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| - Was in Tempe for Angels Spring Training and in searching for gluten-free options nearby, came upon Picazzo's. Yippee!! It was AWESOME!!! We actually need to have gluten free and soy free and this place nailed it! This might have been one of only a handful of times our son could eat everything he saw on the table. And it was good! (My non allergic hubby loved it & would go back!) We started with the kale salad (is Lyn-Genet The Plan friendly), which was tasty and what you would expect of a kale salad. Then had mozzarella caprese, which was also very good and what you would expect (except had sliced avocado on side, which was odd but we loved!). Came with a side of flatbread and we chose the gf version. Then had Pizza Margharita and a custom pizza with pineapple, both on the gf crust (not the vegan crust). Both pizzas were really good - liked the Margharita pizza best. The level of garlic in it was outstanding. Think the gf crust must be homemade because doesn't taste like any of the traditional pre-made gf crusts. Wasn't the best gf crust I've ever had - kind of tasted like a cornmeal texture a little - but was still very good/tasty and would get it again! The sauce, cheese, etc was awesome. Have dairy free options as well. It was Lent and a Friday so didn't try any of their meats. Was celebrating a birthday so ended with the gf choc chip skillet cookie w/hot fudge and ice cream. Chose the coconut milk vanilla ice cream, which I don't typically love, but this was amazing!!! The cookie was out of this world and the cm ice cream was so creamy. We actually returned home and bought that brand of ice cream ($6/pint!). Given the higher cost of gluten/soy/dairy-free foods, I'm really amazed that there weren't surcharges for subbing these allergen friendly items. Oh - and our bill was so reasonable!!! Think we spent just over $60 for all of this! Beyond the awesome food, the server (wish I could remember his name), was excellent! He was super attentive! The bus boy was there before we ever needed a water refill so was never looking to flag anyone down. When we dropped a fork, a replacement was promptly brought over. Even the food timing was great! Everything came out much quicker than I would have expected, which was impressive given our order. We did go at 5:30pm on a Sat so there were a number of people there but didn't have any wait. Liked the ambiance - indoor or outdoor seating available. Casual but clean and contemporary feel. Very traditional Italian food with the option to customize it to allergen needs if you want (don't have to) and eat it in a healthier (organic/non-gmo), higher quality way. On our way out, my son told me that I just had to write a review on this place, he loved it that much. We will definitely return when in Phoenix area again next time. Thank you for offering such an outstanding restaurant! Proves that if you build a place with high quality food, people will come and return!
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