Comet Ping Pong on Connecticut Avenue NW in Washington D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood has been a neighborhood pizza and bar institution since James Alefantis opened it in 2006, serving wood-fired pizza, bar food, and the kind of unpretentious neighborhood restaurant experience that earns a political city’s off-duty crowd. It appeared in Season 9, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Farm to Table,” which aired June 28, 2010. Guy Fieri found a D.C. pizza kitchen doing things from scratch with locally sourced ingredients and the wood-fired approach that produces the blistered, charred crust the style demands.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Comet Ping Pong
City: Washington, D.C.
Cuisine: Pizza / Bar Food
DDD Season: 9
DDD Episode: 9
Episode Title: Farm to Table
Original Air Date: June 28, 2010
Address: 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202-364-0404
Website: https://www.cometpingpong.com
Status: Open
What to Eat
The Wood-Fired Pizzas are the reason to go — locally sourced toppings on blistered, charred crust from the wood-fired oven. The rotating seasonal pizzas reflect what’s available from the D.C. region’s farms. The Salads and Bar Snacks are the appetizer options worth ordering while the pizza comes out of the oven. The Dessert Pizzas and rotating specials are worth checking the menu for. The actual ping pong tables are available for a game while you wait for your pizza, which is entirely the point of the concept. Find a Washington D.C. hotel on Booking.com.
Plan Your Visit
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Address: 5037 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202-364-0404
Website: https://www.cometpingpong.com
Status: Open
Triple D Essentials
Stream the Farm to Table episode on Amazon.
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Comet Ping Pong appeared in Season 9, Episode 9 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Farm to Table,” originally aired June 28, 2010.