Martha Dear DC pizza, founded by husband-and-wife team Demetri Mechelis and Tara Smith, launched as a carryout-only business in December 2020 — the height of COVID-19. Word spread quickly about this 38-seat subterranean Mount Pleasant… Martha Dear
The name, Boogy & Peel, doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Named after the owner’s beloved dog and a pizza peel, Boogy and Peel, opened in 2022. It occupies space in the prestigious 1 Dupont Circle address… Boogy & Peel
Naming one’s restaurant, No Regrets Pizza Co. is a curious choice1, almost begging a critic to opine, “I ate there and have nothing but regrets.” Mortgage company mogul Richard Weiner opened No Regrets in 2024… No Regrets Pizza Co.
A man radiating kindness sits serenely behind an uncluttered counter, working on a laptop and iPad, waiting for DishingPizza to arrive. Aside from the signage and a drink case, there are no pizza-related items—no boxes,… M & N’s Pizza
Perhaps it’s Sonny’s sly understatement that won over DishingPizza. Sonny’s correctly bills itself as a neighborhood pizza joint that slings square slices. However, this circa 2019 Park View, DC pizzeria doesn’t advertise these design elements:… Sonny’s Pizza
Opened in 2018 and named after the owners’ toddler daughters, Little Beast is tucked into one of the upperest of the upper-crust neighborhoods in Northwest DC – Chevy Chase. Even though the daughters are now… Little Beast Cafe & Bistro
Is there a pizza so incredible that it’s worth risking your life to get it? Few must confront this existential question, but there it was, facing DishingPizza smack in the face. In every other situation,… Hudson & Packard, Poughkeepsie, New York
It’s been some time since DishingPizza last visited the original Timber Pizza in Petworth, DC, and much has happened in the interim. The founders of Timber Pizza began with a food truck. In 2016, they… Timber Pizza
It seems irreverent to combine a trip to the Sunglass Hut with pizza at Frank Pepe, but that’s life at this Montgomery Mall outpost of the legendary New Haven, Connecticut original. Entering the mall where… Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Dishing Pizza first encountered Andy’s Pizza in 2018 when its first store opened in the Tyson’s Galleria. Not only did Andy’s stand out for its high-quality pizza, but it was the only affordable thing in… Andy’s Pizza