"Ospi, a short stroll from the Venice sign, is where pasta maestro Jackson Kalb worked with renowned dough doctor Noel Brohner to develop cracker-thin pizzas that are inspired by Rome but calibrated for the free spirit of Los Angeles. (Consider Ospi's pizza with ground pepperoni, pineapple, and raw and pickled jalapeños as Exhibit A.) Brohner, meanwhile, also opened Hotel Erwin's Venice Way Pizza, with square slices and pies a few steps from the Venice sign." - Andy Wang