What to Know
- Danny Boy’s Well-known Authentic opened on Aug. 5; the eatery is open Mondays by Fridays from 11 a.m. to three p.m. to begin
- Discover it inside Halo at 330 S. Hope Avenue
- Cheese, pepperoni, meatball, and different pizzas can be found by the slice; vegan and gluten-free choices can be found, too
Fondly reminiscing a couple of journey to New York Metropolis may embrace that last-minute ticket you snagged to the matinee of the hot-hot Broadway musical, a leafy autumn stroll by Central Park, and roaming by the Medieval Artwork assortment at The Met.
And the recollection of the sizable slice you devoured holding a ripple-edged paper plate exterior a pizzeria boasting fast counter service?
That’s appetizingly enshrined in your Meals Recollections Corridor of Fame perpetually, appropriately.
In case you’ve been craving a counter service-style slice for a while, a hankering recognized to mainly each maven of a well-sauced, fantastically topped, ultra-cheesy pie, this is some excellent news: Danny Boy’s Famous Original, a store rife with “New York nostalgia,” simply opened in DTLA.
Helmed by Chef Daniel Holzman, a pizza-knowing professional who obtained his culinary begin at Le Bernardin (yep, the Michelin-starred NYC gem) when he was simply 15, Danny Boy’s Well-known Authentic boasts a plethora of pies that may be loved complete or by the slice.
Pizza sorts embrace a basic cheese, a pepperoni (naturally), meatball, Greek salad, and a Sicilian slice that’s gluten-free. You may assemble your personal pie, if that is your pleasure, or go together with a conventional, cheese-gooey sandwich like a Meatball Parm.
Garlic knots, Caesar salad, and Italian ices are additionally on the pizza-complementing line-up.
“As a classically educated chef, I method pizza with reverence. Pizza is not quick meals; it is certainly one of America’s most necessary dishes. And to grasp how one can make it nice, I deconstructed every part about it,” says Holzman, who additionally co-founded The Meatball Store in New York Metropolis, along with working in acclaimed eateries on each coasts.
“I searched out masters throughout the nation, discovered the historical past, and sampled 1000’s of pies. I interrogated oven makers, traveled to tomato farms, tried grains from numerous flour mills, and experimented with the proper cheese mix. And after tons of of various recipes served to family and friends… I lastly arrived at some rattling good pizza.”
“LA is dwelling to a few of the biggest pizza on the planet. I am proud to affix the group, striving each day to make the very best pie I can.”
That pizza will likely be served in a store that takes its unfussy inspiration and genuine vibe from a store Chef Holzman used to go to along with his dad when he was a child, including one other layer of affection to the brand new enterprise.
Do take into account that Danny Boy’s is just open Mondays by Fridays from 11 a.m. to three p.m. for now, however hours and days will bubble and develop, very similar to a pizza rising sizzling in an oven.
Your greatest wager when you’re busy daydreaming about sinking your enamel right into a sensational slice?
Watch the Instagram for Danny Boy’s Well-known Authentic for updates, info, and many excellent pizza footage, too.
