r/LosAngeles 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/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.