Corner Pizza

Where Herb & Sea is making Tuesday feel like an occasion and the neighborhood's taco joints own the casual end of things, Corner Pizza is doing something neither of them touches — a proper thin-crust New York-style pie with a charred, crispy bottom that actually holds up when you fold it. That's not nothing in a stretch of coast where the default pizza move is thick, doughy, and forgettable.

The Killer Bee is the one people keep coming back for, and the hot honey situation here isn't a gimmick — it's the reason reviewers are apologizing for not photographing their pizza before demolishing it. That's the honest benchmark: food you forget to document because you're already eating. The Padrino salad gets its own praise, and a tight, thoughtful wine list means you're not stuck pairing a great pie with something embarrassing.

Practically speaking: this is S Coast Hwy 101, so parking is what parking always is in Encinitas — find it, be grateful, move on. The setup covers dine-in, takeout, and delivery, which makes it the right call whether you're post-beach and sandy or settling in for a group dinner where nobody wants to negotiate a reservation. Kid-friendly without being a kids' place, which is the right balance for this neighborhood.

The review count is still modest, but the signal is consistent — a 4.5 with ten reviews almost entirely at five stars is a place early in its run that hasn't had a bad night yet. Worth getting in before everyone else figures it out. The Caesar is worth ordering alongside whatever pie you land on, but don't skip the hot honey. That part is non-negotiable.