Pizza at Milo & Olive

Burrata Piza

Mixed Mushroom Pizza

Margherita Pizza

Restaurant: Milo & Olive

Info: 2723 Wilshire Blvd

         Santa Monica, CA 90403

         (310) 452-6776

$$

Hit or a Miss? Hit!

Genre: 

Milo & Olive has a large variety of delicious baked goods, salads, pastas and the best pizza in LA. It's owned by the same people who opened Huckleberry, Rustic Canyon and Sweet Rose Creamery.

Ambiance:

As much as I love the food at Milo & Olive, the restaurant itself is a bit of an upset (for me at least). It's a very small space and instead of sitting down at a "traditional" table, you sit down at a rather small communal table. Waiting for a spot at the table feels like years. At the busier times of day, Milo & Olive gets overwhelming, and it can get claustrophobic: people at the two small communal tables, a long line of people waiting for a table and a second line of people waiting to order baked goods. However, Milo & Olive is a great place to order "take out." It's the perfect meal to pick up and enjoy it at the park down the street. The perfect picnic!

Must have dish: It's a toss up!!

1) *Burrata Pizza*: tomato, arugula, tomato, olive oil, sea salt ASK FOR NO PROSCIUTTO! 

2) Mixed Mushroom Pizza: fontina, Parmigiano Reggiano, thyme

3) Margherita Pizza: fresh mozzarella, basil, tomato, olive oil and sea salt

My Opinion:

Wow. Just wow. Good pizza is hard to come by, but I definitely hit the jackpot when Milo and Olive opened up. If you've ever had pizza at Pizzeria Mozza and liked it, then you'll love the pizza at Milo Olive. I found that the pizza at Mozza was too salty and difficult to eat. Milo and Olive's pizza (in general) is simple and delicious. The dough is my favorite type of pizza dough: light, crunchy on the crust, but chewy and soft in the center of the crust, the crust of the body of the pizza is nice and thin (in my opinion thick crust takes away from the flavor of the ingredients)

Let's start out with the classic Margherita Pizza. You can't go wrong with the most basic pizza. It's just superb. The tomato sauce is so sweet and creates the perfect combination of flavors with the slightly savory/gooey mozzarella and perfect dough. It's impossible to fully describe this pizza in words. You need to try it for yourself!!

For those who are mushroom fans, then the mixed mushroom pizza is the pizza for you. It's just the perfect mouthful of mushrooms and cheese! My only little (emphasis on little...) complaint is that the saltiness of the cheeses is a bit strong and takes away from the mushroom flavor; however, it's still a unique and delectable pizza.

Now, I know I said that there was a toss up, but after writing about the pizzas, I think the "real must have" is the burrata pizza. It normally comes with prosciutto, but being a pescetarian, I order it without meat. This pizza hits the spot. They use the same perfectly sweet tomato sauce as they did on the Margherita and top the pizza off with four beautiful delicate lumps of burrata. The chilled burrata along with the warm pizza is like a bite of freshness. I don't know how to describe it any other way. The pizza is finally finished off with a bed of arugula which ties everything together and adds a nice flash of flavor, almost like a grand finale to every bite!