Attempt #76 - Stone Wall Brick Oven Pizza

View of the parking lot

The Venue

3297 320th St

Wellman, IA 52356(319) 530-3239

Entering the farm

This pizza attempt is unique. Some of my participants noticed that near Iowa City, there are several pizza 'farms'. The concept is that for $12 a person, you can have all-you-can-eat brick oven pizza from either a food truck or a backyard pizza oven at a local farm. You provide your own drinks, lawn chairs, napkins. They provide pizza, water, and a plate. For kids, the plates are plastic, which is nice. Sometimes lines can get crazy, so be sure to come early (they serve most Fridays between 5-7pm) to avoid the line. Also, they only serve four types of pizza, and one dessert pizza each farm night.

The Pizza

Chicago Style: No

Crust Thickness: Thin

Menu: None (Visit their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/StoneWallBrickOvenPizza/about/?ref=page_internal)

Participants: 11

Pizza Ordered: All

Sizes Offered/Ordered: Small (10”)
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Standard Thin Crust

Pizza Oven and Counter for Pizzas

Pieces Cut: Triangular-Shaped

Half Pepperoni / Half Cheese

Reuben – Reuben Sauce, Corn Beef, sauerkraut, topped with Swiss cheese and Rye Bread Crumbs

Buffalo Chicken – Buffalo sauce, chicken, and smoked gouda

Beef & Mushroom – Red sauce, ground beef, mushrooms, and mozzarella

Dessert Pizza – Sliced apples, Cinnamon, Sugar, Icing (not pictured)

The Verdict

Sauce: The sauce was light, at times it was too dry.
Cheese: Good quality.

Crust: This was crisp in the middle, great for thin crust lovers.

Toppings: The toppings quality was good, but the quantity was light (I would had asked for more pepperoni).

Final Comments/Considerations: This pizza was typical brick oven style pizza. Light on the sauce, toppings, and cheese, to maintain that thin, cracker crust. Some love it, some don't. I was impressed by the types of cheeses and the variety of pizzas. The Buffalo served the spicy crowd, the beef/mushroom served the bland crowd, the pepperoni/cheese served the traditional/kids in our group, and the Ruben served the gourmet crowd who likes to eat outside of the box. LOVED the all you can eat feature, so after about 12 pieces later, I got a great sampling.

Farm at Night

Here are our ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best. Overall 8.45 Cheese 7.36 Sauce 7.36 Topping 8.27 Crust 8.18 Venue 9.45 Favorite: Reuben