2 Amys (DC - Cleveland Park)

Another night, another great meal at 2 Amy's. The lines out front don't lie.

This time, we dined at a table near the bar in the back. We ordered, a margherita pizza, the roasted eggplant (special) and a pizza with caramelized tomato, chives, roe and a fresh cracked egg (special).

The margherita, was good, as always, but the two specials blew us away.

The roasted eggplant was actually a whole eggplant, tossed in the wood-fired oven and roasted until it was gooey. It was then plated, split with a knife and covered in pesto. The bitterness of the eggplant played off the sweet basil and spicy garlic in a dish that was pure summer. I don't think I can reproduce this in an oven, but I am very tempted to grab a few eggplants at the farmer's market and toss them in my smoker for the afternoon.

The special pizza was by far one of the oddest things I have ever put in my mouth. The caramelized tomatoes and roe gave the pizza an overall burnt yellow color, with flashes of green from the handful of diced chives that were thrown on top. Then, all by itself, sitting in the middle of the pie, sat a large, fried egg (sunnyside up). They literally prepared the pizza, cracked an egg on it and then tossed it in the wood fired oven. The super-sweet tomatoes played off the salty roe and the earthy egg flavor in a really amazing, fresh pizza.

The waiter told us that they do a similar trick in the winter with a grana, truffle oil and fresh egg pizza. I can't wait for that to come around!