Celebres is good. I like cacias more tho for that style of pizza

The Celebres twins are hot

Best yet in the "fast casual" pizza is &Pizza, a DC chain with a new spot at 1430 Walnut (not actually on Walnut - the storefront is on 15th Street).

With tax a personal pie comes out to $10.50.

when you mean fast casual are you referring to the "chipotle style" pizza places? i have been to Mod and pretty sure it was Fired too and came away both times as this is the domino's for millennials. granted that's an exaggeration, but found both to be gimmicky and something that would work pretty well at the food court in the mall.

azrider wrote:when you mean fast casual are you referring to the "chipotle style" pizza places? i have been to Mod and pretty sure it was Fired too and came away both times as this is the domino's for millennials. granted that's an exaggeration, but found both to be gimmicky and something that would work pretty well at the food court in the mall.

I do mean the Chipotle type places where you see the ingrendients and choose your custom pie which is then flash cooked.

&Pizza is like MOD, Blaze, SNAP, and others.

It's not like eating at Vetri or Pizza Brain but it's miles better than Domino's, Pizza Hut, Papa John's. The big chains are never worth the calories; these things are.

My buddy years ago took me to Cacias and got the Pizzaz. I thought it was bangin.


Then again pizza here sucks to anything out there.

So if you go down to see a game at Nats stadium, that Capitol Riverfront is hopping.

There is a new pie joint "All Purpose Pizzeria" and the 11" pies are pricy but excellent. Nice vibe in there, too. Probably mobbed on game days. For father's day I got a free Czech style pilsener from Port City Brewing. Owner has NY/NJ roots.

pretty wild that there's a Port City Brewing and Port Brewing. Port Brewings been somewhat big time for a while.

Uncle Milty wrote:How was the pilsner? Anything like Golden Pheasant?

The pilsener was superb. Crisp and perfect with pizza. I'm not familiar with Golden Pheasant.

Going to Pequod's tonight!

I'll be in Connecticut this weekend. I gotta stop at Frank Pepe, right?

Not pizza, but I'm sure you guys will be fans anyway:

jamiethekiller wrote:pretty wild that there's a Port City Brewing and Port Brewing. Port Brewings been somewhat big time for a while.

There is also a Pizza Port Brewing Company!

mickbayne wrote:Going to Pequod's tonight!

How was it?

Pequod's is probably my Most Disappointing Pizza experience. I went in expecting great, waited 2 hours, what we got was not as good as Pizza Hut.

PrattRules wrote:I'll be in Connecticut this weekend. I gotta stop at Frank Pepe, right?

y

Pepe #1a, Sally's #1b. Modern #2.

If totally jammed you can walk into Zuppardi's in West Haven as a solid #3. Pay money for fresh shucked if you go for clam pie.

2 great pizzas in South Carolina on James Island (between Charleston and Kiawah)

La Tela



Crust Wood Fired Pizza



And one SUPERB pizza in North Charleston; Mrs. TP says best pizza of her life at EVO:

TomatoPie wrote:

mickbayne wrote:Going to Pequod's tonight!

How was it?

Pequod's is probably my Most Disappointing Pizza experience. I went in expecting great, waited 2 hours, what we got was not as good as Pizza Hut.

Oops I missed this. I thought it was pretty damn good but not like a life changing pizza or anything. We got sausage, peppers, and black olives. It was definitely a bit of a soupy mess but the crust turned out great.

For me the food highlight in Chicago so far has been the italian beef sandwiches. Would have to give the slight edge to Portillo's but I went to Johnnie's last night and it was also fantastic. BIG fan of the spicy giardiniera.

hell yeah those things are great

Uncle Milty wrote:TP's 2nd pic looks like a road trip in my future

You can't go wrong at Crust or EVO but EVO was genuinely amazing.

Plan ahead a month and get a reservation at R Kitchen. 2 chefs, 16 patrons, 5 courses. A steal at $35 prix fixe. Wine for $8 a glass or $30/bottle. Easily one of the best and most memorable dining experiences of my life.