Lexington In The Circle
+4.5
Puccini’s Smiling Teeth in Lexington’s Chevy Chase Place gives us the opportunity to branch out from the usual pizzas and instead challenges new flavors. This place is a standard for my household. It’s good, it’s quick, they are kid-friendly, and they have good beer. So, perfect.
Tasty toppings, disappointing crust.. I have heard (and read) several good reviews in the past about Puccini's pizza but had never tried it until tonight. I ordered a medium 'Sweet Little Razorback' which consists of pepperoni, smoked sausage, bacon, with basil and garlic. The toppings were plentiful and certainly tasty but with any pizza, the crust is the foundation that brings it all together.
I must admit that I was somewhat surprised that the crust was mediocre and unremarkable at best. Simply put, I wish it had been better. But it is what it is. Bland and somewhat chewy.
So the next time I return to Puccini's I'll stick with ordering the Chicken Piccata pasta or the Sicilian Sausage sandwich.
I'll reserve my pizza orders for other establishments in town
Garlic Bread and Garlic Butter,. Puccini's has good food for the most part. Their pizza is excellent and their pasta is good as well. Chicken Marsala over potatoes, not so much, but overall it is good food. EXCEPT their garllc bread, Mama Puccini needs to show the kitchen how to make garlic bread, it is always a disappointment and that is why I rarely order anything but pizza. But tonight I decided to order some garlic sauce with my pizza, you know that little plastic cup that you can dip your crust into.
It was horrendous. Please someone tell the kitchen you are supposed to cook the garlic before you add it to the butter. That's right, the garlic was practically raw uggggg. And on top of that it seemed they used unsalted butter. Salt actually plays a significant role in cooking garlic, not only for taste but for the breakdown of the bitterness that will eventually sweeten the garlic. Cooking 101. Please Puccini's fix it.
Always good.... I'll just list the things I have had that are good... Pesto Chicken, White Clam Sauce, Chicken Parmesan, Pizza of many varieties, Salads, Ham (sandwich) with a hint of bacon. I'm sure there are many more... I just haven't tried them yet. Service is slow when they are busy but worth the wait. I still don't understand the "smiling teeth" thing though.
Great Pizza. My family and I had dinner here a few weeks ago and the pizza was great. Prices were great too. Service was just ok. Defiantly returning.
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I patronize Puccini's quite often with my brother and it has become our favorite place for lunch. The food is great but that is not the biggest reason we continue to go there. The last couple of times we have sat in two different servers areas. The first was Betsy. She made our meal even better with her vibrant smile, willingness to make sure we were taken care of and most important thing of all her character was ing. We went back a few days later requesting to sit in her area and unfortunately for us it was her day off. So they placed us in Allen's section. Little bummed that we would not receive a repeat with Betsy but that was ok. I was shocked when we received the exact same service from Allen. His character was amazing. I was well pleased that even though it was not the same server we still had a successful repeat. Puccini's food is top notch and no recommendation needs to be made towards that. My only recommendation is that they hold all of there servers to the standards that Allen and Betsy hold themselves too. Happy Patron, Joshua Johns
Very good but pricey. Too pricey for pizza for sure.
Great Pizza. Everyone at my table had some sort of pizza and everyone loved it. Their pepperoni and sausage have some spice to them (which I love). We ordered bread with garlic butter. It was just okay; not a lot of garlic. Someone at our table did order a salad and it was huge and looked fresh and appetizing. We will definitely go back and try other dishes.
We arrived about an hour before closing and were not rushed at all. The service was excellent and food hit the spot. Great place for Italian that's not expensive.
Excellent Food Wonderful Service. Had lunch there yesterday and that Buttermilk Dressing is the BEST! Our server Betsy was wonderful and funny.
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