Endless Color - Review - Malibu - Los Angeles - The Infatuation
"Topanga Canyon is full of serene treehouse restaurants serving wheatgrass juice to the parents of toddlers named Whimsy and Crouton. That’s partly why Endless Color is so exciting: the pizza parlor breaks the local norm by making good thin-crust pies in an indoor-outdoor space that feels like an Echo Park vinyl bar got lost in the mountains. Come for a fun lunch or dinner that you’ll remember long after you wind down Highway 27. Most of the action goes down on the patio, where groups sit under disco balls and open their fourth wine bottle while Tame Impala Spotify radio plays. Before you claim your table out there, order at the counter inside, where Endless Color also sells natural wine and vintage records. You'll probably see some people taking photos of squiggly light fixtures to impress random strangers online. But don't let them distract you from the task at hand. photo credit: Jessie Clapp photo credit: Endless Color photo credit: Endless Color photo credit: Endless Color photo credit: Jessie Clapp The pizza alone is worth a trip. Each thin-crust pie has slightly puffy, blistered edges that are as light as well-seasoned air. During lunchtime, Endless Color serves palm-sized pan pies and non-pizza stuff like cheeseburgers and chicken tenders you'd eat after a trip to the beach. But all of these pale by comparison to the larger, dinner-only pizzas. We're especially into the margherita with cherry tomatoes. It’s a simple showcase of sweet and tart ingredients that taste like they were grown in Lisa Bonet’s garden, and just right with a bottle of rosé and a lemony radicchio salad. Sure, you might have to wait 30 minutes for your pizza on a crowded summer afternoon, but that chilled pace is key to Endless Color’s charm. Aim to come for dinner, or late lunch after 3:30pm when the thin-crust pizzas make their menu debut. And if you see Whimsy and Crouton's parents on the patio, give them a knowing nod for temporarily ditching the wheatgrass in favor of something more fun. Food Rundown photo credit: Jessie Clapp Margherita As simple as it looks, this doesn’t taste like your everyday margherita pie. The cherry tomatoes are thick and juicy, the mozzarella is rich and pungent, and there’s just enough basil that you can taste it. If you’re only getting one pizza, make sure it’s this one. photo credit: Jessie Clapp Mushroom There are usually a few vegetarian pizzas on the dinner menu, and this one is our favorite. The blend of roasted shimeji and king trumpet mushrooms is so good, it could be a vegetable dish of its own. But we also like how they melt together with the gruyere. Proscuitto Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely” came on just as our server brought this six-inch pan pie to our table. That pretty much summarizes how we feel about it. It’s our go-to from the daytime menu at Endless Color." - Nikko Duren
