Pizzeria Paradiso Spring Valley

“Have you tried Pizzeria Paradiso yet? I was excited to go to this place for DC Veg Restaurant Week after so many of my friends had spoken really highly of it. They are super vegan friendly—with delicious Follow Your Heart cheese that can be used to turn most pizzas vegan and friendly to those who cannot tolerate dairy. I was surprised to find that not only do they offer whole wheat crust, it was so good I actually preferred it to the standard. Plus, they have vegan desserts! Tony, the general manager, was super good to us, and the wait staff were attentive and friendly. Their back room was a great space, working well for our group of about a dozen people with a lot of ventilation. Don’t miss this great spot for vegan pizza!”

“The pizza is nice. The salad dressing is a destination food item for some people. The restaurant has an outdoor patio area. Solid place for food. Ice cream sandwich was good.”

“NO STARS!! ZERO!! I chose 1 star or else it wouldn’t post my review. We ordered 2 pizzas to be delivered. I wrote explicit instructions to take food delivery to the front desk concierge in our Condo building and have them call us to come down and get order. There is a delivery service fee of $9 dollars plus and i gave an $8.00 tip for the driver. The total charged to my credit card was $57.13! They use DOOR DASH to handle their deliveries. We received a text with the driver’s name and phone number. Then a text telling us he was picking up our order. Another text that he was on his way. Yet another text that he was here and would take a little time to enter the lobby. Then a text with a photo of where he left the delivery. Sounds good, right? IT WASN’T OUR LOBBY! HE DELIVERED THE PIZZAS SOMEWHERE…JUST NOT TO OUR BUILDING! I called the restaurant and was transferred to a “manager” who told me it was not her problem and i should call Door Dash. I asked for their number and proceeded to call them. I was transferred to and spoke with THREE different people and was about to be transferred yet again when i was told it was not their problem. I hung up and called my credit card company who is now putting together a complaint about Pizzeria Paradiso and will refund the amount i was Charged on my card. They were astounded that the “manager” referred me to the delivery company with whom THEY CONTRACT…especially since THEY (Pizzeria Paradiso) made the charge to my card!!! If this sounds outrageous to you, think how i feel. My only advice to anyone desiring to have food delivered from this establishment is BUYER BEWARE!!! My only hope is that the person or persons who got our Pizzas were nice, were hungry and loved anchovies as much as we do!!”

“We, my son and I, had lunch here on Tuesday, April 27, 2026. My son got the shrimp pizza but I got a small pepperoni pizza.. About five hours later, he became violently ill and has been very sick the last three days. We spent last night in the ER where he received IV treatment for severe dehydration, and Zofran for severe nausea. They confirmed food poisoning. It completely ruined my week trip to see my son. We will never eat here again.”

“Oof. Where to begin. The service charge for carry out orders. I just can't get down with this, especially when you're charging 25 dollars for "large"( I think they mean standard, as that's what a 12" Neapolitan pizza is.) If you were charging a more typical price of around 15 dollars for cheese Neapolitan pizza, then maybe you could justify putting the financial burden of raised costs onto your patrons with a service fee. Lastly, I've been eating at different pizza spots in the DMV trying to find the best Neapolitan pizza, not only was those the only one I've encountered so far to charge a service fee, it was just a subpar pizza. The motz had flavor and it was cooked well, but the sauce was lacking flavor as was the dough, no type of gluten flavor to it. I won't be returning.”