Manhattan Pizzeria — Restaurant in Manhattan Beach

Oh, Manhattan Pizzeria, where do I begin? My taste buds embarked on a journey that felt more like dining on a greasy napkin than savoring a delightful slice. I ordered the grand 18" cheese pizza, but it seemed like they had misplaced the dough recipe in the Bermuda Triangle. While the crust had a glimmer of hope, the rest of the pizza fell flat like a deflated balloon.

Now, picture this: an 18" pizza that looked like it had gone on a crash diet. It was as thin as a supermodel on a fashion runway. I suspect the dough fairy must have sprinkled the same amount of dough on all their pizzas, regardless of size. Talk about an unfair distribution of culinary justice!

But let's not forget the thrilling adventure I experienced in the men's restroom. Picture a door that barely locks, like a secret passageway to a pizza-themed escape room. Privacy was but a distant dream, leaving me to ponder whether I was there for a pizza meal or an impromptu magic show. And oh, the cleanliness (or lack thereof). I felt like I needed a pair of rubber gloves just to touch anything.

Now, before I throw a whole pizza party of complaints, I must give credit where it's due. The staff at Manhattan Pizzeria managed to salvage a shred of hope from the doughy wreckage. They were friendly, attentive, and seemed genuinely passionate about their work. Kudos to them for keeping the spirit alive in a sinking ship of disappointment.

In the grand finale, my dining experience at Manhattan Pizzeria left me with a cheesy taste of mediocrity. The pizza was a letdown, the restroom an adventure in itself, and the overall cleanliness questionable at best. I hope the folks behind the scenes take a moment to reflect on their dough-spread predicament and elevate their game. After all, there's potential for Manhattan Pizzeria to rise like a phoenix from the ashes and serve up a truly...

Horrible experience. The pizza is okay flavor-wise but it's like eating cardboard. I'll at least say the fries were excellent though.

Regardless, we waited 40 min. for our pizza and the people before and after us were complaining of long waits too. There wasn't a line around the corner, just a handful of people like 7-10 and the guy before us was complaining of waiting over an hour and that should've been a red flag.

There's a bunch of workers there but as a chef with some pizzeria experience I noticed they have no efficient system in place and it's a kitchen nightmare. Pizza dough, marinara, and cheese prep work should be laid out in speed-racks beforehand and should only take minutes to assemble the pizza and throw it in the oven for 12-15 min. Instead, one guy slowly rolls out pizza dough one at a time as the orders come in. Italian sandwich was a mess and not even cut - difficult to eat. Didn't get napkins or straws with our drinks either. Maybe paper plates since we're eating in the patio too? Nope. We ate it right out of the box. Too expensive to provide that stuff I guess.

One of my co-workers in our group got in a big heated argument with a worker who was rude which the police eventually had to come to settle it. It was pretty awkward and customers ended up clearing out pretty quick. Blame on both sides no doubt but none of this would've happened if they just had their business in order.

NOT a good place even setting the confrontation part aside. Service is horrible, workers don't know what they're doing, orders are all wrong, and getting your food is extremely slow and the food itself was definitely NOT worth the wait. If I could give this less than one star then I would because one star is, let's be honest, being a...

Manhattan Pizzeria, just one block from the Manhattan beach pier, had a pretty decent line (8-9 people) to order.

We ordered 2 slices of pepperoni with extra cheese, extra pepperoni and 2 sodas. Exactly 37 minutes later, a young waitress (Leilani or Lillana, don't remember) or cashier came outside with 3 boxes and yelled, "2 slices of pepperoni, 1 medium pizza."

I approached and asked if that was order number 78, to my surprise she ignored me. I politely asked again as she was waiting for someone to claim the medium pizza, again she ignored my question, "are those slices number 78?" She handed me the box and for a 3rd time asking the question, is this number 78?, she walked inside as if I was a ghost.

I opened the box and it was 2 slices of pepperoni, definitely not extra cheese. This was not a great first impression and quite a few customers were complaining of their wait times, understandably because of the epidemic going on, but irregardless of that she should have been polite, not rude as she was.

The pizza tastes GREAT, service sucked, the size (1-2 mm thick and maybe the size of a personal pan at some local competitors) of the pizza slices for the amount spent as not worth it...

My overall rating is a solid 2/5. Maybe in the future I will try this place again, and possibly I might need to update my review because eateries should always get a second...