Review: Comet Ping Pong Pizza II

I should maybe stop calling these reviews, since there are more like vignettes or single visits. I stopped by Comet Ping Pong Pizza yesterday for a simple Friday night takeout pizza. I’d been continually hearing about how good the soft shell crab pizza was, and have been wanting to revisit for a few months. At $17, the pizza is well worth the money, and so delicious. I’ve made my comments about things we’ve been hearing about the service, and I believe, in general, those issues were resolved. The bartender and the hostess were quite nice and look like regular people compared to the (and I am making a summary judgement here) the servers who still look like some mean hipsters (And don’t get me started on the idea of hipsters!).

Anyway, as Don Rockwell recommended, break the crab up into bits so you get a bite of crab in every piece. Crust was maybe a little too thin to withstand and contain all the elegant, drippy sauce, which I wanted to lick off the bottom of my box. But my goodness if this isn’t a great combo of salt and sweetness with caramelized leeks. Not to mention a little bit of kicky spice on the crust. It’s hard not to want to go back tonight and order another or similar. Yes, $17 is a bit much for pizza, but given that you’ll pay about that much for a soft shell crab at most other restaurants, it’s a steal!