Gluten-Free Cheese Pizza

Since 1961 Prince Pizzeria has been a well-known Saugus landmark, and we also know it as a great place to get a superb pizza!   Out of customer concern, they became a peanut and tree nut-free establishment a few years ago. More recently, they have listened to their gluten-intolerant customers by serving delicious pizza!  This pizza is made of a millet and flax seed crust.  Besides having no gluten ingredients, it is also free of dairy, egg, soy and yeast. 

Information provided by General Manager Stephen Markarian assured me that precautions to minimize the risk of cross-contamination are of utmost importance.  The “regular” pizzas are prepared in the morning and put in their own pans with their sauce and cheese long before the toppings are put out on the line. Thus, there is little risk of airborne flour contamination to the toppings.  The gluten-free pizzas are put on a clean pan, straight from the dishwasher and cut with clean knives. They are also placed on  paper towels to keep them from skidding off of a metal rack on the pizza pan.

Salads make a nice accompaniment to the pizza . The ranch and blue cheese salad dressings are gluten-free while the Italian and homemade vinaigrette are gluten and dairy-free.

On our visit we took in one of the shows for the kids over the Christmas break.  They had a great time and thoroughly enjoyed the pizza-even our gluten-tolerant family members ate the pizza with gusto!  The adults will have the oppotunity to try this pizza again when we make reservations for the Giggles comedy night!

Professional event planning and private banquet rooms are also available.

Kids Show

La Vita Mia's Pollo alla Saltimboca

Oh! What a delicious gluten-free meal we had at La Vita Mia  in Saugus, Ma.  To start, we had the Antipasti Freddo, which can easily become a satisfying dairy-free dish as well by omitting the cheese.  The Chicken Saltimboca was specially prepared for us by forgoing the dredging in flour before being sauteed, and the Basil Risotto was naturally gluten-free. Though gluten-free pasta is not offered, one can substitute with roasted potatoes or risotto (there is an additional fee for risotto).  Some of the soups and many of the entrees are naturally gluten and dairy-free.    The staff was very receptive to our needs and as noted on the menu, “Chef DeSimone will be happy to accomodate any special request when possible.”  He certaintly did for us!