C Says...
I love pizza. I love everything about it. I love 2Amys. I love Pizza Paradiso. I love Matchbox. So, I was especially thrilled to drive by Red Rocks Pizza in Columbia Heights.
A casual and comfortable restaurant, Red Rocks screams date night (which is particularly awkward when dining with just a friend). Red Rocks doesn’t take reservations, and I could see the wait time being ridiculously long on a Friday or Saturday – especially given its proximity to Wonderland Ballroom, Meridian Pint, and Target.
While the service was spotty, the food was great. I shared J’s bruschetta and it was decent and fresh tasting. For dinner, I had the special pizza of the evening – prosciutto, smoked mozzarella and zucchini. While I was expecting my pizza to be topped with Italian’s ode to bacon, I was happily surprised when it came out cooked like good ol’ American breakfast bacon. In a word delicious. And while I wanted to eat the whole thing, I played nice and took two slices home for the boyfriend (aka The Big Guy). Despite an errant zucchini, he also really liked it.
And not to mention, this has by far been one of our cheapest meals in 2+ years of stuffing our faces in various DC eating establishments. And with that dear readers – hope you had a wonderful 2010 and an even better 2011.
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J says...
Good god, C loves her pizza (and free advertising for her favorite places). So when I heard we were trekking up to Columbia Heights for Red Rocks Firebrick Pizzeria, I was both unsurprised and totally comfortable with the choice (disclaimer: I had dined here before about two years ago, sans C).
I arrived early to grab a drink at the bar, to which I want to give props to bartender Spencer for being so sexy stylish in his hat/beard combo. Eventually, C joined me and we luckily got a table...though, note to restaurants: it's almost 2011, maybe you've heard of Open Table?
Anyways, we did start with the bruschetta, which was as I remembered. I then opted for the pesto chicken panine with a side salad (waistline getting a bit big, not that you can tell from our photo to the right). The meals were standard for a pizzeria, so I have to say that 2Amys and Matchbox remain my favorites in town in terms of style and substance.
And as we close out another year at C & J, may we wish you and yours a happy, healthy new year with plenty of good eating and fine drinking!
Red Rocks Firebrick Pizzeria - 1036 Park Road NW, 202.506.1402, www.redrocksdc.com
Thursday, December 23, 2010
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