Regents Pizzeria - La Jolla

Not bad. Fist time here and happened to come here if it wasn't busy. Pizza was good and crust was good. But I wouldn't go to eat here. If I were in the area, would it be a visit? But as now, only average middle of the road for me.

I always love the beer selection on tap here. The pizza never fails me either. On top of that, it?s a great hangout spot! On a good day (before they run out or close the pasta part of the kitchen), I get the bolognese too.

Being a New Yorker and lived in Chicago, I?m rather impressed with the meat lovers deep dish pizza. Been here twice in a week because it?s damn good and with a drink, under $10. Little Italy SD could use a deep dish option to mix things it up down there.

I am able to get here every once in a while and go for the Popeye's deep dish pizza (spinach and veggie), Nashville hot crispy chicken sandwich and/or chicken wings. All of which are fabulous if not the best in the whole state!! Parking is validated and if the lot is full there is usually some parking on the street not too far away. Don't try to go there on a Tuesday though because they are CLOSED! I did that not once but twice, hahaha. My fault of course but a real disappointment.

Let me just start this review by saying I absolutely love this place!!! I moved from San Diego five years ago and came here once and liked it. Well while returning back to enjoy the local aquarium in La Jolla I mentioned to my friends about Regents, and said we should go there for lunch. Everyone was hesitant but I assured them that the food was good. Pulling up there was little to no hassle for parking and they were able to accommodate 11 of us including one newborn within two minutes of arriving. Once we were all settled in we all took a glance at the menu and went to the front to order. They have a very wide selection of beers on tap from local craft, out of state and of course domestic. I?m usually hesitant to ask for samples of the beer because typically that frustrates bartenders, especially when it?s busy. But the woman working gladly let me try three different beers and not make me feel like I was a problem at all. Not only was I pleased with that, I was also pleased with the murky hazy IPA I chose. After that our food was ordered and out to us in less than 10 minutes. You might find it hard to believe but I feel like it was some of the best food, service and whether I?ve had in a long time. All the food was excellent and cooked to perfection. The way I explained it to some of our friends was that the food that was fried tasted like the oil was clean. We had a medium pepperoni pizza, a meat lovers Chicago slice, side order of fries and three Nashville spicy wings. We did not finish it all but were extremely happy to take it all home. Usually when you eat this type of food other places you feel horrible either right after or shortly after. We felt content with all the food and enjoy the leftovers later. I know this review is lengthy but I felt that the great food and service deserved a well explained review. Kudos to the owners of Regents pizzeria, you have a fine establishment with great and friendly staff. Unfortunately La Jolla has the stigma of snobby restaurants with high prices. That is definitely not the case here, for everything we ordered we paid under $70 and had more than enough to take home. Me and my wife are already planning a trip just to come back and enjoy this delicious food! We also tried some of our friends dishes and definitely want to go back for those that we weren?t able to get. 5???????