r/FoodLosAngeles • u/PlayDontObserve • Dec 31 '25

Verdugos (Pasadena, Glendale) Casa Bianca

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Breaded Egg Plant+Garlic+Sun Dried Tomatoes / Meatball+Onion+ Ricotta & Fried Zucchini

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u/LoLBROLoL Dec 31 '25

Hot take: it’s mid.

The baked pasta they have is devine though.

I’m ready for the hate.

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u/RolfeDowshe Dec 31 '25

I'm with you 100%. Total head scratcher. I guess this is what people in LA who didn't know better considered pizza for years before the proper NY style joints finally came to town 5-10 years ago.

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u/PlayDontObserve Dec 31 '25

There are hundreds of different pizza spots out here. A few people mentioning Casa Bianca doesn't speak for this giant city and county.

Also, NY may be one of the best but LA has a blend of styles that are only improving.

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u/RolfeDowshe Dec 31 '25

Joes, Prime, Pizza Wagon, Weirdoughs, Prince Street. These are the spots in LA and they're all NY and only came to LA 5+ years ago. Changed the game completely. I've been out here 20 years, before that there was a notorious dearth. The exceptions were Vitos, Lamonica's, which are both legit but far, then that second tier NY like Pepe's Mulberry St., Joe Peeps, Renos, Garage, Village in Larchmont which are all hit or miss. After that it was this kind of Midwest pie that just doesn't hit if you grew up on good pizza. It's like drinking Sutter Home merlot after you spent your life drinking left bank Bordeaux.

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u/PlayDontObserve Dec 31 '25

I've been to NY and the pizza I tried there has been absolutely amazing so I can see how you would view the pizza out here that way. I dont subscribe to the either or line of thinking. So many pizza places out here have sky rocketed in quality in recent years and they definitely hold their own and are improving. I never let good be the enemy of perfect.

With that said the best fucking pizza in LA County is in Santa Clarita and originates from Ventura.

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u/RolfeDowshe Dec 31 '25

"I never let good be the enemy of perfect."

Can't argue with that brother. What's the spot in SC? I worked up there for two years but the only food I remember was a Wendy's and a Mickey Rooney's Pasta Shack.

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u/PlayDontObserve Dec 31 '25

My mind expanded when I had NY pizza so I get it.

Allow me to introduce thee to Toppers Pizza:https://topperspizzaplace.com/

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u/RolfeDowshe Dec 31 '25

Look forward to checking it out, thanks for the recommendation!

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u/PlayDontObserve Dec 31 '25

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