Vace Italian Delicatessen

This is the best pizza in the city: I’m only sad they’re not open Sunday evenings! Highly recommend for takeout.

Food: 5

Ben Rothenberg the writer mentioned y'all in his Substack post this week!

I had an odd interaction with the cashiers. I ordered a pizza for pickup. I paid with cash and the casher tried rushing me out of line before handing me my change. This was not table service, this was counter service. She was annoyed I asked for $6 back on a $16 pizza. DO NOT PAY WITH CASH!

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 4

Service: 1

Authentic food and a great place to practice your Italian!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Vace is a DC institution in my eyes. I enjoy stocking up on the homemade sauces and pastas to store in the freezer. I also like the imported Italian brands they carry. My favorite thing to buy is the pizza dough. It's the best of the best and will hold up in the fridge for several days or more. The staff told me to leave it out for 4 hours before stretching it and topping it. That works well. I may also get a slice to go!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Lasagna, Stuffed Shells

Great sauces, pasta, pizza & sandwiches. Plus pleasant & efficient service. A neighborhood treasure!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. Honestly, it’s like walking on egg shells. Not worth it.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Best pizza in town

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Their pizza’s a savory feat,
With crust that's delightfully sweet.
From cannoli to tart,
The desserts play their part—
A true little slice of a treat.

But service? Now that’s where they slip,
With manners that come off as whip.
Though fast to your need,
They’re lacking in heed—
A scowl with your sauce and your dip.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 3

The best pizza I've had in the dmv. I'm not exaggerating here, it's basically perfect. I couldn't believe it. I grew up in NYC, and I'll tell you they can compete with anyone out from the big apple. When you try it, you'll understand. Capiche

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Can’t speak for the food, but the wine selection was surprisingly good! Service was good.

Service: 5

I wanted to like Vace because I know it’s a local institution but it left a lot to be desired.

I tried their focaccia cold cut sandwich, meatball sub, and plain slice, none of which were very good. The focaccia tastes like instant yeast, the sub rolls are clearly frozen and par baked, and the slice was extremely mid. Prices are pretty high considering the quality isn’t great.

However, what really put me off was the service — everyone behind the counter acts like you’ve offended them by daring to order and are clearly extremely unhappy to be serving customers. It’s a shame because it’s the type of spot where you’d expect friendly service.

Also, watch out if you’re buying a tiramisu, because most of the containers are broken and the tiramisu are freezer burned as a result.

Old lady who took my order was rude and rushful their wasn't even a long

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 1

Amazing pizza crust and pizza making supplies

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Just average pizza, but kind of expensive.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3