Comet Ping Pong

5037 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20008 (intersection of Connecticut and Nebraska)

http://www.cometpingpong.com/

MENU (as of 3/6/2011)

I had long wanted to visit Comet Ping Pong for their pizza, decor, and ping pong. The pizza was worth it, the decor was not that special, and I did not wind up playing any ping pong.

First, I found the decor definitely low-key artsy with parts made to look neglected and parts made to look fancy trendy. The bathroom entrances are amusing. The ping pong is in back. Pretty unique, laid-back, but nothing special. It was a weeknight, so a mix of kids, couples, and dudes hanging out.

I got a pizza while my date got a Greek Salad. My pizza was The Smoky, and it was very good. There are many places in DC offering good gourmet Neapolitan style pizza and I would place the Smoky right in the top tier, but behind my absolute favorites. The Smoky consists of: Smoky Mushrooms, Smoky Mozzarella, Smoky Bacon, melted onions, garlic and costs $13. I easily at it myself, and it was a good size for me, or for two less hungry people to share. My date said her salad was quite good and it was quite large as well.

The beer offerings were quite good as well. Only about on tap, but a bottle/can list of about 15-20 good microbrews and imports. I had the Bell's Kalamazoo Stout and the Tommyknocker Butthead Dopplebock (NY State), which were both pretty good.

Overall, I would deem it a great place to stop if you're up in that area, but not necessarily worth a special trip up to unless you're hankering for some ping pong.

Location is street parkable - not easy, not hard, about 1 mile from Tenleytown metro or Friendship heights.

Earlier text update:
Comet Ping Pong - Good beer in bottles. Got Smoky pizza, quite good. Greek Salad, quite good, large.