Every downtown hotspot is known for a notorious item. TOTS has the rail and River Mill has the Irish car bomb. Now we have a new contender, Benny Marzano’s, the pizza place of all pizza places. How so do you ask? Two words: jumbo slice. This culinary distinction hails from Adams Morgan. This slice of pizza is more than enough to satisfy any drunk hunger and every late-night bargoer has mastered the stance to eat this monster. The greasy slab of heaven requires two paper plates to handle and nearly overflows out of a pizza box. The name jumbo slice hardly does this pizza goodness justice. But, that’s what separates the jumbo slice from your ordinary pizza pie.
The minute bartenders scream “last call” a line forms outside Benny Marzano’s, and it’s one step closer to a minor food coma. It’s hard to look away at the sight of your fellow Hokie devouring a jumbo from the way people try to maneuver the oversized slice with a variety of eating techniques.
The small pizza joint has diner-esque barstool seating around the perimeter of the storefront and large windows perfect for catching a passer-bys attention and to prove any disclaimer that size does really matter…even when you’re three sheets to the wind.
At Benny Marzano’s its simple: cheese or pepperoni. No need to garnish the foot–in- a-half long slice with unnecessary distractions; the slice is a distraction in itself. Seeing is believing my friend, and this ideal late-night snack is sure to please. At $3.60 for a slice of cheese and $4.50 for pepperoni it’s hard to resist a jumbo slice.
Located on Draper Road next to River Mill and across the street from She Sha’s.
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