May 1, 2012
Solid pizza, solid beer list, a surprisingly good burger and prices that don’t rake you over the coals to bad are a win for me. Yeah, it’s stil a little pricey, but it is DC. I thought the pizza was varied and tasty and they had a nice mix of draft and bottle selections. Staff were very friendly and happy to talk beer. You can certainly do worse downtown.

December 3, 2011
I heard that this place is a biy yuppified, so I stopped by at Saturday lunch to. See if I could find some normal people. Fortunately tourists outnumbered the snobs. Taps included two seasonals, top choice was New Belgium Snow Day, the rest were nothing to write home about. Server girls were friendly in the extreme. Sit at the downstairs bar and you can watch the El Salvadorans make the pizza. Pizza was beyond crisp, like a blend of Wheat Thins and Ritz Crackers. Topping were a bit boutique - my veggie pizza had potato chips on it. There are better choices in the district.

September 1, 2011
Using this spot to rate the DC and Rockville, MD location. Nice atomosphere with kickass bar food and good thin pizzas. They have 10-12 craft beers on tap but the selection is constantly varied and really good. They get rare stuff too, from Dogfish, Sierra, etc. Also, they usually have authentic German beers and usually a belgian or two. limited but great selection.

April 23, 2011
Crowed, hip atmosphere. Prompt, knowledgeable servers. They have an average beer selection as far as beer bars go. They had a couple of scattered interesting regional micro brews available. the food is excellent. So, in combination, a decent beer menu and great food make this a worthwile stop. Prices are a little above average, what you would expect for this neighborhood...

May 16, 2010
Capital Hill Location. Decent selection of drafts, Dortmunder gold, oberon, two hearted, a couple belgians. Very nice location and ambiance. Food was delicious. I had a crab cake sandwich that was incredible, wife had some burger sliders that looked dank. A great place to hit up if you are in the neighborhood.

September 14, 2009
I’ve been here a few times. It’s a big place, lot’s of beer on tap, and in bottles - though pretty similar to the selection in most trendy DC bars now. The pizza is ok - I recommend the Fire and Smoke with a delirium. The bartenders are pretty good.

December 22, 2008
Had dinner here with my brother who lives really close and has been here a bunch. We grabbed an extremely quick bite before an early Wizards Game. The tap list was small but respectable, two hearted, delirium tremens, some seasonals including delirium noel. The key here is the food is pretty damn tasty, lots of yummy things. Had mini burgers with smoked gouda and a meat pizza. Food is great, beer is sorta second on the list, though they use proper glassware.

September 11, 2008
nice building rustic facade but modern interior - felt a little sterile. Very friendly waitress. Small selection of beers, but had a nice variety of styles. Pizza was good- crust a little thin for my taste.

May 15, 2008 [ Updated July 14, 2008 ]
Located right around the corner from RFD, Matchbox Pizza is an impressive looking building with a very modern, urban feel applied to the typical stone and metal look of a wood-fired pizza joint. Through the front door and into a high-ceiling but skinny bar, I’m met by a small but cramped crowd of mohito and Stella drinking urbanites, but in little time I find a seat at the bar. Draft list includes Allagash White, a Rogue seasonal (Mogul), Chimay, Delirium Tremens and a few other US craft choices. Food wise it’s everything from salad and sandwiches to the wood-fired pizza that everyone is so crazy about. So I went with the Smoke & Fire, which has chipotle tomato sauce, smoked gouda, roasted peppers, onion and basil, with some sausage added on to complete the deal. The dough looks cracker-thin and brittle, but the center of the pizza was unevenly cooked and turned flabby and soft. The flavors never seemed to come together, there was an overwhelming amount of roasted garlic, and the cheese didn’t melt enough (it was sliced gouda, not shredded, hrmm). Service was great, the crowd was fun, but it definitely is not a beer geek only place. Most people were drinking Stella or Delirium, no doubt for the status, but I will recommend this place for people visiting Downtown/Chinatown as an alternative to RFD, where the food is downright awful. However, if you have the chance to visit Pizza Paradiso, skip Matchbox and go there instead, where the beer selection and quality of food is better. Another option would be Ella’s Wood Fired Pizza, only a few blocks away. they have a few good beers on tap as well, and are always less crowded than Matchbox.

December 11, 2007 [ Updated October 2, 2008 ]
Great pizza!!! Very cool little building! While the beer list doesn’t quite have the variety of Pizza Pardisio, it does have the quality. Decently priced. It can certainly get packed though as its such a small place. More or less across the street from RFD and near Gordon Biersch, District Chop House, and a couple of other decent beer bars.