An inherited pizza oven + ramen expertise = new food to try
Tonari delivers pasta and pizza as only the Japanese can
Location: DC-Washington, D.C.
Story Date: 3/6/2020
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Tom Sietsema
The reason you’re eating Japanese-inflected Italian food from the trio behind some of Washington’s most popular ramen stops boils down to a design feature they inherited from the Chinatown restaurant that preceded their new Tonari. The oven made them do it — specifically the beautiful domed pizza cooker left behind by Graffiato. “We couldn’t think of taking it down,” says chef Katsuya Fukushima.
Place Category: Food & Drink
Story Category: New Places