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Friday, February 07, 2020

Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana opening at Montgomery Mall

Coal-fired pizza appears to be the new trend in Bethesda. Less than two weeks after the opening of Anthony's Coal-Fired Pizza in downtown Bethesda, Westfield has announced that the pizzeria touted as the "world's best" by many is coming to Montgomery Mall by the end of this year. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana will be located on Level 1 of the mall. The photo released by Westfield suggests the pizzeria will have an exterior storefront, which makes sense with the town center-style addition coming to the mall this decade.

Founded in 1925 in the beautiful town of New Haven, Connecticut, the pizza chain is still run today by Frank Pepe's descendants. Each location has a coal oven modeled after the original one Frank Pepe began using in 1929. All of their current pizzerias are in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York, so this will be the first Pepe's outside of that region.

Pepe's has won the Best Pizza title numerous times from media outlets and dining guides. YouTuber Tarnation Bob swears by the mushroom pizza at Frank Pepe's, and their White Clam Pizza is known as their signature menu item. Soon it will be our turn to sample what we've been told is the World's Best Pizza at Montgomery Mall, and we're likely to see lines such as those in the photo above.

Photo via Westfield Montgomery Mall
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous8:25 AM

    Ahh, comments are back on! Everybody be nice!

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    1. 886:37 AM

      Yup. Everybody look to Robert on how to behave. Do whatever he does.
      All heil Robert Red Baron Dyer

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  2. Anonymous9:59 AM

    The current mall sort of sucks really. But Frank Pepe is beyond, beyond legit. Went to Anthony's and oh my, it's good too.

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  3. I no longer live in DC1:40 AM

    Is the Montgomery Mall just going to be one big food court and have no stores. That actually wouldn't be a bad idea. LOL

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  4. Anonymous7:20 AM

    I just come back again and again to see if comments are allowed again! It’s like watching the Truman Show. When will it end?

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  5. Captain MoCo9:29 AM

    Big MoCo congrats proudly to Bong Joon-ho, Academy Award winner and proud MCPS grad of Richard Montgomery. Let's buy him a round next time we see him on the Rio Boardwalk.

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  6. PED Ally9:11 AM

    Good reporting on a dangerous crosswalk. Time to make it safe or close it.

    "Do or do not. There is no try"

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  7. Anonymous7:04 AM

    Regarding the Euro Motorcars, I have not seen any renderings of the new dealership. I am curious about the approval process for buildings like this. I don’t see any opportunity for the public to view any plans or weigh in in the appropriateness of the design. Is this all done administratively by the planning department? I understand the downtown Bethesda projects that exceed the allowable FAR are required to go thought a more extensive approval process, but what about smaller, “standard method” approvals? Why is their no chance for the public to be part of the review and approval process, or attend any meetings? Even a small project, if poorly designed, can have a very negative impact on a community, and so far, I have not found any process to monitor their approval.

    Are smaller developments that use the standard method allowed to build anything they want?

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