Potomac Pizza — Restaurant in College Park

Was walking on a beautiful day to UPS on my way back I stop at this restaurant and boy I would never go here again. Order a slice of pepper pizza and the person that waited on me I had informed her not to preheat my slice. So I notice a worker in the kitchen put my slice of pizza in the oven. She was nice enough to go inform the worker but he couldn’t speak English or could he comprehend what she was asking him. So when I notice him taking the pizza out the oven then just put it on the counter.

So I told the woman that he took my pizza and laid it on the counter. She went back their again, but after I seen him with gloves on cutting up chicken and then pick up my slice of pizza up with the same gloves he cut chicken I was shock.

This when requested my refund. As I was standing their same worker then took and wiping his hands on his pants, and then went to the chicken that he was cutting up. As I was waiting for my refund I had informed them what he was doing I did informed them don’t be surprised if PGC Inspector come in here.

Under it’s a language barrier but make sure you have someone else in the kitchen that under each order. One slice of pizza turned into disgusting and nasty handling of food and my slice of pizza.

Kitchen looked clean but that worker didn’t take off his gloves and you can see the grease on gloves due to the chicken he had cut up.

I worried how many customers got sick eating at this pizza spot across from MD University Campus. Yes it’s really clean restaurant but I truly believe you never know what’s going on in the kitchen when it comes to handling of food.

Will be reporting this to PGC Inspector witness see what I see in the handling of food with the same gloves is very unsanitary, handling food. Unfortunately, it was my first visit and would be my last.

She did refund my money but did keep my receipts just in case due to the fact it took the manager a fews minutes to refund my money back on my card.

Why I informed them what the cook had did and don’t be surprised if Inspectors visit this Potomac Pizza. You never know who a customers work for when they enter your...

I wish I could give Potomac Pizza more stars! My wife and I have the pleasure of saying we are the first Wedding Rehearsal the restaurant has hosted. My wife (fiancee at the time) planned our wedding at The Hotel at the University of Maryland College Park. We wanted to have a our Rehearsal dinner/lunch close to the same area of our wedding rehearsal. All the other restaurants in the area were overpriced in our opinion for what we wanted. This location was our last choice. When we walked in, we met Jim, the General Manager. We explained our situation to him and he was just as excited about our wedding/rehearsal as we were. We told him we wanted a rehearsal brunch for about 50 people. Jim allowed us to sample items on the catering menu, we made our selections and that was it. It was a very easy process, one of the easiest things we did throughout our wedding planning process.

The most important thing I have not mentioned yet: THE FOOD WAS AMAZING!

We ended up ordering a tossed salad, caesar salad, BBQ wings, Hot wings, Chicken Parm, Chicken Alfredo, Vegetable lasagna, and eggplant parm. All of the food was fresh and made to order. The sauce for the alfredo was amazing and all the food was seasoned well. The wings were very popular as well. They were nice size wings and they did not skimp on the wing sauce.

Our rehearsal brunch was for about 2 hours and as I mentioned, we had about 50 people in total. There was still room for regular customers to come in and order food. The customer service was amazing. Our servers made sure my wife and I were ok and we had everything we needed throughout the time we were there. For dessert, we had cannolis which did not last long either.

After our wedding, (we didn't get a chance to eat during our wedding because there was so much going on) we ended up ordering pizza from here because we knew it would be quality. I can't say thank you enough to Jim and the staff for their great customer service and amazing food. If you are in the College Park area, I would definitely recommend you stop by...

One word sums this place up – inconsistent.

I visited a couple of times on my trip. Although the pizza tasted ok, the whole ordering and interaction process left a lot to be desired.

I walked in about an hour before they closed one night and was asked to go to the “carry out” line after I told them I just wanted a slice. I ordered a slice of cheese pizza, they rushed through the ordering process and I wasn’t asked if I wanted something to drink, so I sat there parched as I waited for my slice. I took a seat, and they brought my single slice out to me in a medium sized cardboard “to-go” box. What a waste since I was eating in the restaurant. The cheese slice was $2.99 – not too bad, but I tipped a dollar for counter service. I’ve been trying so hard to break this habit, but it’s hard to do.

The cheese slice was greasy, and the dough was soggy (see pix).

I decided to go back for another slice, but this time I chose the slice of cheese with three toppings. It was only $3.69 – a good deal. I chose Canadian Bacon, jalapenos, and black olives. This time it was served on a plate with real silverware, even though I was directed to the “to go” line again. This slice was on a slightly thicker crust and wasn’t as soggy or limp as the cheese pizza I had on the other visit. Although the “Canadian Bacon” was just regular ham – and YES, there is a difference folks, don’t get me started – this is a hot button for me.

I returned for a third visit, and ordered the Canadian Bacon, black olives, and jalapeno slice to go this time. When I got to my destination (3 minutes later), it was as soggy and as limp as the cheese slice I had on my first visit.

On one of my visits, I was able to acquire a Blue Moon beer, but it tasted bad and wasn't served with an orange slice. Although it was billed as a pint, it seemed more like it was 12 ounces.

If it’s convenient to where you are, it’s not a bad place to eat at. Just be aware of the...