, again, denied my request saying "NO".

I will never eat there again NOR recommend it to friend's in the silverlake Losfeliz Echo Park area.

07/24/09

best place on earth far from home

by worringer at Citysearch

the location is my homeplace if i in town

always friendly service , best personal in the us

ronda make the place to something special

good to know the masa

the home if i far from home

thanx

• Pros: best salats and burgers and panninis
• Cons: dont know

01/03/09

Used to be the best Chicago Style Pizza in LA but no longer

by posorio at Citysearch

We found Masa a couple years ago from a review in the Los Feliz Ledger and could not get enough of their Chicago style pizza for take out. As transplanted Chicagoans, we are always looking for a good replacement for Giordano's, Uno's, Nancy's deep dish/stuffed pizza that we love and for a good long time Masa was IT. The owners and primary cooks were from Chicago and clearly got what it took to make good pizza (delicate balance of great crust and not too sweet sauce). They were also friendly people that made their own deliveries - taking the time to chat up regular customers. We loved everything about the place and the pizza. That love affair lasted about a year and ended late in 2007. We called to get pizza delivery and were told that they no longer delivered (and in a very rude tone to boot) so we stopped enjoying the pizza for a good long while as we just don't go out to dinner as much (we have 2 kids 4 and 6 years old ). For my birthday, this past week, I decided we should see if Masa changed their delivery rules. They now deliver but for lunch only (until 3pm) and again the news was declared in a decidedly rude tone. I'm not sure why they are so rude at this restaurant but my guess is that it has something to do with the fact that they are very busy and very successful - 2 things that should not immediately result in being rude to any payiing customers. No worries, good pizza is worth it... right? Well the pizza is not the same. The crust is still vaguely similar to the previous recipe but just barely. The sauce is tooo sweet and has a weird spicy-ness that doesn't work at all for pizza. The biggest problem with the sauce is there is way too much oregano in the sauce and way too much sauce on the pie. There is barely any cheese and the other toppings were so overpowered by the sauce that it might as well have been plain.

\Clearly this place has bought into it's own hype and feels like they can do anything and everyone will love it. Don't believe the hype.

• Pros: None that we could see from a home delivery aspect
• Cons: pizza sauce is not good

12/01/08

GREAT Bread Pudding!

by EAG at Citysearch

Can't get enough of this little treasure in my backyard! Love the Manchego salad and piping hot bread... and don't get me started on the bread pudding - sinfully delicious! The quaint, cozy atmosphere and friendly wait staff are always a pleasure.

• Pros: Great service

06/23/08

saw a critter crawling on the bar counter...

by no2yes at Citysearch

I was waiting for my to-go order which took FOREVER! so I sat at the bar with a glass of water waiting... in a 15 minute span, I saw a couple of creepy crawlers lingering around the facility. I won't tell you the type because you might still want to dine at this spot, but after seeing that, I couldn't even get myself to eating the deep dish pizza I had bought for fear of what could be in it. Next time you're eating here, look around some corner or tucked away areas and you might just get an eye feast that'll deplete your appetite.

• Pros: Friendly service
• Cons: Creepy crawlers. no parking

This dog-friendly amalgam of a French bakery and Chicago-style pizzeria brings a quaint yet cosmopolitan flair to Echo Park.

by Kim Cooper at Citysearch

Run by a group of ex-Patina staffers, Masa offers a familiar and gracious vibe, as if it's been in the neighborhood for years. The tile-floored, wood-beamed spot was once a Cuban bakery, but it has been transformed into an airy, three-zoned space with a bakery case, lunch counter and sit-down restaurant. Walls are hung with vintage local photos and paintings of area landmarks while the glass windows are plastered with photos of local pooches that need loving homes. The menu includes deep-dish Chicago-style pizzas, paninis, crepes, salads and a few select Parisian desserts.

04/22/08

They get it right with one exception...

by krypto69 at Citysearch

There is too much garlic in the sauce. Garlic should be a main ingredient in pizza sauce. However, whole cloves are overwhelming. Masa would really benefit from using minced garlic as opposed to whole chunks and cloves. Not everyone is a rabid garlic fan. While the pizza is great, I don't see myself ordering it again anytime soon. It's hard to enjoy the deep dish when you're constantly rummaging through the sauce, thereby dissecting the pizza, just to pick out garlic chunks. If you choose to just eat it blindly, you'll find a chunk of garlic in every bite.

Still, this place is as close as Los Angeles gets to deep dish.

• Cons: Parking can be an issue

03/08/08

Terrible Pizza....Good Breakfast.

by ravendreamer at Citysearch

Easy going atmosphere, the staff is friendly if you go there with a regular which is nice. I was really impressed. Then I went with someone who was going there for the first time and my second time and we were ignored alot. We tried the deep dish "chicago" style pizza and were very disappointed. It was NOT chicago style and even there attempt was not even edible. The layering was off, my friend ordered pepperoni and there were 2 pieces...literally of pepperoni (I saw it.) and when we commented about it to the waiter, he told us to dig through it to find the rest. None was found. It was baked incorrectly so half of the crust was burnt underneath but the crust under the toppings was doughy uncooked and soggy. I threw mine away. However, my first experience with breakfast food was pretty good and I am going back today for lunch with a "regular" so I should get good service. Just don't order the pizza! *****UPDATE***** I went to my lunch and ordered the brioche....OMG...that is amazing stuff! We had the most adorable, attentive waiter (I think his name was david but I am not sure. He looks like a stockier version of Christian from project runway on bravo.) They have most definitely redeemed themselves and I look forward to going back again plus I just added an extra star!

• Pros: Great service if you are with a regular, Great Breakfast!
• Cons: mediocre service if you are not with a regular, Terrible Pizza.