Pizzeria Paradiso Spring Valley

Rotating draft list is awesome during Happy Hour! Wish the deal wasn't at the bar only when there's nice weather -- although the bartenders are friendly and attentive. The wings were good but weren't crispy enough to my liking. However, the Margherita pizza was really good!

Came in for lunch midweek right after they opened. There were only a handful of guests at the time. I was seated right away. I've visited almost of all of the other Pizza Paradisos in the DMV and this one was on par with efficient and prompt service. I was surprised at how much seating this location had. They have such great pizzas at paradiso, that I always get them. Today I finally took the leap and got a panini instead of a pizza. I ordered the panini nonna, which is a meatball sandwich. The bread was fresh and soft. The meatballs were nicely flavored and the sandwich had the right amount of sauce and mozzarella. I chose the mixed greens as my side over the chips and I thought the greens were dressed well.

A nice outpost for the gold standard in Neapolitan pizza in the DC area and a good beer selection. A bit more of a family focus and not quite as great as the original, but hard to complain.I've been going to the DuPont Circle location for decades, but just came here for the first time. It definitely has the same bones: great pizza and a good beer selection. The pizza menu is the same (as far as I can tell) as the original location and the pizza definitely didn't disappoint (we got the Paesana with chicken sausage and ricotta and the atomica with hot pepper flakes and olives). The crust is just a bit crispy, chewy and thin. We easily ate one 12" and one 9" pizza between two of us. So, it's got the same great Neapolitan thing going. I feel like it's not quite as good as the original location though. It was still really good pizza, but not quite the gold standard for the whole area that the original location holds.As far as beer goes, the tap list is also great, but just not quite as great as the DuPont circle location. They had one really stunning IPA from the Veil on tap, but the other taps were less standout. A good mix of local and interesting, but seemed more perfunctory good craft beer than somebody who was really picking beers. The DuPont location usually has 4-6 taps with things I really want to try. This location had 1 I really wanted to try and 3-4 more I could have gotten. Instead since it was a date night out, I tried to order one or two of their rarer sour bottles and they wound up not having the first, and brining out a not-quite-right match for the second, but I kept it anyway and it was really good. It's hard to complain about a Tiquin gueuze.As far as ambiance goes, this place also doesn't quite live up to the original. The exposed brick and lighting of the DuPont location make it actually a pretty good date spot. Instead, this location felt much more family-focused (which means we will be back with the kids), but meant it didn't quite feel very romantic or date-like, which was too bad.

This pizzeria has been mentioned in our neighborhood listserv a few times as one of the "best" places for pizza.  So today when we decided to get takeout we remembered it and ordered directly for pickup.  The website for online orders works pretty well, and you can customize you order with one of three choices of crusts, and furthermore, you can also choose two toppings, half each on one pie.  We had pepperoni on one half and spinach and mushroom on the other. The crust is quite thin and crispy, more like a flatbread, toppings are tasty but on the dry side - I generally prefer dryer toppings but this is a bit too dry even for me.  Also it was over $20 before tax for a 12 inch so quite pricy.Pick up was easy - they have a table set up by the window facing out so no need to go into the restaurant which was not big.  Although parking on the one way narrow service lane in front is tight - there is parking on both sides leaving barely one car width in the middle to drive through, also due to the space constraint pretty impossible to parallel park unless the space across from you is empty or you have a two car length space on your side to maneuver.

Food and people here really deliver. My favorite is the miniera which is three toppings of your choice. Mine are always sundries tomatoes, roasted eggplant and roasted garlic but there are lots of yummy options! The crust is so good! The staff here are friendly and offer good suggestions for wine pairings. There's also a stellar selection of local beers on tap. They have a nice patio and a cheery bar. The paradiso salad is also tops! Enjoy!

We are frequent customers at Pizza Paradiso as it is an easy walk from our house and we enjoy the pizza. I like that it is casual and efficient and that there are multiple seating options (patio, indoor, bar).The drink selection covers beer, wine and cocktails and while the menu isn't huge, the quality is consistent and we have our favorites.I also like that it is easy to make a reservation if I am going with a bigger group and/or to ensure that I'll get the seating of my choice when I get there.The staff is friendly and always takes great care of us. A great neighborhood pizza spot founded by an alumna from the same college I attended - Go Grinnell!

Just had a dinner here with my family. We have always liked this place and the food as we live in the neighborhood. But we won't be coming back. We just paid an obscene amount of money for our dinner. What should have been $50 all in was $80. $17 "entree salad" that consisted of spring mix lettuce, onions and tomatoes. GFY. We feel ripped off and I believe they are price gouging hoping customers in spring valley don't care. We do. Buh bye

My wife and I just ordered take out from here. We've dined in before and recall the pizza as being good. Maybe it's a different kitchen for DoorDash than the restaurant but this may very well be the worst pizza I've ever had (and I've had some bad pizza). Crust tasted like flour with a side of tasteless. The salami on the Atómica (also ordered the Siciliana) tasted like it had been braised with cleaning agent and the wings were meaty but soggy and mealy. Absolutely devoid of flavor at best and resembling canine kibble at worst. It was surprising given our dine in experience. At the very least, the worst take out we've had. Threw most of it away.

I ate there last Sunday (03/17/24) and the service and food were below par.Our waitress was nice, but slow arriving, and then after taking our order she disappeared (although the drinks came quickly). Once the appetizers were served, she was very slow in removing used plates (from the appetizers) from the table - as in only after we stacked them and then placed them on another table did a different server come by to take them.We ordered four pizzas, but a snafu in the kitchen caused the waitress to come out 30 minutes after we sat down to tell us there was a mistake and it would be a while for our food to arrive (about 20-30 minutes). The waitress did reduce the check by about $10.First, the appetizers were not good. The Polpette (meatballs) were hard and the sauce mediocre. The Garlic Bread was burned and tasted like it came from a tube at the grocery store. After the long wait, the pizza arrived.The pizza was bad. The Eggplant pizza's plate was full of a watery sauce, the two margarita pepperoni pizzas and one plain margarita pizza toppings were meh at best, and the Atomica pizza was ok. The consistent problem was the crust. I couldn't tell if it was a reheated DiGiorno crust or actually made at some point in-house. It was flat and tasteless. When compared to other artisanal pizzerias (2Amys) the crust really disappointed.The drinks were better, a good beer selection and the wine list was okay - the negative was that the drinks were expensive for what you received. I guess that sums up the entire meal - $171 - after discount - for meatballs, garlic bread, 4 9" pizzas, 2 beers, and 2 wines - about $17 per item - that just doesn't represent a good price for anything that was received or the lackluster service provided.

Great personal pizzas for 20 bucks, ordered for takeout and staff was nice and quick. Ready to go in 10 minutes.