When it comes to pizza and Ping-Pong, Washington Post critic Tom Sietsema finds both pleasing at the restaurant Comet Ping Pong in Northwest. Guests sit at a “maze of green tables painted to resemble Ping-Pong surfaces,” and lights that resemble giant Ping-Pong balls hang above, while three actual game tables fill a back room for enthusiasts to paddle it out.
But beyond the novel decor of the establishment, which opened recently in the location of the old Thai Room restaurant on a quiet stretch of Connecticut Avenue, Sietsema found the pizza pleasing. The “crust is thin and crisp, with a flavor distinct,” he says, and stands out because of its mix of Italian and whole wheat flour. The cheese is from fresh Jersey cow mozzarella, giving it a pale yellow hue, and the sauce is homemade and flavored with honey. Toppings include the usual and the very unusual, such as soft shell crabs. One downside: The restaurant can be packed with a noisy herd of children.
But beyond the novel decor of the establishment, which opened recently in the location of the old Thai Room restaurant on a quiet stretch of Connecticut Avenue, Sietsema found the pizza pleasing. The “crust is thin and crisp, with a flavor distinct,” he says, and stands out because of its mix of Italian and whole wheat flour. The cheese is from fresh Jersey cow mozzarella, giving it a pale yellow hue, and the sauce is homemade and flavored with honey. Toppings include the usual and the very unusual, such as soft shell crabs. One downside: The restaurant can be packed with a noisy herd of children.
