Johnny’s Real New York Pizza

Pizza is just not that good, don’t understand why the high rating, something is not right.

I love thin crust pizza, and this is my favorite place in OC! Can’t get enough Johnny’s. If you’re only getting slices, one might be enough – they’re huge. Unfortunately, they don’t seem to mind when people bring their dogs into the place…

Anytime were in the area and craving pizza, this is the only name that comes up. We discovered it a few years a go and am I thankful that we did. I love the thin crust on the New York style pizzas.
The location is right on PCH, and finding parking can get a little annoying. They do have a small parking lot in back but i have always found it full so you may have to circle once or twice. They have a few tables inside and awesome bench seating facing PCH.
You place your order at the counter and they sell about 5 various types of pizza by the slice or you can customize your own whole pizza. The slices are large. I usually can almost eat a whole slice… almost. My favorite is the pepperoni. Great quality cheese and love the crust.
Their prices are great and i recommend calling ahead if you want a whole one for take-​out. When you do get it home heat it up for a few minutes on a pizza stone or toaster oven and you’ll be doing the happy dance. Best New York style pizza around! We’ve never been disappointed with any of our pizzas! ;)

Was in the area before a movie and we were starving. Found this gem and it was a hit. Very good New York pizza! I love their sausage. Nice employees too. Thanks for filling me up before a 3 hour movie lol I’ll be back.

Shitiest fucking food I’ve ever had. Fuck you Johnny.
Sooo today my girlfriend (hahah) and I wanted to have some pizza. So we went on Unilocal and decided to go with johnnys since it is so highly rated. We finally arrived after parking over a 100 footsteps away from the restaurant (ughhh) and walked in casually with our boots clanging the wooden floor step-​by-​step. Johnny staring straight at my cock as we entered the long entrance of empty space (no one was there because it was just so shitty); then Johnny looked adjacent to me to notice my smoking barbecue grillin’ girlfriend (). We arrived to the front register staring the menu down noticing how shitty it was designed. Johnny still staring at my cock as my boo and I were trying to figure out what we want; several seconds that felt like a year later we finally (or I finally) decided to go with the «Empire» pizza. Classical NYC pizza am-​I-​right??? WELL, SHIT I was wrong. Then I began paying for the pizza: total comes out to $ 17.38 (just kidding, but it was $ 17.23 Lul) so I handed him a hundo ($ 100) and realized I had a quarter on me so I wanted to get rid of it and use it to pay him. Guess what the fuck Johnny said when I took out the quarter and said «think I got 23 for you…» His response was «I already put it in, heh.» Wtf Johnny… I was simply trying to make your job easier since I know you dropped out of community college and couldn’t really add change together since Math 030 wasn’t really your shit. So I told you in class as a true friend to drop out and deliver pizza and manage your own Unilocal for the company; I am so, so, so happy you did as I said. After placing our order to go, Johnny came up from behind (me feeling his hand hovering over my ass) and we informed him that we will be eating there instead. Johnny said cool but the pie will be in a box. «K…» I coughed. Later my gf goes to grab us some drinks right before the pie shows up; two Coca-​Colas bottles cold in dah fridge. $ 8 total for two cokes… LUL. So momentarily our pizza arrived towards the open window seats to PCH. I opened the box and the pizza steamed out and was flaming hot out the oven. We began to indulge in this highly reviewed spot and … it was awful. The tomato sauce was mixed with so much water as if it were to be a soda. The dough was hard and definitely has been frozen and not made fresh. Cheese seemed to be like melted plastic. Who knew where the other stuff came from… We left eventually and told Johnny «good riddance.» With the remainder of the pizza left in the box.

We dropped by and ate 2 slices of pepperoni pizza for $ 3.50 each. Thin slices and tastes pretty ordinary. Park on streets.

Great pizza, great prices. The only reason for 4 stars is because they don’t serve beer!

Seriously what is with this place? I mean the food is good. But every time I MEAN EVERY TIME they get my order wrong! Don’t get me wrong I like these concocted new pizzas and what have you, but that’s not WHAT I ORDERED!!! Why is it so hard to do a half and half pizza? Why you no take out the heart of palms in the salad? Por Que?!? What is the DEAL? (Yes…that was in a Seinfeld voice) Listen until they can finally get my order right I’ll take my biizz-​nass to… to…to… Gina’s or DiGiorno…
Ugh…I can’t even.
P. s. I’m 42, but I figured if I talk like them I might get better service next time. .sad face… peace sign emoji… red face emoji… pizza emoji… crying face emoji.
A bunch of hashtags.

Like a party in my mouth! Hot, crispy, tasty, fresh. Best I’ve had in California! Service was A+. Great location. Clean and neat inside.

Johnny’s Real New York pizza caught my eye droving down PCH. Always the pizza purist I relish the chance to try any non big chain pizza joint, and Johnny’s really delivered. The true New York slice is oft touted but never really executed correctly but here it is done justice. A proper New York sized slice topped with just the right amount of sauce and cheese all perched on a delightfully crisp crust. Here in lies the peril and defeat of so many pizzarias, the perfect thin crust. A tight rope balancing act betwen to thin and crisp like a cracker or thick and doughy. Johnny’s piza handles the task with aplomb, just crisp enough to give it a little crunch and structure and soft and yeilding enough above to make it a delight all arou d. Definitely a slice worth traveling and returning for!

My Wife recommended we try this place for yesterdays beach picnic. She’s pregnant, so I get whatever she wants to eat nowadays. Phoned in an order once we hit Jamboree off the toll roads.
We order a large «Andolini», a medium Pepperoni, and an order of wings.
We pull up, and since there is no parking to be had in this area, I jumped out of the Jeep while Wifey circled the block.
Come in and the order is ready to go. Except one thing. No wings. I asked about them, and was told by the very pleasant counter girl that they weren’t on the order. I told her we did indeed order them. She apologized, and offered to have them made, but we are hungry and don’t want to wait while the pizza gets cold, so I opted to go without.
She was very generous with the plates and napkins once I told her we had kids with us, and once again apologized for the wings. «No biggie» I said as I bought a couple of San Pellegrino Limonata’s, which can be hard to find.
Took our pizzas down the street to the beach, and dug in. This pizza is legit.
The Andolini pizza is also called «The Sicilian», and it has meatballs, salami, sausage, and herbs. It was very tasty and unlike most pizzas I’ve had. Big on flavor, especially the bites that have meatball on them. Good, quality pizza. Crust was thin, and tasted great, but didn’t have that New York «flaky crunch» texture I was hoping for. My oldest Son didn’t care for it, but he’s crazy.
The Pepporoni was just as good. Same crust. My kids loved it. My 3 yr-​old Daughter ate 3! slices throughout the course of our beach stay (5 hours), and my little boy ate 2. My oldest son, and his Girlfriend thought it was great as well.
The pizza was good enough that we didn’t miss the wings. Still would have liked to try them, but oh well. We will come back next time we come to this beach craving pizza. Good stuff.

Great pizza and amazing garlic knots. Fantastic service. We were at the Newport Marriott for a friend’s wedding weekend and Jessica took our order. She was very helpful and understanding of the menu for a large group. She got the pizzas double cut for us. The delivery guy was amazing as well. Went above and beyond to get us the pizza at poolside.

Very impressed with this pizza place. Got a large pizza for two last time I was in Newport and really loved it. Workers are nice, pizza was cooked to perfection, and I got a parking spot right in front of the door. Woohoo!

I’m only giving the three stars because the pizza is awesome 5 star stuff.
Literally just stood at the counter for 5 minutes without anyone saying a word to me.

Called the CDM location
Ring ring
«Hi, I would like a take-​out order please»
UHHH .SO YOU WANT A TO GO?
«Yes please»
UHH OK WHAT DO YOU WANT?
” I would like a small house salad with cheese only“
UHH SO YOU WANT A CESAR?
«…OK, sure that’s fine but with the House dressing, and an order of Chicken wings with extra sauce»
UHH SO YOU WANT A CESAR WITH HOUSE DRESSING… WHAT ELSE?
«Wings with extra sauce please. I told him that I get them a lot but half the time they forget the extra sauce»
UHHH WHAT…
OH, OK. THAT WILL BE $ 19.
Now I show up… It’s ½ a block away.
6 people standing around. I’m a local so I know a few face’s.
I give him a $ 20 and give 2 extra for a tip. Total $ 3 tip.
He starts bagging it up. As I’m standing there I ask him,
«What kind of cheese is on the house salad anyway»
(For future ref)
UHHH, I DONT KNOW…
(never mind)
Ok… Now I ask for an extra dressing and a kid gives me Cesar… So I check the bag.
I said
«my salad is tossed in Cesar dressing»
UHHH …OH…WE CAN DO ANOTHER.
So now I check the wings. They are bone dry. !!!
I asked another kid if this was they call extra sauce. He said,
UHH…YA…
He just stares at me like a stoned zombi. I said, «No it’s not, Read me my order back to me».
He repeats it back the way I ordered it. But nothing is right? BLANK STARES.
I said, «You know what? never mind. Just give me my money back». Ugh.
Then the another kid gives me back the wrong amount. What’s going on !!!
How hard is this order???
HOUSE SALAD WITH CHEESE ONLY.
HOT WINGS WITH EXTRA SAUCE!!!
These are a bunch of kids smoking way too much pot on the job!!! Unbelievable…
You Owner’s, or even a Manager over 21 might want to check in on this place once in awhile… Crazy.
As I was leaving, the first guy who took my order reappeared from the kitchen and said,
UHH OH YA, ITS MOZZARELLA.!!
OMG!!! I left.

Awesome pizza & food. Clean Resturant good view of PCH looking out
Great Italian ICE for kids…

2015 Unilocal 100 CHALLENGE — ⁴⁄₁₀₀
Came during a late Saturday afternoon.
We needed to bring some. er– portable food with us in a large quantity as we were nearby Inspiration Point beach. NO thank you in paying 7 $ for a measly hotdog — hehe.
BTW: Purchased under a Unilocal deal — 16 $ for 20 $. More the reason to stop by!
Ordered «The Andolini» — Salami, meatballs, and sausages. Mmm meat lovers haven.
A large 20 inch pizza cost me about 22 $ combined with the Unilocal deal.
For the actual pizza itself, it’s waaaaay worth it! ! ! It took about 15 – 20 mins for our fresh, hot pizza to be ready.
WAY better than typical pizza chains America has. (Pizza Hut, Papa Johns, Dominos, etc.)
The cheese was gooey, melted to perfection with the meats embedded in just the right places everywhere. The crust and breading may be thing — but it emphasizes the actual pizza itself, instead of overpowering the flavors and make you feel like you’re eating mostly bread. So very fragrant, huge slices, and fast precise service makes this a must go.

The best pizza in town!!! Love love love it here! The Empire pizza is my FAVE… mm mm mmmm! The crew working Friday nights are great, too. Thank you Zack, Barbara, and the rest!

Pizza heaven in my mouth,
Everyone loved it,
New favorite pizza spot for sure!
Its definitely.
The way its supposta be :)

This place is just like a NYC pizzeria, except it’s way cleaner, and instead of NY subway steam wafting into the store, you get a nice ocean breeze. Maybe that’s why even though the workers look like they could be from NY, they are very nice and do not have the NY attitude.
Most importantly, the pizza is as good as any truly good NY style. Thin crust, which was slightly crispier than typical NY, gooey greasy cheese, and slightly sweet sauce. A great pizza for sure.
The portion of buffalo wings are very generous, and they are good. Not like the soggy mess you get at chain pizza places. These are legit wings.
No bathroom. Credit, including Amex accepted. It’s small, and all the seating is at counters. But on a summer afternoon before you hit the beach, it doesn’t get better than a big slice at this place.