Pizzeria Paradiso

Made me sick, do not recommend if you are sensitive to cross contamination

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

Is ALL the food in this establishment gluten-free?

— Yes, the establishment is dedicated gluten-free

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Other Characteristics

• Dog friendly
• Good for breakfast/brunch
• Good for dairy-free
• Good for dinner
• Good for keto
• Good for kids
• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Good selection of healthy options
• Good vegan options
• Good vegetarian options
• Good with other allergies
• Offers delivery
• Offers online ordering
• Offers outdoor seating
• Reservations recommended

I really enjoy Paradiso's "regular" pizza so I had high hopes for the gluten-free pizza I ordered for my celiac son. It was, to put it mildly, nasty. Inedible. Cardboard. There are far better options in DC.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Poor

Other Characteristics

• Good for takeout
• Offers delivery
• Offers online ordering

Our server was very knowledgeable and made sure to tell me their procedures. However the pizza crust wasn’t my favorite.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Very

Safety Feature Ratings

• Other dedicated kitchen equipment (oven, toaster, pots, pans, utensils, etc.)
• Staff is knowledgeable and can answer questions
• Staff will clean kitchen space or change gloves if asked
• Food comes out flagged or marked gluten-free

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Average

Other Characteristics

• Good for lunch
• Good for takeout
• Offers delivery
• Offers online ordering
• Offers outdoor seating

Amazing gluten free crust. They understand the cross contamination concern and change their gloves and bake the pizza on foil.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

I sat right in front of the pizza oven however I failed to notice any different procedures happening for my gluten free pizza. I could have not been paying attention. Regardless of the cross contamination that is probably happening here, the pizza just wasn’t that good! I got Sicialano or something like that which was supposed to have roasted peppers and eggplant. But they put it on raw and expect it to roast in the pizza oven.... so I basically had raw veggies on my pizza. It was also lacking a lot in sauce and cheese. The dough tasted fine, probably buckwheat if I had to guess.

Best gluten free pizza ever and ive tried quite a few!

I used to go here quite a bit, until I saw how careless they were with cross contamination. The pizza here is good if you are not concerned with cross contamination. But I cannot recommend it to anyone with celiac.

Celiac friendly?

No

Celiac friendly?

Yes

Stopped in over the weekend. My son has celiac. It was crowded so they offered us a seat at the pizza bar. Basically a counter where you could watch them make pizza's. I will honestly say I can't believe my son didn't get sick. While he did order a GF pizza, flour was every where in that area, no change of gloves, no special pan. Its brick oven so all pizza's are thrown into the same oven, same pizza cutter used on all pizzas. I will say his pizza did look like regular pizza not that flat typically gf crust and he enjoyed it but I had my fingers crossed that he wouldn't end up with stomach issues. I would say to avoid the GF pizza if you get sickened easily.

Celiac friendly?

No

They make their own in house GF pizza dough. Tasted like it was made from chick pea flour. Absolutely amazing!! It was fluffy on the sides, crispy on the bottom. Couldn't believe it was GF but this celiac mama swears it is!

Celiac friendly?

Yes

service was good the food was good but they left out the fact there was corn in the crust.

Celiac friendly?

Yes

They had GF beer, which is great. However, it was not the New Planet advertised on their website. Pizza is cooked in an oven directly on the rack, not a pan. I was greatly disappointed when I could not eat it. However, the salad was decent.

This place has gluten free crust, but does not cook it separately. Celiacs beware of cross contamination

Awesome gluten free pizza root beer!!

Everything was really good. Including the beer.

Amazing gluten free pizza and beer!

cross contamination highly likely, got very sick after eating here

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Not at all

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

I love the GF pizza at Pizzeria Paradiso. My favorite is to add prosciutto and fresh arugula. They do cook it in their high heat oven, so there is a risk of cross contamination.

How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Is there a gluten-free menu?

— Gluten-free items are marked on the main menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

They had gluten-free crust for all the pizzas, but overall the flavor was underwhelming. I did have the bean and tuna primi, which was flavorful.

They don't take proper precautions for dealing with cross contamination

Celiac friendly?

No

Celiac friendly?

Yes