The Regents Pizzeria Completionist Run
Table of Contents
Intro
I've been to Regents Pizzeria in La Jolla a lot. As of this writing (December 17, 2025), I've had 187 loyalty check-ins, which is a lowball considering the pre-loyalty era or the times that I've forgotten to put in my loyalty. With a conservative estimated spend of \$25 per visit, that's \$3740 over my lifetime, by far the most money I've spent at any single establishment. (This high volume is largely because my band, Super Tonic, has been ritualistically going since 2022 after our weekly Wednesday night rehearsals.)
So what's this project? I, and probably Alyssa, and probably some special guests, are eventually going to eat every item on the menu, rate them, write about them, and rank them. You'll follow along for the ride.
Some simple rules that assuredly will be broken:
- No backfills on items I've had before this project
- I'll mention all substitutions and mods
- All items will be rated on Kouji's patented -3 to +3 scale, where 0 is "true neutral" (neither good nor bad)
- If multiple people are involved, I'll decide the rating and rankings arbitrarily
- Prices do not include tax or tips
- Items within tiers are ordered
- I won't rate or rank beers, but I will note things about them in a dedicated beer section
You can find my raw data spreadsheet here.
2025-12-17 (Wednesday)
CH meat lovers
- Price: $7.75
- Rating: +2
- Tier: A
An absolute Regents staple and my preferred Chicago slice. Chicago-style tends to be a mass of cheese and carbs, but the sausage and cured meats have enough flavor to cut through all of that.
Gochujang wings (6, ranch)
- Price: $12.00
- Rating: +2
- Tier: A
Monthly wing flavor for December 2025. I'm normally pretty wary of restaurants throwing in "Asian" ingredients into arbitrary dishes, but this is one of the better ones for sure, maybe just because I love gochujang. Quality over opinion? Try the buffalo cauliflower with the gochujang sauce instead, courtesy of Sam.
You also should know that I have a particular attachment to Regents ranch. I actually didn't like ranch until about a year and a half ago, but now I'm quite the connoisseur.
Tier List
Diff:
- CH meat lovers: (n/a) -> A
- Gochujang wings: (n/a) -> A
Beer section
- Tap number: 12
- Beer: Burning Beard Ould Skool
- Type: English pale ale
This was a good beer.
Tap Table
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