PIZZA PIETRA — Restaurant in Port Coquitlam

I suffer from severe food allergies. I am lactose intolerant and also cannot eat any garlic or peppers or anything spicy. So, I have not eaten a proper pizza in over 25 years. And when I have it is homemade where I can put ingredients on it that won't make me sick. So, when I ran across this pizzeria, I was so delighted to find out they offer no cheese options and no garlic pizza as well. I was thrilled. And not only that, this pizza is true, Italian pizza how it is supposed to be made in Italy where the ingredients and the crust is authentic Italian quality. Their pizza is not that 'fast food' North American pizza we all have gotten used to and where I could never eat. And even if I could have eaten it, I never really enjoyed it all that much and it was greasy. This pizzeria's pizza tastes fresh and it doesn't need to be smothered in sauce or cheese for it to taste good as a true Italian pizza. For example, Hawaiian pizza is not true Italian pizza. That is a North American invention. Just like real Chinese food does not use msg and all the heavy sauces we see in North America.

This pizzeria does not compromise on what is a true Italian pizza with true Italian taste and ingredients. They also have unique topping selections with that true, homemade taste. And it is cooked in a true stone oven. And their desserts are also homemade from fresh ingredients. What they do is unique and so different from your standard North American pizza places. And the customer service is above par. They go out of their way to ensure you are happy with their food.

I love this pizzeria and I am so happy to have found it in my neighbourhood. For over 25 years, I had not eaten a pizza other than the odd one I made myself. And now in only a month, I have had 3 of their large sized pizzas! The salmon one is my favourite!

I am so happy to see the multitude of positive reviews here as they so deserve! Keep doing what you do. I love your pizza and I am so happy with my food allergies, I can eat it and it tastes...

Clean, Happy and delicious Pizza Pietra, siezed my day 😋

At first I was hesitant because of the mixed reviews but I really wanted to give it a try, especially because of the praised stone oven and authentic dough.

I've been to most regions of Italy, ate a lot of very good pizza and I must say this pizza restaurant reminded me the times I was in Mediterranean.

You must use good quality ingredients and have precise dough craftsmanship, and have the right oven with the correct temperature to make a delicious pizza. But every body knows, in our modern times, this equation is quite impossible in big cities because of the cost and profit concerns.

But in this pizza shop they nearly got the perfect combination.

They have a real stove oven at the right temperature, good quality ingredients and handmade authentic dough.

Both pizza and Foccacia are nicely crusty and juicy. The Tomato sauce is not bitter nor too sweet, just yummy and fresh  ;-).

Toppings and mozzarella have a very good price to quality ratio.

All the ingredients are really really fresh 👍

A suggestion for them, I think you should make a pizza with different ingredients which are hard to find in PoCo

And for me the most important thing , people in this pizza shop are really happy, hospitable, positive and energetic. They really smile to you because they just want to. The total vibe is just like the warm and welcoming family owned pizza shops in Italy too 😍😍.

Ps: I asked the owner to tour the kitchen because of my cleanliness obsession. And yes he let me to quickly tour the kitchen and I'm amazed, this is a really really clean kitchen for BC...

I stopped by here for the first time this Saturday evening! They were busy and had a variety of unique fresh slices that were fresh. Pizza was filling and good! Homemade dessert even better! I usually wouldn’t leave a review but there was a homeless couple asked to dine in, I had seen the gentlemen reading the board outside when I entered. Addiction and life had taken its toll on them both. I have seen the lady locally before. They were both given full fresh meals drinks and dessert. Not scraps or throw aways. The gentleman serving them treated them like fully paying customers and was respectful. He spent time speaking to them listening to their stories of their background the lady eagerly wanted to share about her roots. Although they were busy not once did he seemed burdened or annoyed. He took the time to make them feel comfortable and welcomed and it was truly a genuine moment to see. I urge you to support this business for true kindness is not often showed in this world and It made it my entire day to see this. Thank you for your kindness Pizza Pietra, if we all did just this the world would be a...