Pete's New Haven Style Apizza

We enjoyed lunch here yesterday with my daughter and another family. The pizza is solid, though I don't find anything distinctive about New Haven style in terms of the taste or texture (seems like a normal thin crust pizza!). I like that you can order a variety of pizzas by the slice and they have ample seating inside and put. It was a lovely afternoon so we sat outside. Also, bonus points for the natural sodas they have on tap, yum. Slight deduction that they oddly don't serve their ice cream by the scoop, you have to basically buy a pint and sort it out yourself. Strange.

I would make this my standard go-to if I lived in the neighborhood. Pizza is great, good crust, nice flavor. I sat outside and a sudden big shower came after I literally took my first bite. The pizza and beer got drenched. The guys gave me a new set without hesitation! This is what good service does - it makes people write good reviews and more people show up. Smart move by the owner, it might have cost him some sliced profit on my order but it will benefit the place in the long term.

Wow. That was in the TOP THREE of pizzas I've ever had. Flavor was great. Loaded fries were amazing. $83 was pretty strong but I assume that's par for the area. Great pizza!!!

Didn't get a chance to eat in...but the place looks like a great atmosphere when busy.. the pizza was on point. Definitely will try again

Phenomenal pizza, especially when order well done for a crispier crust. A lot of great toppings as well, like shaved-fried eggplant. One of the best pizzas in DC. Service needs plenty of work though. When you're ordering you get the feeling that most of the younger workers there aren't trained. A couple of times I'm standing at the cashier waiting to be ordered, but the cashier bros are too busy finishing their convo or making jokes until they pay attention to you. Sometimes you're ordering and get a blank stare and slow responses as if you're bothering the cashier. Most annoying experience was sitting with family enjoying our dinner, and servers cannot be bothered to walk around the tables. This one server kept squeezing himself behind my chair between another table to run his orders, abruptly saying "excuse me" each time while just shoving the chair that I'm sitting in to make room for himself, when he could just take a few steps and walk around the tables like a good server would do. Overall there needs to be better training and a more customer service attitude.

Super good pizza place. Pizza is very good and fresh. Although I would like the crust to be a little thicker, but that’s personal preference. Overall great pizza. They also offer chicken wings which again, were very good. Good portion as well. The staff is nice and the service is quick and easy. There is plenty of tables and chairs and they also sell pizza by the slice which is very good.

I've always loved this place but the service has gotten bad (cashier barked - what do you want and there was no line), food quality has gone down (soggy pizza), and the price has I increased with a 18% hospitality fee that the cashier didn't tell me about until I asked why the total was so high. There is better pizza out there. Even the arancini that I used to love wasn't flavorful.

Finally great pizza! This place is 20 minutes from our house but well worth the drive. Delicious pizza with a substantial crust. Meat lovers had a slightly spicy sausage which gave it a nice little kick. And the amount of outdoor seating was great too. We called ahead for pickup and we’re able to carry our box to an outdoor table and eat there. Definitely recommend!

Truly Great Pizza, and best pizza by the slice, of you dine in. I was new to D.C., but have been around the world and nation (Santa Barbara and Napa Valley still the best; I did not realize how culinarily spoiled I'd been while there). Having said that, there are a few areas where this region dominates: Pizza, Gyros, BBQ. They are ubiquitous and proprietors have had time and competition to perfect their versions. I love Pete's. What makes their pizza special? I tried out a sausage and mushroom slice. The crust texture was crisp and airy yet chewy. Cheese was piping hot and melting into the crust. Sauce is a bit mild but nice. The one time you want your food "oozy" is the melted cheese on your pizza. I was told that Pete's uses a brick oven that heats to 600F. The reheat instructions are to do so in a pan on your stovetop, NOT in your oven. That way, the crust will reheat most similarly to how it is fresh in the restaurant. Good to know, as otherwise, having it cold or reheated wrong will not render the textures that makes this pizza so inhale-able. Not usually a sausage pizza person, but that sausage mushroom slice is seriously delicious. My sister LOVED the New Haven (white sauce with clams) slice. If you love seafood, the clams are large bites and fresh tasting. Pete's has delicious craft sodas (including cherry and cream); yummy looking desserts (including craft ice creams and cannolis). They have gluten-free crust. A true variety of gourmet toppings (calabrese salami, for example). We tasted and appreciated the arancini ( it changes, but we tried the goat cheese and caramelized onion, with pumpkin sauce). The lunch specials are nice. Pizza By The Slice varies in price, depending on which of 6 types you select; but it is comparable pricewise fir the area. Casual cozy atmosphere, responsive, positive staff. If you are wishing for artesanal toppings and a great crust, Pete's is your place. They use quality ingredients, and your gourmet palate will find a pizza with toppings to fit your craving.

Great pizza! Highly recommend this place. Thinking about making this place our regular pizza spot

Staying with my sister, she said this was a local favorite in Friendship Heights, so we ordered three pizzas for pickup on a Saturday night. I got the Merritt Parkway, with prosciutto, caramelized onions, Kalamata olives, EVOO, and basil. The 14" was $19 and enough to feed two people. The Staven was great too, with hot sausage, pepperoni, roasted garlic, hot cherry peppers, and cartelized onions. I'm not exactly sure what "New Haven style" pizza is but Pete's APizza makes thin crust pizza that has a great crispiness to it. They have so many interesting flavor combinations and I would definitely order from them again the next time I'm in town.

Came here during a lunch break. The decor is a cute quaint pizza parlor. Ordered wings, salad and pizza. I was excited but quickly let down. I picked up my order and walked to the office across the street and the food was cold this is where it started. The wings were dry and the chicken over cooked they were inedible. The pizza was soggy and I wanted more spice in the flavor profile. The house salad was easily the best item eaten. Overall there are better spots for pizza and wings to check out.

New luxury fees,"inflation": 3 basic 18" pizzas (2 mozzarella, 1 pepperoni) to go, came to a grand total of... $105! For small crowds.

My family and I recently visited Pete's while we were on a short vacation in DC. My wife and I previously visited the Clarendon location in 2018 (before it closed a year later). One thing we love is that all of the specialty pies have names that reference things in New Haven, such as "Long Wharf", "The Coliseum", "Q Bridge", etc. After looking over the menu, my wife and I ordered and shared the "Tomato Pie" (tomato sauce, pecorino cheese, olive oil, garlic, oregano) and "The East Rock" (white pizza, ricotta, mozzarella, fontina, pecorino romano, extra virgin olive oil). Not quite as good as the real thing, but still a VERY good pizza. Crust was nice and crisp, the way we like it. We also ordered an "Original Cheese with Pepperoni" pizza for our older son and the "Kids Spaghetti and Tomato Sauce" for our younger son. It was nice to have a taste of home when we were so far away. We look forward to returning on future trips to DC!

Nice crunchy crust and flavorful sauce on the pizza, great tasting slice of cheese. Pete's has a nice interior as well as outdoor when it's nice!

Pretty good. I lived in New Haven for over a decade and this bears not that much resemblance, if anything it's more a decent New York style. Crust is crunchy here and thankfully it's a lot thinner than a lot of other places. There's something missing about the flavor profile and the burning of the crust though as far as New Haven goes. Though keep in mind this impression is off two slices. Perhaps if they made a whole pie it's more New Haveny.

Not good. Their pizza dough was hard, like an over toasted, crunchy crust. Not very cheesy either. We ordered some pasta dishes (party of 7) and all of us coincided that their sauces were bland. We were literally passing around the salt and pepper shakers. I didn't find the staff friendly or welcoming. The soda fountain area smelled like pee, it is close to the restrooms so I guess that had something to do with it but they definitely needed to check those restrooms. It was just not worthy of my time and money.

Popular, family-friendly neighborhood pizzeria with ample seating both inside and outside. At the risk of enraging New Haven-style pizza aficionados, I am not entirely sure I found it to be distinct from other thin-crust, wood-fired oven pizzas I've had but I found it tasty nonetheless. Maybe a little less saucy and cheesy, but I think that's by design. The menu has some good combinations in addition to custom options. My husband wasn't the biggest fan of the apizza style, but I thought the ambiance was worth a return alone and the leftovers were even better the next day. Staff were all great and very friendly. There are plenty of tables inside and the patio has heat lamps, a mix of picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and kids tables, and even a few lawn games. The natural, less sugary soda is a nice touch too.

First time here, and so glad my local friends shared this true find here in DC. I had a slice of Veggie pizza and it was perfectly delicious. Crust was crispy all the way through. Fresh veggies and cheesy delicious sauce! The service was friendly and helpful with menu options! They have a great big outdoor dining area equipped with large umbrellas! Very cool local vibes here! Do be careful of the traffic camera down the street. (This was one expensive slice due to that "stop" camera). On the flip side I will return however, just navigate my route better and go around that camera.

The pizza is one of the best I've had in the DMV. I love that it's thin and exploding with flavor. If you're looking for a great pizza to pair with wine, this is your place!! The customer service was great too. My order was placed for delivery so I didn't get to experience the inside of the restaurant.

Ordered a cheese pizza for delivery. Was hot upon arrival, which is always a good sign of being fresh and delivery timed perfectly! Cheese was good. Sauce could have been better. Crust was perfect--- and that is what gets a pizza 5 stars!

Delicious we ordered two pies , a basis cheese and one with veggies and eggplant fired strips. One of the best parlor's in the city

We love going to Pete's. The pizza is always great, and the atmosphere is always laid back, warm, and inviting.

Pretty cool people working there and very good pizza. I enjoyed my time there. Nice setting, too

At one time, Pete's was the best pizza in town. And, on its best day, it might still be. But Pete's major malfunction is it's inconsistency. And, at these prices (and the newly added automatic gratuity ) I'm just no longer willing to roll the dice.

Just tried Pete's for the first time in over five years and it DID disappoint. $30 for a pep pizza that had two kinds of pepperoni on it (why?) and made like they just don't care. Piles of pep here, nothing there, Pep spread without a care. It was my mistake for thinking they could change. Never again!

3.5 stars. I used to come to Pete's all the time when I lived in friendship heights and recently stopped by while in the neighborhood, a few things have changed like their online ordering system but still overall good pizza. Pete's is casual, no frills, and super quick. I ordered a personal pizza through the online system and my pizza was out in ~10-15 minutes so its great if you're in a hurry or just want a quick bite. The pizza with the fried eggplant and ricotta is a must! The craft sodas on tap are super tasty. Overall would definitely recommend if you're in the neighborhood. Its a great reliable local spot. I can't say its the absolute best pizza in the city but its really good, especially if you're into new haven style pizza which to me is more or less new york pizza thats a little thinier with a little more chew.

Not good at all, was looking forward to try their new heaven pizza, what we got was sand in almost every single bite. will not go there again. very bad experience.

Honestly it's more like 3.5 stars. The dining experience here is usually great. The servers at the front are awesome and the staff gets the pizzas out to you in a timely fashion. I love their pizzas but I also understand if people think they're overpriced. My favorites are the following: Down the Hill (hands down the best), Margherita, and the Nighthawk. I just recently ordered one with pepperoni and tomatoes and it hit the spot. As for other toppings I am a big fan of how they prepare their eggplant and would also go with the whole garlic rather than the minced. One quick note, avoid their soy cheese pizza. I had it a while ago and vowed to never eat it again. If they have updated it in the last several years, let me know and I will try it again. Their salads are good and my wife enjoys the gluten free crust. The biggest issue has been their delivery. This happened the last several times. I will receive a text saying my pizzas are ready but they won't be delivered until at least 45 minutes later. They have come in barely warm. Not sure if they no longer have a delivery team or something else changed, but that service has gone significantly downhill. So, if you do want to eat at home I would pick them up instead of having them delivered, paying the delivery fee, etc.

Incredibly poor service. I placed my order at 5:45pm for a 7:30 pick up. I arrived and was told my order would not be ready for 30 minutes. There were individuals who placed their orders when I got there and left before I did. My evening plans had to be changed and I received no apology for a $70 order. I have been wanting to eat at Pete's for many months and planned ahead. The experience was not worth the price or the taste.

I can understand adding a service fee part of me supports that the 20% for dine in and a 10% for takeout Just a little nit I want to point out what is the food is served to me perhaps what I asked for eating where that little extra service to walk over and get a four and a nap and formula go along way toward feeling that you were in the 20% dine in

It's fantastic.! The staff is very upbeat and friendly. The pizza has a crispness to the crust that holds everything together but doesn't over power the toppings. The sitting area is clean and the noice is tollerabl

Love their clam pizza and glad that I found this location. They were also in silver spring for a few years and we went almost every Friday night. It's worth the extra drive!

We tried pick up from Pete's and were very happy with the pizza! The ingredients all tasted very fresh and of high quality. We tried a pepperoni pizza (if ordering online then it's "original cheese" plus pepperoni topping) and margarita. Both were great! It was fun to get the huge American 18" size which doesn't seem to be so easy to find anymore. A bit pricy but it's located in Friendship Heights... so that's to be expected. They have outside seating these days which looked really nice with little lights and a nice atmosphere. Someday we hope to try out this outside seating!

I wish I could have given a higher rating because I was pleasantly surprised when I found that the Pete's that used to be near me in Silver Spring had not actually closed but rather moved downtown into D.C. I really like New Haven's pizzas, but today they skimped on my toppings that I paid extra for. I ordered the New Haven. I didn't see the Long Wharf which I usually order because I love seafood. So, I added anchovies, mushrooms, and shrimp to my pizza. There was a paltry amount of shrimp. If I pay extra for an additional topping, I expect there to be more than what appeared to be a mere garnish. It was extra irritating that what little shrimp there was got cut into little chunks. There were hardly any clams on the pizza too. That's an ingredient that comes with the pizza. Interestingly, there was a copious amount of mushrooms dominating the pizza. It still tasted good though. But, I wanted more seafood since that was what I paid for.

I work near Pete's on Wisconsin Ave NW and saw the sign outside the shop that stated "DC Best pizza", so I decided to try it on Jun 1, 2023. I stopped in after work about 4 pm. The place is very clean and the staff was very friendly as I joked about how tall two guys were that worked their. I ordered a large pepperoni Pizza. Pizza was nice and hot and boxed. I drove it home where my roommate ate it. The appearance was not bad (could have used more pepperoni's), and the taste was sub par. Definitely not the best pizza in DC, not even in the Top 5. The crust was chewy and difficult to chew. The pepperoni's were bland. The sauce was unexpiring. I gave it a 6.5 out of 10, my roommate gave it a 7.5 out of 10.

Pretty authentic new haven style pizza if you've eaten at a place like Frank Pepe's in CT. My only issue is it's pretty pricey which is why I take a star, however sometimes you get what you pay for and the pizza is pretty damn good!

I've lived in DC for 20 years, but whenever I start missing my hometown, NY, I know it's time for Pete's. This is the pizza I grew up eating "by the slice" in the Bronx and the Westchester burbs, charred crust and all. The crispy goat cheese salad is so good, with arugula and disks of breaded goat cheese with sweet candied pecans and currents and a tart apple cider vinaigrette. Arancini is great for sharing. But it's the pizza we love. My son loves the New Haven, a white pizza with clams and lots of garlic. My daughter loves the vegetarian Green. For me, just the names remind me of home. The Merritt is covered with with procciutto, and I know I can't go wrong with Metro North or the Saw Mill River. We love Pete's, the casual service, the neighborhood feel, and probably the best NY pizza south of the Delaware Memorial Bridge!

If Yelp would allow me to give zero stars I would. I've had mediocre experience with Pete's in the past but tonight's experience was one of the worst food interactions I've ever had. Long story short, save your time and don't come here. I placed my order online at 522pm and the confirmation said it would be ready at 552pm. When I showed up at 6PM I was told it would be another 30minutes until the pizza was ready. As you can imagine I was not happy. When speaking to the owner about how disappointing this was, another customer came to complain about the same thing. The owner had no compassion and basically told us sorry but not sorry. I canceled my order and was left to figure out dinner at 6pm for my wife and two kids. Stay clear!!!

We picked up an Edge of the Woods pizza last night. It was an expensive disappointment and perhaps the worst pizza we've ever had. It was absolutely inedible and simply thrown away after a few bites. We tried to send the restaurant a note on the "Get in Touch Section" of its website, but it turns out that option has apparently been deactivated so the message did not send. Is that because others have had similar experiences. We loved this place for decades. What happened?

Best pizza in DC. Lived here my whole life, and I've never had a bad slice of Pete's pizza.

I've always enjoyed Pete's but DO NOT have it delivered. A few days ago we ordered delivery and it came 2 hours later! (The time before it came about an hour and a half later but we were told that there was a lot of traffic.) Needless to say, everything was cold.

NOTE: They don't deliver or if they do it's unclear to me how that works. We've ordered from here about 6x and have been very pleased with quality. Pros * Great quality pizza, good selection, ordering process wasn't difficult. Cons * Don't order in. I was disappointed when we ordered pizza and wanted to sit down. Appetizers came out late and were just okay, service was the bare minimum. Just take it to go.

Great pizza but so far two different staff members have been absolutely rude!!! Hoping management can offer better customer service training.

We got take-out from here. I enjoyed the boola boola (hot peppers, meatballs, caramelized onions). We also got pizza with ricotta and these thin crispy looking eggplant rounds on top (I unfortunately didn't get to try that). I really liked the salad we got, with breaded fried goat cheese (YUM), and other tasty toppings. New Haven Apizza is wonderful. I lived in New Haven a number of years, and I believe that New Haven style pizza is the best pizza. Cool to know that they're putting their own spin on it here, with ingredients local to DC!

I work in Friendship Heights, several blocks from Pete's. We'd walk here on sunny Fridays a few times a year to enjoy the pizza and their large sidewalk patio. The pizza was always good and I would have gone more frequently had it been closer to my office. I haven't been to the office since the start of the pandemic over two years ago, so it's been a while since I've been to Pete's. My wife and I decided to get carry out on a Wednesday evening in Spring. Pete's has always had a lot of seating, both indoors and outside. On our visit we saw that they converted about half their patio to a gravel floored area with plastic Adirondack chairs, a gas fire pit, and a table with a toy on it. I'm not sure the gravel adds anything, especially since there are several signs telling people to not kick the stones. Unfortunately, to make room for this space they pushed the tables closer together on the other half of the patio. It's not a problem when there aren't many people, but I think it would feel too close if the other tables were full. We ordered a large margarita pie for carry out. As others have noted, the service was indifferent to us and the other customers. I don't understand that, and would probably have shrugged my shoulders if the pizza was good, but it wasn't. We were very disappointed by our pie. It came in a huge box, and as we were walking back to our car my wife was saying it would be nice to have leftovers for lunch the rest of the week. But when she passed it to me, I was surprised by how light the box was. I actually shook it to make sure there was a pizza inside! It was so thin and light that it was cold by the time we got home three miles away in Bethesda. Once we got home we discovered the pizza was very thin and crisp, with hardly any sauce, cheese, or basil. Soooo disappointing! Definitely not worth the $32.95 we paid, including a $1.00 "Delivery Fee" even though we did carry out! Hahaha!! There are better options within walking distance. Pete's, you're living off your past and it's sad how far you've fallen. Please make the effort to get back in the game.

Stopped in this location for a pickup ordered. The first issue is that the order wasn't ready when it said it was going to be and there was an additional 20 min wait. The second is the hostess environment. The 3-4 young ladies that were at the front during my entire wait had plenty of time to horse around, hand each other paper shreds, laugh, giggle and let loose a nice number of curse words... I also saw 3 other associates chatting near the beer taps. I'm sure if management better assigned people for them to actually get work done and not shoot the breeze, the customers wouldn't be experiencing such delays on receiving their food! Here is the bonus part - In addition to making this experience worse the young lady pictured when asked by another associate (wearing an orange hat) what I was waiting for... her response was "she (another young lady) was helping her, I don't care and through up her arms". I am pretty sure she didn't realize I could hear them until I decided to respond with what I was waiting on... then my order was magically ready!! SMH!! Hopefully management will get this issue together!

The pizza is okay. Not great. Just fine. Solid. But don't have them deliver. It shows up late and cold. We've tried it twice.

Look at these insane add on charges that they're too cowardly to incorporate into their prices and too crappy to pay their staff a living wage (so they instead add as hidden charges that implicitly blame voters). $101 for two pizzas and a salad FOR TAKE OUT https://www.popville.com/2023/07/dc-total-for-2-pizzas-and-1-salad-103-dollars/?fbclid=IwAR1VbBnfB2qyBAnXD30-OwIIwjmA-yOGRhchurURI1jJVfZ_Ckl2m7mr4JU

Fantastic vegan pizza! I'm shocked because I didn't think good pizza existed outside of New York! It was amazingly good. The eggplant bacon on caramelized onion with vegan cheese wowza! The crust did not fall apart one bit. Highly recommend this place.

The pizza is really good but this isn't new haven style pizza. Born & raised in new haven and the pizza was too doughy to be comparable. It's still really good though so recommend!

They had an heirloom apple salad special on the chalkboard so I asked the lady taking our order what was an heirloom apple. She made up the answer, and didn't come close. Employees should know the specials, and admit it when they do not. We chose a spinach salad, and mushroom, caramelized onion pizza. I was pleased to see them hand toss the dough, but I found the crust a little thick and tough none the less. The sauce and components were fine, but I regret ordering the onions which made the pizza a little too sweet. That was on me however. The salad was nicely dressed, with goat cheese and boiled cold tomatoes. The tomatoes didn't have seasoning, so they detracted from the overall flavor. Both choices were expensive for what they were.

I used to go to the location in Silver Spring all the time when it was open, and was excited after all these years to try this one. It was a beautiful day so I took a walk over, placed an order for a cheese pizza, and was told it'll be ready in 15. Great! After a quick circle around the block it was hot and ready as promised. It was absolutely delicious. Why not 5 stars? One side of the pizza was WAY better than the other- one had a beautiful golden thin crust and the other side was much thicker and slightly burnt on top. Weird. I forgot to take a picture though.

See Sallys, Pepe's and Modern in New Haven (look at the pictures). The poor schmucks in DC have been duped. Charred crust doesn't make it New Haven abeez... I grew up within 35 minutes of Wooster Street. Not...Even...Close. I had a slice of tomato pie which Pepe's back home does well...this one was a puffy crust that was undercooked and had the fateful soggy flop...enough said. Looking at the menu, they even called one of the pizzas the "Merritt Parkway". For the goobers below the Mason-Dixon line who didn't grow up near NYC, the Merritt (Route 15) is a symbol of the most milk-toast, sanitized, white suburbia between Fairfield and Greenwich (aka..it makes most of DC and area look impoverished)...hardly anything near gritty New Haven (any Yalie will tell you New Haven is a whole other beast than the campus). Anyway upon further review...any pizzeria that puts leafy microgreens on a 'za is NOT a Connecticut pizzeria. Certain BBQ pizza (the "Mill River") is a big no-no...maybe in Ohio or Pigknuckle, Virginia, but not in New Haven, Utica, Providence, Brooklyn, hell even Great Neck....DC never had a real Little Italy....boy isn't that evident. To the yuppie whitebreads in Chevy Chase maybe...to people from the aforementioned cities and New Haven...a big fat meh. Two points for trying their hand at a white clam pie (THE signature pizza of Connecticut and New Haven...) and Foxon sodas (East Haven..).

This is not New Haven style pizza. It's a shame that it's called "Apizza." I'm from CT and grew up on New Haven style and this is not good

Great ambiance, good food and service, and reasonable prices. A fun neighborhood joint.

We called for takeout and told the staff we would be there at 6:00 pm to pick up the pizza. Unfortunately this meant nothing as we received a text our pizza was ready at 5:40 and was a cheese covered, cold, circle of cardboard when we came to pick up at 6pm. To add injury to insult, nowhere on the web site does it state they have a mandatory service charge of 10% on takeout and 20% on dine in. When paying we were given a price and not until our credit card was run and we gave an additional 10% were we informed of the service fee. So basically we paid 23% more on cold pizza.