If the heavy weekend crowds have kept you from trying Hannah Ziskin’s amazing desserts and Aaron Lindell’s Detroit-inspired pizza squares at Quarter Sheets, you’re in luck: The nationally recognized pizza joint in Echo Park will begin taking reservations at the end of this month.
Per a social media post, Quarter Sheets will offer table times up to two weeks out, with the first batch of reservation dates—May 1 to May 14—becoming available on Resy on Monday, April 29. Parties of up to six guests will be able to book. All tables will be limited to an hour and a half of dining. In our experience, that’s more than enough time to enjoy a couple of appetizers, a few pizza squares and dessert here.
The tiny restaurant, which we consider one of the city’s top pizzerias, will continue to hold space for walk-ins. In early 2022, Ziskin and Lindell transitioned their popular pandemic pop-up to a brick-and-mortar, and the line has largely been bonkers ever since. Nationally, Quarter Sheets has been recognized in the New York Times and Bon Appetit. In 2023, Food & Wine also named Ziskin, who leads the pastry program at the restaurant, one of the country’s best new chefs.
In practice, national recognition, combined with plenty of local love, has led to notorious weekend crowds at the restaurant rivaling Courage Bagels in nearby Virgil Village. However, Quarter Sheets has, and will continue to offer, a smaller takeout menu that includes pizza by the slices, whole pies and dessert, including Ziskin’s excellent princess cake.
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Most weekends, the entire crowd can get quite scene-y, complete with plenty of fitted beanies, Y2K sunnies and people smoking down the street from the restaurant. With any luck, Quarter Sheets’ new reservation system will let dine-in guests skip the secondhand smoke and comically small sunglasses—though you’re on your own once you get inside. It certainly won’t let you skip the search for street parking, though: Like most restaurants in Echo Park, Quarter Sheets will still not offer valet, forcing you to circle the block over and over for a spot. (Or take public transit.)
