Del Lusso Pizza

Pizza restaurant
Accommodating gluten-free
GF Options
Italian
Pizza
Lunch
More
Charming pizzeria with authentic gluten-free crust baked in a 1,000-degree oven and a warm backyard-style ambiance.
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Accommodating

Some risk of cross-contamination

Trained staff
Dedicated kitchen space
Based on crowdsourced information
Always inquire directly about health and safety.

Good to know

1

Sunday happy hour offers great deals on drinks and appetizers.

2

The gluten-free dough is made in a dedicated mixer.

3

Parking is excellent and convenient.

6021 Innovation Way Suite 120, Carlsbad, CA 92009, USA
2.4km

People are saying

E
Just had an amazing GF Margarita Pizza here. Not only was it amazing the crust is homemade and has the texture a real crust! I also have. A garlic allergy with is really hard to make work at most pizza allots but here they were easily able to accommodate. The staff was so kind and diligently to be certain they checked on everything. So please!
B
Finally, Real Gluten-Free Pizza. Thank You, Del Lusso! As a celiac, I usually have to interrogate every restaurant just to feel safe. But Walter, the owner of Del Lusso Pizza, was incredibly personable and patient as he explained how they handle their gluten-free food. I told him I wasn’t just looking for a gluten-free option, I wanted real pizza. Not the dense, premade GF puck that leaves me disappointed and still craving the real thing. He assured me that this was the real deal. He wasn’t wrong. The pizza was excellent. The crust had amazing texture, chew, and flavor. It even had those signature hot pizza oven cook marks; the kind that deepen the flavor and remind you you're eating handcrafted, wood-fired pizza. I’m a sensitive celiac, and if there had been cross-contact, I would have known before we left. But I felt completely fine after eating an entire sausage and mushroom pizza, plus part of a Nutella and berry dessert pizza. The gluten-free dough is made in a dedicated mixer in a separate space, raised for 36 hours, and hand-formed. While it’s cooked on the same oven surface as regular pizzas, the 1,000-degree oven thoroughly burns off any residue. I admit, I was skeptical at first, but the results speak for themselves. The sausage and mushroom combo was spot on. The mushrooms were oven roasted right on the pizza, tender, flavorful, and generously portioned. As a mushroom lover, I was thrilled. And the dessert pizza? My whole family helped devour it. I’ve only had one other gluten-free pizza of this caliber, and that was in Stuttgart, Germany. I wish we could come back regularly, but we’re on vacation and leave tomorrow. Even so, I’m just grateful we found this place before we left. There is an $8 upcharge for the gluten-free crust. While that might seem steep, it’s worth every penny. Most GF pizzas leave me wanting. This one left me completely satisfied. Thank you, Walter and Del Lusso Pizza, for treating gluten-free pizza like it deserves to be done right, and for finally satisfying my long-standing pizza craving.
J
It has become my favorite restaurant! The pizza was fantastic, I enjoyed the chewy, soft yet crunchy crust (the flower is flown in from Italy, it’s good for gluten-free people)! Salad and wine were top-notch as well ! Absolute Hidden gem of a restaurant!

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