Stefano's Pizzeria
1310 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401
For the days when you want pizza (everyday), but your appetite is not big enough to eat a whole 800 degrees pizza (rare), pizza-by-the-slice is the answer. Enter Stefano's - the perfect after work pre-shopping snack when you didn't have time to eat lunch and dinner is not for another 3 hours. The place is very small, like the size of a Wetzel's Pretzels but there is an outdoor patio with lots of seating. The pizzas are all out on display, cold, and without any price tags or labels at all. The menu above the pizzas denotes 3 price ranges: cheese, regular toppings, and "gourmet" toppings. I was just looking for a pizza with some mushrooms, and saw one with mushrooms and pepperoni. I definitely did not think that would be considered "gourmet" but once I saw my receipt I saw how silly I was. $4 for one very average slice is definitely not worth it to me, and I then remembered why I tend to avoid slice pizza.
There were a lot of flavor options, but like I said, they were just sitting there and you would have to ask them what each flavor actually was. The slice I got was surprisingly good, the crust was sturdy yet easy to bite into and not too chewy. The cheese and mushrooms were good but the pepperoni flavor was not very strong. All in all it was an okay pizza for a slice, but I would only go back if I were really craving a slice and not a whole pizza (again, rare).
Some 'zas
Mushroom and pepperoni "gourmet" pizza ($4.33)
Thickness
Patio and people watching
Crust: sturdy, not too cardboard like, easy to bite into
Cheese: good for slice pizza
Sauce: average
Best Part: unexpected crust density
Recommend: just going to 800 degrees
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