MOST LOVED
R+D KITCHEN
2020
WINNER
DAGWOODS
In an eight and a half square mile city you will find seven restaurants in the 2019 Michelin Guide, so it’s no secret that Santa Monica’s culinary scene is off the charts. Even with all this fine dining, Santa Monica’s Most Loved restaurant remains the down to earth and delicious Dagwoods pizzeria.
Most Loved 2020
Mark Peters, General Manager of Dagwoods Pizza on Wilshire Blvd says he has been eating Dagwoods Pizza almost every day for about nine years and is still not sick of it. He says if that doesn’t tell you how good their food is he doesn’t know what will. Assistant Manager Christina Moy says that she grew up on New York pizza and says that Dagwoods Pizza always brings her nostalgia for when she would visit her family. Mark and Christina say that adapting to the economic challenges of 2020 has been difficult but they have been managing. Their main goal is to make sure customers feel safe and are happy. They began to offer hard to find provisions like toilet paper, raw foods, and fresh veggies for pickup and delivery as well as making more frequent donations to local homeless shelters and offering discounts to regular customers who may have been struggling financially.
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Mark and Christina say that the businesses biggest strengths are their resilience and patience. “We know that this won’t last forever and we will be here on the other side to give all of our regulars a big safe hug. I like to think we are like that old fable, the tortoise and the hare. We have been nothing short of being cautious and patient. It’s been a tough couple of months but we will get out of it in the end. We know if we take our time, do this right, and care for the safety of everyone around us we will get to the end together. “ Mark and Christina say that having the support of the community through a most loved vote means the world to them. “During this time our community has continued to check on us and make sure that not only the store is doing good but that our staff is adjusting and good as well.”
Dagwoods
820 Wilshire Blvd.
310-899-3030
order.dagwoods.com
