LA West Elite Event at Custom Pie

I came here with Dana K as my plus 1. and it was a lovely evening with some cool Unilocalers. It’s always nice to meet a Unilocaler in person. I finally got to meet Tora M, Maisha R, Robyn C, Anna A and Vivian N.
Now, let me tell you about the event. The check-​in was a breeze. We sat with our lovely CM, Brittany, her assistant– Chelsea, Brittany’s mom, along with other Unilocalers. We were treated to their salads, pizzas and dessert.
We were treated to 4 different types of pizzas– Carne, El Diablo, Margherita, and Wild Mushroom. My favorite was the Wild mushroom. The crust was crispy, chewy, and baked to perfection.
For dessert, we had a campfire pizza and it was basically a smore pizza. It was filled with marshmallows, nutella and some vanilla gelato. It was delicious!
The owner, Phil came out and greeted us and you can tell he takes pride in his establishment.
Thank you Brittany for putting together another fantastic event. Thank you Custom Pie and Phil for hosting this great event. I’m glad this place is local from where i live, because I’d definitely come back.

Brittany, thank you so much for inviting me and my guests to this wonderful event. I am again humbled by your generosity. Custom Pie, thank you so much for hosting us, this was one of the better Elite Events I have been to in some time.
The menu was delicious, filling, and very generous. The three courses of salads were just awesome. I had never been a fan of wedge salads until having a generous helping of yours with just the right amount of Gorgonzola dressing and thick cut bacon strips; Wow! The mixed green and asparagus salads were definitely awesome as well. The pizzas were awesome and my favorite was the Diablo and all its spicy heat. Unfortunately my picture failed to come out on that one.
The venue is small and comfortable, yet Custom Pie still seemed to get 40 or so Unilocalers into the cute little restaurant. The dessert pizza was interesting and covered in chocolate hazelnut which is never a bad thing. The staff was friendly and accommodating and while the owner catered to all us he still managed to sling out pizzas to go for his regular customers. This is a great spot and worthy of a visit if you are ever in the area or even a special trip just to try this place.
Thank you Phil and Brittany. Plan on me being a regular customer going forward.

What a fantastic Unilocal event in a part of the LA area that does not get enough love. Thank you for a great event! Custom Pie is really a fabulous pizza place with the perfect pizza crust, which is hard to find… and I say this after just returning from Italy!
The salads are so very well done with fresh ingredients and high quality recipes. The arugula salad with grilled asparagus is really incredible.
I loved the Carne pizza. It is spicy, indulgent, and really exactly what I want when I want pizza — without the greasy gross feeling you get at the fast food places. We didn’t have it but I saw the smoked salmon pizza being made on the way out. I’m going to have to come back for that.
I’m still telling everyone I talk to about the campfire/​smores pizza. Geez — the best possible use of calories ever. No guilt!
I will be back for sure. Thank you so much Unilocal for showing me this amazing place.

What’s a better than a Unilocal Elite Event? A Unilocal Elite Event at one of my favorite pizza places. I was so excited to see that there was going to be an event at Custom Pie! Thank you, Brittany, for setting this up, and thank you, Phil, for graciously opening up your restaurant for us.
We were treated to three different salads: Roasted Asparagus, Mixed Green Salad, and the Iceberg Wedge. All three equally delicious in their own way. The balsamic dressing is fantastic. The Wedge salad had a good amount of cheese and large pieces of bacon. I think this was my favorite!
We were also brought four pizzas to try: Carne, Margherita, El Diablo, and Wild Mushroom. I was happy with the selection because even after coming here several times, I had not tried these particular pizzas. I loved them all, but my favorites were the El Diablo and Wild Mushroom. I will definitely be ordering those again. The crust was perfectly crispy and chewy as usual.
For dessert, we were able to try the Campfire pizza which is topped with Nutella, marshmallows, and a dollop of vanilla gelato. This was a great end to a perfect meal.
It was a fun event. I was able to make some new Unilocal friends, see some old Unilocal friends, and finally meet in person some Unilocal friends that I interact with online! I hope to see you all soon!
Thanks again, Brittany and Custom Pie, for a great evening!
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I attended as a Unilocal guest of Gloria P. Always nice to meet fellow Unilocalers in person. The owner welcomed us and then we started with 3 delicious salads. I loved the balsamic dressing. We then sampled 4 different custom pizzas. You could see them going in and out of the wood fired oven and they were brought to our table the minute we finished the prior one. Servers were spectacular and friendly. I didn’t think I could eat another when they served us a desert pizza… chocolate, marshmallows and a dollop of gelato. What a fun evening… thank you!

Yet another excellent Unilocal Elite event, and conveniently close to home for me! Thank you, Brittany F and Phil for hosting an extremely enjoyable evening!
From the time we were seated until the time we left, salads, pizzas and dessert appeared in front of us, one right after the other!
My favorite dish of the night was the arugula salad with grilled asparagus; so flavorful, with a nice light dressing. And, I’ll have to say, I just loved the wild mushroom pizza; rich and full of flavor. The margherita pizza came in a close second! Custom Pie’s crust is really one of a kind… delicious!
Just when I was feeling «stuffed,» this nutella, marshmallow pizza creation was placed on our table! Such a delicious ending to a delicious meal! I even took home leftovers! ;)
As always, I enjoy meeting new Unilocalers and introducing my friends to the Unilocal scene. My +1 thoroughly enjoyed the evening as well.
The service was great and the owner, Phil was humbly proud of his creations! One question though, «why didn’t we get to sample the Selah Special?» I hear there’s a special 5 year old little local girl who has her own button on the cash register! That pizza MUST be good!

Well first and foremost Thank You Brittany F and your Assistant for doing another great event.
Who would have ever known about this little spot would put put out some amazing pizza’s, and most of all made in a wood oven that enhances the taste and brings out the condiments in each bite. Great Job.
So too all the kitchen staff, continue doing the best job that your capable of doing and most of stay consist with your cooking skills. Your grilled asparagus and your wedge salad was very tasteful.
Most of all your Pizza’s, Great job in making such a great pizza. We all have a kid in us, and if you have kids bring them here they will love it.
To your entire staff you all did a fantastic job in catering to us all and being very attentive and serving us all. Great Job.
To Phil Thanks again for hosting this event at your establishment, and you taking the time to greet us as we left. That was a personal touch on your part. See you soon.
I also forgot to mention in meeting new Unilocalers and most of my current friends. Enjoyed you all.
2015 Unilocal Challenge.069/100

A custom Unilocal Elite evening at Custom Pie! Thanks to the ever-​lovely Skinny Critic, Brittany, and her efficient assistant, Chelsea, (and a guest appearance by Brittany’s stylish mom) for a great night in Moorpark. Phil, the owner, graciously greeted us and then proceeded to stuff us full of tasty salads and pizzas. And I’m so glad I skipped lunch for this! It was nice to meet/​see: Alan, Anthony, Dora, her friend and Maisha & Gloria!
Custom Pie opened on 4÷23÷13 and shares ownership with Custom Melt in the same mini-​mall. It’s the official pizza of Moorpark College Athletics and students get a free ($ 2) drink with purchase. Brilliant to have good pizza place near a college…
Roasted asparagus with arugula and shaved Parmesan started off the festivities. These are the yummiest veggies I’ve had in a long time! This was followed by a cold and refreshing wedge salad. Great start!
A veritable parade of pizzas was up next…
MARGHERITA– San Marzano tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, basil & extra virgin olive oil
CARNE– spicy salami, applewood bacon, fresh mozzarella & garlic cream sauce
EL DIABLO– fresh mozzarella, basil, oregano, spicy salami & roasted garlic
MUSHROOM– seasonal mushrooms, roasted garlic, fresh mozzarella, provolone & Parmesan
The savory pizzas were incredibly flavorful with a thin crispy crust and just the right amount of sauce and toppings. Delicious!
The crowning achievement was a dessert pizza/​s’mores spin-​off: warm Nutella and roasted marshmallows with fresh cream on top, finger-​licking and fabulous!
A wonderful event at a great pizza place that you might not have known about… until you read about it here… on Unilocal!!!

As we walked in I was first impressed by the intimate and lovely setup of the restaurant. We were seated and were excited for what was to come. In clear view I could see salads and pizza being prepared. No later our first salad was served. A simple mixed green salad tossed in a lovely balsamic vinaigrette that is made in house. It was delicious. It was followed by roasted asparagus and a wedge salad. They were both great.
Unilocalers were served four pizzas. Carne, margherita, El Diablo and wild mushroom. The pizzas are wood baked and the dough is made in house. My favorite was the carne. I enjoyed the savory and garlic flavor of this pizza with a nice garlic cream white sauce. After having a slice of each pizza and just when I thought I could eat no more the dessert pizza came out. This was a chocolatey pizza topped with marshmallows. I loved the toasted marshmallows. It was a great way to finish the meal.
Our servers were great. It was nice to meet the owner of this establishment. I am grateful that I was able to attend this event, thank you Brittany and the Unilocal team for putting this together. Thank you for the fun Unilocal swag. I discovered a new restaurant that I would visit again and spread the word about.
So many cool local Unilocalers here and it was a pleasure to meet them in person and make some new friends. Unilocalers rock!

I, along with my +1, made the drive out to Moorpark from West LA in rush hour for this event and it was definitely worth it!
Salads, pizza, dessert, and the great company of fellow Unilocalers and their +1’s made this a wonderful evening. The owner, staff, and family members of the owners were such great hosts! Service was very attentive and prompt. No sooner did we finish with one dish, it was cleared and the next one was on the table.
The crust at Custom Pie was so good — soft, a little chewy, and just slightly charred. That was the best part about each of the pizzas. The highlight of the night for me was the campfire pizza. I love marshmallows and the only thing that makes them better is chocolate, well, maybe chocolate and gelato. And then to have all of that on top of their signature crust… yummy!
It was great to finally meet Dora B., Valarie G., Dana K., Tora M., and Gloria P.
Thank you Brittany F. and Custom Pie for the abundance of food, the Unilocal swag, the Ice Cream Lab coupon and the good time, as always!

Thank you to Brittany F. and all the staff at Custom Pie. Tonight was such a pleasure to have an event in the VC. All the pie was super good! Service was fantastic and the owner was nice. I’m definitely going back again!

Another outstanding Unilocal event and close to us too.
I knew this place would be good. I just didn’t know HOW good.
This is NOT your ordinary pizza joint.
Phil, thank you for your hospitality. Your product is very unique. The salads and pizza are VERY different from what’s out there.
Thank you Brittany. Denise and I love these events.
Looking forward to the next one.
The salads and pizza just kept coming.
So many Flavors and textures.
We were all drooling at the pizza menu on the wall.
We will be back soon.

Another super Unilocal elite event. I have to say it was super fun seeing people you never met before. Being a New Yorker I have to say the pizza was excellent. No questions I would come here again for the great salads and pizza.
The salads where excellent done with perfect dressing and flavoring. Another great event from Brittany. Thank you to the owner for providing us with excellent service and outstanding food. Nothing like an owner thanking us for coming. Thank you again Brittany for making this possible.

What a wonderful evening! Thanks Brittany, Phil, and Custom Pie staff for a delicious and fun-​filled night! Can’t go wrong with a night of pizza where you can BYOB and end the night with a smores pizza. The pizza was free flowing and pretty good. They created some interesting flavor combos that you won’t find everywhere.
They started us off with roasted asparagus and a wedge salad. My table didn’t receive the mixed green salad, but had we really wanted it we could have easily gotten it. I enjoyed the asparagus and the lemony taste from the vinaigrette. However, it could have used a bit more cheese. The wedge salad was good. Just the right amount of dressing and bacon… cant go wrong with bacon!
Next were the pizzas. There were 4 types: margherita (could have used a bit more basil, but I’m a basil fanatic), carne, wild mushroom and El Diablo. The crust was delicious and the wild mushroom pizza was a favorite of my husband and I. Whole pieces of roasted garlic, savory and rich muahrooms, and the delicious crust. The others were good but nothing life changing.
Lastly, we finished off with the campfire pizza which was basically a smores pizza. I must say the topping was very good. However, I just kept picturing the crust as more of a churro with cinnamon or sugar. The crust was the same as for the regular pizza with a bit of powdered sugar which made it a bit heavy and hard to chew in comparison to the soft and sweet toppings. All in all, though I did enjoy it and plan on bringing one to a friend I know would love it!
The servers were very attentive! My husband was happy there was at least 1 TV for him to watch the game on, but as we were looking around we were noticing areas where there could be room for a couple more.
It was a great night and we enjoyed meeting new Unilocalers! I’m stuffed… now let me and my newly conceived food baby roll on home!

My wife and I really enjoyed our first Unilocal Elite event! The fellow Unilocalers at our table were really nice and friendly. Now getting down to the food.
The arugula salad with asparagus turned out really nice because of the sweet balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
The consistency of the pizza crust and flavor were perfect however, I would have liked a little more topping on the pizzas.
Our favorite pizza by far was the wild mushroom pizza. The flavor was tetering on the rich side but none the less, we loved it.
The dessert pizza was pretty good to be fair but I don’t think I would go out of my way to order it on a normal occasion. The pizza was really sweet and a little bit too chewy for my liking. I prefer my dessert to soft, delicate and easy to eat.
Our over experience was fantastic and I would recommend this place as a great place to grab a pie!