Kuro Artisanal Pizza — Restaurant in Costa Mesa

Kuro Artisanal Pizza is one of the best places I've eaten that serves pizza. For years my Italian father-in-law owned a pizzeria in Long Beach. He mentioned the secret to making a great pie was to use quality ingredients.

Well, Kuro Artisanal Pizza uses great quality ingredients! I came in on a Saturday afternoon and ordered the Nacho Pizza. It was very flavorful with the Italian sausage, cheese, red sauce, jalapeños, and a hint of honey on a thin crust. I prefer a thin-crust pizza over a thick-crust pizza and Kuro's Artisanal Pizza was a great combination of both, a crispy, thin crust yet having a thickness to it where it wasn't too doughy where all the flavor gets lost into it. You could really taste the fresh, quality ingredients. I loved the pizza so much, I came back and ordered three pies for the family, the following day on Easter Sunday.

The owners were very friendly and actually went searching for me to bring my order to me, while I was doing a little shopping, a couple of stores down. They also replaced a canned water, that I purchased and accidentally dropped and dented, with a new can which was so kind of them.

Needless to say, when I'm craving pizza, I'm going to make the drive to Costa Mesa from Long Beach and go to Kuro...

It’s a great new place. Perfect for the lab. Wish I could give 4.5 stars. Good, I would say, “Japanese Italian” style pizza. Traditional Italian flavor with Japanese design. It’s light pizza, ideal to split with a friend for a quick bite. Price was about $15-$20 for a pie, which is good, but I could easily crush one by myself and still have room for more. I got the margherita and the nacho pizza (with small slices of jalapeño, sausage, and a little honey).

The service was terrific. They gave me plenty of advice on what to order and were eager to customize the amount of toppings to my liking. The gentleman at the front desk even ran my pizzas over to bootleggers, where I went to grab a beer while waiting. What a guy!

(Oh there’s no indoor seating. It’s all to-go. But like I said, it’s perfect for the set up there in the lab)

At this time it’s still the soft opening so hours are limited, but find a time that fits for you, and go check it out! Support an exciting,...

If you're looking for quality pie this is the place to go. Everything from the environment to the first and last bites of each slice radiates positivity. The owner hand delivers each pizza and comes back around to get your honest opinion. He is constantly working to perfect his craft and it shows in each pizza they bring out. The crust is light a crispy and the ingredients are fresh and delicious, making every bite better than the last. I highly recommend the arugula and prosciutto pizza. The arugula's so fresh it takes me to the safety Mother Nature's womb, with prosciutto so good I feel like I'm dancing drunk with Salvador Dali a glass of Sangria away from bliss, only for the pesto to guide me to the pearly gates of pizza heaven. What can I say, I'm a genuine fan of the food and the people making it happen inside. Each pie is truly a...