Pequod’s Pizza in Morton Grove, Illinois, circa 19711, has all the makings of a hole-in-the-wall, diamond-in-the-rough2 hidden pizza gem. The low-slung building sits in a nondescript suburb on an unassuming street. The cramped, wood-paneled interior…
How does a small-town pizzeria survive for 44 years? Consistency and quality. DishingPizza has dined at Lorenzo’s in Oberlin, Ohio, periodically over the years, and its pizza is exactly the same every time. Does this mean…
East Dupont Circle’s Gemini x Happy Ice Cream About Us page neatly captures the joint’s zeitgeist: We’re a natural wine shop where you can get dinner and ice cream, brought to you by a James…
The first thing DishingPizza noticed when it approached Alfreda on P St. in Dupont Circle was its proximity to DC’s first Neapolitan pizzeria, Pizza Paradiso, catty corner across the street. Was Alfreda’s owner/chef Russell Smith…
Former defense attorney Joey Barber, aka Joey Della Barba, switched from deflecting indictments to slinging pies. They say a law degree is versatile, which may explain why he uniquely offers all four pizza styles- New…
Gentleman Jim’s is DishingPizza‘s last in a quintet of Maryland-style DMV pizzeria reviews.1 Like its Maryland-style brethren, Gentleman Jim’s has a rich history that began with the 1940s-era Cavalier Restaurant on 14th Street, NW in…
Grazie Nonna opened in DC’s Midtown Center (September 2022), marketed as a throwback Italian-American restaurant and pizzeria. It’s a partnership between restaurateur Casey Patten, founder of the late, beloved Taylor Gourmet and other local restaurants,…
If ever a restaurant were perfectly named, it’s The Little Grand. Tucked into an alley off the H St., N.E. corridor’s Atlas District, the diminutive joint seats fewer than 40 people inside and more on…
The spanking new (May, 2026) Romero’s Italian Restaurant occupies the same Wheaton location as its predecessor, Cristina Italian Ristorante. Fans of Cristina who never heard about its closure are forgiven for visiting Romero’s and believing…
Stamford, Connecticut in 1935 was a far cry from the ritzy, glitzy, uber-wealthy Stamford of today. Picture a bustling, working-class, industrial 1935 Stamford, trying to rebuild on the tail end of the Great Depression and…
