I’m a Twitter addict…I’ll freely admit that. And trust me, you don’t want to follow me on Twitter…so many people think I’m going to tweet about food all the time. In reality, I tweet about inane things like how bad Pat Sajak looks in HD or that I’m officially a Gleek. But one of the things I love most about Twitter is being able to connect with local restaurants and businesses. So I was all atwitter (pun intended) about the Washingtonian Pizza Pool going down between two of my favorite Columbia Heights restaurants: RedRocks Pizzeria and Pete’s New Haven Style Apizza (both of whom I follow on Twitter). When Pete’s lost admirably to RedRocks, I was a little sad (Pete’s is closer to my house, so I go there more often…both places, however, make awesome pizzas) but happy that Columbia Heights was being represented in the Finals.
When I learned that Flippin’ Pizza was also in the finals, I was miffed. Flippin’ Pizza is not a local restaurant…it’s a chain from California. And yes, I’ve had their pizza…it’s okay but nothing like the NY style pizza they claim to be (I spent my summers in Brooklyn in my youth, so I know what real NY pizza tastes like…and Flippin’ Pizza ain’t it). And if we’re really going to split hairs, Flippin’ Pizza isn’t even in DC…it’s in Reston. They have plans to open a location in DC sometime in the near future, but it’s not here yet…and it’s not worth the trip out to Reston in my very humble opinion. Even worse, there was talk that they were getting their Cali fans to vote for them in the Pizza Pool. That got me more than a little under the collar. So I’m taking to the old blog and asking everyone out there (in DC mind you…I don’t want to encourage cheating) to head on over to the Washingtonian Pizza Pool and vote for RedRocks! Not only are they a local restaurant, they’re a GREAT local restaurant and I’m all about supporting local! Voting closes on Thursday, September 10th at noon, so please vote and spread the word!
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I hadn’t even heard of Flippin’ Pizza and I am resonably certain none exists within the DC boundaries. Says something about Washingtonian’s core readership that they made it to the finals, anyway…
But I’m gratified that my very own little corner restaurant is in the finals and could take it all! Red Rocks is great, and more than just making awesome pizza, they opened up in what was an out-of-the-way corner when nobody else had the guts to do the same. They were pioneers, they did it right and deserve the success they’ve seen. Hands down, my favorite neighborhood restaurant of anywhere I’ve ever lived and great pizza.