Friday, July 20, 2007

NY Pizza Invasion Continues: Two Boots Pizza Coming To Echo Park

Say what you will about the blogosphere, I love my regular Eastside blog stops: Atwater Village Newbie, Franklin Avenue, Chicken Corner (a great Echo Park blog), and the Echo Park Historical Society. Catching up on the latest Echo Park news, I noticed this post on EPHS's blog:

The owners of this commercial building on the southside of Sunset Boulevard between Lemoyne St. and Glendale Blvd. recently exposed part of the metal facade to reveal some of the original brick walls and stone arches of the building (see the black and white photo, courtesy of Mary-Austin Klein and Scott Fajack). The owners, which also run the popular Echo nightclub, recently won the backing of the EPHS to remove a section of the facade as they renovate part of the building for a pizza parlor. They need a final OK from the city before they can take off the rest. They do not have immediate plans to restore the arched windows or the remainder of the facade but we would expect the results will have nearby residents asking them to take the rest of that cheesey metal siding off and let that building's historic beauty shine through. We hope they listen.


I'm sorry, there's a new pizza parlor moving into the hood? Joy! A call to the Spaceland folks confirmed it and provided more details. Two Boots Pizza is going to occupy a space attached to the Echo, which as the post described, is shedding its tacky exterior to reveal its historical charm. But more on Two Boots. Their website describes it as:

...New Orleans cooking with pizza and beer in a funky, family-friendly environment, TWO BOOTS (the boots representing the geographical shapes of Italy and Louisiana)...

New Orleans cuisine and pizza is this girl's idea of a perfect combination. How does this work exactly? We're talking blackened catfish po'boys, strombolis, jambalaya, and chicken parmesan heros. And their pizzas? With cornbread crusts and names like The Newman (soprassata, sweet italian sausage on a white pie), The Bayou Beast (BBQ, shrimp, andouille, crawfish, jalapenos, and mozzarella), and my favorite pizza name so far, The Dude (cajun bacon chesseburger pie - tasso, ground beef, cheddar, and mozzarella), Two Boots is obviously not your standard pizza joint.

Reviews (professional and bloggers) seem mixed, but I'm willing to give Two Boots a chance, especially since they're going to be within walking distance from home. Others here, here, and here.

They have six NYC outposts including one in Grand Central Station and another on Bleecker. I believe this is going to be the first Two Boots outside of NY and I officially welcome them with open arms into the hood.

10 comments:

Allison said...

whoa! best news ever!

Anonymous said...

Sweeeeeeeeeeet. As a NYC transplant in Echo Park I can say this is good news. Two Boots was not my favorite Pizza in NY, but it's defiently good for the occasional slice. I'm all about the "mr. pink".

Anonymous said...

The Newman Pie - I will be dreaming of it until they open. Please keep us Two Boots fans posted! Thanks!!

Anonymous said...

will it ever open. please open. open soon please. 2 boots w mushroom. if we could get a (williamsburg) bagel store outpost too.....

Anonymous said...

Store front says "for lease"...so it seems something didn't go right here.

Anonymous said...

I visited Manhattan one & made two trips to the Two Boots at Grand Central for a slice of the Bayou Beast. I really should've tried the other varieties while I was there, but since Manhattan is the Mecca of pizza in the western world, I'm sure my arteries would have sealed up tight if I'd had any more pizza on that trip!

Someday I'll have to recreate the Bayou Beast at home. I love that pie!

Anonymous said...

Interesting to know.

Anonymous said...

john's pizza on bleeker in the village still the best but two boots a close second.

Anonymous said...

Wow I love Great Taste Pizzas by Dominos Coupons to take it cheaply.

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