Pedone Pizza

Look....I really wanted to like this place and give them a good review. And maybe it was the buildup from a couple of friends and neighbors that set my expectations a little too high. But ultimately....slow service, loose adherence to COVID-19 protocols, salads that were not just "wet"...but on the verge of being "slimy" and the best thing I can say is that the pizza was just "meh"....I just couldn't rate it any higher than this. This was the day after Christmas and maybe the stars just aligned for every aspect to fall a little short. I'm hoping that's the case and we just caught them on a bad day....but unfortunately, we were disappointed.

Ordered pizza and wings for pickup . Ready in 20 minutes, which was fast for a Saturday at 5:30 . 2 Large pizzas plus 3 large order of wings was more than enough for 8 people ,. Thin crust pizza , not skimpy on the toppings . Wings were good size ,the large order is 12 wings and comes with 2 sauces, ranch and buffalo. but they do not come in MilD, medium , hot sauce . It's either hot sauce or "naked" . As was told on the phone, but the hot Wings according to my guests were "normal" . We used the buffalo sauce on the naked wings , VERY GOOD , the ranch sauce actually was blue cheese ,which was good also. Came with a lot of celery . When picking up, staff were polite, efficient. Lucky for us there were 2 empty parking spots in front of the restaurant .

Best pizza we’ve had. We moved to Long Beach from the East Coast & have yet to find a go-to pizza place. Our friends in Redondo Beach introduced us to Pedone’s in RB (not Hermosa—that’s different). Crispy, flaky crust, deliciously seasoned sauce, fresh cheese & a generous amount of toppings. Friendly helpful service. We always call ahead & pick it up. It’s worthy the 30-45min drive for us.

Their pizza by the slice is under $3 with toppings at 35 cents each which i think is reasonable. Super delicious and quick place to get a bite. The staff was friendly even when I was asking dumb questions. They don't have a ton of seating but we had no trouble finding a place to perch while we ate. The ambiance is bare bones casual, reminiscent of a typical NY pizza spot. Great place to grab a slice!