House of Pizza

While American Pizza Manufacturing solves the vacation-rental timing problem with take-and-bake and Girard Gourmet captures the patio-lunch crowd, House of Pizza differentiates by being the neighborhood's cult-specialty shop—the place where regulars order the Pepper Chicken and Thai pizzas by name, not by scanning a menu. The same owner has run this walk-up counter on Camino del Sol since 1988, quietly building a following for specific combinations that don't exist anywhere else in the village.

The specialty pizzas—both available on pan or thin crust—get toppings edge-to-edge, which matters when you're splitting four different pies among a group back from the beach. The Pepper Chicken shows up in reviews as frequently as the Thai, suggesting these aren't novelty orders but actual neighborhood standards. Thin crust is the house specialty, but acknowledging both options keeps families with conflicting preferences in the same order.

The setup is utilitarian: order at the window, grab a table outside if one's open, or take it back to your rental. Ten-minute turnaround times get mentioned consistently, which explains why this works as the go-to for weeknight dinners when no one wants to deal with village traffic. It's been here longer than most of the newer developments around it, which gives it a different role than spots chasing the Prospect Street tourist dollar—this is the joint locals actually call.

Parking is easier than anywhere near the water, and the affordability relative to sit-down spots makes it viable for regular rotation rather than special occasions. If you're trying it for the first time, order one of the named specialties rather than building your own—that's what the place is known for.