Ghisallo, Santa Monica
12 people recommend, 2 warn against itvia r/SantaMonica, r/FoodLosAngeles, r/AskLosAngeles14 comments cited below
What people say, in short
Many people recommend Ghisallo as a Santa Monica Ocean Park pizzeria, naming its New York-style pie, cacio e pepe pizza and potato pizza, and one suggests it for groups. One commenter found the crust thin and limp and another found the pie overbaked.
Address
Ghisallo, 1622 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Cacio e pepe pizza, Potato pizza, New York style pizza
- Opinions divided
- Yes
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/Dont-Be-An-Asshat in r/SantaMonica · Jun 2025taste
Says Ghisallo's New York-style pizza is good.
- Recommendsu/jasonmontauk in r/FoodLosAngeles · Mar 2025ambience
Suggests Ghisallo in Ocean Park for groups, noting outdoor-only seating with heaters and big-group tables.
- Recommendsu/Ill_Imagination1769 in r/SantaMonica · Jun 2025
Insists Ghisallo is definitely the top pizza choice.
- Recommendsu/uunngghh in r/AskLosAngeles · Jun 2026
Ranks Ghisallo second, behind Pizzeria Sei.
- Recommendsu/queenpasta_ in r/AskLosAngeles · Sep 2025ambience
Likes Ghisallo as a fit for the outing being planned.
- Recommendsu/LoungeCrook in r/SantaMonica · Jun 2025
Lists Ghisallo as its pick for the pizza request.
- Recommendsu/SoCalDawg in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026taste
Praises the cacio e pepe pie here.
- Caveatu/uscrash in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024taste
Underwhelmed by Ghisallo; sauce was decent, but the thin, limp crust made it unpleasant.
Show all 14 cited comments
- Recommendsu/chilledmonkey-brains in r/FoodLosAngeles · Dec 2023taste
Also likes Ghisallo, which they felt was New York-style.
- Recommendsu/rosaliebb in r/AskLosAngeles · Jun 2026taste
Calls its potato pizza the nearest equivalent they can think of to Cheese Board.
- Recommendsu/Millerbr310 in r/LosAngeles · Sep 2025
Names Ghilsallos as their answer.
- Recommendsu/Useful_County_8557 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2025taste
Calls Ghisallo's regular pie the best find they've made in LA.
- Recommendsu/mdocks in r/LosAngeles · Oct 2024
Names Ghisallo in Santa Monica as their pick.
- Caveatu/Ok_Fee1043 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Sep 2024consistency
Says it doesn't hold up over time, with overbaked dough and off toppings and sauce.
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