Prime Pizza

Pizza restaurant · Pico

Prime Pizza

Pizza restaurant · Pico

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1811 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405

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With a retro vibe and a menu boasting round and square pies, garlic knots, and salads, this spot is the place to grab pizza in Santa Monica, especially post-class.  

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1811 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Get directions

primepizza.la
@primepizzala

$10–20

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1811 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405 Get directions

+1 310 314 2777
primepizza.la
@primepizzala

$10–20

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Jul 5, 2025

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"Growing Los Angeles favorite Prime Pizza is on the expansion path yet again, taking over the closed Grey Block Pizza space at 1811 Pico Boulevard in Santa Monica. Reps for the group confirmed in an earlier report that Prime would indeed end up in the space to sell its round pies, square slices, and all the rest, with a plan to open early next year. This new address will be the largest in the company’s portfolio, which runs from Downtown to Fairfax to Burbank to West LA, and there are plans for student deals for Santa Monica College kids as well as delivery options, a big patio, and beer and wine." - Farley Elliott

LA Slice Kings Prime Pizza Expand Again, This Time to Santa Monica - Eater LA
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Bubba Ray

Google
I decided to stop by Prime Pizza to sample some pizza. We ordered a full sausage pizza to take home, and sampled the following slices. Spicy square pepperoni, four cheese, and Sicilian. The spicy square pepperoni was delicious. Not too spicy, just the right amount. The crust was crispy and not dry. The sauce and cheese evenly melted, and the pepperoni was delicious. The square Sicilian was by far the best tasting. The mixture of cheese, pesto, and tomato sauce was an explosion of flavor in the mouth. The white slice was overcooked and will not be ordered next time, it was really dry. The hot sausage pizza was steaming from the box so we had to try it there. Delicious. Cheese, sauce, and sausage all yummy, but I wished they had added more sausage. Don't skimp on the sausage! Total with two drinks, $58.44. We will be back to sample other slices and the wings.

Ricardo Jaime

Google
I came to try out this pizza because my son, pizza was really good but great. The crust wasn't my favorite, the sauce and cheese was good. I took some home and my wife liked it very much so we'll definitely come back to try the rest of the pies. Apollonia's is better in my opinion

Samuel Eckert

Google
Great establishment with great customer service. The employees seem very joyful. What prompted me to leave this review was that they give out their extra pizzas at the end of the day to the homeless! Love it!

Breeze R.

Google
I live less than 2 mi away from here, the delivery wasn't even 10 minutes, and the pizza showed up completely cold. There wasn't even attempt to heat it up. How crappy can a restaurant be when they can't even try to serve you fresh food. Really wish I would have looked at the ratings before I listened to someone who said they had good pizza. Waste of Money. Much better places around LA, for more affordable prices!

Tom Not

Google
So, first off, NY style is not my favorite, I prefer a thicker crust with a chewy outside ring, and a good unhealthy blanket of cheese and sauce. In my area, that describes Fat Tomato in MdR, and especially Johnnie's, on the other side of Lincoln. My rating is based on the NY style, because if you put that on the same scale as wood-fired artisan pizzas, it wouldn't be fair, that's almost a different food group. For some, NY is everything to them, and I'm sure you've seen the Evil Corp tube guy's reviews, he downgrades any pizza that isn't NY. So-called Neapolitan style starts out at an automatic 6.8, he would rate a mediocre NY over an accomplished pizza of another type, which is silly in my view. He loved Prime, but even setting my preferences aside (I won't commit the same crime), I can't agree. First off, the crust ring was larger and more puffed up than I'm used to seeing on NY style, but still crunchy. That's not a bad thing in my book, and in practice, a lot of crusts seem to fit the category. I thought the crust was the best part. The rest, not so much. It was oily on the surface, and apparently with so little cheese, the sauce carried the predominant color. I'm not use to seeing orange pizzas. There were also way too many mushrooms, which I realize is viewed as a sin by NY fanciers anyway, so never mind. It did taste good, no problem there, and I liked the crust very much. So I guess I'll give it four stars, but in my universe, the kind of pizza I prefer, it would be be a three. Oddly enough, the nearby pizza the famous YT reviewer hated was Upper Crust, which has a flat, crispy crust ring I most associate with NY style. It also looks better imho, and I like the taste (Prime is on the left in the photo, UC right). The problem is their very thin crust makes the pizza droopy, even though the bottom is well browned, which was intolerable to the YT reviewer. I agree UC is too floppy, they probably go too thin, but I much preferred that pizza to this. Sorry to Prime fanciers, that's my call. Finally, there's that subject we don't talk about, refer pizza. When you buy a large, never mind two, some of it is going to end up in the fridge, and a cold pizza breakfast can be sublime. Oh sure, you can try heating it up, but even with a convection oven it's hit and miss. The super thin Upper Crust was one of the best refer pizzas I've ever had, the cheese solidified and cured the droop, and the crust ring even retained some crunch, great. Unfortunately, the Prime crust edge seized up and turned into leather, not that I found those browned mushrooms embedded in cold orange goo all that appetizing anyway. The leftover slices went into the trash chute, a sad end for any pizza.

Smiley Traveller

Google
The pizza was amazing! I’ve tried the vodka & cheese signature pizza and the square cheese pizza and the garlic knots. The staff was super friendly! 9/10 for the vodka pizza with thin and crunchy dough 8/10 for the cheese cheese square pizza 7.5/10 for the garlic bread knots Paul gave me the best suggestions and experience! Will come back for sure!

Richard Wu

Google
Nice service and close late at 10pm. Our first visit here and we like the service and food taste. People are busy behind the counter making pizza right in front of our eyes. They don’t call it pizza but pie. For us, it is the same pretty much. The sauces are unique and look like for chicken wings. My son says in Burbank branch, they sell chicken wings, but not this branch. I am not sure about that. There are 2 minor things that may need to improve. One is the price inconsistency. The menu on the wall for gluten-free grandma pie is $15, but on the system is $16. Not sure which one is correct because both seem to be connected to server and not printed. The other is the paper plate is so thin that it is easy to cut through after grease from food touches it. Using 2 plates seems waste of the resources. I think it should be thicker so this will not happen. Other than that, people are friendly and the food is great.

Kennadi Davis

Google
This place is pretty good! Especially if you’re coming from class. They get a rush around 12/1 PM, naturally; however, they always handle it with ease. It’s a bit pricey for what you get, but I can’t lie the slice hits the spot 🍕 Also, whoever is on aux is a 10/10, they’re always playing great music in there!!!