Pizzeria Mozza
57 people recommend, 12 warn against itvia r/FoodLosAngeles, r/AskLosAngeles30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 25 threads.
What people say, in short
Most people who mention Pizzeria Mozza recommend it, and several call the pizzas excellent or consistently great; the fennel sausage pizza, the goat cheese pizza, the chopped salad and the butterscotch budino are named. It is better enjoyed in person: some say the takeout pizzas are small and don't hold up, and some find it a better pick for pasta, salads and desserts than for pizza.
Address
Pizzeria Mozza, 641 Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036
At a glance
- Signature dishes
- Fennel sausage pizza, Squash blossom pizza, Goat cheese pizza
- Best for
- Dine-in
- 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/shellzero in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Says the whole meal, including the sausage pizza, was enjoyable and plans to return.
- Recommendsu/Celestron5 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2024taste
Named among places whose pizza is rated above DeSano's.
- Recommendsu/tgcm26 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2024taste
Lists a fennel sausage pizza among its top picks, though it finds this place an odd choice for a Super Bowl party.
- Recommendsu/I-Have-Mono in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Says the place still holds up as well as before and recommends its chopped salad.
- Recommendsu/raj_uv in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026taste
Says the pizzas are excellent and recommends this place alongside Osteria for Italian food.
- Recommendsu/run-drink-eat in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Says Mozza is great and describes a celebrity sighting on their last visit there.
- Recommendsu/LobsterStretches in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026taste
Says the pizzas are consistently great, with the goat cheese pizza singled out.
- Recommendsu/SapientSlut in r/AskLosAngeles · Sep 2025taste
Praises the taste as delicious, but is unsure whether a NY native would enjoy it.
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- Caveatu/elboogie7 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2024portion
Says the takeout pizzas are small and pricey, so suggests getting pizza somewhere else.
- Recommendsu/40YOBMike in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Calls the place excellent and plans to order the butterscotch budino on the next visit.
- Recommendsu/b1gmouth in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Recommends Mozza for pasta, pairing it against Bianco for pizza.
- Mixedu/Decent_Management449 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jun 2026price
Says this might suit a special sit-down outing.
- Recommendsu/poordicksalmanac in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026taste
Says Mozza is the better choice overall.
- Caveatu/0tony1 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2024consistency
Says its pizzas are smaller and food doesn't hold up in to-go containers; best eaten fresh given the price.
- Caveatu/Mattandjunk in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2024consistency
Says the food is best enjoyed in person, fresh from the oven; doubts takeout will be good.
- Recommendsu/dmonsterative in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Has never had a bad meal at either of the Mozza spots but would usually pick another restaurant.
- Recommendsu/phatelectribe in r/FoodLosAngeles · Apr 2024variety
Recommends it for smaller individual pies and creative variations, naming a couple of specialty pizzas.
- Recommendsu/erickcire in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Calls both options great overall, Mozza included.
- Recommendsu/morenoodles in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Bare one-word answer naming Mozza as the pick.
- Recommendsu/slumberfloss in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Says everything there is good and suggests the garlic bread plus lumache as a starter.
- Recommendsu/MachiavelliOsiris in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Long-running go-to for daytime birthday meals over many years; says they love the spot.
- Recommendsu/Four2nian in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2026
Would pick Mozza for a single night, mainly for its salads, appetizers and desserts rather than pizza.
- Recommendsu/dashiellsayshi in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026
Says every visit has been excellent and wishes the earlier, longer opening hours were back.
- Mixedu/butteredrubies in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026value
Enjoyed the visit but would skip returning since other LA spots offer better-value or better pizza.
- Recommendsu/savvysearch in r/FoodLosAngeles · Jul 2024
Adds this spot to a long LA list of options it considers very different from each other.
- Recommendsu/Austiopath in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2026taste
Recommends it.
- Recommendsu/unpoetic_poetry in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2024taste
Thought Mozza was a better experience than Pizzeria Bianco.
- Recommendsu/BozoFromZozo in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2024
Names Pizzeria Mozza as their favorite pizza place while defending thick-crust pizza as a deliberate style.
- Caveatu/SizzlingSloth in r/FoodLosAngeles · Feb 2024consistency
Says the food doesn't hold up well and isn't cost-effective for a party; suggests another place.
- Caveatu/New_Abbreviations937 in r/FoodLosAngeles · Aug 2024taste
Names Mozza among the most overrated pizza places in LA.
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