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Adopt a dog like my girlfriend did and enjoy a dinner outside at a pet-friendly restaurant!

When we took our usual walk around the neighborhood, we three urbanites strolled over to a favorite Larchmont spot for dinner - the Village Pizzeria.

She had been there before and recommended this dog-friendly restaurant for a quick bite. It’s a bit further north on Larchmont - past another place called Z Pizza (or something to that effect) that was “not as good” which could be seen in the number of empty tables there. But as soon as we got close to Village Pizzeria, we could just sense the difference. The place was full of neon color, hopping with live energy and conversations, and had a constant flow of customers either dining in or taking out. We even had to wait a few minutes for a table facing the street to open up.

The entire time we were there, people were always coming and going, and going and coming, and always too soon (which kept up a pretty decent steady stream of customers that entire night). In any event, this casual pizzeria had quite an extensive menu with lots of fresh (no additives) California topping choices, thin and thick crusts made with fresh yeast, and a pretty good fresh squeezed lemonade that didn’t leave my throat scratchy. And although I was in a non-alcoholic mood that night, I did notice that they offered a selection of wine and beer at this pizzeria. For an extra few corking dollars (3 to be exact), you could even bring your own bottle of vino.

We ordered one of my favorite pizzas: Cheese with fresh tomatos, mushrooms, and plenty o’ garlic - 14 inch on thin crust! I usually wouldn’t recommend a garlic dish on a date or order one up if I planned to spend some quality time with a loved one. But since my g/f is more like a sister to me and the dog was her date, I wanted them to be extra generous with the garlics…which they were! YUM!

As we waited for our dinner, I noticed that other patrons ordered the special house pesto pizza which looked absolutely scrumptious. And as soon as I saw those other plates, I had some buyer’s remorse and wanted to change my order to the pesto pizza. But alas, the order was placed and well, I guess it’s just another excuse for me to visit and eat there again. The tom-mush-lic combo, though, was a pretty good slice of pizza. It had to have been - I ended up eating 4 fat slices!

Village Pizzeria
Street: 131 N. Larchmont @ Beverly Blvd.
T: 323.465.5566

* Open daily and they deliver too! Check out their website for their delivery radius.

By Kristy (see more of her posts). A native of the city, kristy loves to discover new sites, new eateries, new things to do in her online journal of finding the best of la.