It is no secret that gluten-free pizza is hard to do right. The taste may be right on, but the texture is hard to get just right. Columbus has many restaurants that offer decent gluten-free pizza, but Marcella's may have just moved to the top of that list.
Marcella's, part of the Cameron Mitchell Restaurant group, began offering gluten-free options over a year ago, but has just expanded the menu to include pizza. Not only have they added pizza, but eleven different varieties!
I met up with another gluten-free friend to give the new gluten-free pizzas a try. We had a hard time deciding which pizza to order, but ended up settling on the Margherita, which is topped with mozzarella, plum tomatoes and fresh sweet basil. The gluten-free pizzas are the same size as the regular pizzas, about 14 inches and rectangular in shape. The pizzas arrived on a wood cutting board-like dish and the board was covered with parchment paper. The crust was thin and had bubbles in spots, just like a "normal" gluten-filled crust would. In fact, I asked our waiter to make sure they were gluten-free and we were assured that we had received the gluten-free pizza. The pizza was amazing! I was floored with how much the crust tasted like the "real thing"! The texture was unlike the texture of most gluten-free pizzas - it was thin, crispy and chewy all at the same time! This crust was not crumbly at all. Both my friend and I finished off our entire pizzas! Yes, we each ate an entire pizza, it was that good!
After finishing up our dinner, I asked to speak with the manager to get some more information about the pizza crust. I wanted to know what type of flour was used in the pizza dough. Imagine my surprise when I was told that they use Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Pizza Crust Mix! This is one of my favorite pizza crust mixes, though I have never had results as good as what I enjoyed at Marcella's! It must be the pizza stones & hot ovens they use!
The gluten-free pizzas range in price from $9.95 to $12.95. Make sure to stop in Monday - Friday during Happy Hour for half price pizzas!! I know that we will be back to enjoy these delicious pizzas in the very near future!
Marcella's has 2 locations in the Columbus area - Polaris & Short North and one in Scottsdale, AZ.
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