Pizza Places

I’ve decided to section by type the places I’ve tried and can only remember well enough to give a brief overview to. This is the pizza section.  I've had others, but this is what I can remember off the top of my head.


Ella's - I finally made it out here. I don't even remember what I had, but it was quite good. Not quite Rustico or Churchkey, but quite good. This place also had a few rare, interesting, and good beers available.

Churchkey - Okay, this is a bar and not a pizza place, but the Fig and Prosciutto flatbread pizza here is as good as any pizza I have ever eaten. Now, it is a different creature than a Chicago style pizza, so it is hard to compare to that, but for a thin pizza, this is a great option. Of course the wonderful beer selection is a big bonus.

Vace Italian Delicatessen - quite good subs, fresh mozzarella in cooler. Single slice pizza beats most, but tasted more like it was intended to be eaten fresh baked as part of a whole pizza and not jumbo slice style. Cleveland Park. Deli.

Pizza Paridisio - DuPont: good even with Anchovies, Georgetown: pizza okay, beer selection good & tasty. Update: I ate at the DuPont location again. My pizza was pretty good, with very fresh mozzarella and a unique and good beer selection, but I felt that both were on the expensive end for what they were.

Uno's Pizzeria - A D.C. location of the national Chicago style pizza chain. Maybe it's the Chicago influence on me, but this is pretty good stuff. (Not all locations nationally are.) Delicious frozen/fruity drinks too. Georgetown.

Rustico - a favorite for great beer, great pizza, great food. The pizza here is the trendy thin stuff ones, but they have very good fancy pizzas with the slightly upscale toppings.  Located a bit north of Old Town Alexandria.

Ledo Pizza – I had this a couple times after Frisbee up in Silver Spring. I think they’ve just opened one downtown on Massachusetts, which I have not been to. For being non-fancy, thin crust, chain-style pizza, this is pretty good stuff. It’s not up to Rustico or Uno’s standards, but good value.

DogfishHead Ale House - Pizza is just another thing on the menu here, but it is pretty good. Flatbread style like is popular in D.C., nothing special, but pretty good.