Pete's New Haven Style Apizza, Washington, D.C.

Getting home early the other day, I popped into Pete's New Haven Style Apizza for lunner. Pete's is a new place right by the Columbia Heights Metro station, specializing in New Haven-style pizzas, with other pastas and panini. I'm not really sure what the "apizza" thing is all about. Now, what's New Haven-style pizza? I have to confess that in all the times I've been to New Haven, I never once had pizza there. Any Yalies around who can enlighten me?

I got the "Big Pete" panino, a surprisingly good, crunchy, pressed sandwich filled with soppressata and mortadella Italian deli meats, plus a huge quantity of melted buffalo mozzarella, and a layer of unexpectedly spicy roasted red peppers. A big mound of decent salad appeared on the plate, too, and that was a good thing.

The food is good here, and it's not terribly expensive. I plan to go back, at least for panini, and if I can find someone to share one of their big, expensive New Haven pizzas, maybe I'll try that, too.