


Detroit-style pizza has landed at L.A. Live with the opening of Brooklyn-born Emmy Squared Pizza.
The new spot has 70 seats indoors and 65 outdoors. It opened this month at 1011 S. Figueroa St., near Crypto.com Arena. The spot is known for its rectangular pies with fluffy, focaccialike dough, a caramelized and cheesy “frico” crust and unique toppings.
“We think we make the best Detroit-style pizza anywhere,” said Scott Francis, president and CEO of Santa Monica Brew Works and Emmy Squared Pizza Los Angeles.
“The proof is in the pudding. Come taste it and you’ll see,” he added.
The L.A. Live spot is the second local Emmy Squared location. Francis opened the first one in 2022 at Santa Monica Brew Works.
Menu highlights include the Colony, the restaurant’s most popular pizza, made with pepperoni, pickled jalapeños and honey, according to Francis.
“It really is just a great pizza,” he said.
Other options are the Roni Overload, made with triple pepperoni, and combos like the Seoul Mate, made with vegan spicy kimchi, and the Hot Chicken, which comes with Nashville hot chicken and pickles.
The restaurant also serves salads, sandwiches and Le Big Matt Burger, a double-stack behemoth with cheese and sauce. Santa Monica Brew Works selections are available.
Emmy Squared Pizza is open from 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sundays-Thursdays and until midnight Fridays and Saturdays. For more information go to emmysquaredpizza.com.