Masa of Echo Park Bakery & Cafe

Pizza is a must try. If you think most Chicago deep dish pizzas are doughy and not very good like myself still give it a spin. The crust is buttery and flaky. It is cooked all the way through and very flavorful. The bread pudding is fantastic. Carrot cake is on the list for the next visit.

Masa is my favorite pizza. I live on the other side of town and every time I am in the area I get it and bring it home. The beautiful part about the deep dish pizza is that it stays good unrefrigerated for a long time and makes for delicious leftovers. The Cuban bread is absolutely worth the extra carbs. They are always super generous with my family and make sure we are well taken care of! The Montego salad is also a favor of ours.

Going to masa after a recent trip to Chicago was a mistake. Masa’s pizza falls short of a good deep disk. The sauce is runny and sausage was not good and lacked the volume of cheese thats expected. If possible go to Chicago and experience proper deep dish, masa was a one time visit. 1 small pizza and salad was over $55 no worth it, save it for airfare to Chicago.

Hospitality first! We have been received, entertained, and served in the best way from when we arrive til we left. Yes, this is the kind of restaurant in what they sing you the happy birthday so loud that you get feel you are the only and most special person in the world. The pizza is made to order and it does take 40 minutes as they told us when we order it. It’s fun, I personally liked it, but it is not a conventional pizza as anybody is used to. The cheese and jalapeño croquettes are delicious, and the Croissant bread pudding left me speechless! Absolutely loved this place, and one that I could never forget.

My first time at this place while I was visiting the LA. There was some confusion w.r.t. the reservation as we entered the venue. While ordering food, we requested to replace Marinara w/ Alfredo sauce. They did not accommodate the request (I didn't get why). The garlic bread and thin crust pizza which we ended up ordering was decent. Service could have been little better. Our server was not doing his job right, IMO. The place was little noisy too (may be because it was Sunday evening and slightly busier hour). Anyways, they have street parking which at times could get difficult to find. To summarize, it was not so great of an experience overall.