Red Truck Pizza Co — Restaurant in Poncha Springs

This place is an absolute gem. I want to start this by saying that I date an Italian pizza snob and have been chasing the “perfect” pizza with him for years and years. Well, we may have found it. My family and I were travelling to an air b-n-b in Crestone and there weren’t too many food places open as it was getting dark. We saw that this pizza spot had good reviews and something called a Crab Rangoon Pizza that we had to try. Our plan was to pick-up the order, drive an hour to the house, reheat the pizza and eat it. We went inside and the staff was so friendly right off the bat. We ordered a few pizzas and then decided to sit down and try a few draft ciders and beers. While we waited we heard the story of how this place started. A couple converted a chevy truck to have a brick pizza oven in the back and they started selling pies. They took off so fast that they eventually opened up their restaurant. They worked it for years just the two of them and in the last year or so they brought on their first employees. You can tell these employees really care about a quality product and great service. The pizza smelled so good that we said, What The Heck, and ate right there at the bar. Y’all. When I say this pizza was good I mean if God ate pizza…this would be her pizza. Listen, first off, the flour for the crust is imported from Italy and has like little to no gluten. I didn’t really know how that would translate in a pizza but let me tell you that crust was perfect. Wood. Fired. Deliciousness. I only had one problem. I couldn’t drink my beer for fear of washing the pizza taste out of my mouth. What a problem to have. We loved it so much that we drove back there a few days later and decided to “spin the wheel”. So, for $15 you can spin the wheel and you can win free prizes, free pizzas and more. We won a pizza that would have been more expensive that had goat cheese on it. We never would have tried it but wow it was so good. And of course we ordered another crab rangoon masterpiece. We chatted it up with some people, grabbed a few bumper stickers and rode off into the sunset. We hope life brings us back through for another slice one day. Do yourself a favor and stop in and give this place a try. You won’t be disappointed. Easily one of the best pizzas I have ever eaten and the local draft selections were top notch. 5 out of 5 stars … all...

We stopped in for the first time in a while on Tuesday. My husband and I have always loved Red Truck and have consistently had good service but this was by far the best service we’ve ever received in Salida.The food came out quickly and was absolutely delicious. They have a great beer selection, and they were playing old football games on the TVs, which my husband really enjoyed. He mentioned several times how much he appreciated chatting with the younger gentleman about football.I caught the name of the older gentleman James who spoke with us about the history of Red Truck. He was fantastic to talk to and made our visit even more memorable. The woman who took our order and made sure we had everything we needed was also incredible. Honestly, they could write the book on customer service.

I didn’t catch the names of the younger gentleman or the woman, but I’d love to know when they three work so we can...

Good pizza, but y'all gotta offer what yer offerin. I'll clarify by saying, please be open. The business hours are worse than a bank. Never open. I'll go into town and eat more pizza from your competition, because every time I walk down the street for pizza, y'all are shut. Don't get it.

Edit after response from ownership: The hours of operation are well posted and that is helpful. Without exploring the iceberg, I will point out that this business is open 4 days per week, from 4pm-8pm. 16 hours total. I get having days off, there is so much more to life than work. Are you actively recruiting help? Perhaps adding to the army of 2 would allow your business to do more business? Assuming a 40 hour work week, 24 hours (×2) of prep for 16 hours of operation seems lopsided. My slices will be had elsewhere. Thanks again for taking time on one of your days off to...