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A Big Slice at Big Mama’s & Papa’s

May 3rd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit Comment

Notice the paperclip to demonstrate the size.

Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria sells pizza by the slice.  But it’s not just any pizza by the slice.  It’s Big Mama’s Slice and it is massive.  Signs outside the place say that their slices are the size of three regular pizza slices.  Unfortunately, the picture of the slice on the sign didn’t give give any scale and only showed the price, at $3.99.  So for all I knew, as I ordered the slice, it could have been the size of three tiny pizza slices.

Fortunately for me, once my slice was all cooked up and handed to me in a giant slice-shaped box, I learned that this truly was one massive slice of pizza.  For reference, check out that picture.  Yeah, that’s a large paperclip in the top right corner.  Yeah, it looks tiny.  But size isn’t everything.

The pepperoni was only sporadically placed around the pizza, to the extent that I didn’t even get pepperoni in every bite.  The dough and sauce weren’t very flavorful, and the cheese was somewhat rubbery.  Clearly, ingredients weren’t the biggest priority here, but it wasn’t all bad.  In the end, this was one massive slice of pizza at a pretty good price.


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Unvegan Top 20 for 2011

‘Tis the season for “Best of the Year” lists, so I thought I would join the party and put in my top 20 new restaurants from 2011.  By the way, this means the restaurants were new to me, not new to LA.  Please note that I am only including meals in the Los Angeles area.  As much as I loved the food on my travels, you can check any of those places out pretty quickly by clicking here.  So, without further caveat, here’s the best that 2011 had to offer for the unvegan:

20.  Cobras and Matadors

This tapas place in Mid-City is everything tapas should be.  From bacon-wrapped dates to a variety of cheeses, there is really something for anyone looking for a delicious meal.  Just beware, while tapas can be kept to a moderate price, when you throw a big group in with small plates, there are bound to be some people who don’t get their money’s worth.  But keep the group small and Cobras and Matadors will send you home full and happy.

19.  Steingarten

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