No one knows the L.A. restaurant scene better than the restaurant critic of the L.A. Times. Follow this list for his 19 picks of the city's best-in-2014 cheap eats.
"Bestia offers a range of quality Italian fare that encompasses pizza. The Margherita is a beauty, all bubbly mozz and brighttomato sauce, with fragrant basil on top."
"The Margherita may not be the headliner at Pizzeria Mozza, but it’s a winning pie. It’s hard to beat the signature crust, with its thin center and tall, pillowy edges."
"The Margherita D.O.P. is a pleasure, with fresh ingredients and a nice char to the crust. If you must add a topping, I’d recommend the spicypeppadew. $12 for a 10-inch, $18 for an 18-inch."
"This is another build-your-own pizza concept. Blaze’s Margherita is called the Red Vine, and it features soft blobs of mozzarella with sauce and cherry tomatoes on top. $7.45 for a small personal pie."
"The fresh mozz is the truer Margherita, with beautiful hunks of cheese, but the cheaper version is also good, if closer to a basil-spiked cheese pizza."
"The best by-the-slice and deliverypizza you’re likely to get in L.A. It’s a cheerful, casual spot offering New York-style pie, founded by a New York transplant who saw a niche that needed filling."
