Excellent pizza. The crust and cheese felt like I was back in New Haven. Very authentic

We love this place: the pizza, including the selection and the pizza itself, the friendly service, and the setting - you can find a table but it is also cozy. Highly 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.

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.