Uno’s Gluten-Free Pizza Fails to Impress
Posted in Pizza, Restaurants on September 6th, 2009 by Rebecca McGeary – 10 Comments
Uno Chicago Grill Pepperoni Pizza
First, kudos to Uno Chicago Grill for offering a gluten-free menu. They even serve Redbridge gluten-free beer! Woot! Woot!
That said, what a disappointment! I love Uno’s deep dish pizza, and I squealed, literally squealed, when I learned they now serve gluten-free pizza. I thought, This is going to be so gooood!! Surely a restaurant built on the foundation of delicious Chicago-style deep dish pizza will bring some gluten-freelicious Pizza Genius to the table! My expectations were high…so very high.
And, oh, how they fell.
The crust is bland, and not at all crisp as you would expect a thin crust pizza to be. In fact, it was so doughy, I wasn’t sure it was cooked all the way through. If, like my husband, you think the crust is just a vehicle for the sauce and cheese, you, too, would be unmoved. “Not enough sauce, not enough cheese.”
Our two boys enjoyed the night out and happily ate two or three pieces of pizza each without complaint. So, we’ll go back. Next time, however, we grownups will explore the rest of the gluten-free options.
What a bummer.