Nonna Pizzeria-Closed

Nonna Pizzeria
818 Fair Oaks Ave
South Pasadena
626-403-4100

A few doors south of Gus's Barbeque, and across Fair Oaks Ave, from
Fairoaks Pharmacy, is Nonna Pizzeria. I read they serve up some good New York style pizza and decided to give them a try.

I had their special, any two slices and a 16oz soda, $6.04. Normally, I don't like getting slices, but I was going to Mamma's Brick Oven Pizza, after and there was no need to get a whole pie.



I decided to get a regular pepperoni and sausage slice. The pie had been on the counter for at least 45 minutes, the amount of time I waited for other friends to come. Even though the pizza had been sitting around for awhile, I thought the toppings were very good on this slice. The cheese was a good quality cheese that had melted nicely. The pepperoni had a good flavor and the sausage was nicely seasoned.

But, what I didn't like was the crust, this was a weak crust with no flavor or texture.



I noticed they put a Sicilian pizza up, while I was waiting, so I know it wasn't sitting around for hours on end. Sicilian slice with pepperoni. I loved this slice. The crust was great, nice and brown on the bottom with some nice crispy part. The toppings were great, same quality cheese and pepperoni. The Sicilian is the way to go at Nonna Pizzeria.

Service was good. The people are nice, friendly and they take and get your order out quickly.

I would go back for the Sicilian pizza again, I would have to think long and hard, if I wanted a regular pie.

Larry's Pizza

Larry's Pizza
926 W Orangethorpe Ave
Fullerton
714-871-3484

I went to Larry's Pizza in the mid 90's and wanted to see how good their pizza is now. I was surprised at the good quality and freshness of the pizza.

I ordered the Sicilian style pan pizza with pepperoni, $20.45. The dough was very soft and fresh. Good start. There was a lot of cheese and pepperoni and they were not greasy at all. The sauce was pretty good but they could have put a little more on the pizza. But overall a very good, solid pizza.

It isn't Crosby Pizza Stop but it's damn good for Orange County.

Service was good but when I got change they gave it in dimes. I ordered a Corona but they didn't have any limes. They said they just ran out. I told them, they should run next door to Food 4 Less and buy some limes.

Overall I liked the pizza at Larry's and would go back anytime. The square pan pizza was huge and filling and worth the price.

Crosby Pizza Stop

Crosby Pizza Stop
1731 Crosby Ave
Bronx
718-823-8980

Ok, I love NY style pizza. It's simple, no frills pizza. I haven't been to many NY pizza places but I can't imagine any place being better than Crosby Pizza Stop. I love this place.

The first picture is the silician pizza. The silician is a thicker crust pizza. I got the plain, just cheese pizza. It was wonderful. So much nice fresh cheese and a thick crust.

The second picture is a regular, plain pizza. As you can see the pizza is a thin crust pizza. It was filled with tons of fresh cheese and a great sauce. It's not greasy at all, if you blot the pizza, it won't be covered with grease as with other NY pizza places.

All slices at Crosby's are $2 which is a steal!!!

Another steal is the whole pie. Pictured is a half cheese and half sausage and pepperoni, for $20. This was just great. Lots of pepperoni and sausage and the fresh cheese. Just a GREAT pizza.

Service is great. The people are nice and friendly, even if they are Yankee fans.

I go back to Crosby Pizza every time I'm there. I love the place. The only thing I don't like about Crosby, is that it's in NY. I wish they were in LA.