When Peter Pastan and Ruth Gressner opened the first Pizzeria Paradiso in Dupont Circle in 1991, they introduced the DMV to authentic wood-fired, Neapolitan-style pizza. Revolutionary change often has unexpected side effects. On the plus…
According to Ledo Pizza lore, round pizza pans were expensive and rare in 1955, when Bob Beall opened his Adelphi, Maryland restaurant, but rectangular pans were a dime a dozen. Hence, Ledo Pizza baked its…
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,…
In nouveau-foodie Takoma Park, Pizza Movers gets the respect of a red-headed stepchild from tie-dyed-in-the-wool Takoma Parkers, and that’s a shame. Established in 19851, poor Pizza Movers is among the oldest Mom & Pop businesses…
If ChatGPT were asked to conjure a successful Italian restaurant, its criteria would probably describe Bethesda’s Piccoli Piatti Pizzeria. This upscale-casual eatery checks all the boxes: At Piccoli, customers order at the counter, are issued…
Housed in a former post office from the late 19th century, this Pacci’s Trattoria is located in Silver Spring’s Capital View Historic District.1 Ironically, the President can blithely demolish the White House, but would have…
Those who keep kosher have a minuscule pool of restaurants that cater to their dietary needs. One of two kosher pizzerias in the DMV1, Ben Yehuda Pizza in Silver Spring’s Kemp Mill neighborhood fills an…
Frankly, the 578 rave Yelp reviews averaging 4.3 stars and laudations from countless food critics have confounded Dishing Pizza for 14 years. Is Kensington, Maryland, such a pizza desert that people view Frankly…Pizza! as an…
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…
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…