Pizza Of Venice
Pizza restaurant · Altadena ·
Artisan pizzas with inventive toppings, fresh ingredients, and homemade sauces
Artisan pizzas with inventive toppings, fresh ingredients, and homemade sauces
"I learned that the independent pie shop Pizza of Venice was destroyed by the Eaton fire." - ByEsther Tseng
"This pizzeria was destroyed by the Eaton Fire after the fire spread to Altadena. The Eaton Fire, which started January 7, 2025, had grown to more than 14,000 acres by January 13; more than 52,000 residents were ordered to evacuate and roughly 1,000 structures were estimated damaged or destroyed." - Rebecca Roland
"Described as a funky Altadena pizzeria and one of Los Angeles’s most innovative spots, the co-owners stretched oblong, irregular pies and let the dough lead them. The place treated pizza as an ever-changing canvas — “traditionalists would cry” — producing combinations such as brie, blue cheese, and Brussels sprouts; fajitas-inspired carnitas with pico de gallo and mushrooms; and more familiar margherita pies. In 2014 the author attempted to eat every pizza on the menu, sampling 18 different pizzas and finishing with a Nutella-and-berry dessert that surprisingly worked. The restaurant endured for another decade and even planned to introduce barbecue, but with so many people displaced the co-owner said he wasn’t sure what reopening would look like. — Matthew Kang, lead editor, Eater Southern California/Southwest" - Eater Staff
"A small neighborhood pizzeria in Altadena that hosts a monthly Trans Pizza Party on the second Sunday, founded by local musicians Rosie Tucker and Wolfy Scheckel as a low-stakes, in-person space for trans people to meet amid rising anti-trans hostility. The gatherings draw dozens from across the region, prioritize a chill, unbranded vibe where people order pies and make connections, and have become self-sustaining — recently celebrating an anniversary even when the founders were not present." - Brooke Jackson-Glidden
"A neighborhood fancy-pizza spot producing comforting, family-friendly pies—examples include a Hawaiian with dehydrated pineapple and smoky ham and a barbecued-chicken pie with mozzarella, red onions, and cilantro—ideal for takeout evenings when nostalgia and convenience matter most." - Eater Staff
