BENVENUTI!
At Pietrini Pizza, we're proud to be a family-owned and operated restaurant, serving up authentic wood-fired Neapolitan pies made with only the freshest ingredients. This restaurant is a literal piece of our family--our dad's lifelong dream made manifest--and we're honored to carry on his legacy by sharing our award-winning pizza with our community. Come join us for a slice of Italy right in the heart of Los Al!
OUR
STORY
Pietrini Pizza Napoletana is the fulfillment of a life-long dream of Gene Pietrini, a (very) Italian boy, born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After leaving home at 18 to surf the waves of San Diego, California (and attend Point Loma College, mostly for the point break) Gene met and later married Blair Conley, a California local (and Los Al High Alumni). Now here's where it starts to get good...
FOOD AS FAMILY + CONNECTION
Commensality: the practice of sharing a meal together at the same table.
This term is used to describe a gathering of people who bond, build trust, and reinforce community through shared food. This practice is all about belonging--where biological need becomes a shared social experience that can generate love, safety, and empathy. Strangers become friends. Friends become family. And the table is the unique and blessed 'container' where this magic can unfold.
It is our joy to co-create this experience with you! One of the most rewarding parts is getting to witness all the beautiful connections be made at the table. Big and small moments all carry weight--and the laughter is the sweetest soundtrack.
A GENERATIONAL ENDEAVOR
“The best pizza in town, hands down”
Local Food Critic
“If only they were open for breakfast”
Our #1 Fan
“My wife Kendrika and my son, Almanzo, both love pizza and my son has his own toy pizza set, made of wood, that he plays with – one of his first words was ‘pizza’ – I get excited about how our pizzeria has the potential of being a generational endeavor.”
- CHEF LANDON PIETRINI
Certified Pizzaiolo
from Event News Enterprise
“Our restaurant is an extension of our family, and our love for bringing people together. We are dedicated to our community and to building and cultivating relationships within it.”
- BLAIR PIETRINI
Cofounder / Owner
from Pizza Today
THE PIETRINI
FAM KIDS!
RED + WHITE PIES
We sling award-winning authentic Neapolitan pizzas made with the freshest hand-selected ingredients and baked to perfection in our wood-fired oven.
SANDWICHES + SALADS
We know you're here for the pizza (tbh so are we), but we've got housemade breads, sandwiches and fresh salads to support the main event.
CRAFT BEERS + WINES
We offer a rotating selection of award-winning craft beers (12 on tap!) and wines from both CA and Italy. We've got something for everybody and you *might* just find your new fave.
