Comet Ping Pong
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Comet Ping Pong in 2016
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| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2006 |
| Current owner(s) | James Alefantis |
| Food type | Pizza |
| Dress code | Casual |
| Street address | 5037 Connecticut Avenue NW |
| City | Washington, D.C. |
| Postal/ZIP code | 20008 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 38°57′21″N 77°04′11″W / 38.955833°N 77.069722°WCoordinates: 38°57′21″N 77°04′11″W / 38.955833°N 77.069722°W |
| Website | Official website |
Comet Ping Pong (often abbreviated as Comet) is a pizzeria, restaurant, and concert venue located at 5037 Connecticut Avenue NW in Chevy Chase, Washington, D.C.. Owned by James Alefantis, Comet has received critical acclaim from The Washington Post, The Washingtonian, New York magazine, the DCist, and Guy Fieri of Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Comet is also noted for its ping-pong tables in the back rooms, as well as for the bands that sometimes perform there.
Comet was founded in 2006 by Alefantis and Carole Greenwood, who also co-owned a restaurant on the same block. Alefantis quickly became the sole owner of Comet Ping Pong after Greenwood, a chef at both restaurants, left her position as co-owner and executive chef of Comet. In 2008, the restaurant was involved in a disagreement with the area's Advisory Neighborhood Commission over the fact that Comet broke an agreement with ANC. The violation of the agreement, which stipulated that Comet not open after midnight and have live entertainment, led to a bitter dispute with the ANC, which resulted in Comet narrowly being able to remove its formal arrangement with ANC. In late 2016, the restaurant was the center of the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy theory, which resulted in hundreds of people harassing the restaurant's staff and is thought to have been the cause of a non-fatal shooting at the restaurant.
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