Pitfire Pizza, Noho
32 people recommend, 3 warn against itvia r/FoodLosAngeles, r/LosAngeles30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 13 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people who mention Pitfire recommend it, and several call its pizzas excellent or great, with the crust, the salads and the happy hour all praised. Pitfire has several locations (North Hollywood, Echo Park, Topanga and Westwood are named) and the comments mix them; the location shown on the map is North Hollywood, where commenters praise the patio. Some call it fine but nothing amazing.
Address
Pitfire Pizza, 5203 Lankershim Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91601
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Sausage party
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Other places on this map closest to Pitfire Pizza, Noho, as the crow flies.
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/StretchTucker in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026taste
Ordered a pizza with honey added and called it amazing.
- Recommendsu/EternallyNaked in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Calls the place underrated and says much of its menu is good.
- Recommendsu/Celestron5 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2024taste
Says Pit Fire's pizza was much better than DeSano's.
- Recommendsu/greendale_rulez in r/FoodLosAngeles · Sep 2024value
Recommends the Echo Park spot, especially on Dodgers game nights for a food and drink special.
- Mixedu/High_Life_Pony in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024
Calls it fine and admires the historic building, but sees it as another step toward chain-only dining.
- Recommendsu/Excellent-Antelope42 in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026taste
Calls the pizza excellent and praises the frosé and soft-serve too.
- Recommendsu/jmaca90 in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026ambience
Says the NoHo location's outdoor seating is great.
- Recommendsu/db_peligro in r/FoodLosAngeles · Sep 2024value
Describes a daily early-evening pizza special as the happy hour draw.
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- Recommendsu/quitebuttery in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Calls the place excellent and says it gets too little attention.
- Recommendsu/drumorgan in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jun 2024
Says this pizza spot at The Village is a favorite.
- Recommendsu/Leashypooo in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Remembers Pitfire fondly from earlier NoHo days and says it was very good.
- Recommendsu/tyshorr in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026ambience
Calls the place underrated and says dining there in person is fun.
- Recommendsu/Shart127 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024ambience
Unsure which branch, but thinks the one near Olympic or Pico has a big wall drawing, which makes it seem less bad.
- Recommendsu/JeffMorse2016 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024
Says they really like the place's offerings, replying to a comment that had not tried it yet.
- Mixedu/981flacht6 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024
Calls Pitfire a solid spot but nothing amazing, and says it might compete with Casa Buona nearby.
- Recommendsu/TurbulentMirror in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Calls Pitfire great and says they appreciate the Topanga Village location.
- Recommendsu/Corona2789 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Sep 2024value
Says the happy hour there is lively as well.
- Recommendsu/throwawayyyy1234765 in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026value
Says the happy hour is very good too.
- Recommendsu/orchana in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Loves the place and says the salads are good too.
- Recommendsu/danlikesbikes in r/FoodLosAngeles · Sep 2024taste
Says the steak salad there is also very good.
- Recommendsu/pb0b in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024ambience
Loves the North Hollywood patio, calling it one of LA's best hangouts; wishes it had liquor but enjoys the sangria.
- Recommendsu/CaptainSpectacular79 in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026taste
Went in expecting little and was pleasantly surprised by the decent crust.
- Recommendsu/TheGlenrothes in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026
Had forgotten the place but says they once liked it a lot.
- Recommendsu/Wild-Spare4672 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Mar 2025
Notes Pitfire also has a Westwood Blvd location with lots of seating.
- Recommendsu/DuePatience in r/LosAngeles · Oct 2024
Says they personally like Pitfire.
- Recommendsu/b1gmouth in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024taste
Surprised Pitfire seems good again, implying it had been weaker before.
- Recommendsu/suitablegirl in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jan 2024taste
Loves the crust's tanginess and the rotating limited pies, recalls an avocado pickled-onion pizza fondly.
- Caveatu/CrystalizedinCali in r/FoodLosAngeles · Mar 2025parking
Says parking at that location is more difficult.
- Recommendsu/IsawUstandingThere in r/LosAngeles · May 2024
Says guests assembled their own pizzas at a party here; offered as an unusual pick.
- Caveatu/gort818 in r/FoodLosAngeles · May 2026variety
Would rather see more Neapolitan-style places than spots like this one.
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