Best thing I ate: This new pizzeria has a crust that rivals Mozza

Are the artisan pizza wars heating up? Critic Brad A. Johnson says Folks in Costa Mesa looks to be a serious contender.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • May 22, 2019
“Would you call this Neapolitan style pizza?” a customer at a nearby table asks the owner. “I wouldn’t call it that,” she says. “It’s our own style.” Folks is a new pizzeria at The Camp in Costa Mesa, occupying the intimate space that used to...
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