Locally students can enjoy delicious Chinese food and mouth-watering Indian food. However, the convenient appeal of a warm, cheesy slice of pizza can be agreed upon by all. I went around to local options to conquer this craving and tried them all out to bring you the answer to which pizza place is the best for you.
Ledo’s Pizza has been a pizza staple ever since it opened in 1955 with locations in Maryland ranging from Deep Creek Lake to College Park. Ledo’s is famous for its distinct square pizza and sweet sauce. I went to the Rockville location at 1319 H, Rockville Pike. I got an eight-inch pizza and six buffalo wings, which was enough food for two people and was $19. The pizza was skinny and crispy and the sauce had a distinct sweetness. The wings were delicious without being overly spicy so somebody with a weaker spice tolerance could eat them. “Ledo’s is the best because it is so thin and the square pizza makes every piece have a crust,” freshman Jack Sisco said.
Mamma Lucia serves margherita-style pizza along with nine other types like BBQ chicken, meat lovers, Greek and white pizza, along with pasta. There are seven locations across Maryland and D.C. and I went to the location at 14921 Shady Grove Rd at Fallsgrove. I got a 14-inch cheese pizza and a chicken parmesan for $39,which was plenty of food for two people. The pizza was a margherita cheese pie, and was more doughy than the Ledo’s and not as crispy. “I like Mamma Lucia the most because their pasta is also good,” senior Marissa Cook said
The third restaurant I went to was Pizza Cs NY, which opened in 2017 after success with their other location Pizza CS, which served Italian-style pizza. During Covid, Pizza Cs had to close. Pizza Cs NY serves New York-style pizza along with subs, wings and salads. I went to the only location at 1020 Rockville Pike and got a 14-inch pizza and six-piece buffalo wings for $31. The pizza was much more like pizza that you would get in New York than the previous two. The wings were more spicy than the ones I had from Ledo’s so If you are more sensitive to spicy foods, they might be a bit too much. The pizza was thin and crispy and greasy, like pizza in New York would be. “Pizza Cs NY is my favorite place because their wings are so good and the pizza is as good as it is in New York,” sophomore Benedict Santos said.
