Joe’s Pizza in downtown Santa Monica Looking as if it has been holding down the
location since Taxi Driver was in first run. A half a dozen sliced pizzas are on display,the breadth of truck tires but almost microscopically thin,the movement from the oven is a smooth one, a balletic display of grace.Their pizza ballasted with sweetish tomato sauce and annealed with a micro thin cincture of cheese, is as authentically New York City as the smell of the West Fourth subway station in mid-August.
- Pulitzer-winning food critic Jonathan Gold
Los Angeles Times
There’s pizza, and there’s New York- style pizza and then there’s Real New York- style pizza. Enter Joe’s Pizza on Broadway in Santa Monica. Locals and homesick ex-pats agree they make a to-die for thin crust pizza that’s probably the most authentic New York City pizza in all of Los Angeles. Their crust is a thing of beauty; thin yet crisp and sturdy. This dough wont wilt under an onslaught of toppings.
Zagat
''Best Pizzas in Los Angeles''
NYC Pizza fans have a place in to call home.Joe’s Pizza in Santa Monica remains
“true to their Gotham roots” with thin-crust pies and slices with a taste, texture and smell that’s Legit, Open Late.
TripAdvisor
With rave reviews and celebrity testimonials, this Santa Monica pie shop serves no-nonsense New York pizza. Throughout the day, the crowd shifts from local lunch crowds and tourists to evening revelers looking for a quick bite. It might not look unusual, but the signature thin crust is light and crisp enough to defy gravity. A straightforward array of toppings adorns full pies, and ready-made slices include plain cheese, pepperoni, and a caprese with silver-dollar-sized slices of fresh buffalo mozzarella. The garlic knots are chewy lumps covered
in garlic chunks big enough to derail a subway car,
farmers market fresh salads round out the menu.
