Glass Nickel Pizza Co. – Fitchburg

One of my favorite gluten free pizzas in Madison. This location is fast and it’s convenient since it’s just around the corner from me.

Did not eat here. Needed somewhere gluten free in the area, this pizza shop came up as the closest location. I went in to inquire about the safety precautions in the kitchen. She said the gf crust comes from from another company, which is great, because when it's made in-house it heightens the chances for cross contamination. She then told me that they use separate dedicated utensils and screens for cooking. All great! But, having worked in a pizza shop, I knew to ask if they use new, untouched sauce (and toppings) or do they use the same sauce on the line. She responded that they use the same sauce :( So the paddles or ladles used to apply and spread the sauce on the regular pizzas then contaminate the entire container of sauce, meaning it's no longer gluten free. Seeing as I have a 2.5 hour drive ahead of me, that would have been a disaster, so unfortunately I could not eat here today. However, it smelled amazing in there, and you can see the kitchen clearly from the front door. It was clean and organized, and had I been a regular customer, I'm sure I would have been extremely happy to eat there today. However, as a person with celiac, I could not do so, as this location's gf option is "gluten friendly" and not gluten free. :(