Redwood Pie
Pizza restaurant · Hermosa Beach
511 Pier Ave, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Highlights
Sourdough pizzas with complex flavors and sturdy crusts
Sourdough pizzas with complex flavors and sturdy crusts
"Oh no, your weekend volleyball team just got obliterated by some friendly Australians in wrap-around sunglasses. Console yourself with pies from the best pizza shop in the South Bay. A short walk from the Hermosa boardwalk, takeout-friendly Redwood Pie bakes New York-ish pizzas with crisp edges and chewy centers in about 10 minutes flat. Our favorites are the Jersey Pie, which lets the tart and pulpy crushed tomato sauce shine, and the D-Fresh, a cheesy white pie that packs a spicy punch from pickled chilis and hot sausage. No slices, but if you're coming hungry from the sand, you'll probably have no trouble taking down an entire small (12-inch) pizza." - brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, cathy park
"The tangy sourdough pizzas at Redwood Pie are so good, we burned our mouths inhaling a slice hot from the oven. We regret absolutely nothing. The New York-ish style pies at this simple counter-service pizzeria in Hermosa deliver the best of both worlds: crusts that are crisp and nearly burnt on the edges and chewy-soft in the center. Their hand-crushed tomato sauce is tart and pulpy, like someone went Incredible Hulk on a can of San Marzanos, but they also know their way around a white pie, including one perked up with lots of pickled peppers and spicy sausage. We’ve already tasted enough to make the call—best pizza in the South Bay." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, garrett snyder, cathy park, cathy park, cathy park, brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, brant cox, brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park, brant cox, sylvio martins, brant cox, cathy park, brant cox, brant cox, sylvio martins, garrett snyder, sylvio martins, cathy park
"It’s been a while since we said “amazing pizza” and “South Bay” in the same sentence, but here we are. Redwood Pie is a counter-service pizzeria in Hermosa Beach that prepares New York-leaning pies with crisp, nearly burnt edges and chewy centers. The tart and pulpy sauce—made from hand-crushed tomatoes—shines in the Jersey Pie, where it’s liberally splattered over stringy cheese. Redwood toppings tend to stay within traditional boundaries, but they don’t sacrifice excitement: the cheesy D-Fresh has a spicier-than-usual punch with pickled banana peppers and juicy hot sausage that sizzle your lips." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"Perhaps the best pizzeria to open in the South Bay, Redwood Pie comes from a Sotto veteran and longtime baker Erik Vose, who also worked at Inglewood’s Cadoro bakery. Redwood’s New York-style pizzas come with familiar toppings like sausage and pepperoni, or soppressata with olives, but feature a flavorful sourdough crust based on a San Francisco yeast culture. The crust’s texture balances something chewy and slightly crispy, firm enough to hold up to the sauce, cheese, and toppings but light enough for an average person to eat half a large pizza. Vose named his pizzeria after redwood forests, but the ocean adjacent Hermosa Beach location feels a world away from massive trees. Maybe that’s the dichotomy Vose was going for with the crust: sourdough, artisanal flavors but shaped into a crisp, thin New York City-style 16-inch pie. The results are tremendous." - Matthew Kang
"Hermosa Beach's claims to fame include a pier where people go to party, beach volleyball tournaments, and, most importantly, what we think is the best pizza shop in the South Bay. A short walk from the boardwalk, takeout-friendly Redwood Pie makes New York-style-ish pies with crispy, nearly burnt edges and a chewy center in about 10 minutes flat. Our favorites are the Jersey Pie, which lets the tart and pulpy crushed tomato sauce shine, and the D-Fresh, a cheesy white pie that packs a spicy punch from plentiful pickled chilis and hot sausage." - sylvio martins
