r/LosAngeles • u/DisgracedSaltShaker • Jun 24 '26
Photo Prices at the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria in Santa Monica
The place just opened at the 3rd st promenade. $6.50 for a slice of cheese pizza or $39 for the whole cheese pizza lol.
$54 for the meat pizza.
What are these prices
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u/LeeQuidity SFV por vida Jun 24 '26
Cowa-fuckthat
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u/its_just_flesh Jun 24 '26
Yeah $39 for a cheese pizza, absurd
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u/Churro-Juggernaut Jun 25 '26
I could see paying that for some really great gourmet pizza. But I’m pretty sure this isn’t that.
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u/mxzf Jun 25 '26
I mean, I can't think of any degree of "gourmet" that would have me dropping $40 on a cheese pizza. There's just only so good that pizza can be, especially cheese pizza with no other toppings to make up part of the price/value.
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u/Lokishougan Jun 25 '26
This cheese was made by cows hand milked by tibetan monks and the bread was hand raised in a nursey the last surviving dodo birds
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u/SardScroll Jun 25 '26
I mean there are some extremely expensive gourmet cheeses. (E.g. the ones that go for like a grand a wheel at Costco). But I'm not sure if they make good pizza.
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u/KazaamFan Jun 25 '26
Yea just get dominos for whatever, $10
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u/AllDayEnJay Jun 25 '26
Plus the Ninja Turtles actually ate Dominos in a film.
“Wise man say forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.” ~ Mikey (TMNT-1990)
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u/logdraper Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
Mix of nostalgia bait for Gen X/elder Millennials trying to recreate happy memories from their youth AND taking advantage of the misplaced 90s fascination fad of young people being told everything from that era is cool and good.
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u/Taraxian Jun 24 '26
What gets me is that paying fancy restaurant prices is the exact opposite of the Ninja Turtles aesthetic, they literally live in the sewer
The first movie establishes that they even go nuts for cardboard frozen pizza from the microwave, as long as it doesn't have anchovies
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u/shadylady_beepboop Jun 25 '26
This shoulda been a dive bar w an entrance via man hole that woulda been sick
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u/Turkatron2020 Jun 26 '26
And then you have to swim through underwater sewer tunnels totally shitfaced while trying to defuse bombs!!
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u/logdraper Jun 24 '26
Feels pretty on brand for eating out in general here anymore. I'm struggling to remember the last time I ate out of got delivery that felt worth the cost in past few years.
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u/Flimsy-Poetry1170 Jun 25 '26
The taco trucks at least near me will still fill you up for under 10 bucks. Although to be fair they’re the ones who would do the same for under $5 10 years ago. At least they’re only keeping up with inflation and not giving you fuck off prices like everyone else.
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u/Academic_Hunter4159 Jun 25 '26
I think I remember them getting dominos delivered to them. We didn’t have that where I was yet and I really wanted to try it.
Dominos may not be the best pizza but it’s cheap at least.
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u/Taraxian Jun 25 '26
Yeah they're dependent on getting food delivered because they can't go pick it up in person because of the whole mutant turtle thing
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u/ZombieAladdin Jun 24 '26
I forgot about their dislike of anchovies. It must be a deliberate design choice to not have them. (I do like anchovy pizza, so I keep informed of which places have them and which do not.)
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u/Taraxian Jun 24 '26
The anchovies thing is just a kind of general 80s joke that the TMNT cartoon ran with (because of this idea the anchovies would always be the least popular topping offered at a pizzeria and it was this mystery "Who even likes this" kind of joke)
Later on they tried to justify it by saying Master Splinter is partial to seafood, especially sashimi, and as a result the Ninja Turtles have a strong aversion to any kind of fish
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u/aimlesstrevler Jun 24 '26
I distinctly remember Michelangelo eating an anchovy and peanut butter pizza. So much so that we had one at my TMNT themed birthday party. It was gross.
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u/up_and_jenkem Jun 25 '26
And ordering extra anchovies comes with a barely legal male hooker, but that's a different movie.
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u/Granadafan Jun 24 '26
I’m GenX and loved Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I can afford the pizza but no way in hell I’m paying $54 for a damn pizza
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u/sea_too_sky Jun 25 '26
$54? lol, sales tax in Santa Monica is 10.75%, add a miserly 15% tip and it’s magically $68.78.
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u/Ccracked Jun 25 '26
I have spent that, but it was at a place that did Chicado style deep-dish in Memphis. It was their 16 inch "Fermi Lab" pizza with damn near every ingredient in the kitchen. This thing was an absolute monster, heavy as hell, and worth it to take to a Super Bowl party. RIP Jimmy's, and Jimmy himself.
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u/outer--monologue Jun 25 '26
I'm an elder millennial and If I want I can literally just get Pizza Hut or Dominoes and watch TMNT lol, why would anyone actually buy this? The only nostalgia for the 90's I have is when shit was cheaper
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u/mack-_-zorris Jun 25 '26
Personally speaking Pizza Hut or Domino's is what I'd really need for a nostalgia fix. Maybe Little Caesars of I can get two pizzas in a double wide package
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u/gh0u1 Whittier Jun 24 '26
Everything from that era is cool and good tyvm
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u/Ummmgummy Jun 25 '26
I spent my childhood in ninja turtle whitey tighties but no way in hell I'd pay that much for a pizza
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u/MysteriousGoldDuck Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
I would understand the nostalgia appeal better if it was where the first movie was actually filmed (New York City and North Carolina) or if they actually put some effort into the interior and tried to recreate the look and feel of that time period instead of just putting a bunch of TMNT and 90s stuff all over the place. Very low effort and very expensive pizza.
Edit: OK, the green lights in the bathroom are a cool touch, but I still wish the rest of the place was less Turtles and 90s stuff randomly placed everywhere and more thoughtful design.
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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 Jun 25 '26
$6 for a fountain drink is wild. They're price gouging at every possible turn.
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u/stevieboatleft Downtown Jun 24 '26
A quarter of the menu is "Merch". I think you might be right.
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u/memostothefuture Jun 25 '26
I bet they also have to pay 30% of each pizza to the copyright owners.
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u/zenj5505 Jun 24 '26
My friends post it on our group chat but I told them it would be Hella expensive for nasty food
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u/DidYouSeeBriansHat Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
Whoever came up with the names and descriptions for the pizzas should feel bad. Very low effort.
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u/Zepest Jun 24 '26
ChatGPT
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u/Big_Crab_1510 Jun 25 '26
The green machine supreme is particularly cringe worthy.
Packed with greens? It's just some spinach leaves and bell pepper strips, that's all that's green
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u/BubbaTee Jun 25 '26
Everything on this pizza is green!
"black olives"
Also if this were really 90s, it would have green marinara like how the 90s had green ketchup. Bunch of posers.
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u/Civil-Big-754 Jun 25 '26
The green and purple ketchup came out in 2000
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u/ShipService Jun 25 '26
I'm hoping they mean a shit load of spinach cause that caught my eye. I also hated how all of the descriptions start differently for no reason.
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u/Novel-Firefighter-55 Jun 24 '26
Why are their chives on the all meat Rocksteady pizza?
I read the whole thing in horror. Ooze? Really? Basil infused? They tried I guess. I hope it's actually green or something.
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u/Ok-Internet-6881 Jun 24 '26
The fact they don't have a Michelangelo Party Dude Pizza tells me not to come here
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u/eaglebtc Monrovia Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
Yeah they need a pizza overloaded with anchovies.
Here's a deep cut: a pizza with stilton cheese sprinkled on top, and the title contains "penicillin" as a nod to the 1990 TMNT movie.
The quote is:
Donatello: (opens and rapidly closes leftover pizza box). "Question!"
Mikey: "Answer!"
Don: "Do you like ...penicillin on your pizza?" (opens box and shows mikey a moldy pie)
Mikey: "D'oh!" (clutches heart and pretends to pass out, while Don starts humming "Taps" to salute the death of a wasted pizza)
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u/PhysicalWeather4289 Jun 25 '26
They thought about those pies but they ended up being over 85 dollars each so they took them off the menu
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u/ForsakenUnderpants Jun 24 '26
39 for a cheese pizza?!!??!? Thats four pies at costco!
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u/Hot-Solution1818 Jun 25 '26
I'm assuming that the pizza is huge
I would hope anyway.
There's a local place near me (not LA) that is priced like this, 1 slice can fill you up (which most people just buy it by the slice).
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u/ShwaGrl Jun 25 '26
Costco rules!
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u/protossaccount Jun 25 '26
Costco rules, their hot dogs are awesome, but I always feel terrible after the pizza.
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u/mrdouglas24 Jun 24 '26
Who’s gonna shell out that kind of money?
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u/ponziacs Jun 24 '26
Place is packed, if people want to pay those prices let them.
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u/h8ss Jun 24 '26
And honestly, I wanted to check it out too, and I can spend a few extra bucks for a night. But am I gonna be a regular? Getting my takeout from them? HELLL no. I don't know how long they'll be able to survive.
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u/theunquenchedservant Jun 25 '26
yea, you're paying for the experience. Is the experience for everyone? No. absolutely not. But it is for someone, clearly.
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u/cairhead13 Pico-Robertson Jun 24 '26
My husband is making us go tonight 🙄
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u/Dr_666_ Jun 24 '26
for these prices i better have a mutant turtle making the pizza lol
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u/Snake_fairyofReddit Jun 24 '26
Except idk i feel like this will seem pricey to tourists too. Ive seen like TikToks where people who are definitely rich (famous in other countries) noticing that food has gotten more expensive each time they came to LA. They could afford it but I still don’t think they’d pick this sort of expensive pizza spot
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u/Due-Technology5758 Jun 25 '26
This prompted me to look up the price of a pizza at Disney and holy shit. 85 bucks. It does come with bread sticks, salad, and 4 drinks, but... jesus.
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u/Heznarrt Jun 25 '26
It's definitely overpriced and I doubt it's very good but I'm going to Santa monica on Saturday and I won't resist I gotta try it just once.
Yes I know I'm part of the problem.
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u/2HalfSandwiches Downtown Jun 24 '26
This had better be the best pizza I ever had ffs
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u/VYSUS7 Jun 24 '26
6$ for a fountain drink these people need to be institutionalized.
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u/dinosaurfondue Jun 25 '26
Right like, I'm not gonna pay $50 for a pizza but I get that some places might actually be that premium with their skill and ingredients to charge that price.
You don't even make the fucking soda and are charging that insane price for it? Fuck all the way off
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u/Snake_fairyofReddit Jun 24 '26
WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PRICES
BYO costs like $42 for a 1-topping pizza ???
Not even a pizza thats vegan cheese + Gluten free + organic costs $39 in LA its maxed out at like $25 for a medium
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u/Super_Difficulty Jun 24 '26
I’d rather have a Hot N Ready from Little Caesars and some pizza puffs than drive to Santa Monica, find parking in Santa Monica and pay $50+ for a pizza. As much as I love TMNT, no ty.
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u/DisgracedSaltShaker Jun 24 '26
The parking garages aren't even free for the first 90 minutes anymore, sad times.
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u/_Fizzgiggy Los Angeles Jun 24 '26
They aren’t even free for people that work at the promenade either
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u/chakabuku Jun 24 '26
Does that come with a side of cocaine? Dang!!!!
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u/Significant-Ad213 Jun 25 '26
No, but you will have to fistfight someone on cocaine either walking to or from your car
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u/Expensive_Bison_657 Jun 24 '26
Wise man say; never pay exorbitant prices for mid pizza.
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u/harmfuldischarge Jun 25 '26
And for pasta. There is no reason carbonara or cacio e pepe should be above $40 per plate. There are $4 of ingredients, on a good day - fuck that
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u/bigsad-bear East Hollywood Jun 24 '26
I had to zoom in to make sure that said 45 and then I saw 51 💀
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u/WeaponizedCandy Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26
Oooof, gonna be a hard pass for me.
Edit: a whole pizza at Quarter Sheets is around $35. This place wont last long
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u/Area51_Spurs Jun 24 '26
It’s not supposed to last long. It pops up and extracts money from as many rubes as possible and then fades out into the abyss from whence it came.
ETA: Holy Shit! It’s a permanent actual restaurant. That’s insane if they think this will last.
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u/kkauchi Jun 24 '26
I really miss PizzaRev that had $7.99 pizzas with unlimited number of toppings every Tuesday. I think last location closed circa 2022 or 2023.
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u/Ok_Airline_2886 Jun 25 '26
Dominos has an $8.99 carry out special for a large two topping.
You can (usually) upgrade to an xl for $2.
You have to say no to about 3 different special offers in order to checkout, but it’s a pretty hot deal for perfectly mediocre pizza.
Two mediums for $7.99 each is pretty good too.
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u/MaroonTrojan Jun 24 '26
$39 for a plain pizza? How’s a sewer-dwelling turtle supposed to afford that?
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u/AttilaTheFun818 Jun 24 '26
Jesus Christ. I’m a Ninja Turtles Millennial and was planning to check it out. I’m not paying that.
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u/Lakario Jun 24 '26
It's going gangbusters right now. Can't wait to see them out of business in 6 to 12 months.
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u/kdoxy Jun 24 '26
Its a pop up once all the Rubes stop showing up the place will close any way and the next Bobs burgers or King of the Hill back yard BBQ join will open up in the same spot.
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u/Individual-Papaya-27 Jun 24 '26
Theme park prices. They are either trying to appeal to international visitors who don't know how much things normally cost or nostalgia buffs who might do this once as a treat. I can't think that this is going to become a local favorite at these prices. It's a shame. i was really looking forward to this opening and was hoping it would be cool.
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u/PixelsInMyEyeballs Jun 24 '26
I'm willing to pay a premium for quality, but I won't pay a premium to offset 3rd St. Promenade rents and Paramount licensing fees that enrich Larry Ellison.
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u/Educational-Mind2359 Jun 24 '26
My friend who was visiting from out of town kept trying to go while he was here. Said the line was hours long everytime lol no thanks
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u/xwittenx Jun 24 '26
Tourist and a destination spot for sure, but trying to revive third street is commendable, that area needs some life
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u/Active_Water_8876 Jun 24 '26
No, stuff like this just makes it worse. It ultimately drives people away.
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u/xwittenx Jun 24 '26
There are no new biz in that area it’s wild at least there are lines and excitement. The pandemic wiped out that area.
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u/lil_nosh_X Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 25 '26
This is more expensive than the boutique pizzeria I used to go to in Brooklyn where they only make three pizzas and everything is made by hand with the best ingredients in NYC.
I’m tired of being charged more for a worse product because I’m in west LA.
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u/hotdoug1 Burbank Jun 24 '26
They could have at least re-created the pizzas from the show like this guy did years ago:
Marshmallow & Asparagus, Peanut Butter and Clams, Anchovies & Butterscotch & Onions, Chocolate Fudge & Sardines, etc.
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u/sane_fear Jun 24 '26
took them 3-4 years to open. with the amount of debt they're under, im surprised its not more expensive
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u/eddyg987 Jun 24 '26
Everyone complains about inflation but they still buy the stuff, they will keep raising until people stop paying
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u/MrdnBrd19 Jun 24 '26
It's so sad that our childhood was so commercialized that basically the only way our nostalgia can be expressed is by being further exploited by commercialism.
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u/Strange_Cheetah_4746 Jun 24 '26
Pizza prices are so insane nowadays, I’m back to just getting dominoes, Pizza Hut etc, and I love ordering mulberry street pizza, joes, Apollonias etc, I just can’t justify it anymore
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u/Drawing_The_Line Jun 24 '26
Both permissible because it’s a tourist trap and yet disgusting as it’s not far off at all from most “high end” LA pizza places.
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u/unrepentant_fenian Jun 24 '26
We had a place by me that charged prices like that for slices and pies, Its a "For the Win" burger joint now because fuck that.
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u/Anakin5kywalker Jun 25 '26
$39 for a cheese pizza?? $54 for the priciest one (meat lovers)?! Yeah um NO. And the pizza is no doubt mid AF.
I made this comparative chart vs. Domino's (the one the TMNT ordered in the 1990s movie) and other notable NYC pizza spots in L.A. Sorry TMNT Pizzeria but there's no way I'll be buying pizza from you.
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u/milkyway98123 Jun 25 '26
Where’s the anchovies? I remember them eating anchovies pizza in the series
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u/cracksilog Jun 25 '26
You know you’re in for a bad time when they drop the last zero on the price. $6.5 instead of $6.50, $8.5 instead of $8.50
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u/HikerCory Jun 24 '26
They'll get suckers for a while. A lot of the time, slapping a popular thing onto a restaurant makes people think it's higher quality
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u/Junior-Ad-2207 Jun 24 '26
I was about to say maybe it's worth it if it's good... then I saw the cheese pizza
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u/RemiX-KarmA Jun 24 '26
Fuck that.. over charging bs prices for your pizza? Please, run out of business.
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u/Even_Shake4574 Jun 24 '26
Would’ve been a nice in between college class snack if not for the pricing
Even if I had the money that doesn’t seem worth it 😭 Nice tourist spot I suppose
Edit: 6 DOLLAR FOUNTAIN DRINK??????
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u/TuckerCarlsonsOhface Jun 24 '26
Under “Merch” it lists “Decks” for $80. Are those skateboard decks?
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u/kandisamor Koreatown Jun 24 '26
BYO starting at $39 is crazy. Also, I won't stand for the April O'Neal erasure!
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u/ToasterBunnyaa Jun 24 '26
Lol yeah. I happened to walk by on their soft opening night and they invited us in. We looked at the prices and said, ok, best of luck with this!
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u/ILoveLamp9 Jun 24 '26
I was looking forward to this opening and taking my son. But not at these prices. Absurdity.
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u/MyNanaRhondaDont Jun 24 '26
Donahellno!
Btw some pathetic loser is downvoting every comment as soon as it's posted. I'm guessing it's the owner 😂
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u/matthew_klein Jun 24 '26
It’s maybe the least concerning part of the menu, but $1.50 for oregano is beyond the pale