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A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

WP Reviews Liberty Tree

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posted by inked at 8:34 AM

20 Comments:

Blogger nikkiO said...

I wonder if Tom tried the other pizzas? I will have to try the seafood one because I haven't enjoyed any of the other pizzas I've tried there and had given up on them in exchange for the marvelous rigatoni!

Apr 29, 2010 12:23:00 PM

 
Anonymous Dave B said...

I've had the cape cod casino pizza and the vegetable pizza. The cape cod one was really good. The vegetable one didnt really seem like it came from the same restaurant. I know they are very different ingredients, but I think I could have made the vegetable one at home. But for $9 it was serviceable.

At Matchbox, my gf and I could finish a whole large for dinner for like $22. At Lib Tree, we got two pizzas for like $20 and took home $5 worth of it.

Depending on how you order, you can get Matchbox quality pizza for about 66% of the price

Apr 29, 2010 2:30:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

After a couple of tries, I'm still waiting to get Matchbox quality. I'm glad they got a good review though.

Apr 29, 2010 4:01:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Agree with you Dave. Ate there the first time the other night and think it is every bit as good as Matchbox (or 7th Hill). A pizza and a couple of small plates is a good value for two.

Apr 29, 2010 5:17:00 PM

 
Anonymous not on parker said...

Sorry, but am I the only one who thinks Matchbox pizza (and most of their other dishes) is overrated?

Apr 29, 2010 9:52:00 PM

 
Anonymous Dave B said...

What Pizza do you think is better than Matchbox?

There are two categories of pizza.

1) Basic pizza from a carryout pizzeria you can get in under two minutes that consists mainly of sauce, cheese, salted cured meats, and various vegetables
2) Fancy gourmet brick oven (who cares what the oven is made out of anyway???) stuff that goes beyond your traditional pizzeria ingredients..

I wouldn't really cross-compare the two groups. There isnt much competition in the category 2) group. I've really only probably eaten at like less than 10 of those establishments, whereas I've probably eaten at like 50 of the other places. Matchbox might not be that best of group 2) but if anything is better, it is not by much. And everybody is familiar with it so it provides a good measuring stick. I havent had anything considerably better than Matchbox, but I have had much worse

Apr 30, 2010 2:56:00 AM

 
Blogger Jordan said...

Damn son, this pizza convo is intense!

Apr 30, 2010 7:23:00 AM

 
Anonymous Gecko said...

I hope they start serving chips too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmiK7cIx-pU

Apr 30, 2010 9:06:00 AM

 
Anonymous Rayful Edmond said...

to not on parker:

Yes, you are the only one. Matchbox is not overrated. However, 2 Amy's is very much so. Their pizza is undercooked and overloaded with sauce.

The problems with LT's za lies in their crust, cheese and toppings. Their sauce is getting better, though it still lacks some spices. Fresh oregano would help.

I really believe if they switch over to using semolina flour and raise the temperature of the oven, the base will cook into a flaky crust, which is much desired by thin crust lovers.

The toppings should be prepared prior to cooking the pie. Putting a large amount of cold ingredients on the pie creates uneven cooking temperatures. Adding hot ingredients also reduces the time needed in the oven. Remember the only thing that should be cooking is the dough.

They need to get rid of the processed mozzarella. I realize fresh motz is available as an substitute topping, however it should be the standard. Raise the price if needed. Buffalo motz should be the substitute topping.

I really hope they can make some serious changes, because I would love to have a great pizza place close to home. I realize many folks have been deprived of having good za in DC for years, so by comparison LT's isn't that bad. Until then, Matchbox it is.

Apr 30, 2010 9:23:00 AM

 
Anonymous not on parker said...

What Pizza do you think is better than Matchbox?

Pizzeria Paradiso. Even 7th Hill. My recent pizzas from Matchbox have been average, at best.

Apr 30, 2010 10:22:00 AM

 
Anonymous oboe said...

The one time I went to 7th Hill, I got a pizza that was more of a stew than a pizza, completely wet to the point where the crust decomposed before I could eat it. Not good.

Did I order wrong, or have they gotten better?

Apr 30, 2010 10:27:00 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Rayful Edmond-
Since you seem to be an expert where are you serving pizza?

Apr 30, 2010 12:06:00 PM

 
Blogger plasmid203 said...

@oboe

Yes, I think 7th Hill has gotten better- specifically the crust every time- and yes, you may have ordered the wrong thing. I've had one of the really loaded veggie pizzas with fresh onions and spinach that has left me with soggy crust twice. I stopped ordering that one. The mushroom & goat cheese pizza is a much better bet.

Again, it's been a couple of months since I tried the soggy veggie combo, so it might be worth another try...

Apr 30, 2010 1:42:00 PM

 
Anonymous Rayful Edmond said...

to Anon 12:06:

I haven't slinged pies in over 10 years. I'm a developer - jack of all trades, master of none.

Apr 30, 2010 2:11:00 PM

 
Anonymous S said...

Not on Parker-

We must have different tastebuds. I hated 7th Hill and think Pizzeria Paradiso is overrated. Here's my list according to Dave's categories.
Group 1:
1. Citi Pizza
2. New York Pizza
3. Al's
4. Today's Pizza

Group 2:
1. Matchbox
2. Bistro Italiano (does this count as group 1 or 2?)
3. Pizza Paradiso/ Liberty Tree (I need to eat more LT to determine it's place of 3rd or 4th
5. 7th Hill

Group 2

Apr 30, 2010 3:51:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Master of none is right, there is fresh oregano in the sauce. Your suggestion that the toppings need to be hot is ridiculous and shows that you know nothing about cooking as storage of those items at anything above 40 degrees would be a health code violation. If you want fresh mozzarella then feel free to pay for it, Matchbox is using the same processed stuff on their pizza and charging $3-5 more per pie.

Apr 30, 2010 4:12:00 PM

 
Anonymous Dave B said...

Woof!

Cat fight

Apr 30, 2010 4:14:00 PM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to anon 4:12,

I think he's referring to putting cooked ingredients on the pie. For example, if you want grilled chicken? Grill it, then make the pie. It takes a little longer since you have to wait for ingredients to be prepared, but it tastes 1000x better.

May 2, 2010 11:30:00 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

to anon 4:12,

you're also an idiot.

May 2, 2010 11:31:00 AM

 
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I haven't had the pizza, but we went on sunday and had the fried clams which ROCKED. They were super fresh and perfectly cooked. Also the fried fish sandwich was pretty darn good.

May 3, 2010 12:38:00 PM

 

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