We, The Pizza

We The Pizza

"Top Chef" Spike Mendelsohn was already famous for his Capitol Hill burger joint Good Stuff Eatery, known both for its food and for clientele like Michelle Obama, and his We, the Pizza is a welcome neighbor. Find subs, salads and spaghetti on the menu, but the focus is on pizza pies--whole or by the slice--in styles from simple cheese to spinach and artichoke. Each pie is served on star-spangled parchment paper befitting the all-American feel, and thicker--though still perfectly crispy--crusts are a nice change from the city's ubiquitous Neapolitan-style pies. With food in hand, follow the...

Look for the special pizza flavor of the day--like spicy Hawaiian--posted near the register.\n\n

Spike Mendelsohn's "superb" take on NY-style pizza "could lead to consensus between even the most contentious political opponents" say partisans of his cheap, "no-frills but cute" joint on Capitol Hill (next to his Good Stuff Eatery); beyond slices and pies, wings, salads and "incredible" jerked sodas are also a draw, so though it's "crowdy" ("all interns, all the time"), most keep "coming back...

Who can forget chef Spike Mendelsohn on Top Chef, he with the rakish fedora and the out-there cooking personality? He has now doubled his image on Capitol Hill with the opening of We, the Pizza, the next-door sister restaurant to his Good Stuff Eatery. Serving freshly made pizzas, plus a select number of pastas, subs and salads, and serving unusual gelatos, this pizza destination is a slice of...

""Top Chef"" Spike Mendelsohn was already famous for his Capitol Hill burger joint Good Stuff Eatery, known both for its food and for clientele like Michelle Obama, and his We, the Pizza is a...

Smells are richer. Sights are more beautiful. Sounds are clearer and tastes more glorious with "we." "We" brings meaning to the mundane. When "we" joins together and puts another before "I" and "me," the world becomes a better place. "We" is community and family. "We" is belonging. "We" is no one place or thing or idea. "We" is an ideal. "We" is the promise of better days and brighter futures...