1st Avenue Pizza, Books & Treats

I was hungry for a gluten-free meal while visiting people on Dayton Mountain. I was surprised to find this gem of a place in the heart of the city. As you can tell, this place is unique. They have a great cauliflower crust for all the toppings toppings you can choose from as they make it right in front of you. Then, the finished master piece goes into the brick oven to cook to perfection. The staff were very friendly and helpful throughout the whole process. I put my drink down on the table to take pictures and look around, and my table was cleared immediately. Super efficient staff. As you can see, I got half bbq chicken and mushrooms/black olives. I was very impressed with the quality of the pizza. It was exactly what I was hungry for, and I left stuffed. They also have Gelato, but nothing gluten-free at this time. The best part of the store is the book selection to buy and browse. The Book Archway, as you come in the door, is old books from a local school the owner stated. Don't ask for a romance novel because none here, but the good books. Would I recommend this place absolutely yes. Will I come again absolutely.

Great pizza overall! We loved the crust style and quality of toppings. Mushrooms are usually sad/limp white mushrooms on pizza, but ours were cooked really well. The only sizes offered are 12" though, and if you don't like veggie pizzas swamped with olives, I recommend asking to go light on those. Would definitely eat there again when in the area!

Really great! The pizza was much better than expected - I got "mama Gs special" or something like that, with Brie, onions, spinach, and chicken and it was fantastic. The banana pudding gelato was amazing too. Garlic knots were just okay but nice and hot out of the oven. The book selection leans more towards kids and "novelty" books - there's not a ton for adults but still a fun selection. The staff is super friendly!

Visited from florida. Very friendly staff and very good, fresh pizza. Got the regular crust with marinara sauce with bacon, smoked sausage and grilled chicken. It was delicious. Some of the best marinara I’ve ever tasted. And the smoked sausage was so good I had to ask the name of the brand. I loved the little bookstore, also. Lots of classics m. Very good selection.

My wife discovered this little hidden gem. It's a Book store paired with a Pizzeria. I am sending along photos of their menu so you can see what the have and prices of their items. They have a lot of childrens books, very Kid friendly. This is a really quiet and cute place to drop in even for a quick bite. I highly recommend stopping in if you've never been or have never seen this type of setup. I will be coming back in the future for another visit.

What a gem! We have had dinner in the restaurant next door several times, but this was our first time here. The entrance to the building is a book archway. There is a good selection of books in the bookstore area of the restaurant. Many of the books are award winners of bestsellers. It isn't necessarily obvious how you are supposed to order. It took us a minute to figure it out. Once we did, ordering was easy. There are abundant choices of items, pizza crusts, sauces, toppings, and gelatos. We ordered two pizzas and a calzone. Our order came out quickly. The food was excellent. Our pizzas were regular crust pizza with Alfredo sauce. The food exceeded our expectations. We will return soon.

Very good pizza with very rude, verging on hateful service. All servers were inattentive, rude, and seemed incredibly put out to have to bring us our food. They lost our order and we were the only people dining in, and I watched them literally throw a pizza box at a guest who was there to pick up a to-go order, without so much as a word.