These are the comments that went with the Chowhound post about a Two Boots coming to Echo Park. Keep in mind they are written by Chowhound readers, who can be pretty testy and negative. Someone better set them straight. I don’t like what they’re saying about Two Boots in L.A.
–Have had it a few times in NYC, it’s pretty ubiquitous. But don’t get your hopes up, it’s rather average. Head West to Vito’s instead.
–Concur to a tee. I’m happy it’s here and I’m sure it will be a definite upgrade to what exists currently but, in comparison to other NYC pies — and we’re only talking just Manhattan — it was merely serviceable. I thought Vinny Vincenz down the street rated better and he’s just slightly better than average. That said, thank you for the head’s up, Suebee.
–I’ll have to ditto the yawn. Two Boots made its name back in the `90’s with "creative" toppings (by old school NYC standards of the time). Now they’re bringing creative pizza toppings to Newcastle.
–I put more priority on the quality of the crust, and I can’t believe that a move to California is going to improve their meh crust in any way, but I hope I’m wrong. Broadening the NYC pizza gene pool in this town can’t be a bad thing.
–That’s too bad, Professor Salt. I have to say it was hard to find gushing reviews on the NY boards but maybe they’ll get their act together for us here in LA!
–Don’t get me wrong — I like Two Boots, I went there regularly when I lived out there and I’ll make a point to stop in to try it when they open — but the good Professor has hit the nail on the head, it’s coals to Newcastle.
–Besides, something about Two Boots will be missing unless I eat the food directly outside, and Silver Lake Boulevard’s a poor substitute for curbside pizza eating compared to Astor Place.
–Now, if you told me that Lombardi’s was opening a coal-oven pizzeria in L.A., I (who think "camping" is just a kinder, gentler term for "pretending to be in abject poverty") would be camped out there TONIGHT to be the first one in the door.
–Not that it’s an improvement, but Two Boots is going to be on Sunset Blvd., not Silver Lake.
–I lived near two boots for 15 years and never cared for it. people go crazy for thier po’boys that i think are yuck