Samantha Y.
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Being celiac makes it difficult to find good pizza. So you can imagine my surprise when I find *great* pizza. Pizza that’s not a cheese-dressed cardboard frisbee.
Agricola doesn’t just *have* gluten-free pizza. Using the finest caputo flour and even now experimenting with their own blend, gluten-free is not an after thought for this jawn. They’ve perfected it. And the quality of the ingredients! Jersey tomatoes, PA cheese, freshly hunted meat. Origin-to-table freshness most places only talk about.
What’s better with fantastic food than an atmosphere that matches its quality? Agricola has been on my want-to-go list for months. When my friend and I rolled up last night about 20 minutes before closing, I didn’t think we were going to eat. (I didn’t want to be that person.) I wanted to poke my head in, do a sort of vibe check.
Our head poke received the warmest welcome you can imagine. Warmer than most restaurants welcome you an hour before closing. I felt like I had stepped into “home.” They assured us that it was not too late to order a pizza, and confirmed they have gluten-free. We quickly ordered two – Meat Sweats and the one with duck 🤤 – and got to chatting with the owner while our pizzas were being crafted.
Now, any pizza shop that is officially closed is going to stuff your pizza in a box and send you on your way. Not Agricola. You can imagine my surprise when they brought our pizzas to the table for us to dine-in and offered us a glass of wine – and when they heard another friend was on their way to South Philly to join us, asked us if they’d want one, too.
You guys. I did not just have the best gluten free pizza of my life last night. I had the best, most Philly-fam dining experience I could have imagined. Agricola is the complete package. Thanks to owner Aaron and his team Sara/h and Zach/k – Agricola is an experience that exceeded my expectations.