RedRocks Firebrick Pizzeria, Washington, D.C.

Had dinner with the neighbors at our neighborhood gourmet pizza joint, RedRocks Firebrick Pizzeria, just up the street a couple of blocks. It was an interesting evening, since they brought their 22-month-old daughter along, and also we happened to get a waiter who was on his second or third day of employment, so every time we asked a question, he had to go ask someone for the answer.

Joel, of course, started off the evening with some new beer they called "Golden Monkey." It had a pretty bottle.

James and Ian got a salad of mixed greens to split. Their daughter tried some of it, too, but she doesn't like salad if it has dressing on it.

Everyone got pizzas but me. Joel got his usual, the pizza salsiccia. Ian got a pineapple and sausage creation, and James (sharing with Julian) got a three cheese pizza, both going with the "create your own" option. I assume they were all good, since there was no left over pizza.

I got a meatball and fontina cheese sandwich. It was on a split chunk of thin, chewy, French baguette. The meatballs themselves were rather bland, but roasted red pepper on the sandwich added flavor interest.



Afterwards, James and Joel decided to brave dessert. Both of the desserts were rather unusual, and our waiter didn't really know enough about them to fully explain them, so what arrived was rather a surprise. Joel asked for the Black Forest cake. I tasted a corner, and it was a simple chocolate cake with whipped cream and cherry pie filling. James got the three berry pie, but it was quite a hybrid, seeming almost like a riccotta cheesecake in a pie shell topped with three different types of fresh berries. Both of them wanted their desserts à la mode, and our waiter made the interesting decision to bring the cake and pie with scoops of chocolate gelato!