Upstairs Seating at Bacio Pizzeria in Bloomingdale Turned Out Awesome

by Prince Of Petworth March 19, 2014 at 12:30 pm 27 Comments

81 Seaton Place, NW

Thanks to a reader for sending word. I stopped by over the weekend and was pretty amazed at the transformation.

lovessoldier

Love this place. Outstanding idea to expand. Go Bacio!!!
MOLLY

Are they serving booze?
- Prince Of Petworth
  
  Yup: https://www.popville.com/2013/07/get-ready-to-drink-some-beers-on-bacio-pizzerias-sweet-patio-in-bloomingdale/
bb

I’m a fan of Bacio – definitely my go-to pizza in the neighborhood. Is the seating upstairs a place where you bring your already-paid-for pizza and eat it? Or is there a waitstaff?
- Anonymous
  
  Sure, right? In the picture it looks like there’s a cash register and on the website it says take out/dine in
  - Anonymous
    
    there is a wait staff
B

Can we please get a decent pizza place in Petworth PLEASE
- pvjdp
  
  hey there’s many and olga’s…………..sarcasm
msmaryedith

How does their pizza compare to Rustik? I was surprised they would open up so close to an established pizza restaurant.
- sarah
  
  i think both bacio and rustik are good, although i know some people are down on rustik. they do a much thinner, crispier crust with some interesting toppings – lamb, zataar, preserved lemon, etc. their thing is woodfired oven feel. bacio does a softer, more pillowy crust and more traditional toppings. i really enjoy both, and they strive for different things.
- Truxton Thomas
  
  I prefer Rustik. I was disappointed that Bacio used corn meal instead of flour.
- Anonymous
  
  I personally really like awesome, thin Neapolitan-style crusts, so I think Rustik knocks the socks off Bacio’s (which is just fine in my opinion). Rustik has a wood-burning pizza oven that gets super hot that enables them to create the thin tasty crusts.
  - Anonymous
    
    * The word “awesome” should have been edited out above – sorry. I meant to say that I think Rustik’s crusts are awesome.
- Reality
  
  I like Rustik a lot – I got there often. I’ve been to Bacio once and liked it, but just never thought to go since they didn’t have seating. I will try again!
KellyKapowski

So, is the patio no longer BYOB? Are there any good BYOB places left on earth?!
(Don’t all rush to reply Thai Xing, that place is too expensive/difficult to get into to be a good standby).
- Truxton Thomas
  
  What is this, Pennsylvania?
  - KellyKapowski
    
    As far as byob goes, I wish! Last summer I loved grabbing a cheap bottle of wine to bring to the bacio patio on a warm night. Short lived joy.
    - Anonymous
      
      can you drink wine in crispus attucks?
  - ash
    
    Or Baltimore?
kook47797

I found Bacio to be a little bland, but OK in a pinch.
JK

Our go-to place in Bloomingdale! Was just there last night – the reno is adorable & surprisingly kid-friendly. Delicious pizza, decent wine, really nice wait staff. Love it!
- etcetera
  
  I’ve lived in the neighborhood more than 2 years and still haven’t gotten a table at Rustik. I guess my timing is always awful. I have waited for an hour but always end of giving up. So I’ve never tried Rustik pizza, but I think Bacio’s is FANTASTIC. really delicious pizza.
  - Anonymous
    
    This can’t be serious. We go every couple of weeks and have never waited more than 10 minutes. When are you going?
    - Anonymous
      
      I agree with anonymous here
      - weldyar
        
        Ditto. I’ve never waited more than a few minutes, even during peak hours when Red Hen has a 2 hour wait.
Anonymous

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the pizza. The owner takes a lot if pride in his product. My first time eating in the pizza was aesttically beautiful. Should be on the list of best pizza in DC.
Bloomgirl

My favorite pizzeria! It really is so beautiful upstairs – I’ve been several times now and never had a bad pie or bad service. Love it.

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