We The Pizza - D.C.

During our stay in Maryland, my husband’s mother was in town to visit us and we decided to take her to D.C. to do the typical tourist stuff. For lunch I had a plan for us to head over to Pennsylvania Avenue in Capitol Hill and try former contestant of Top Chef Spike Mendelsohn’s restaurant, We The Pizza. He is the chef and owner but of course he was not there so I could say hello ;). You have the option of a slice or a whole pizza which is great if you have your heart set on more than one style. I was a bit skeptical ordering just one slice of each because each slice was not prepared to order; there were whole pizzas on display and all they needed to do was just heat it up. But I went ahead and ordered them any way and was happy I did. We ordered Pepperoni, Sausage and Peppers and Hawaiian Pies. As for Cast Iron Pies (deep dish) we tried The Sicilian and For The Greeks In Us. All were tasty the deep dish pizzas were quite filling (obviously) but I loved every slice. If I had to pick one as my fav it would have to be the sausage and peppers J. We also tasted the traditional wings, crispy and yummy. He has a variety of homemade sodas which I didn’t try because I’m just not that into it but I hear they are great. At the end of the day it was good pizza. We sat outside and noticed more than half of the tables were filled with people eating food from next door. The bags read Good Stuff Eatery, come to find out Spike owns this place as well and I can’t wait to check it out next time.

POV Roof Top Terrace - Washington DC

When choosing POV for a lunch date with my hubby, I didn’t choose it for the food but for the view. Located on the top of the W hotel is one of the best views in DC, overlooking The White House and George Washington Memorial. We were fortunate enough to get a table and I suggest making reservations so you are guaranteed a seat otherwise they will point you toward the bar where you will be standing to get a drink. Lunch is only available 11- 3 and we got seated just after that which meant we had just a few menu items to choose from. We decided to taste the Mozzarella, Basil and Tomato Pizza with Pepperoni and the Cheddar Jalapeno Fritters. The Pizza was surprisingly delicious; I loved the thickly sliced Pepperoni. But unfortunately the Fritters were quite the grease ball. But I understand people choose to come here for the view and to enjoy a cocktail. I would love to go back at dinner and view DC at night. If you’re in the DC area why not take you’re loved one on a date here, the ambience is incredible.