King's Pizza

A friend and I were talking a couple years ago and I said, "There is no such thing as a bad pizza". He countered and I argued. A year or two later I did encounter a bad pizza, so he was right.

King's Pizza is a manly place. Crappy menu board, old pictures of what the pizzas look like, bar signs in burned out neon. It feels a little divey and unsanitary. However, when you walk in the door, you are hit with the smell of really good pizza and all of your cleanliness phobias fly out the window. The men behind the counter are maybe Middle Eastern (Lebanese?)and have thick accents, swarthy looks (ah my pirate obsession is rekindled) and are flirty. It's like going to your brother's best friends house - out your feet on the table and have a beer in a bottle. Customers talk in line and there is this anticipation that the wait is worth it.

Sometimes your order is wrong, but you really don't care. All you care about is cheesy goodness with lots of hand sliced veggies and meats. napkins and paper plates are at a premium - if you ask for napkins, you will get one or two of the cheapest napkins in the world, the paper plates are thin and soaked through almost instantly. But it makes up for poshness with it's great flavors. The crust is thinner and chewier than chain places. It's the kind of pizza you have to fold to eat. A perfect pie, every time.

King's Pizza
5908 Edinger Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
(714) 846-5555