Denino's Thousand Oaks

The pizza is great. Even the gluten free crust is crunchy and good.

I'm born and bred in Brooklyn so let's be real, California pizza will never be like NYC pizza. But flying to NYC every weekend is not ideal. So this place is the next best thing. It is definitely the best NYC style pizza I have had in SoCal. Crust is crispy, fold in half kind of crust. The vodka pizza was okay - something missing about that sauce but still good. The margherita pizza was delicious. They don't sell by the slices. They do a two slice and drink deal. You can also buy a pie and do half half. They also have an after school deal and gluten free option. The atmosphere inside is not very inviting and definitely doesn't have the NYC pizza store vibe. You order from a window outside and We were able to sit inside to eat our pizza. The entire store is surrounded by glass windows but they are frosted 3/4 of the way so it doesn't allow you to see what's going on from the outside. Which makes me reluctant to even want to try this place if I was driving by. Hopefully in the summer they open up those doors or something. The nice perk about this place is just next door, there is an Italian ice place where you can get spumoni. If you have a NYC pizza craving and in this area, definitely stop by. But if you are looking for a cozy date night out, this isn't the place unless maybe if you are eating outside.