I’m sitting in Pizzeria Paradiso in Georgetown with Andrew Curry, associate editor at U.S. News and World Report, mooching some random WiFi connection, waiting for our pizzas to show up.
This is Paradiso’s second location — the first is a tiny closet of a space in Dupont Circle. No reservations, of course, and wait times regularly exceeded one hour during the lunch rush back when I lived in Washington.
The Georgetown locale is huge in comparison — probably 40-50 tables, plus a bar, plus a large counter. Paradiso2 also has a full liquor license, so they can serve all sorts of swanky cocktails. And, even late on a Saturday afternoon, every table in the place is filled.
The pizzas are here and they are tasty. Virtually indistinguishable from the pizzas at the original Paradiso. The only difference I could detect was slightly less rise in the crust, perhaps caused by the more rarefied air of Georgetown.
I would love to talk to Ruth Gresser about the trials and tribulations of replicating her initial success in Dupont.
Posted by pmk at March 22, 2003 3:09 PM | TrackBack