Fridays for me pretty much always mean food trucks, since I moved offices and am now over by the White House, with its surrounding parks at Lafayette, Franklin, and Farragut, perfect for mobile food stations to set up shop and feed the masses who shun corporate saturation. I had heard less than rave reviews about DC Slices so far, but I'm never one to judge without first trying, so I found out where they would be this past Friday and decided to make it a priority to pay them a visit. It wasn't hard to find them (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/SvjE3q-uYpyjqYKh714IPw?select=ZAOaVaFwOg4uH20rhn0WLg) located adjacent to Farragut Sqaure, along with 2 other food trucks spread out in the area. I'm not sure if they've been reading up on their reviews here or not to improve their product based on people's feedback, but my experience was definitely better than some of those before me.
They offer a lunch "combo" which is essentially a slice of pie and any drink for $5, but since I already had my water bottle with me I opted for 2 pieces, which are $4 a slice. I'm guessing a few pizzas are standard, like the sausage and onion (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/SvjE3q-uYpyjqYKh714IPw?select=AxReB7o4g96RJDPNCUA46g), and then there are 1 or 2 specialty pizzas each day, which in my case was the buffalo chicken (http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/SvjE3q-uYpyjqYKh714IPw?select=G0_jGkXF4GU7hm0cgAY8xA). I was a little bummed that the Hawaiian pizza a friend of mine mentioned wasn't available, as that's my favorite iteration of pizza toppings, but it worked out great because the buffalo chicken was fantastic.
The guy in the truck started out apologizing for the buffalo chicken pizza by saying there was too much sauce, and so the crust wouldn't be as crisp as they normally go for, but I found the amount to be just right, and the flavor of the buffalo sauce spot on. The blue cheese drizzled across the top really made it have an authentic wing taste, and he sprinkled fresh chopped basil all over as well which really came out nicely. Personally I think the crust came out just right. I don't expect it to be too crunchy with a "New York style" large pizza slice; it makes it too difficult to fold.
The sausage and onion was obviously less revolutionary, and definitely fit the stereotypical NYC pizza slice mold. The flavors of the sausage were milder than I expected, and this piece was a bit underwhelming. The one thing that really did impress me though is how little grease there was on either of the pizzas, especially this one, considering the toppings. Sausage pizza is typically dripping with grease, but this one was quite mellow and refreshing, and reminded me in a way of how California style pizzas maintain the essence of pizza in design but somehow feel a bit healthier (but by no means healthy in actuality).
I may be being a bit generous with my rating, given that my biggest complaint here has to do with the pricing structure, but when compared with some other food trucks it's still not too far off base. I think at $4 a slice this is just slightly outside of the value range of the quality, especially when compared with other options available in the city. At $3 a slice I think they would have lines down the block, and I know I would be a much more regular patron. However, when I think about what's available from their competition, usually around $7 depending on which truck you go to, it's not too far off base to come away really full for $8, which is why I'm relaxing a bit. read more