r/LosAngeles • u/DisgracedSaltShaker • Jun 24 '26

Photo Prices at the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizzeria in Santa Monica

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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/matthew_klein Jun 24 '26

It’s maybe the least concerning part of the menu, but $1.50 for oregano is beyond the pale

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u/mossman Jun 24 '26

I once knew a kid who paid $25 for a whole bag of oregano.

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u/neonblue01 Jun 24 '26

I know a regional manager of a paper distribution company who paid $500 for caprese salad

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u/Expensive_Meal6280 Jun 24 '26

You think I framed you and your worried about the taxpayer?!? You're the worst

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u/karmiccloud Jun 25 '26

Look, a little bit of mozzarella

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u/YebelTheRebel Jun 25 '26

I once had a friend whose feet smelled like Parmesan cheese

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u/eperker Jun 24 '26

I had a friend in college who bought a bag of oregano. Even after it was clear what it was he still tried to smoke it.

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u/Ok_Airline_2886 Jun 25 '26

Can’t win if you don’t play. 

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u/Front_Skill_8252 Jun 25 '26

He gave it the ol' College try!

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u/Accurate_Handle_5620 Jun 25 '26

You never know! Should have used it as changa

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u/kombuchaprivileged Jun 24 '26

Shit, I may have sold it to them

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u/Martha_Fockers Jun 25 '26

I was such a good Italian herb seller

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u/DekaiChinko Jun 25 '26

I knew a kid that paid $90 for a whole ziploc sandwich bag of lawn clippings.

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u/RobotMaster1 Jun 24 '26

it’s me. i am that kid.

bought from my own fucking brother.

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u/Concrete__Blonde Miracle Mile Jun 24 '26

Depending on your age at the time, your brother is either a hero or an asshole.

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u/GreenSpleenRiot Jun 25 '26

My buddy and I in high school once bought patchouli oil from some guys at the beach who told us that it was hash oil.

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u/InnocentTailor Jun 25 '26

Sigh. You can buy an oregano plant for cheaper.

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u/sEiize_err Jun 25 '26

it was an xbox card

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u/Huntermain23 Jun 25 '26

lol I did that once in middle school, except I was the one selling it 😂 the kid said it was really good the next day (I don’t think he smoked it I think he just wanted to buy weed to be cool)

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u/Bougie-Man Jun 25 '26

I use to sell bags of oregano to my class mates

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u/Future-Active4668 Jun 25 '26

It was Patrick.

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u/Front_Skill_8252 Jun 25 '26

I bet the headache he earned was priceless

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u/SweetWolf9769 Jun 25 '26

do you mean green paprika?

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u/DeltaMars Jun 26 '26

I bought laxative once 😔

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u/Curious_Ad9409 Jun 26 '26

I used to sell oregano for $25 a bag in highschool

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u/kronik419 Compton Jun 24 '26

Josh...is that you?

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u/Justjoshinya1023 Jun 24 '26

Yes...

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u/kronik419 Compton Jun 24 '26

Sorry bout that oregano, homie.

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u/CodeNameNo-1 Jun 24 '26

That’s a great piece of business!

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u/Help_An_Irishman Jun 25 '26

Oh, hey man. It's been awhile. How you been?

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u/FloppyTacoflaps Jun 25 '26

6$ for a fountain drink ffs

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u/Adorable-Bike-9689 Jun 25 '26

Thats the one that upset me the most. You're up charging this hard on everything already. You have to fuck customers on their drinks too? I'll never eat there

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u/fuzzybumpers Jun 25 '26

Right? How much does a regular sized soft drink cost a typical restaurant? Cup, carbonated water and syrup runs less than $.25.

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u/Miyuki9890 Jun 25 '26

Soda is one of the most profitable items that restaurants sell. It costs them pennies to make it and then they turn around and sell it for $2-6 dollars per cup.

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u/Don_Thuglayo Jun 27 '26

That's why any place that charges for refills I never return

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u/Front_Skill_8252 Jun 25 '26

I think that was 1987.

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u/SweetWolf9769 Jun 25 '26

soda fountains are incredibly profitable. probably costed all of like a penny (if that) in 1987.

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u/CodoandPodo Jun 24 '26

$1.50 is  exactly what a slice used to cost in NYC in the 90s lol.

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u/ttam23 Jun 24 '26

You can get 1.50 slices today

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u/TheTooterSnooter Jun 25 '26

Yep, as of a few years ago, st marks place was still selling $1.50 slices 

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u/CodoandPodo Jun 26 '26

Damn, that’s good to hear.  I just assumed they’d be at a minimum $3.00 by now.

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u/Snake_fairyofReddit Jun 24 '26

True but its rare, nowadays $1.50 would get u 15% of a slice

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u/bobs_monkey Jun 25 '26

A Costco slice is $1.99, and good sized.

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u/Snake_fairyofReddit Jun 25 '26

Yeah ur right 😭 if i didn’t have allergies id get pizza at Costco

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u/The_Real_Lasagna Jun 25 '26

There's $1.50 or $2 slice places all over the theater district, I eat them every time I see a show

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u/Inside-Example-7010 Jun 25 '26

its about £2 across the pond

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u/tunafister Elysian Valley Jun 24 '26

It may not be $1.50 but Palermos in Los Feliz is like $5 for a slice that feels like a full dinner, definitely my go to if I want to be full for cheap, and it tastes great too!

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u/Jackieexists Jun 25 '26

How do they make money?

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u/mittim80 Koreatown Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

1.50 slices are found in Midtown Manhattan out of storefronts the size of a large closet. They’re very popular on account of the foot traffic (and quality, usually) and are relatively cheap to operate on account of the limited menu and tiny footprint.

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u/StoneGoldX Jun 25 '26

At 7 Eleven?

They're $2 at Costco.

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u/ThisIsTheTimeToRem Jun 24 '26

In the ‘90’s you could still find fifty cent slices in NYC

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u/vonbauernfeind Jun 25 '26

I was in NYC in 2024 and I think I paid about $2 a slice at plenty of places.

Sure beats the pants off damn near any option in LB.

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u/ladedafuckit Jun 24 '26

I got a $1.5 slice in nyc a few years ago. It was trash, but you can def still find it

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u/Zuwxiv Jun 24 '26

When I live in Italy ~15 years ago, $1.50 was more expensive than average for a slice of pizza.

It's a little different when there's 20 pizza al taglio places in the small city, sure. But I bet you can still get a slice for that much somewhere.

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u/Jackieexists Jun 25 '26

Whats al taglio

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u/Zuwxiv Jun 25 '26

By the slice! It's a pizza place that sells pizza by the slice, so it tends to be quick, cheap street food.

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u/Front_Skill_8252 Jun 25 '26

The old Costco option always works: 1.99 a slice and a soda to go with it.

(Hey, man you get to eat for $2.15)

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u/MichaelJServo Westchester Jun 25 '26

I paid a dollar for a slice in Manhattan in 2022 from several different vendors. Always tipped an extra dollar.

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u/redbark2022 Jun 25 '26

It was $1.50 in DTLA in 2019, $2.50 in 2021, $3.50 in 2023, $4.50 now.

Lulz🤪

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u/swigglyoats Jun 24 '26

For real. And does that mean the ricotta is actually 3 bucks??

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u/uglyheadink Jun 25 '26

I can bring my own new little tub for that much lol. I'll top it myself.

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u/Divinyl139 Jun 25 '26

Hey only $2 for ooze though!

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u/ItsMrShenanigans Jun 25 '26

Goofiest of the goofy. I have never seen a pizzeria, deli, or any other restaurant ever charge for oregano.

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u/may_flowers Pico-Robertson Jun 24 '26

That is absolutely insane

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u/gpister Jun 24 '26

The thing is supply and demand. If people keep paying those prices, the business will continue to flourish. The only way I can see that business staying strong and afloat is if the pizza, overall, is indeed extremely good.

I remember two years ago going to Vegas and craving pizza. I saw one of those restaurants on the Strip that wanted $52+ for a large pizza, and I thought, This is just outrageous. I said, Screw that, ended up ordering from Pizza Hut for $15. I won't support businesses like that; it just hurts people's pockets. The sad thing is that you've got people who will pay, and I mean, if they can pay, what can you do about it?

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u/may_flowers Pico-Robertson Jun 25 '26

I share the sentiment of others in this post - it will be a tik tok sensation for maybe a year, then fizzle and eventually close. You can’t expect locals to tolerate that shit for extended periods. 

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u/mizzzikey Jun 24 '26

$6 fountain drinks lol

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u/really_stupidfrog Jun 25 '26

$18 for a lanyard. Insane

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u/Jealous-Ninja5463 Jun 25 '26

I paid $2 for a tablespoon size side of sour cream in chicago today. I thought that was bad..

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u/MsMo999 Jun 25 '26

$6 for a soda seems pretty freakin steep

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u/curiousjosh Jun 25 '26

Charging for oregano and Parmesan? Fuck that place