There are no checkered tablecloths at Joe’s, but Italian opera plays on the sound system and there’s a menu full of red-sauced Italian-American favorites. Baked ziti is cheesy and comforting, pizzas are reliable, and the tomato sauce tastes fresh and zesty. From the roster of mix-and-match noodles and sauces, we like linguine with the hearty eggplant marinara. Don’t ignore the round of yeasty pizza bread that kicks off the meal—it’s delicious.
-March, 2008
Executive Food Editor/Critic
Ann Limpert joined Washingtonian in late 2003. She was previously an editorial assistant at Entertainment Weekly and a cook in New York restaurant kitchens, and she is a graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education. She lives in Petworth.
