Zander's Woodfired Pizza

Abysmal, honestly. I travel for work often, and side note that I’m actually from West TN originally, and I like to try local pizza joints. I absolutely have to have gluten free options, though, so finding a local spot with such options is reason to celebrate. Usually. Not this past Monday evening, though. I remember passing a Marco’s on my way to Zander’s, knowing I could get the kind of quality I look for regardless of the crust. And now I am extremely disappointed that I didn’t just go ahead and stop there instead. Hindsight, etc. etc., as they say. I stopped by Zander’s to carry out. The girls at the front were nice enough, took my order - gluten free crust small, pepperoni, light sauce (see receipt). See photos for what I received. Also accepting my own responsibility in this since I didn’t check it before I left, but you know… I figure fellow country folks know how to cook, something I’m no longer taking for granted. Now, light sauce can be pretty subjective, but what I received clearly was not (yes, I peeled the pepperonis off before I took the photo, salvaging whatever I could). At least, not on the right half of my pizza. I ate the left half because I was hungry after a day of traveling. But the cheese situation was similar on that side, too. Not only was the cheese lacking altogether, but the mottling of the cheese was also very off-putting. Fine to have a signature cheese blend, but make sure it’s consistent with what you advertise online. There’s definitely some variance in texture and consistency with what they advertise, but it’s far more appealing in that warm, rustic way on the photos online. What I got was far from it. I wish I had gotten even a frozen GF pizza at this point. It was that disappointing. The next time I stop through Dickson for business or to visit with family, I will not be stopping here. And my mama n’ ‘em are going to hear all about it. I even tipped $2 for a carry out order. A little extra care could have been taken here…

I roll my eyes at the bad reviews. Gluten Free crust CRISPY!!! Service excellent! Love this new find!!