Pizza, like death and taxes, is a constant in our lives — always there when you need it, whether you’re avoiding cooking one night or just need a quick slice to hold you over until your next meal.

Slices can be a bit hard to come by in our whole-pie-lovin'-city, but on recent visits to northeast Los Angeles, I noticed several new pizzerias that have opened offering a more modern take on pizza (no shade to local stalwarts Mario’s, Folliero's, Fidel’s and Casa Bianca), and, even more importantly, those easily-accessed slices.

Bub and Grandma’s , now in Highland Park, Park Pizza in Glassell Park and Secret Pizza in Montecito Heights are all serving slices for around $5 or so. I decided to do a quick heat check to see how they measure up.

Bub and Grandma’s Pizza

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