American Flatbread: Sustainable pizza is guiltless right?

Jan 8, 2010 by Katelin

So I have to be bathing suit ready by the last weekend in January- ugg.  But now and then even on the best of diets you must splurge.  I crave pizza, a lot, and lately American Flatbread has been there to coddle my obsession.  They strive to be local, organic and sustainable, which I really honestly think equates to better pizza mainly because the ingredients are superior to so many other places.  And they are community friendly, here they are at a soaked Clarendon Day.

I have had their Virginia Country Ham with Apples and Cheddar and their Revolution Flatbread with additions and variations.  I love their tangy red sauce, it has the distinct taste of real tomatoes without being too thick nor to thin.  They have a terrific spice blend on the cheese, and just the right amount of cheese (although anyone who is a NY pizza fan will find it lacking).  I think their pepperoni is really fantastic.  It is savory and spicy and just tastes fresh to me.  Now the crust isn’t as thin as you would suspect a place called American Flatbreads to be, but I would argue that it doesn’t matter because it is excellent.  It has nice crunch while still being soft and balanced in terms of testure and flavor.  I think there is nice salt to the dough without being salty.  It has a wonderful texture of real bread- homemade bread- bread made with care.  They have a wood fired earthen oven lovingly built by staff and volunteers that just puts out lovely lovely bread.

I also like that their pies are cut in small squares which makes it easier to share and easier to portion.

It is in the Zoso building off Fillmore Street in Clarendon and boasts very helpful staff and free parking.  The interior is a little stark, but it is a pizza place.  They have happy hour with $3 draft and $5 house wine.  They also have a personal pizza at the bar (why isn’t this restaurant wide?).  They have a TV at the bar often showing sports and games to keep you or your little ones occupied.

Note: They also have an Ashburn location for those of you who live way the heck out there.

There are a couple caveats: The wine list, especially wines by the glass need some work.  They need purse hooks badly.  And the diet soda tastes, well, very diet.  But these are minor details I am sure they will address in time.

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