I had really high expectations but this place unfortunately falls very short. The pizza is so soggy and lacks any structure. It’s also extremely expensive for what it is… I suggest you go to Gemini on 17th for pizza that will blow your mind, plus better wine selection. The vibe is great though— so if I were to return it would be for drinks only.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
Tarek Hbeichi
My go to pizza place in the city. Great pizza, awesome wine selection, no fuss dining experience. The patrons reflect the gentrification of Petworth.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza Slice, Salad
Alex Dent
This pertains to delivery only!! Which is significant, because I strongly suspect that their pies are best served piping hot out of their own ovens. BUT, form a delivery perspective, I want to love this place. I like the creativity of the pies, and their square shape. The problem is that once they've been cut, the crust gets soggy. And even if you follow their suggested re-heating, instructions, things aren't great. Both times we have gotten their pies, after correct reheating, our crust has been a bit cardboard like on the bottom. Great sauce. Great toppings. Good dough flavor. I wonder if they insisted on NOT cutting their pies before they go out the door -- maybe things would be better? I want to support a local and creative place, but I won't be ordering from them for delivery again until this gets fixed. I'd like to try eating-in sometimes because I suspect it would be a whole different experience. :(Vegetarian options: You can create your own pies, here, so the sky is the limit. The eggplant parm was also solid.
Food: 3
Jess W.
I was really excited to try this place out, I've heard about it from so many of my friends and after visiting I see why. It's just a great place to hangout with friends. They've got an amazing outdoor space in back and games for people to use. It's a great place for a larger gathering as well! The service is wonderful and staff are so friendly. The food and drink is great and looking forward to coming back.
Nevik
Decent pizza but can’t support due to the extra fees.
chrisgurl30
Very amazing service. Pizza is just okay. Love the open area and inclosure for intimacy. Staff accurate on clean up and ordering. Great place to gather for parties 20+
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Stellae R.
Their Arugula Pizza is to die for. They can get a little busy during dinner time, but service is good. There's a speakeasy bar area that's fun to sit in, and a beer garden outdoor. During the winter it's a little chilly but it's really nice in the summer times. Their Caesar salad is great too.
Rebecca H.
They changed their hours so that they are now closed on Mondays instead of Tuesdays, but did not update on here. Boooo! I was hungry.
Timo F.
Metaphor: a Ferrari engine in a 70's Toyota Camry. Pizza = Great, gourmet, unique combinations quite, but quite pricey! especially if your baseline is Domino's or the Midwest. Ambiance = Comfy , relaxed hipster spin on a proletariat pizza diner Staff = friendly Price / Value = I was unprepared for my take out check - $47 (incl tax) for a large pizza. I didn't even check the prices before ordering. OOPS. I would say it tasted definitely like a $30 pizza IMHO. But I'm assuming all their ingredients are locally sourced and environmentally conscious... Dear G-d let's hope. So, if you have an open ended budget for pizza and your top concern is ethical sourcing/ dining, this is place is for you!
Joshua K.
Excellent pizza, excellent service, solid ambiance. I have been to Sonny's several times, most recently coming here for a friend's birthday on a weekend night and enjoyed the heated outdoor area. I split a cheese pizza with a friend and received great service, with someone coming to take our order quickly and receiving our pizza in under 10 minutes. I also appreciated that our server let us know that Sonny's had already added a gratuity charge so we didn't need to tip. The pizza is extremely good, a sheet-pan, almost Detroit-style pie. The crust was crispy on the outside, airy in the middle with great flavor. While I would have liked for a little less tomato sauce and more cheese, the sauce was hearty and not too sweet and the cheese was stretchy and melty. I would highly recommend Sonny's for your next casual pizza slice!
Grandma style slice. Come for the pizza. Stay for the vibes. Bring your dog and sit outside. Ice cream sandwich is a perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Angel Kingsley
Expensive for what you get, it’s not worth it. A small slice is about 5 dollars and two will run you almost 12 due to the crazy amount of service charges and fees they add. A can soda costs an arm and a leg too. Definitely not amazing pizza or customer service either. Feels out of touch with the neighborhood too. Georgia Ave has this huge problem with business popping up meant to drive local people out. Was once an affordable street now the black people are being kicked out and the rich white people, coons, and gay people who vote blue and support Israel are moving in. Sad
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ilana Rosen
The arugula chili oil slice is a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Michael Q.
We enjoyed the lunch tray style pizza, curvy (old world?) pepperoni that everyone loves, and both salad dressings. Seriously, the Caesar dressing was money. Sonny's entire dining room also FEELS like a lunch room with booths and a big common dining room. Unfortunately, we didn't see the value between the high wine/booze prices and added gratuity. Sonny's is the *first counter order restaurant (you also get/fill your own water) we've seen that adds a 20% gratuity. We'd encourage Sonny's to simply build in the 20% to their food cost to avoid sticker shock; it's confusing that the expos and ______ (we're unsure who else) receive 20% for walking your pizzas less than 20 feet from the kitchen to the table.
I had really high expectations but this place unfortunately falls very short. The pizza is so soggy and lacks any structure. It’s also extremely expensive for what it is… I suggest you go to Gemini on 17th for pizza that will blow your mind, plus better wine selection. The vibe is great though— so if I were to return it would be for drinks only.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 3
My go to pizza place in the city. Great pizza, awesome wine selection, no fuss dining experience. The patrons reflect the gentrification of Petworth.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza Slice, Salad
This pertains to delivery only!! Which is significant, because I strongly suspect that their pies are best served piping hot out of their own ovens. BUT, form a delivery perspective, I want to love this place. I like the creativity of the pies, and their square shape. The problem is that once they've been cut, the crust gets soggy. And even if you follow their suggested re-heating, instructions, things aren't great. Both times we have gotten their pies, after correct reheating, our crust has been a bit cardboard like on the bottom. Great sauce. Great toppings. Good dough flavor. I wonder if they insisted on NOT cutting their pies before they go out the door -- maybe things would be better? I want to support a local and creative place, but I won't be ordering from them for delivery again until this gets fixed. I'd like to try eating-in sometimes because I suspect it would be a whole different experience. :(Vegetarian options: You can create your own pies, here, so the sky is the limit. The eggplant parm was also solid.
Food: 3
I was really excited to try this place out, I've heard about it from so many of my friends and after visiting I see why. It's just a great place to hangout with friends. They've got an amazing outdoor space in back and games for people to use. It's a great place for a larger gathering as well! The service is wonderful and staff are so friendly. The food and drink is great and looking forward to coming back.
Decent pizza but can’t support due to the extra fees.
Very amazing service. Pizza is just okay. Love the open area and inclosure for intimacy. Staff accurate on clean up and ordering. Great place to gather for parties 20+
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Their Arugula Pizza is to die for. They can get a little busy during dinner time, but service is good. There's a speakeasy bar area that's fun to sit in, and a beer garden outdoor. During the winter it's a little chilly but it's really nice in the summer times. Their Caesar salad is great too.
They changed their hours so that they are now closed on Mondays instead of Tuesdays, but did not update on here. Boooo! I was hungry.
Metaphor: a Ferrari engine in a 70's Toyota Camry. Pizza = Great, gourmet, unique combinations quite, but quite pricey! especially if your baseline is Domino's or the Midwest. Ambiance = Comfy , relaxed hipster spin on a proletariat pizza diner Staff = friendly Price / Value = I was unprepared for my take out check - $47 (incl tax) for a large pizza. I didn't even check the prices before ordering. OOPS. I would say it tasted definitely like a $30 pizza IMHO. But I'm assuming all their ingredients are locally sourced and environmentally conscious... Dear G-d let's hope. So, if you have an open ended budget for pizza and your top concern is ethical sourcing/ dining, this is place is for you!
Excellent pizza, excellent service, solid ambiance. I have been to Sonny's several times, most recently coming here for a friend's birthday on a weekend night and enjoyed the heated outdoor area. I split a cheese pizza with a friend and received great service, with someone coming to take our order quickly and receiving our pizza in under 10 minutes. I also appreciated that our server let us know that Sonny's had already added a gratuity charge so we didn't need to tip. The pizza is extremely good, a sheet-pan, almost Detroit-style pie. The crust was crispy on the outside, airy in the middle with great flavor. While I would have liked for a little less tomato sauce and more cheese, the sauce was hearty and not too sweet and the cheese was stretchy and melty. I would highly recommend Sonny's for your next casual pizza slice!
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Grandma style slice. Come for the pizza. Stay for the vibes. Bring your dog and sit outside. Ice cream sandwich is a perfect
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pepperoni Pizza Slice
Expensive for what you get, it’s not worth it. A small slice is about 5 dollars and two will run you almost 12 due to the crazy amount of service charges and fees they add. A can soda costs an arm and a leg too. Definitely not amazing pizza or customer service either. Feels out of touch with the neighborhood too. Georgia Ave has this huge problem with business popping up meant to drive local people out. Was once an affordable street now the black people are being kicked out and the rich white people, coons, and gay people who vote blue and support Israel are moving in. Sad
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
The arugula chili oil slice is a
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We enjoyed the lunch tray style pizza, curvy (old world?) pepperoni that everyone loves, and both salad dressings. Seriously, the Caesar dressing was money. Sonny's entire dining room also FEELS like a lunch room with booths and a big common dining room. Unfortunately, we didn't see the value between the high wine/booze prices and added gratuity. Sonny's is the *first counter order restaurant (you also get/fill your own water) we've seen that adds a 20% gratuity. We'd encourage Sonny's to simply build in the 20% to their food cost to avoid sticker shock; it's confusing that the expos and ______ (we're unsure who else) receive 20% for walking your pizzas less than 20 feet from the kitchen to the table.
Great pizza and friendly staff!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5