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- [Sydney] This is LA's secret parking lot pizza
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We're outside on Sunset in Los Angeles,
I'm a New York transplant
and so, the best thing about living in LA for me
is being able to eat outside all year round.
I was walking down Sunset maybe like two or three weeks ago
and all of the sudden, I came across this guy
who was making pizza out of his pickup truck.
So, I had to stop and try it.
It is delicious
and I'm really excited to share it with you today.
So, come with me and let's see how we make some pizza.
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- [Sydney] You can find Elio Lopez and his pizza
on Sunset Boulevard in LA's Echo Park neighborhood.
You'll have to follow him on Instagram
to find out where exactly
but you can usually find him in a vacant parking lot
between Rampart and Coronado.
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- [Sydney] Elio ordered his pizza oven straight from Italy,
after studying how to make pizza there.
He sets up each evening
after finishing up his day job
at another restaurant.
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- [Sydney] Pizzas start at $10 and
you can get almost any topping you want for $1 each.
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There are classics like sausage and pepperoni.
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Or more controversial toppings like pineapple.
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- It's good. It's really good.
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- This is my first time here
and I do think that this is maybe the best pizza
in Los Angeles.
There aren't a lot of great options out here
and this is really incredible.
I hate crust and like, the crust is good
so that's, you know, that's saying something.
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- Good job, Elio!
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- It's like super thin and chewy and cheesy
and amazing and just like as if I've went into a restaurant.
Normally in LA, it's like tacos and you know, hotdogs
but never really had pizza as a street food.
So, this is really just cool and amazing.
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- The cheese doesn't end.
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- You see someone order an oven from Italy,
put it in a truck and lug it to a parking lot
in the middle of LA and then, serve it to people,
it's fantastic, I love it.
I love this city.
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I mean, we're in a parking lot.
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