Delicious g-f pizza at Ristorante Mataro in Menlo Park

January 17, 2011

My daughter and I split a pepperoni, sausage and mushroom g-f pizza at

Ristorante Mataro in Menlo Park yesterday. It was absolutely delicious. A

simple, yet crunchy, thin, satisfying crust. We talked with the new owner,

Ibrahim, and this is what we found out.

He was trained in making and serving gluten-free food while he was working at

BJ's. He makes the g-f crust personally - it's not a pre-frozen crust. He now

advertises on his website that they serve g-f pizza and pasta for both lunch and

dinner, which is terrific. He serves g-f penne pasta. For lunch, the menu

features a 1/2 and 1/2 type lunch - pasta with salad or pasta with soup (all of

his three soups are g-f - he makes them himself - minestrone, tomato and

lentil). He will substitute the g-f pasta for this lunch. The prices are very

reasonable. The g-f pizza we had was only $16. It was enough for both of us,

but if you have a big appetite, you could probably eat the whole pizza!

You may want to call before heading over for g-f pizza just so he can have the

dough pre-made and ready for you when you come. Not necessary, just a thought

of his. Ibrahim is very earnest and accommodating.

I have no clue how to add this wonderful restaurant to any g-f map of

restaurants. If someone could do this, it would be so great. You just don't

run into very many owners/managers of restaurants who are so willing to give us

such a great meal selection.

Ristorante Mataro

827 Santa Cruz Avenue

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(650) 325-7900

Sue

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