Today while running errands with my sister, she took me to a gourmet pizza deli in Arlington called The Lost Dog Cafe at 5876 Washington Blvd. This is a place for dog-lovers. (I like dogs too, but Blurby is still the best). The owners, Pam McAlwee and Ross Underwood also started the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation where they have helped rescue and/or placed hundreds of abandoned and unwanted animals since 2001. The The Lost Dog Cafe is also a deli and a beer and wine store, and you have to walk through that part to get to the cafe. The smell of pizza hits you right in the face as soon as you walk in. We sat in front of the 4th picture down (the one with the pool table), right where the couple is sitting.
On to the food. I started with a pint of root beer which was fine, chilled, but no ice. As my meal, I ordered the Pedigree Pie (garlic butter, artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, parmesan, mozzarella and fontina sprinkled with basil) and my sister got the Nouvelle Veggie (momemade tomato sauce, fresh mushrooms, broccoli, onions, green peppers, mozzarella and cheddar cheese). We ordered the Dog Collars (Tabasco flavored onion rings, baked and served with ranch dressing) to start. Mind you, I did feel a little awkward asking for dog collars at a restaurant.
The dog collars were mediocre, I'm not sure if they always come out slightly soggy, but there was what I would call a "hint" of tabasco flavoring.
My pie was very good. Very flavorful and a lot of spinach and artichokes. The spinach looked like it had been frozen, but I'm not complaining, just an observation. I guess it would qualify as a white pizza since there was no tomato sauce on it. The tomatoes were fresh however, and nice and juicy.
My sister's pizza was also very good. The homemade tomato sauce was amazing. It was pretty funny since the brocolli had kind of burned and looked like a small forest fire had burned the brocolli.
Overall, the experience was slightly more "playful" than I'm used to, and it was a very young crowd. All of the restaurant workers seemed very happy to be working there, and it was a fun place to eat. I recommend going there if you've got a lot of energy, and are hungry.
Apparently, there's also a sister cafe open in the same plaza there in Arlington. It's called, not suprisingly, the Stray Cat Cafe. That's another place I've got to try. Maybe for Friday cat Blogging
Posted by yakuza at June 18, 2005 09:25 PM | TrackBack