I really did want to like this place since it's a small business near me but the pizza and knots were just terrible. I ordered 3 things to go: garlic knots, caesar salad, and the cheese pizza with vodka sauce pepperoni and mushrooms. The pizza was inedibly salty and there was no vodka sauce subbed in. It was also not sufficiently baked but not as bad as the garlic knots which were raw in the middle. They were certainly super garlicky from the smell but even after tearing pieces off to bake separately, it did not turn out right. I thought at first this was like those "take-and-bake" situations but no directions were provided on that front so scrapped that excuse. The caesar was decent but did not make up for the horrible pizza and knots. I'm not sure I would try this place again since it was not cheap. Maybe I'll get a slice if I'm in the area just to give them a second chance but for now, would not go back. This place takes all cards. There seems to be sufficient street parking as well. read more

Wow! Wow! Wow! I consider myself well versed in pizza (just look at my stomach) this is some of the best pizza I've ever had. The crunch. The texture. The toppings all perfect. Food: Pepperoni slice - when I see places with square slices covered in pepperoni THIS is what I want it to taste like. The char and chewiness of the meat, sweetness of the sauce and doughy but crunchy pizza texture. This is the standard! Kale and bacon (special) - Trust me! Just order it! Pro tip: get their honey and ranch. The ranch is dill forward - which I normally don't like but they did it right. It's more on the artichoke dip taste than too much dill. The owners and staff were super nice. Felt like family going in and you can tell they care about their product. You can literally taste the love. Only bad thing - I just have to keep myself from going there everyday. read more

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Some of the best pizza around, they use sourdough which tastes soo good and it sits lightly unlike some other heavy pizzas. Try it if your around!! also the staff is really nice and accommodating read more

Known for their Detroit style pies...have the round pie. It's NY style and is the best pizza on the Westside. No joke. 18 inch pies only no slices. Crispy and so tasty. Try it you'll love it. read more

One of my favorite pizza places on the west side. They're Sicilian style pizza and unique to many other pizza places in LA. Super casual place with limited small seating areas. They also sell slices at certain time of the day. Also, you can preorder on their website. I got the tomato pie pizza with added kale pianos and sausage. It always hits the spot. The pizza dough is chewy yet crunchy at the same time. There is a strong tomato sauce taste which I love! It's a 10inch pizza so it is smaller than traditional pizzas. However, it is pretty filling. Garlic knots is great. It actually has real garlic taste with cheese on top. One order comes with 6. Service is so friendly. I ordered to go and decided to eat outside w my dog. The nice worker said she will bring out a water bowl for my spoiled fur child and utensils. Super sweet! Don't miss this gem! read more

Little Dynamite - Tomato pie with added jalapeños and sausage. - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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A diverse option of variety for the pizza that's only built with sourdough! Genuinely surprised I haven't heard of this place before! And the crew that's there made the experience even more enjoyable! Shoutout the cookie that is the size of my face! read more

With all the great reviews, I was excited to finally try ordering from here. Had a pizza and a caesar salad delivered. I figured as much as it cost ($61+) the food would be fantastic. First disappointment: the delivery driver left the order on the doorstep without ringing the doorbell, so we had no idea it was sitting on our porch for over 30 min. Second disappointment: the size of the pizza was shockingly small for the price they charge. Third disappointment: Too much heavy, doughy crust, and the toppings were just "Meh". Will not be ordering from here again. read more

Really enjoyed the pizza. The dough was crispy, the toppings were of good quality, employees were nice... The value left a little to be desired though at $30+ a pie, which is about enough for 2 people. I'd definitely come here again on occasion, but in general, I've found a lot of other pizza places to be comparable at a better price point. read more

OMG! This pizza is freaking delicious! Of course, you have to like thick crust pizzas, which I do. That crust is soooooo delicious to me. The pepperoni and spicy sausage are super delicious too. The spicy sausage is mildly spicy, but I like it. I also order the house salad and I liked it, but the ranch dressing was way too thick. I appreciate that they make their own ranch dressing, but it needs more milk to thin it out, it's the consistency of onion dip. While it wasn't bad, it was ok. But I do think the salad was good because it was nice and fresh. Of course, this is a pizza place, and the pizza is amazingly delicious! read more

Little Dynamite - Hot mess, missing one slice. - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

First time to little dynamite, got the Frito pie pizza, whoa! It was crazy good. Also got the pepperoni square and the pepperoni slice a single pepperoni slice is a meal on its own. The guy working the place was super friendly. Parking in the back is the way to go. read more

Delivery took 75 minutes and they left off half the order I paid for. They offered a refund which doesn't feed hungry kids. Never again.

Delicious just wish there was more toppings - there were slices with no sausage, slices with no peppers and onions and even a slice without cheese. How much for extra toppings?! It's almost a $30 pizza. Cmon guys, load it up! read more

Little Dynamite - The Dad - peppers onion and sausage. - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Pizza was a bit on the dense and chewy side, but I think that is how they intend it to be. Flavors were great, however. And overall pretty enjoyable. I'm not sure it would be my first choice if I was craving some pizza. But it's definitely a distinct and unique pizza - I can see why they have such a loyal following. read more

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Glad Bootleg Pizza resurrected as Little Dynamite! At Little Dynamite, you'll find a cozy pizza shop that serves some really delicious pan pies. I came on a weekend early afternoon and it was a smallish line. They only have a few pies you can order by the slice while the more unique pizzas come in full only. The Pep'd Up is fantastic - a crispy, crunchy thick crust while the middle oozes with cheese, sauce, and well-cooked pepperonis. One pie can really hit the spot. Service was nice and quick. There's a few small tables outside. Street parking available or a small lot in the back. read more

Controversial but in going to go ahead and say this is the best pizza on the west side. Their square pies are great but the thin crust round pies have my heart. The shakedown street might be one of the best pizzas ever made. read more

Have been tracking this place since it was a food truck called 'Bootleg Pizza'. They now have a location and name change and today was my first time there and it was hugely disappointing. My friend and I both got slices and were surprised at the low quality of the cheese, sauce and pricing. Spent over $15 on two cheese slice pizza that were so bland I needed to buy a muffin after I left to get the bad taste out of my mouth. They heat up the slice then pour cold sauce on top which just slides off and becomes a mess while you're trying to eat. There is no atmosphere - there's a huge giant fan blowing hot air in your face as you walk in the door.... so that's poorly designed and only two small tables outside which were taken so we sat in my car eating. Good luck - this place won't last long serving up such low quality Za! read more

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I have had the Detroit style here which is really good, but I just tried the round pie for the first time and now it's my favorite one in the area. Half cheese - half pepperoni with tons of pepperoni, great charred crispy crust and an all around great pizza. read more

I found this place while looking for a good pizza spot on Yelp. I really do love pizza and wanted something of good quality. I ordered the Death breath and it was really good. I actually really liked my pizza. The service was also good. I ordered online and mistakenly put the wrong time. I immediately emailed them and they responded right away and accommodated the time change. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars was due to the price. It was pricey for a 10 inch pizza. Pizza was definitely good but the price will definitely stop me from eating here frequently. Otherwise, I have no other complaints. Good food and good service. read more

We spent $80 on 2 pizzas and some garlic knots. All were grossly under cooked, and we could taste the salt and yeast in the raw dough on every bite. Had to re-bake them ourselves to make them edible. I've eaten this style of pan pizza for a decade, including the legendary Buddy's in Detroit, and this place is nowhere near the mark. Messaged them on Instagram with the same complaint and got an indignant response from the owner claiming the pizza is intentionally like this. Give me a break. read more

Little Dynamite - Obviously undercooked pizza with toppings falling off - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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I had heard a lot about this pizza place with a special thick square crust so when I realized I was in the neighborhood, I decided to drop in. I was greeted by Ken who you could tell sure knew his way around pizza and pizza dough. He was very cool and had a passionate energetic vibe about him. He highly suggested the Hot Jimmy which he said they were known for! I took his word for it and accepted the challenge. What's in a Hot Jimmy you ask? It's Whole Milk Mozzarella, Ricotta, Hot Italian Sausage, Roasted Garlic seasoned with Black Pepper, Parmesan and drizzled with Hot Honey! Sounds pretty good right? It takes about 15 minutes for a Hot Jimmy to be made but we passed the time rather easily by chatting about ogood pizza joints we both have had in LA and around the world. Before we knew it, the Hot Jimmy was out of the oven, cut into 6 squares and ready to taste! What a sight! A thick Sicilian style pizza block about 10 inches long by 10 inches wide and 2 inches thick with an excellent crust crunch! Boy, oh boy, the smell, the presentation, the melted cheese....So glad Ken suggested the Hot Jimmy! It was mouth watering good! Be sure you eat your pizza there as the taste bud experience right out of the oven is truly amazing and especially when it's piping hot! Obviously there was no way I could finish my 6 squares of pizza but I managed to finish 2. Ken added to the experience by being kind enough to offer me dessert: His version of a Panzookie! Wow! Hot meltChocolate Chips, Sea Salt Seasoning...MMMM Yummy!....It took Ken a whole 7 minutes to bake one Panzookie and only one minute for me to finish it! Talk about delicious! I'll certainly be back to try out the other stuff Ken has to offer! Make sure to also grab a t-shirt while you're here! I certainly got one! See you here! read more

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Went here at opening on a Sunday. The staff was friendly. I dropped my slice as soon as I tried to open the screen door and the staff member gave me a free slice. When I got the slice, the crust was raw and since I already dropped the first one I felt bad. So this review is for the toppings and the service. I think I got one of their specials. It was artichoke with sun dried tomatoes and a white sauce. The toppings were good. Ratio was a little off. There wasn't enough sauce or toppings. Not sure if I'd go again. read more

We've been following Little Dynamite back when they were Bootleg and they are one of our favorite pizza spots in LA. The Hot Jimmy and the Pep'd Up are two of our favorite pies. We recently tried their pizza knots and panzookie and both were incredible! read more

I showed up 45 minutes after placing my pickup order and they hadn't even put it in the oven. Of course the "8 minutes" they estimated turned into 15 and I still went home with a very undercooked pizza with barely any sausage on it. I would expect more from a $30, 10" pizza. Also mildly annoying, their website defaults the tip to 15% even on pickup orders, you have to go in and change it to "other" and then type in 0 if you don't want to leave a tip on your pickup order. It's my fault for overlooking that but even more annoying considering I ended up paying $36 on a pickup order for bad service and a doughy pizza. read more

One of the only Detroit/deep square pizzas that I like. Don't sleep on the round pizza though, it's increidble. Ingredients are high quality and have a made-in-house flavor that distinguishes the pizza from other spots. Staff is friendly and welcoming, which I'm realizing is hard to find amongst LA's top pizza spots. They're also very quick- not a long wait even when they're busy. Generous with their toppings. Very fairly priced. Parking has been easy for me every time. All things considered, it's in my top 3 pizza spots in LA right now. I have been 3 times now and look forward to coming back. read more

So good. Great add for the neighborhood - uniquely different from Pizzana and Roberta's which so far has been our go-tos. We love LD's Detroit-style pizza, mm the crunch! It's mostly a take-out / delivery place. read more

I was urged to try Little Dynamite by pizza obsessed friends. Took my son with me and we got a pepperoni pizza to share. This place completely missed the mark for me. The dough was thick and chewy and the cheese was VERY conservatively applied. Seemed like I was eating a greasy loaf of bread with some sauce and pepperoni on it. All of the hype around this place must mean there's a call for this type of pizza, but this missed the mark for us. We each ate a piece, my wife tried a piece, the rest went in the trash. The two stars are for the staff. They were super nice and friendly. The missing stars are for the pie itself. Just awful. read more

This is great deep dish pizza. There was no online ordering today so I could only walk in and order. I drove over, ordered, paid and was told it's an hour wait. Actually was ready almost 90 minutes. Picking up, people were being told the wait was 90 minutes which meant it's was probably a 2 hour wait. Is it worth the wait? YES! Because there's NO decent pizza in the area (sorry Wall St pizza). I hope they get a beer and wine liquor license soon. I was talking to Courtney (co owner), they're trying for the license soon but we know how difficult it is dealing with the liquor board. Good luck with the license! Great pizza needs to be paired with a great cold beer. read more

Incredibly indulgent, and a flavor explosion. Crunchy and gooey in the right places. The couple who runs it are super nice, too. The pies look small as well, but they are more filling than you think. Two slices will put you in a food coma. read more

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Overall 3.75 I ordered pizza from Little Dynamite for my birthday. It had been on my list of pizza places to try, and it was pretty good! I ordered online two days before and scheduled my pick up for 6:45pm. I thought that ordering ahead would help in terms of ease with picking up and then leaving quickly (I was in a bit of a time crunch). There was pretty easy street parking around the location and I loved the vibrant red of the building. The inside was pretty small and just had a counter facing the window with a few stool and then some outside seating. So, it was more pick up and go eat somewhere else. Especially, if you're coming as a group. I walked in around 6:40 and my order was not ready which made sense because I was early. But I ended up having to wait till 7pm. Which threw me off a bit but it wasn't the end of the world and they were nice. I ordered the Cowabunga, The Dad (I added Jalapeños) and the Tomato Pie. They were a lot smaller than I thought they were going to be especially for the price. I paid $98 for three pizzas - which is more than I'd usually spend on pizza. There are about 6 slices in each pie. I ended up cutting it up so there were 12 small slices. But everyone enjoyed them! (I had about 10 people at my party - and it was enough pizza for us) The crust was nice, thick, and had a good chew which I love in a pizza. My favorite was probably the Cowabunga - I like pineapple on pizza and the pistachio pesto was great. The other two were also tasty and I'm glad I added Jalapeños to The Dad. Although, the next day, the crust had a more sourdoughy taste (which is great if you like sourdough but I don't haha) Overall, I would come back if a friend wanted to try it but I'm not sure that I would come back on my own. The only thing that I mayyyy come back to try would be the garlic knots because they looked good. read more

One of the better pizza spots on the west side. High quality ingredients, great square pies (very filling, plenty for 2+)...they are always super busy so just plan to bake in extra time when picking up. Even when they are slammed, their customer service is 10/10. I ran into an issue with an order, only option was to email so I assumed I wouldn't hear back until days later... I got a prompt response and issue was fixed before pick up time. read more

TOP TIER LEGIT PIZZA. If you're from the east coast, this is your answer to the age old question of "is there good pizza in LA?" Get the hot Jimmy or pepp'd up and be sure to give the team forehead kisses but only if they ask. read more

This is REAL Detroit style pizza. Just because your pizza is shaped like a square, doesn't mean it's Detroit style (Ahem... Prince Street Pizza. Good, but it's NOT Detroit style). Fluffy dough. Burnt edges. Sauce on top. 4 stars instead of 5 because it's not as good as stuff in the motor city, but it's easily the best i've had in LA. Give me few beers beforehand next time and it's probably a 5. read more

The pizza is insane. The pizza with the honey, garlic and goat cheese is like the best thing I've ever tasted it's so good.

Pizza was really good but unfortunately mine was quite undercooked and the dough was gummy on the top half, I would def come back and try again but might request it "well done" next time. My order was right on time and the staff was friendly. read more

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If you know quality and originality then definitely try this gig out. Good quality ingredients and a creative monthly pizza is why my office comes in regularly... read more

Little Dynamite - Pizza Near Me - Los Angeles, California

First time I tried their pizza, did not disappoint thick crust is not usually my go to but, this was very good and the sauce was the bomb! Ordered the cheese, always my first order because if that's not right, nothing else will be can't wait to try another pie soon! read more

Ordered a slice of pepperoni for lunch! It came out in about 10 minutes as a lunch rush had emptied the racks. This was the third best Detroit style/Grandma I've had in LA. If you are in Mar Vista it's a very good spot for a pizza. Incredible sauce, great texture and high concentration of tiny crispy pepperonis. The slice portion is about a third the size of the Little Caesar's lunch special which is 6-7 bucks with a soda. The noticeable difference here is you don't feel like you are going to die after you eat it. LA Pizza Square Rankings 1. Apollonia/Mid City - Detroit Hot Honey 2. Joes/SM - Grandma 3. Little Dynamite/Mar Vista 4. Prince Street/Venice Square Pepperoni Still not used to $8-9 dollars a slice. I can't not leave without feeling I got kicked in the nuts. No slices after 3:00pm so if your broke don't try and eat here. read more

The former "Bootleg Pizza" guys (well, one of them anyway) opened up this spot and the quality is just as good as I remember. If you think "Detroit Style" pizza with loads of quality pepperoni, this place is for you. Sourdough crust that is crunchy on the outside, yet soft and chewy on the inside. Sauce and cheese also on point. Mostly a take out place and not open every day so check hours and times on their site. A bit expensive but the slices/pies are filling so easy to share with your hungry group. read more

Super delicious pizza!! Every time we attend any kind of potluck, gathering, etc. we always bring a pizza or two from Little Dynamite to impress. The Cheese Louise is my absolute favorite, and my partner loves the Pep'd Up! The cheese and sauce are absolute perfection; this is not your ordinary shredded bagged up mozzarella, it's so creamy and the pull is always fun! We always order online without any hassles, we just stop by, grab our pizza and go! Super simple, clean, unpretentious shop with friendly staff, you can't go wrong! Amazing pizza at a decent price (you get what you pay for)! If you want a cheap, quick, plain pizza go to domino's! read more

Delicioso!!! My mouth is watering as I begin my review, ha! The is pizza is amazing! From the dough, to the sauce, the cheese, the crispy bread! Yum!!!! This place is a must try!!! Staff is friendly and professional. Place is small but don't be afraid to order takeout! read more