Pizza Fusion
www.pizzafusion.com
2/10
For information about Pizza Fusion's gluten-free (as well as lactose-free) pizza on their website,
click here.
Emailed by Barry Braden on 2/23/10:
"Gluten free menu options represent almost 15% of our sales and we are very pleased to let you know about some exciting happenings at Pizza Fusion for our gluten free guests.
- Gluten free pizzas are now available in a Personal size!
- Our BBQ sauce is now gluten free so our guests can enjoy our very popular BBQ Chicken pizza
- We have a new improved recipe for our crust. The crust is now non-dairy and made with GMO free organic and all-natural ingredients.
Ingredients: Filtered Water, Better Batter Gluten Free Flour (Rice and Brown Rice Flour, Tapioca Starch, Potato Starch, Potato Flour, Xanthan
Gum, Pectin); Cane Sugar; Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil; Sea Salt; Instant Dry Yeast
- Personal and Large size GF crusts are now free every Monday!
"We do offer a 'fresh' mozzarella to top the pizzas with, and also carry goat cheese and a vegan soy cheese if you would like to try something a little different. Gluten free salads, brownies, and beer round out our gluten free menu options, so come hungry! If you have any other questions about our menu or our concept, please do not hesitate to ask.
Ashley Rathgeber
info@pizzafusion.com
954-449-7948
2/10, MD
"After reading all the glowing reviews of good Pizza Fusion GF experiences on this website, I was very excited to experience it for myself! I phone ordered a steak salad and garlic pizza both gluten-free from Hillcrest Pizza Fusion. The lady that took my order said she was going to make double-sure they knew to make it gluten free! When I came to pick up my order the salad clearly had two crustini toasts on it so I said that isn't gluten-free. The guy grabbed it and said I'll fix that for you and brought it back to the kitchen and then appeared to look to see if I was looking to decide if he was going to make a new one from scratch or merely remove the toast and leave gluten crumbs in the salad. Since I was looking he started a new salad. I asked the cashier if this pizza crust is gluten free since they didn't get the salad right and he looked and said it was gluten-free. The receipt said gluten-free on it. I thought I was good to go. I was badly glutenated; I bet the crust was regular and not gluten-free."
1/09, Natasha Cridler
"This weekend I went to Pizza Fusion in Hillcrest and split a gluten free pizza with my friend. The pizza was pretty good, and the service was great. They also have a gluten free/vegan brownie on their menu which was ok too, as well as gluten free beer. The waitress was very aware of gluten allergies, and very helpful
and the menu clearly states a lot of info about what is gluten free. They also use a lot of local/organic stuff which is great. For those who can't have dairy there is also soy cheese available. I would recommend it for someone really craving pizza!"
"My husband and I just got home from a 10 day trip to San Diego! We had a great time. . . Pizza Fusion was great. My husband (who has no food allergies but is a champion and will eat everything I eat!) and I went there for lunch. We were greeted by a very happy and bubbly young man. He sat us and then proceeded to ask us if we were gluten free or vegan. After answering yes to Gluten free and yes to other food allergies, he sat down with us and showed me on the menu what I could and couldn’t have. He walked me through the steps that the kitchen takes with the Gluten free pizzas to assure me that there would be no cross contamination. They use a totally different section of the restaurant for GF prep and cooking, even the toppings are prepared separately. He was great. Having food allergies makes eating out very complicated and difficult, not to mention it makes me feel uncertain and scared sometimes. Pizza Fusion did a tremendous job of alleviating any fears that I had about getting sick from what I was going to eat! And the food was SOO good! It was such a blessing to have "real pizza" again! We liked it so much we got take out later in the week! When we went back in the same man who was waited on us before, remembered us and asked how we were and how we like San Diego, etc! 10 out of 10 in my book for service and food!" Jayn Anderson,
Greensboro, North Carolina
Jen Hopkins, Eatontonw, NJ 8/16
"Pizza Fusion: Everything we tried here was SO good...even my non gf (vegetarian) boyfriend loved it so much we had to come back a second time! We had the gf pizza with red sauce, mozz cheese, artichoke, roasted garlic and carmelized onions...sensational. I also had some of the gf beer, and the gf brownie was to die for! They are very friendly here and even gave us a 10% off coupon for the next time we're in town. We will definitely be going back!"
Roxie (and Karen), San Diego 8/8
"My daughter and I had lunch at Pizza Fusion today. It was delicious. Their food is really "gourmet" with all fresh, organic ingredients. It is relatively expensive for a pizza place ($18-$22 +$5 for the gf crust), but we ordered a salad and pizza to share, and it easily would have feed 3 and maybe 4 people. It's a thin crust, so the toppings are the main show. There are a few pizza toppings and a salad dressing that are not gluten-free, so be sure to ask."
To the listserv in 6/08
"Before going (to Pizza Fusion in Pennsylvania) I had spoken with the manager/chef, Paul. He was very
knowledgeable and made me feel very comfortable with issues pertaining
to cross-contamination. The dough for all locations is made off-site in
a completely gluten free location. The pizza is created in a separate
room/area of the kitchen that is free of regular flour. The gluten free
pizza is cooked on the top shelf of the pizza oven. He was so
accommodating and knowledgeable. He urged me to call first thing in the
morning of the day I was coming to order the toppings for the pizza, so
that they could be set aside, since the toppings could be contaminated
when regular pizzas are being made. They are reluctant to make gluten
free pizzas if your topping requests are not called in earlier in the
day.
I have a whole milk allergy (not a lactose allergy).
They use mozzarella that is a blend of part-skim & whole milk
mozzarella, but they did have a part-skim mozzarella cheese that they
were able to substitute. They also have soy cheese they can use. Even
the pizza cutter is clearly kept in a separate box that is marked
gluten-free.
The pizza was wonderful. My first Pizzeria Pizza since being diagnosed
over 6 years ago!!! And I tend to be very sensitive to even minimal
contamination and almost never eat out."
San Diego
3827 5th Ave. 92103
619-278-0057
Temecula
406 Winchester Rd., #C1, 92591
954-202-1919
