Comet Ping Pong

Address: 5037 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20008

Phone: 202-364-0404

Neighborhood: Upper Northwest, Cleveland Park

Cuisines: Pizza, American

Opening Hours: Open Monday 5 to 9; Tuesday through Thursday 5 to 9:30; Friday 5 to 10:30; Saturday 11 AM to 10:30 PM; Sunday 11 AM to 9 PM.

Wheelchair Accessible: Yes

Kid Friendly: Yes

Nearby Metro Stops: Cleveland Park

Price Range: Inexpensive

Dress: Informal

Noise Level: Chatty

Reservations: Not Accepted

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Best Dishes Meatballs; chicken wings; chickpea salad; spinach-ricotta pizza; pizza with pepperoni and smoked mushrooms; white pizza with clams; pork calzone; caramel ice cream sundae.

Price Details: Pizzas, $9 (toppings are $1 extra).

Special Features:
Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

James Alefantis’s cavernous pizzeria is part gathering place for Cleveland Park intellectuals with toddlers in tow and part hangout for scruffy twentysomethings knocking back cans of DC Brau. The biggest draw? The misshapen, blistery-crusted pies that come out of the wood oven. We’re partial to the Yalie, scattered with fresh clams and spritzed with lemon, and the Hottie, with jalapeños and pepperoni. We always start with an order of fall-off-the-bone dry-rub wings served with creamy horseradish sauce. Outside the Buffalo-and-blue-cheese category, they’re some of the best in town.

Also good: Meatballs in red sauce; Smoky pizza with smoked mushrooms, smoked mozzarella, and bacon; calzone with roast pork, provolone, and broccoli rabe; salted-caramel/praline ice cream; tin-roof sundae.