ROCA Pizza

1061 N Swarthmore Ave, Pacific Palisades
(310) 310-2827

Recent Reviews

Michael David

Great place to grab a slice if you’re in the area. Parking is unforgiving but the vibe is pretty cool.

Alexandra Gordon

Literally the best gluten free pizza you can get.

Alex Arzate

If you're looking for a really fresh and tasty slice look no further. This is a nice little pizza shop that sells whole, half and by the sliced pizzas. They also have fresh salads that are either made for a sit down or on the go. They have only outdoor seating in the quiet and beautiful Palisades village. On this visit I ordered a slice of soppressata & burrata, a slice of cremini mushroom & Italian sausage, and an order of suppli cheese ( rice croquette with tomato sauce and mozzarella).The mushroom slice is perfect for a mushroom lover. Wonderful earthiness and richness from the meat and cheese. The soppressata was a wonderful meaty slice with a Herby pesto. The mind blowing though experience was the suppli rice croquettes that was in my own words like a risotto filled fried log paired with a wonderful tomato sauce and creamy gooey mozzarella. It's a shame that I didn't get more. When I am back in this area I will be swinging by to try more.Vegetarian options: Several options available.Kid-friendliness: It's pizza.Wheelchair accessibility: No steps.

Brian Baum

The food was fine but I was rather disappointed that they do not offer tap water to drink. I wasn't able to enjoy my food much being thirsty during my meal. ?I am unlikely to go again without them offering water.

Neil H.

I live in the area and walk Palisades Village every weekend, it's my favorite little area in L. A. I was excited a few months ago to see a new little pizza place open in the village, something desperately needed.Today, I finally went in and bought 2 slices, one plain, and one pepperoni, to try the place out and decide if it'd be my new close-to-home pizza place.It will not. This was the worst pizza I've had in L. A. in the 40+ years I've been here from NY. I have high standards, having grown up on NY pizza, but there are lots of great pizza joints in this city that measure up, this just ain't one of 'em.The pepperoni was supposedly fresh out of the oven, yet it was soggy, barely warm, and DRENCHED in oil that tasted like it was honey or sugar based, it was cloyingly sweet. VERY disappointing. After 2 bites I moved to the plain and it was worse as it didn't have the taste of greasy pepperoni to help it.For this 'pleasure' I paid $13.50 FOR TWO SLICES, then even added a $1 tip for the kid who worked there who barely said 2 words to me and neither was 'Thank' or 'you'.STEER CLEAR. Find a close Dominos, the pizza won't be up to NY standards but it'll be a damn sight better than this place.

mary jones

Absolutely delicious! I have already tried most selections!Finally,pizza by the slice..a good one, in the Palisades!❤️

Dina Humphreys

Pizza was excellent! This location has many different restaurants with different dining experience. This location is casual and a menu that is not expensive. There are tables outside with outside music, a view of the Palisades Village and fun location for people watching. The casual setting is family frendly. I ordered by the Square slice pizza ordering the vegetarian pizza. The location has a walk up count that displays the pizza slices. The menu has many choices such as salad .I am looking forward to trying the other items on the menu. Parking on the street or in mall underground parking with a charge. The manager that could also be the owner was proud of the fresh ingredients . I can not do him justice so please ask him to describe the pizza preparation process. Dine in or take out the food that I found not disappoint . Price -Please check out the online menu and for Roca times and on line menu .Vegetarian options: Many vegetarian options please check the online menuParking: Call Caruso owned Palisades Village for more info. The atmosphere of the mall is upscale. It looks like a 5 star hotel.The sound of music and the smell of flowers fill air. The mall is dog and kid friendly. Please look at Palisade Village. Warning shops and some restaurants are expensive. Roca is well priced and you can take in the Palisades Village atmosphere. Also Pacific Palisades is a safe friendly location in Los Angeles. Walk around many different restaurants and a beautiful park and it is minutes from the beach, The Shrine" look online reservation needed", The Getty Villa reservations needed, Will Roger State Park a location with hiking, horse back riding ( view website), and a historical country estateWheelchair accessibility: ROCA is near the street that has wheel chair street parking. The mall also has valet parking and underground parking with an elevator. The mall guest service has wheelchair on request. Call Caruso owned Palisades Village for more info. The atmosphere of the mall is upscale. It looks like a 5 star hotel.The sound of music and the smell of flowers fill air. The mall is dog and kid friendly. Please look at Palisade Village. Warning shops and some restaurants are expensive. Roca is well priced and you can take in the Palisades Village atmosphere. Also Pacific Palisades is a safe friendly location in Los Angeles. Walk around many different restaurants and a beautiful park and it is minutes from the beach, The Shrine" look online reservation needed", The Getty Villa reservations needed, Will Roger State Park a location with hiking, horse back riding ( view website), and a historical country estate.

Janie Lanie

Bought two slices just to try because I love pizza, I ordered a slice of Mixed mushroom and another slice of Potato. They offered to heat it for me and when I went outside to eat it, it was still cold. I found it flavorless and the dough was nothing special. The worst part about it was the cheese, it was weirdly creamy, I didn’t like this texture at all. I still can’t figure out if I was eating cream cheese or just doughy dough. The cheese quality wasn’t it, it had no flavor or texture. Also, not enough toppings. I would not recommend.

Lana M.

To be honest I was really excited for a new restaurant in the palisades cuz all of the restaurants here suck!! This one sucks too! I don't understand why someone can't open one good food place around here. Most the food doesn't taste good. The dough tastes like I'm biting into a thick paper box. There's no flavor. The quality is not there. Their pizza tastes awful. I'm sorry I don't mean to be rude but you should honestly try considering a new recipe because it's pretty bad. Try going to Margo's in Santa Monica or Pizza Tongue in Glendale. Go try their vegan pizza and it's 100 times better than this place. You're competing against that kind of deliciousness so you should try them and make a new recipe after you eat their pizza. Or else I don't think your business will make it very far. Also consider some homemade vegan cheese. Redo your concept & menu!

Alek Portnoy

Absolutely delicious. Fresh and organic ingredients. Friendly serviceVegetarian options: Organics in every ingredient

Ale Vigilante

What a disappointment!I grew up in Rome, and have been so eager for this place to open to bring back childhood memories of my afternoons’ pizza slices.It seems that RoCa is a 4th or 5th generation immigrant Roman pizza…it has lost all of its origins, too distant relative to even apply for an Italian passport.Roman pizza is very basic, but what makes it so special is the quality of its ingredients and preparation. Instead, RoCa seems a cross between Domino’s and Panera bread…Service is also very poor: 5 people (3 servers, a cook, and what seemed a manager) were busy for minutes discussing about a key rather than serving customers. What seemed the manager then took a paper plate (!!!) capsized it to take crumbs off and put my pizza slice on it.Shame, cause I was so looking forward to RoCa opening (I’m local, and need to drive 20 mins to get my Roman pizza fixes…the OG grade).Ps: not sure why this place has year old reviews when it literally opened last weekend…might have been another location, but can’t find it on their website.

Debbie L.

I didn't think I liked it because I love New York thin-style pizza. I got a piece of the asparagus/goat cheese and cheese. The asparagus/goat cheese was great!!! The cheese pizza was good as well.

Charlotte S.

Great selection of square slices. The crust is really tasty and they have a nice selection of boxed salads too.

Lynda J.

Small slices at high prices but also seriously delicious. So I'm considering it worth the cost.

Mark S.

OK, this is the Palisades, people can afford a $40 pie. The fact is that no pizza should cost $40. They are just trying to pay their rent to stay afloat. The pizza is decent, that's it. If it provided some sort of orgasmic sensation it would have been worth it but it didn't. Best of luck to you, I'll go to Gelson's and buy fresh pizza dough for $5 and make my own in my BBQ with a pizza stone.

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