Brick Oven Woodfired Pizza
www.858brickoven.com
6/08
The Brick Oven website has a large section discussing their gluten-free pizza, it's ingredients, and how it is prepared. It is a really small restaurant, so it is mostly take-out. One poster below said there are three tables inside and two outside.
See a news article about Brick Oven at Fox News article published in June 2008.
RJ's warning: On the website they state "Due to high demand, you must call in advance on Fridays to reserve your gluten free pizza. If you call before noon on Friday, you will be assured a reservation!" They also indicate that it might be a good idea to call ahead any day to make sure there won't be a long delay.
7/08
"I work in SD and my Girlfriend is a Celiac and was in SD with me for the week. She hasn't had a restaurant pizza in 3 years and was excited when I found this website and that Brick Oven had Gluten free, so we took the trip to Poway. When we walked in we immediately realized it was a family run operation. Our order was taken by the cutest, Smiley, articulate 10 year old Girl you'll ever meet. Within 10 minutes our Pizza was ready and my Girlfriend had the biggest smile on her face as the pizza was brought out.
The Gluten free pizzas only come in a medium size. The seating might be a concern on a weekend. Three tables inside and two outside. I am not a Celiac and we shared the Pizza and to be honest I don't think I could tell you there was anything different about this pizza and it was some of the best I've had in some time. My Girlfriend was in heaven and couldn't stop talking about how awesome it was. I highly recommend this place and will be back."
Dennis L., Joshua Tree, CA
7/08
I just tried my first take-out gluten free pizza at Brick Oven in Poway and I am very impressed. This is not just great gluten-free pizza. It's great pizza. I think the biggest reason this pizza is a success is that somehow the chef has managed to get air into the dough. Anyone who's tried a frozen GF pizza knows what I'm talking about. Sorry, Amy's (frozen), you've got your work cut out for you now.
John Coffey,
Sabre Springs, 7/08
6/08
"Their GF pizza was great! It is even good re-heated, and since it is made to order you can get what ever you want on it. Make sure you call ahead, since it takes longer to make. They normally sell out on Fridays & Saturdays. The owner said you can call a day or so in advance, so they know how much dough to make for the next day." Debbie, Poway
5/08
"The gluten-free pizza at Brick Oven is one of the best pizzas in San Diego county. My family loves it. I recommend calling ahead to order, as it could take almost 40 minutes before it is ready. The place is tiny, so it is probably best to do take-out." Anita B.
5/08
"Not sure if my wife has had a chance to email you yet but I wanted to tell you about a pizza place in Poway that is serving GF pizza...and it does not taste anything like a frozen crust...it tastes and looks hand tossed. My son, who is not a Celiac, actually preferred the GF pizza to the regular...owner wasn't sure how he felt about that...
The man who was there was very knowledgeable about being GF and was incredible about cross-contamination. He said at this point they are only doing GF cheese pizzas because of the fear of cross contamination on the toppings...they hand throw their pizza dough. However, they are already working on a separate GF station for the kitchen so that they can offer the same toppings for the GF pizzas as for regular pizzas.
Anyway, we wanted to let you know so that you could spread the word around SD ROCK. We were sad to see Mountain Mike's turn their backs on us...Brick Oven is there for us. My Celiac daughter walked out of the pizzeria with a pizza box and it made her day." Jeff Carpenter to San Diego ROCK group
12222 Poway Road Suite 19
Poway, Ca 92064
858-274-2568
