Joe's Pizza Mid-City

Bootleg, One of LA’s Best Pan Pizza Spots, Gains Mid-City Storefront | Eater LA

"One of LA’s best pan pizza spots, Bootleg Pizza continues to grow during the coronavirus pandemic, moving from a food-truck operation to a new storefront at 5504 W. Pico Boulevard (the former Mid-City Deli, not far from Paper or Plastik Cafe and My 2 Cents) with neon signage already up. Owner Kyle Lambert says construction on-site is basically done after a whirlwind 18 months that began with weekend-only pan pizzas by the slice out of a commissary kitchen in Little Ethiopia; inspired by memories of New Jersey square-slice spots, fans flocked for the thicker, extra-dark slices, so Lambert and partner (and wife) Stephanie tried their luck with a food truck just before the pandemic. While lockdowns, lack of foot traffic, and rolling curfews made truck life difficult—Lambert admits it “sucks” much of the time—the team pushed forward with preorder pickup windows and a rotating menu, and the restaurant, slated to open the first week of December, will run lunch and dinner seven days a week, offering whole pies and slices, a menu largely transferred from the truck with rotating specials, plus garlic knots and cinnamon sugar knots for dessert." - Farley Elliott