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The Pizza Pool: Pizzeria Paradiso vs. Ella's Wood Fired Pizza

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Who makes the best pizza in Washington? You tell us!

Published Thursday, August 27, 2009

UPDATE: This poll is closed; Ella's won! 

Who makes the best pizza in Washington? You tell us! We're asking you to vote in the first Washingtonian.com Pizza Pool, a brackets-style contest that will narrow 32 pizzas to one winner. For a refresher on how the brackets will work, head here.

To see today's match up, check below. 

• See the main Pizza Pool page
• See the Pizza Pool bracket

Comments

Liberty Tavern should be on this list!

Posted by: mary, Aug 28, 2009 08:54:36 AM

we’re talking pizza here right? I live near Georgetown and was so excited to have Pizzaria Paradiso move in a couple of years ago. It certainly deserves the recognition it gets - it’s been around forever, put handcrafted pizza on washington’s food map, and for being a great place to gather - especially for beer. I used to think they were the top until I tried their pizza recently, and realized it has lost its character. The crust was cardboard, the choices were limited and the flavors were just ho-hum. I work over near Ella’s and have come on many occasion for happy hour (who can beat a $5 pizza!) and always find myself satisfied and wanting to come back. The pizzas are full of flavor, there are many to choose from, the service is great, and most importantly they are consistent. Sorry Paradiso, you win my heart for your great beer list, but I just won’t be ordering pizza there anymore.
Since this is a pizza contest, Ella’s gets my vote!

Posted by: patricia, Aug 28, 2009 06:58:28 AM

Ella’s is the best EVER. It is the unicorn of pizza places. If a rainbow and a tomato were to mate they would make an Ella’s pizza. And I cannot stress this next point enough... hot, hot staff... hot.

Posted by: Edgar R., Aug 28, 2009 06:44:24 AM

Absolutely every dish I’ve tried at Ella’s has clearly shown delecate and detailed attention to every ingredient and flavor. There is no other way to describe the amazing creations that come out of that kitchen except for incredibly delicious! Talk about a menu to write home about, this place is a true gem of DC. Not to mention, the atmosphere is just as comfortably perfect as the food.

Posted by: Thomas, Aug 27, 2009 02:46:28 PM

Technically, all polls are populist. That’s kinda the point. Just saying.

Posted by: p, Aug 27, 2009 01:07:21 PM

This populist pizza matchup is populist and utterly bogus. People in DC have a ridiculous loyalty to mediocre pizza joints, and they allow the inconvenience of the line at Paradiso to color their opinions. Pizza in itself is hand-down better. Ellqs can’t even dish out the right amount of sauce on a plain pizza.

Posted by: David, Aug 27, 2009 12:53:52 PM

Homemade chocolate pudding ??? GAME. OVER.

Posted by: Mystery, Aug 27, 2009 12:08:44 PM

The meatballs at Ella’s are AMAZING, whether eaten on a pizza, with spaghetti or if you just order a side of meatballs! They also have lots of good veggie options and lots of good things besides pizza. Their fried mozzerella is literally the best I’ve ever had in my life. They use a blend of ricotta, fresh mozzerella and parmesan.

Posted by: Anonymous, Aug 27, 2009 11:39:33 AM

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