Little Coyote

There wasn’t many people for a Friday night. We sat at a table and waited 15 minutes until someone came outside and we had to wave down the server. We waited another 20 minutes for the pizza to come out. Pizza was good, thin crust and plenty of toppings. Most of the toppings fell off when we put it on our plates. The wine was not the best. They come and drop off the pizza and don’t come back to check. They were friendly but slow. We still enjoyed the pizza.

Since the first time we stopped here, we have been here three more times. Fantastic pizza. We started at the granny squares slices, my wife’s favorite, which are a little thicker with the bread. But their regular flat slices are the best, in my opinion. Toppings are delicious and fresh. We tried a Meat Lovers pizza, and it was loaded with pepperoni, sausage, and perfectly cooked bacon, and begging to be saturated with Parmesan cheese, which soaks right in. This pizza is even as good as, maybe better, the next day, cold. They also have antipasto and Caesar salads, large and small size, and while the Caesar is just croutons, lettuce, and dressing, all ingredients are made fresh and the dressing is incredible. Very tasty. I would also recommend the meatball sub, cheesy goodness stuffed with succulent meatballs. They offer beer, wine, and soda for drinks. Seating inside is limited but there are a few tables outside for al fresco dining. Tuesdays are BOGO half off on their whole pizzas, and Wednesdays offer happy hour prices on slices.

Hands-down, one of the best pizzas I've had in Long Beach. Tons of pepperoni on thin crust, greasy New York style. Sauce was perfection, the pepperoni was old school curly style - my favorite! What's lacking here is ambience and service. When my friend and I visited, they were playing hard core metal quite loudly. It was obviously for the employees and not the customers. Doesn't make you want to stay and have a conversation; rather, makes you want to run out the door. Ugh. They do have interesting IPAs, but I really don't understand the emphasis on wine, particularly when the music is so obnoxious. If you're a wine drinker, you'd be more inclined to Jazz or Yacht Rock. Service was annoying because it was slow and the servers were bickering with each other. Order your pie to go & enjoy it at home.

This is the best pizza in long Beach. Their cheese pizza and pepperoni pizza are consistently great. My favorite is the pineapple express pizza and I'm so glad they made that one permanent. The best part of little coyote is the weekly special. I often get bored with the same selection but with them having a special only available for 3 days and then disappearing, is so satisfying. And 90% of the time the new creations are amazing. The most recent one i had was the pastrami sandwich one and it was perfection.