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Originally posted by jman

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Originally posted by Scorereader

Case in point:
Today, a large group of co-workers went out to pizza to a place called Armand’s. They sell Chicago style pizza. They are a local chain.
When I first moved to DC, I went to the location in Tenleytown neighborhood. The pizza was as close to Chicago style as I had eaten in a long long time.
Our office, takes an annual trip to the Armand’s on Capitol Hill. It’s about a 10 minute walk from my office. I noticed that the Capitol Hill location was not as good as the Tenleytown location, but it wasn’t terrible. Because our office was off-site for a year and a half, it’s been a few years since we took our "annual" trip.
Today, we went back. The pizza has taken a major nose dive since a couple years ago. The pizza was not good – only slightly better than Pizza Hut. I made a comment to a fellow co-worker that the food has really gone downhill, she agreed. I made the comment that given the poor quality of the food, and the attitude of the manager – we should find a new pizza option for next year. She agreed. As did others in the group who overheard our conversation.
The next closest pizza place is about twice the distance. I can assure you, that I will never go back to Armand’s, and am willing to travel twice as far for much better pizza next year – others agree.
If it was the only pizza place on Cap Hill, I would’ve suggested we go out for subs next year. And even suggested that perhaps if the other pizza place is too far, that we go out for something else – others agreed that there’s no reason to take the annual Spring luncheon to Armand’s if that’s the level of food we’re going to get.

No one is suggesting that anyone should go somewhere where they don’t like the food. The point is that just because you don’t like it, it doesn’t mean that those who do are ignorant.

Your posts on this subject are an example of why some newbies feel less than welcome. You repeatedly said people are ignorant if their tastes are different than yours.

My point was why do you have the need to bash PH in a thread that asks about the pasta, a dish that you’ve not even tried? I hate Washington DC and a lot of the pompous jerks that work there, but I don’t jump into a thread about DC restaurants to vent my opinions. It amounts to the same thing.

you’re a tool. I said no such thing. And I don’t need to defend my ideas to a person who comes to a roadfood site and repeatedly lauds Pizza Hut pasta.

If you don’t like DC or the pompus jerks who work here, then please don’t come to DC. We don’t need another tourist patroning chain restaurants.