Gorilla Pies

"There are two reasons to come to Gorilla Pies in North Hollywood: wings and pizza. The former are excellent across the board, with crisp, potato-chip-like skin, and the pizzas are solid too, especially if you like busy pizza with personality. There’s a good chance the owner will greet you from behind the counter while spreading pickled fennel, smoked sauerkraut-kimchi, char siu, or tater tots over fresh dough (the simpler options here are our favorites, though). This counter-service spot is in a strip mall—parking is abundant, and seating is limited, especially on weekends. With leather booths and a by-the-slice case, Gorilla Pies has the charm of sitcom pizza parlors where teens hang out after school." - brant cox, sylvio martins, nikko duren, garrett snyder

"Gorilla Pies in North Hollywood is best known as a pizza shop that serves wings, but we think it should be the other way around. Their three wings flavors—smoky buffalo, lemon pepper, and dry & spicy—are excellent across the board, with crisp, potato-chip-like skin that unlocks a vault of juicy meat. The housemade ranch is a nice touch, too. The counter-service shop is in a strip mall right next door to a kosher supermarket, which means parking is abundant and seating is limited, especially on weekends." - nikko duren, garrett snyder, brant cox

"There are two reasons to come to Gorilla Pies in North Hollywood: wings and pizza. The former are excellent across the board, with crisp, potato-chip-like skin that unlocks a vault of juicy meat. The latter is also great, especially if you like busy pizza with lots of personality. There’s a good chance the owner will greet you from behind the counter while spreading pickled fennel, smoked sauerkraut-kimchi, char siu, or tater tots over fresh dough. These fun toppings are par for the course at Gorilla, but we usually prefer the simpler options with two toppings or less. This counter-service shop is in a strip mall right next door to a kosher supermarket—parking is abundant and seating is limited, especially on weekends. Get a seat if you can though: With leather booths and by-the-slice display case, Gorilla Pies has the charm of those pizza parlors in sitcoms where teens hang out after school." - Nikko Duren

"Heavily charred, seriously cheesy, and impossibly crispy — that’s the way the pies are done at Gorilla, the Valley Village pizzeria that’s trying to give the Valley a taste of Pittsburgh, one pizza at a time." - Virali_Dave, Jessie Evans