Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pizza. Show all posts

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Gluten Free Pizza???

I've recently found several pizza restaurants that carry gluten free pizza.  The pizza ranges from decent to great.  The problem is one restaurant I have recently encountered is CLUELESS when it comes to cross contamination.  I saw their advertisement in our local newspaper and was excited to see that I could get a pizza.  Here is a recent conversation I had while ordering a gluten free pizza: 

Me:     I understand you carry gluten free pizza
Restaurant:    Yes, we do
Me:    Do you make the dough in house?
Restaurant:    No, we order it.
Me:    Do you bake in a separate pan?
Restaurant:    I don't know.
Me:    Can you find out.
Restaurant:    Sure . . . . . no, we don't have separate pans.
Me:    How about boards, do you have separate boards that you put the gluten free pizzas on.
Restaurant:    No
Me:    So you put the gluten free dough on a board that has been floured and into an oven that is shared with regular pizza dough.
Restaurant:    I guess so.

I was appalled to see that they had a huge sign in their window that said they now carry Gluten Free Pizza!

Thankfully, there are some restaurants that actually "get it" and I feel safe eating their pizza.  This was not one.

Have you ever encountered a similar situation?  Please share.

Cathy