South Bay Pizza — Restaurant in Redondo Beach

UPDATE* owner offers refund but no contact information such as email left. Called shop and left message for owner 2 weeks+ and no call back.

We decided to give SBP a chance after reading good reviews and seeing a high rating. We ordered online for pickup. When I walked in the door I wasn't greeted. No one else was there. Finally after a minute I asked if order was ready or near ready. Guy told me 5 minutes....18 mins later I'm still standing there looking at video game machines that don't work. 4 pies are handed over at about the 20 minute mark of me standing there, they Smell delicious and boxes are warm, good signs. Get home. Open 1st kids personal pizza. Totally burnt. Like majorly burnt. 2nd kids pizza has so much cheese on it that even a Wisconsin-ite would look away. I tried a bite and was overwhelming the cheese to rest of pizza ratio. My pizza,no cheese due to dietary issues has 4 toppings at 2 bucks a pop so 8 dollars in toppings. Barely anything on the pizza(see photo). Each slice had maybe 2-3 pieces of whatever. Looked dismal. I ordered the thin crust, Wife ordered the thick crust. We couldn't see a difference. Def no thin crust pizza and not even close to crisp. The topping cost was outrageous for what you got. My wife got 6 toppings at 2 bucks a piece and you just get less the more you order it seems. Will not return....

I had the pleasure of meeting the owner tonight after having had their pizza and wings delivered a few weeks ago. I had previously rated the pizza as below expectations. HOWEVER- Luis, the owner, contacted me and profusely apologized for not meeting our expectations. He made it up tonight with a DELICIOUS extra large and cinnamon twists. He was personable and very gracious. TRULY, an owner who cares about his small business. His store was impeccably clean and he kept all his food refrigerated in between food preparation. He was cautious not to handle cash while in the middle of preparing food, which was impressive. When my previous order had been delivered, the driver was really friendly and made a lot of effort to find our place. Wings were quite nice on that occasion. Luis definitely righted the issues that we had previously and I would definitely recommend his pizza over any of the chains like Pizza Hut or Papa Johns (of which I am a fan of the latter). I would have to say I found my pizza joint while I am living in town for as long as South Bay is open....

Such a great find! Located in a small strip of restaurants right off of PCH, you'll find a cozy little pizza shop.

Luis, the owner of South Bay Pizza was super friendly and offered a variety of suggestions and popular menu items found on their menu.

We decided to go with a pizza, wings, mac and cheese bites and a chocolate chip cookie (WITH ICE CREAM!) for dessert!

For the pizza, we decided to go half Meat Lovers and half Spinach Artichoke. That way we get some veggies and lots of protein! The wings were really good. They bake the wings here but, they are still nice and crispy and super juicy. The garlic parmesan flavor was so good, I even poured some over my pizza! for more buttery goodness. My brother loved the mac and cheese bites, and the chocolate chip cookie was phenomenal. The cookie was soft, gooey with tons of chocolate chips, and the ice cream on top was the perfect way to end the meal!

Will definitely be back for more wings, pizza and cookies. Next time I'm in the area, I think I will have to try their pizza...