matchbox - rockville

got the fire and smoke pizza and the veggie pizza. the veggie pizza had pesto sauce, and i am a fan of pesto, i don't think you could go wrong with anything pesto. the fire and smoke pizza was supposedly spicy. i guess, it's fairlyspicyfor an american tongue. i think they put chipotle peppers in it.

ambience was good. had to wait for 30 minutes, even though we had a reservation. but, it was saturday .. 8 pm, rush is expected. (meaning reserved for 8 pm, got table at 8:30)
on the plus side - free match boxes 😀

edit:
visit 2. went there on a monday. had reservations but didn't need it. plenty of available tables.
got 4 types of pizzas, all good. but nothing phenomenal or life altering. :) asked to make the fire and smoke extra spicy, that meant just more of the same sauce on the pizza, had a little bit spice kick. same applies if you ask less spice, they'll reduce the amount of sauce on it.

overpriced average pizza. i like that you can get a half-and-half pizza. i chose the matchbox meat andspicymeatball pizzas for my combo. the food was alright, but it's a little overpriced. the server was friendly but a little slow even though the restaurant wasn't very busy. i wouldn't say i had a bad experience, but if the menu item that bears the name of the restaurant doesn't deliver in a big way, then i have to wonder if anything else on the menu is worth getting, especially at inflated prices. this location looks new and the ambiance was pretty nice. it might be worth trying once, but don't expect outstanding pizza.

disappointing overall. great building, but loud, very crowded, and chilly temperature. slow, but friendly service. drink order for our table was screwed up as it was for the table next to us. appetizer was great, but entrees were luke warm when they arrived and not worth the price. the pizza was the biggest disappointment...it had sat for a long time before it got to our table, and was toospicyto eat (even though the menu didn't say it was spicy). short ribs entree was 75% fat. all in all, it felt like an average chain, family restaurant, not the hipper, unique experience we were hoping for. much prefer some of the other more established restaurants in rockville over matchbox.