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9 Most Unique Pizza's In Los Angeles

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Los Angeles may not be known as a pizza city like New York or and Chicago, but it is home to some truly experimental pies. Crust, sauce and melted cheese is no longer enough for Angelenos, as all around town restaurants are serving up some unique and unusual combos. So, instead of getting your classic margherita or pepperoni pizza, check out these top pizza places for some creative and delicious options.

Pizza of Venice
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The Braised Lamb Pizza
Pizza of Venice
2545 N Fair Oaks Ave.
Altadena, CA 91001
(626) 765-9636
www.pizzaofvenice.com

The Braised Lamb Pizza epitomizes the Pizza Of Venice philosophy as all of their meats are made in house and they serve most of their pizzas with meat like pancetta, pepperoni, chorizo, and many others. As a favorite to patrons of Pizza of Venice, the Braised Lamb Pizza comes with five hour red wine braised lamb, tomato sauce, mozzarella, red onions, heirloom tomatoes, tabbouleh and tzatziki. If you've never tried it, you'll be glad you did after just one bite.

Faith & flower pizza
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Eggs Benedict Pizza
Faith & Flower
705 W 9th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
(213) 239-0642
www.faithandflowerla.com

Available during the weekends on Faith & Flowers brunch menu, the Eggs Benedict Pizza is one you won't want to miss out on. Topped with an egg, smoked bacon, spinach, and hollandaise sauce, the pizza is a unique spin on the traditional eggs Benedict dish, and definitely unique when you consider what most pizza's come with.

Jon & Vinny's
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The Flower Child
Jon & Vinny's
412 N Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 334-3369
www.jonandvinnys.com

One of the hottest restaurants in the city right now, Jon & Vinny's, is serving up a special pizza that will have you wanting more. The Flower Child pizza is made from local Crecenza cheese, nasturtium flowers, olive oil and sea salt. Brought in from a local producer, the Crecenza cheese is a great addition to the pizza, which is also garnished with seasonal flowers from local farm/farmers.

Mr. Pizza
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Potato Gold Pizza
Mr. Pizza
3881 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 738-0077
Multiple Locations
www.mrpizzausa.com

With multiple locations throughout the city, including in Century City, Los Angeles, and in Little Tokyo, Mr Pizza offers a wide selection of delicious pizzas for its customers. But, by far, one of the most popular pizzas is their Potato Gold Pizza with tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese, mushrooms, ground beef, corn, onions, potato wedges, bacon, nacho chip flakes and sour cream. And, the highlight of the pizza is the gold crust, which is their signature sweet potato mousse filled crust with cheddar cheese topped on top

Midici
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Egg n' Bacon Pizza
Midici
14612 Ventura Blvd.
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
(818) 788-2178
www.mymidici.com

Midici's wanted to give their guests their favorite breakfast in a new way, which gave birth to the Egg n' Bacon pizza. Using their signature Neapolitan dough and fresh whole mozzarella, the pizza is topped with all natural Applewood smoked bacon, a freshly cracked free-range egg, wood fire-roasted fingerling potatoes, oregano, Parmigiano-Reggiano, fresh organic sweet basil, and organic non-GMO extra virgin olive oil.

Baldoria
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Sweet Mary Pizza
Baldoria
243 South San Pedro St.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 947-3329
www.baldoriadtla.com

Chef Duke Gervais was inspired to create the Sweet Mary Pizza from when he was at Cube. At Cube, they used to change the menu every week and one week they featured sliced strawberries. At Baldoria, they use organic strawberries, with a strawberry cream sauce using strawberry preserves on the Sweet Mary Pizza. To balance the sweetness, they then added some Mary's chicken breast, cipollini onions and, of course, bacon.

Lucifers
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Roast Pumpkin and Prosciutto Pizza
Lucifer's Pizza
1958 Hillhurst Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(323) 906-8603
www.luciferspizza.com

Owner Adam Borich of Lucifer's Pizza works with the philosophy that a pizza crust is a plate and he recreates his favorite dishes on them in a pizza form. The inspiration for the Roast Pumpkin and Prosciutto pizza came from his mother's Sunday roasts when he was growing up as she would always make roast pumpkin with spinach cooked with garlic and pan fried crispy prosciutto. Since opening 9 years ago, the Roast Pumpkin Pizza with prosciutto, spinach, chopped garlic, hand roasted pumpkin (butternut squash when pumpkin not available) and hand sliced prosciutto, has been the most popular item.

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Macaroni & Cheese Pizza
Pizzanista!
2019 E 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90021
(213) 627-1430
www.pizzanista.com

Pizzanista!'s infamous Macaroni & Cheese pizza is served on Sundays only in both their downtown LA and Long Beach locations. Featuring their special four-cheese blend Mac & Cheese on top of their traditional hand-tossed pizza, it is made fresh daily using 200-year old sourdough recipes from Naples. In addition, homemade, hand-milled marinara sauce from California tomatoes is also included on this delicious pizza.

Wood
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Pizza Di Acciughe E Patate
Wood Handcrafted Pizza
2861 Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
(323) 667-9940
www.woodsilverlake.com

For those in the know, Wood Handcrafted Pizza has an off-menu pizza called the Pizza di Acciughe e patate, or simply the anchovy and potato pizza. Inspired by summer and potato salads, owners Erik and Edgar Martirosyan created the delicious pizza. Topped with Fior di Latte Mozzarella, white anchovies, fingerling potatoes, dill, red onions, and Parmiggiano, it is cooked to perfection in their wood burning oven.

Article by Jarone Ashkenazi is a freelance writer who covers: restaurants, bars, dating, relationships, sports and other lifestyle topics. More of his work can be viewed at www.jaroneashkenazi.com. Connect with him on Twitter: @JaroneAsh.
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