Hot Tongue Pizza in Silver Lake serves up tasty plant-based and Detroit-style pizzas, perfect for a casual catch-up with friends, all in a retro-chic setting.
"This neon-pink Silver Lake pizzeria specializes in plant-based pies made with thin crusts as well as thick pan pizzas. Both styles are tasty, made with springy sourdough that browns just enough along the edges, but it's the pan pizza topped with pesto and almond ricotta cheese that's a true vegan standout. The retro dining room is a good place to catch up with friends with some garlic knots, and they also have non-vegan pizzas if you're with a mixed group." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder
"A popular plant-based pizza spot in Los Angeles that added animal products to its menu for the first time in 2024, reflecting changes in the city's vegan and vegetarian scene." - Rebecca Roland
"In December, Silver Lake pizzeria Hot Tongue announced via Instagram that it added meat as a pizza topping and turned off all comments on that same post, most likely concerned about the backlash from animal rights groups and plant-based diners." - Mona Holmes
" Dish: Sicilian Pizza Please excuse the slightly graphic name—is it a nod to burnt tongues… because the pizza is so hot? Someone, help us out here—but this Silver Lake vegan pizza spot is a great place to pick up pies before a game or catch up with friends over garlic knots. There are two types of pizzas, ones made round and thin and Neapolitan-style, or thick Detroit-style, and we prefer the latter. The dough is nice and springy, slightly sour, and very thick—pan baked and covered in garlic, red sauce, a pesto drizzle, and almond ricotta cheese. Yes, this tastes amazing straight from the fridge the next morning. " - nikko duren, kat hong
"After 18 months of serving only vegan options, Silver Lake pizzeria Hot Tongue Pizza is starting to offer dairy ricotta, mozzarella, and Parmesan cheeses on its menu. In a statement shared with Eater LA, owner Alex Koons said that the team had been seeing a decline in sales compounded with rising costs. He wrote: “I feel that being exclusively vegan may limit our ability to attract a larger crowd. With this in mind, we are making some changes.” The new menu will feature dairy and dairy-free pies and slices, opening up more options not only for those who prefer dairy, but also for those avoiding nuts and nut-based cheeses. This marks yet another LA spot to recently shift from offering vegan-only to vegan and non-vegan options." - Virali_Dave
