Friday, August 24, 2018

Attempt #87 - Kalona Brewing Company




Venue Outside

The Venue
405 B Ave.,

Kalona, IA 52247
(319) 656-3335

As seen on Travel Iowa, the Kalona Brewing Company has existed since 2012 serving beer and pizza. The clean restaurant, has a drinking lounge to the right and a restaurant area on the left side along with an outdoor seating area in the rear. There are booths as well as tables, and it is kid friendly. A stone oven cooks up the pizzas while the chief tosses the dough up into the air, like you see in the movies. 

Venue Inside Facing Brewing Company Section
The wait staff is incredibly friendly and easy going. It is a good idea to call ahead of time for weekend nights with a larger group. Forty-five minutes in advance on a Friday night and they still found room for a group of nine.

The Pizza
Chicago Style: No
Crust Thickness: Thin
Venue Kitchen
Menu: http://www.kalonabrewing.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Menu-Aug-2018.pdf
Participants: 5 (plus 4 children)
Pizza Ordered: 6
Sizes Offered/Ordered: Standard 12” pan
Crusts Offered/Ordered: Standard Thin Crust
Pieces Cut: Triangular

Meat Lovers - House-made sausage, beef, pepperoni, mozzarella, red onion, parmesan ($16)
Pesto Prawn - Shrimp, roasted peppers, tomato, red onion, feta, mozzarella ($15)
Sausage & Fennel - Sausage, caramelized fennel, grapes, red pepper flakes, mozzarella ($14)
Bacon & Scallion Pesto - Bacon, onion, scallion pesto, crème fraîche, mozzarella ($14)
Buffalo Chicken - Chicken, buffalo sauce, blue cheese crumbles, mozzarella, roasted peppers, pepperoncini, caramelized onions ($15)
Pepperoni - ($11)

The Verdict
Sauce: Good flavor and well placed.
Cheese: Wonderful cheeses that were fresh and unique. The meat lovers had large slices of a dryer mozzarella that was very tasty.
Menu
Crust: The rim was bready. The middle was slight soggy, but held up well.
Toppings: High quality with a great unique flavors.

Final Comments/Considerations: Everyone, even the kids, loved this place. No wonder it was on Travel Iowa.
The wait took some time, but the dough was fresh and homemade, while the pizza toppings were fresh and unique. For a thin crust you couldn't ask for a better one. In fact, it rates the highest to date for the toppings category, and the fourth highest for the overall category. If you can spare the time to drive out to this lovely town, its worth the effort!


Here are our ratings, where 1 = worst and 10 = best.Overall 9.00
Cheese 9.20
Sauce 9.00
Topping 9.80
Crust 8.20
Venue 9.00
Bacon & Scallion Pesto, $14

Buffalo Chicken, $15

Meat Lovers, $15

Pepperoni, $11

Pesto Prawn, $15

Sausage & Fennel, $15

Slices
Favorite: Meat Lovers

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