Cheers Kiez Pizza

My favorite gluten-free pizza and tiramisu!!! Everything tastes amazing, planning to be there every week ❤️ Wednesdays and Thursdays serve also GF pizza, just to be aware it’s not any day, still the best choice in Berlin.

Best gluten-free pizza in Berlin without a doubt, such a pity though that it's offered only on Wednesdays

I've been thinking about writing this review for a long time, but unfortunately I still think it's stupid, so here's the story: It was a rather chilly Wednesday in April. My brother, a good friend, and I decided after work, "Let's go to Prenzlauerberg and get something to eat there." In retrospect, it was a fatal decision because I swear every rash step in Prenzlauerberg costs you €25 if you're just strolling around and have no idea where to eat or drink coffee. I'm as confident as ever in my Google review inspection skills; I'm thinking today we'll try something new and not go to our usual reliable pizza spot on Lychener ;) As we trudge up Kastanienallee, it's windy, and I realize, "Oh, I'm in jail," and I see, "Ah, pizza, something with a kiez in it." And I say, "Well, if the name Kiez is in there, it can only be a good thing, because nobody misuses the word Kiez." The three of us tap dance to Cheers Kiez Pizza in a good mood. When we got to the shop there was a queue, which was nothing unusual or annoying but almost a sign of quality? It was our turn to order and my brother and friend got pizza first and I got two apple spritzers. But because I'm lactose intolerant (yes, I know it's super lame and almost a loss of aura), I asked if they could swap the fior di latte for parmesan because hard cheese = lactose-free. The cashier said the extra ingredient costs €3, I asked if they could offset that because they didn't put the expensive cheese on top anyway. She said straight away but not extremely rudely that it wasn't possible. Then the card reader comes out and, boom, not quite expecting it, it says: €25 I look slightly shocked but double-click on my phone... The gang is sitting outside, the last rays of sunshine are still there, but all three of us aren't entirely happy because we just paid between €19 and €25 each for one pizza (and, in my case, two apple spritzers). We ponder to ourselves, WAIT. It only said €13/€14 (I can't remember that, unfortunately) for a Diavoletta. Like the picky German I sometimes am, I go back inside and ask for my friends and me why we all paid more than the menu stated. I'm informed that (in a medium-sized sign on the right) every pizza on Wednesdays is gluten-free and costs an extra €2/€3 (I'm not sure anymore). At which point another customer asks because he also paid a lot for a few pizzas... It's a nice offer in itself, but just mention it again at the checkout, that it's gluten-free and more expensive than usual... Sigh We're sitting outside and, surprisingly, the cashier comes out and apologizes for paying €3 extra for Parmesan and gives us tiramisu on the house. Very correct of her, but unfortunately I couldn't eat it because I'm lactose intolerant -> the boys probably liked it more than the pizza :) Now, on to the pizzas: We wait a while. The place is packed, but with good company, it's not so bad. The boys get their pizzas, and I keep waiting. Meanwhile, there's a slight smoke coming out of the place, but not delicious, more like slightly burnt. We're already joking that my pizza will be burnt, but that's just a joke, or is it? Well, you can see the picture for yourself. I ate the pizza, well, because I'm hungry and I paid a lot of money for it. At the end, we carried the plates in properly and said goodbye and thank you. The pizza makers looked at us blankly, but at least the cashier said goodbye. So in a nutshell: I can't recommend it. It tasted of nothing, and that can't just be because it's gluten-free and sadly lacking in Parmesan. Besides, the portion size isn't big enough to quell your hunger. One extra star for the cashier's efforts and the card machine, and now, without sounding too much like a conservative 60-year-old boomer, if someone mixes neighborhood with English, maybe don't go there because the price and the overall vibe weren't exactly neighborhood... :/