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Daily Slice: LaRocco's, Los Angeles

Daily Slice

A different slice profiled each day.

Kelly Bone
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Published: July 5, 2011 Last Updated: August 9, 2018

Daily Slice gives a quick snapshot each weekday of a different slice or pie that the folks at the Serious Eats empire have enjoyed lately.

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A perfect NYC slice, by it's very definition, can only be found in NYC. But that elusive trifecta of crust, sauce, and cheese is something we all continually seek —even here in Los Angeles. Paul LaRocca brought his NYC pedigree and grandmother's recipes to the West Coast and opened LaRocco's Pizzeria. Is this truly a slice a Manhattan? Of course not. But if you crave a pie with a thin crust, top notch sauce and just enough cheese, this slice will do the trick.

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This NY-style slice (with a $3.00 LA price tag) comes topped with aged mozzarella and an herb-laced tomato sauce. The only problem I've run into with the slices at LaRocco's are the droopy tips. Apart from that, the salted, pale crust has a satisfying crackle, best detected by giving the slice a NY-style fold.

LaRocco's Pizzeria

3819 Main St Culver City, CA 90232 (map) (310) 837-8345; laroccospizzeria.com

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Kelly Bone Contributing Writer/Pizza Nerd
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After stints in the Bay Area and NYC, Kelly landed back in her hometown of Los Angeles. She knows how to order vegetarian and vegan at almost any west coast (best coast) restaurant—which means she sometimes cocktails through dinner. She is seriously obsessed with all things pizza and is constantly seeking the next great slice. You can follow her on Instagram: @KellyBone

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