#pie five

[ode-to-pizza]

Look out waistline, things are about to get serious.

[justsimi]

This is my brother Steven, and I love him to death. Where I am overly methodical and impatient, he is far more easy-going prefers to deal with problems as they arise as opposed to worrying about them in advance like me. As his older brother, I can't help it take credit for teaching him things that I didn't know as age, often finding myself basking in my own pretentiousness. However, as I grow older it's become more and more apparent that he's taught just as much as I’ve taught him, and that in itself is an invaluable gift. Family (immediate or extended) is everything, so show your appreciation as often as possible, because "people rarely get the flowers while they can still smell them (Kanye West - Big Brother (2007))".

[tylerandsociety]

Gema had never been to Pie Five. Can’t say that anymore. 

Also Bad Grampa was terrible. 

[gfdetroitmetro]

There is a new-ish place “in town” that will make your next pizza dining experience custom and quick.

A group of bloggers were invited to try out Pie Five Pizza Company in Southfield, at the corner of 12 Mile and Telegraph.  This is the first location in Michigan for this Dallas based company with hopes to expand in our state.

Pie Five Pizza offers a unique experience for pizza.  Customers are able to customize their pizza crust and pizza toppings in a line order style like Subway or Qdoba.  The pizza is available within 5 minutes of when it enters the oven.  All of this happens with unlimited toppings for $6.99.

There is even a gluten-free crust option.  Many of the toppings are also gluten-free and the list actually names gluten toppings to make it easier to stay away from those.

The GFDM family got in line behind Hope from A Busy Mom’s Slow Cooker Adventures to make our pizzas.  The staff changed their gloves and got the gluten-free crusts out of their sealed bags and put them on their own dishes.  We were able to create our pizza and then the person at the end of the pizza oven was notified that a gluten-free pizza was on the way down.  The cutter was changed out and the pizzas were deposited into their own box.

We picked three different pies and did a little mix and match when we got back to the tables.

For those that were eating gluten-free our favorite was the BBQ Chicken with Pineapple.  The other two were good but we would all choose the BBQ Chicken again over the others.

There was a bit of concern while eating gluten-free at Pie Five.  While we were there we observed two things that would make eating there not-so celiac friendly.  When pizza comes out of the large oven it arrives at a cutting table.  That cutting table is also the table that houses the dough machine.

There was flour all around the dough machine, table and pizza boxes that sat on that table.  Had it not been noticed by our group, the gluten-free pizza would have been placed in a box that was contaminated with flour.  When mentioned the problem was fixed and a new box from over the register was used.

We were also told that there would not be any cross contamination of the sauces because the ladles are not rubbed in the sauce touching gluten crust.  That is not true.  On our second trip through the line we observed the ladle going back into the pizza sauce after it was rubbed all over a few gluten crusts.  (Thankfully no one got sick that we know of.)

You could avoid this by getting the BBQ Chicken or Margarita that uses sauces and oils delivered by a bottle method.

We are bringing you this information, not as a poor review, but so you may take caution and be proactive while eating gluten-free here.  Truthfully we are a bit shocked that there were concerns after reading a great gluten-free review at Week99er a while back.

Overall we enjoyed our experience.  The gluten-teenager even liked the gluten-free crust over the regular crust.  We would stop in again when in the area.

Pie Five Pizza Company

24532 W 12 Mile Road Southfield, MI 48034 248-356-7435

GFDM does Pie Five in Southfield There is a new-ish place "in town" that will make your next pizza dining experience custom and quick.

[topeka-high-news]

By Loghan Finney

  Pie Five Pizza just opened on Wanamaker, and boy is it good. The soft opening was packed with people that had all received emails inviting them to try a bite for free. The restaurant was packed to it’s limit when you walked in, and the line wrapped all the way around to the back near the restrooms. The first thing you will notice is the bright red paint and the the modern design. It was so visually stimulating, from the varying puns found across the walls to their twist on the periodic table of pizza ingredients. It felt like a mix of Chipotle and Pizza Pub, but there seemed to be more options to choose from. You could even have thick crust instead of the standard thin crust that Pizza Pub serves. They also had an array of desserts that you could choose from like brownies. One item that could be ordered is a pizza with alfredo sauce, grilled chicken, and cheese, and it was delicious. What made the experience even more enjoyable was the fast paced service. The owners are brothers, Kevin and Kerry Goebel, and they were very charismatic and made they made connections with the customers. Overall, it is a must-try.

Pie Five new to Topeka By Loghan Finney Pie Five Pizza just opened on Wanamaker, and boy is it good. The soft opening was packed with people that had all received emails inviting them to try a bite for free.