Il Vicino Wood Oven Pizza - Santa Fe

Their pizza is the business! I went with a classic pepperoni, and my wife had the Rustica on their gluten-free vegan crust (rice flour based). They also have a cauliflower crust that does have egg. It's probably the best gluten-free crust I've tried. We couldn't believe how fast we got our pizzas, and they were piping hot straight from the wood-fired oven.

We ate here on a Friday night around 5pm. It was busy but not too crazy yet. You walk in, order at the counter then find a seat. They bring your order to your table. Our service was great when we ordered and super fast at the table (and there was a party of 25 being served right behind us!) We got a vegetarian pizza on cauliflower crust (there was a rice flour choice for gluten free too-both were ready-made), a small house side salad, a large local beer and a large glass of wine. The house Italian salad dressing was DELICIOUS and we also loved the spicy oil to put on our pizza. The pizza was tasty and big enough for the 2 of us to split and be very full. Our bill was 52$ before the tip which felt reasonable for everything we got. Great food, great service, chillax atmosphere. We walked from our hotel, but noticed people were waiting and looking for parking spaces in the back parking lot when we left.

Spectacular pizza and a wonderful atmosphere. The restaurant was peaceful and cozy. Their gluten free crust is amazing, and while I've never been a huge fan of pizza sauce, theirs was just delicious!