So the family was hungry for pizza last night after I got done with work and after my Monday, I really wasn't up to making the entire thing from scratch. I am never really one to go out to eat, especially when there's gluten in the environment...but I did it anyway. ZPizza in Rochester had some pretty good reviews on the "Find Me Gluten Free" app and I have really been wanting to try it. So I stopped after work to grab some pizzas "quick."
When I first walked in, I was a little hesitant (well maybe a lot), so I started asking questions about how they prepare the gluten free pizza. They were quick and knowledgeable answering all of my questions. Everything is prepared in a separate area, the gluten free pizzas are baked in the same over but have a pan underneath then to separate from the others, and different utensils are used. You can also get the pizzas as a "Take and Bake." The total price for a large gluten free pizza was expensive in my opinion, $21.50 but they had some great flavors to choose from, even offering non-GMO crusts, organic tomato sauce, MSG-free pepperoni, additive-free sausage, vegan cheese, etc. etc. Which is great! They told me it would be 8-10 minutes for the pizza to be done. So I waited. 10 minutes later, they still had not even put it in the oven. I ended up waiting about 30 minutes for the pizza and by the time I got home (15 minute drive), it was no longer hot. I'm thinking the pizza needed to be baked a little longer and it would have been perfect.
The crust has great flavor but just needed that little while longer in the oven to get more of a crisp. I ordered half Tuscan Mushroom (thyme, truffle oil, feta cheese, caramelized onions, roasted garlic sauce, mozzarella, mushroom mix) and half Sante Fe (lime chicken instead of chicken sausage, chipotle pesto, mozzarella, cilantro, Serrano chilies, tomatoes, corn, red onions). Both were extremely good! The mushroom was especially delicious. Feta cheese worked quite well on this combination of the sweet caramel flavors from the onions and the truffle oil drizzled on top. Yummy! The Sante Fe packed a nice punch if you like a little heat. The reviews all said to try it with the lime chicken instead of the chicken sausage and I'm pretty sure they were right.
Overall, besides the wait and price, this was truly great pizza. Like I said before, it is a gluten environment that it's made in but, from watching them carefully, they take every caution to prevent cross-contamination. I would definitely suggest giving them a try. My husband had the regular pizza and was raving about the sauce they used, so even the non gluten-free people can thoroughly enjoy this treat.
http://www.zpizza.com/
