ZOMG! Barone's in Los Angeles

Posted by Adam Kuban, May 7, 2009 at 7:00 AM

Something about the looks of this pizza makes me want to eat the crap out of it. JAB at L.A. Pizza Blog reviews it and says:

This pizza as you can see is extremely different than any other pizza I've had, probably most pizza you will get anywhere... The crust was very thin and crunchy... Toward the middle the crust was a little less chewy but still retained the dense, thin, and chewy traits... The sauce was a heavier tomato sauce similar in style to a pasta/marinara sauce with a lot of flavor and spices. The cheese was put on generously as was the sauce. There was a deep orange liquid on top that I at first thought was more sauce but actually was the oil that seeped through the cheese. It was a very greasy pie.

Barone's

13726 Oxnard Street, Valley Glen CA 91401 (map)
818-782-6004
baronesfamousitalian.com

10 Comments

Tags: Barone's, California, L.A. Pizza Blog, LA, Los Angeles, reviews, Southern California, Valley Glen

10 Comments:

I'd have that thing for breakfast right now if I could get my hands on it.

Ciao,

Paulie Gee

pauliegee at 7:26AM on 05/07/09

This looks similar to the review I gave on Vic & Angelo's pizza. It looks amazing, and I will have to try it!

pizzaexpert at 11:09AM on 05/07/09

I so wanted to eat the monitor when I saw this....this picture of beauty. Damn why is all the places that have pies like this always NOT where I live?

pjracz10 at 12:44PM on 05/07/09

Pizza Porn.

Kerosena at 2:53PM on 05/07/09

@pizzaexpert: If you are going to be constantly whoring your site on Serious Eats, don't you think it would be nice to give them a link back?

Prairie at 8:09PM on 05/07/09

Is this the same Barone's that used to have the $5 clam dinner on Wednesdays? Plus $5 carafe's of wine??

Mooner at 8:37PM on 05/07/09

I grew up eating Barone's and it is truly not like any pizza I've eaten anywhere else. My NY born and bred husband agrees and makes sure we eat it every time we go back to California to see my family.

nycsunflower at 10:04PM on 05/07/09

It's funny, I was just eating at Barone's the day this post came out. I do a regular comedy writing meeting. It's a great unique pizza. My problem with this post is that while LA Pizza blog is an amazing resource on LA Pizza (many kudos) I can't get in line with his standards, for him to be so dismissive of Robano's/Albano's which is the best pizza in L.A. makes me question his other calls.

pizzancomedy at 7:17PM on 05/08/09

@pizzacomedy: and I question your judgment if you claim that Robano's/Albano's is the best in LA, better than Mozza and Antica. i also think that almost all of LA pizza is crap

pizzafreak at 2:51AM on 05/09/09

I didn't include Mozza because it is unfair. It's a different type of pizza, and yes it is fantastic. Sit at the bar if you can. BTW - I knew someone would bring up Mozza. And yes there is a lot of crappy pizza in L.A. as their is in New York...BUT...the best 5/10 places in NYC I've tasted would be better than anything in L.A. But the best L.A. pizza would no doubt be very successful in NYC. Again, I wasn't bashing the LA Pizza blog it's just to dismiss Albano's/Robano's is just not right.

pizzancomedy at 6:34PM on 05/10/09

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