WASHINGTON — The D.C. area is bursting with pizza joints — &Pizza, Italian Pizza Kitchen, Pizzeria Paradiso and the list goes on.
That said, all pies are not created equal. Some aren’t worth the money, or it’s overpriced for the size you receive.
Eater DC examined some of the most popular pizza spots in the nation’s capital. It says the evaluation was based on the simple cheese pie or its alternative.
The values are rounded to the nearest cent.
According to the chart below, Duccini’s Tomato & Cheese Pizza offers the best value. The restaurant’s pie is 8 cents per square inch and the pizza itself is $13.99 plus tax.
Check out the full chart below.
| Restaurant | Pizza Name | Pizza Size | Pizza Price | Price per Square Inch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duccini’s Pizza | Tomato & Cheese Pizza | 16 inch | $13.99 | $0.08 |
| Matchbox | Oven-dried and fresh mozzarella | 10 inch/14 inch | $14/$22 | $0.18/$0.14 |
| Menomale | Margherita | 12 inch | $12 | $0.11 |
| Pete’s New Haven | Original Cheese | 14 inch/18 inch | $14.50/$18 | $0.09/$0.07 |
| Pizzeria Paradiso | Quatro Formaggi | 9 inch/12 inch | $13/$19 | $0.20/$0.17 |
| We The Pizza | Simple Cheese Pie | 14 inch/16 inch | $18/$20 | $0.12/$0.10 |
| Wiseguy NY Pizza | Cheese Pizza | 18 inch | $18.59 | $0.07 |