Gluten Free Options at Your Pie

Like so many of my gluten free dining excursions, I learned about Your Pie through the Find Me Gluten Free App. (As always, regardless of reviews, still do your detective work.) Staff are trained to change gloves and prepare gluten free pizzas in a separate prep area in the back. While they still cook in the same brick oven, they bake on a separate metal plate.

Your Pie caters to other dietary restrictions as well. Their gluten free pizza crust contains NO soy, egg or dairy. In fact, all pizza dough at Your Pie is vegan. They proudly offer Daiya cheese for pizza as well. For those with nut restrictions, you’ll only find them in their pesto and gelatos. (Specifically, Butterfinger, coconut, and pistachio flavors.) Find all this and more on their Allergy Information page.

Gluten Free Pizza We BOTH Enjoyed

At Your Pie, customers can choose from specific recipes or create your own. We choose the BBQ Chicken Pizza, as it contained no pork! As for other gluten free options, they also offer salads. (However, the Caesar salad, even without salad dressing, contains gluten.) All meat toppings contain no gluten free except for the meatballs. (Although ironically for us, they are pork free.)

After a chilly walk in downtown Houston, this pizza was exactly what we needed. The staff were thorough in answering all my questions, both about food prep and about Your Pie in general. I realized after our pizza came to the table I visited Your Pie in Tennessee in 2015. I daresay this experience was even better than my first.

Your Pie Supports Local with Craft Beverages

Each Your Pie location offers a large assortment of local, craft beers. Each location chooses their own, and even takes recommendations from customers. The downtown Houston location we visited offered an assortment of craft beers from Texas, Louisiana and Utah. They also served Pineapple Hard Cider from Bishop Cider Company, as well as red and white wines.

Gelato for Dessert?!

While Your Pie offers brownies, sadly they are not gluten free. However, they do serve gelato and sorbet. The only gelato that contains gluten is the cookies and cream. Sorbets are dairy free.  We did not order dessert that day, because we had plans to visit Steel City Pops later in the day.

Your Pie Locations and Contact Information

Sadly, Your Pie exists mostly in the southern United states. Right now the closest location is Glenview near Chicago. Visiting Houston soon? Check out my other Houston gluten free discoveries from our visit.

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Your Pie is one of many restaurants I’ve visited. You can a list of my  Michigan gluten free dining post. Please remember to always ask any restaurant about their food preparation practices.

**I was not paid or reimbursed in any way for this review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.**

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**This is an interview with the owner. Please scroll to bottom of page for bakery address, phone number, website, email, and social media links.**

No More Belly Aching has been on my horizon for quite a few years. I first visited their Lee Rd. location in 2013. Since then they’ve moved to a new location. However, their dedicated customers have followed them to their new Grand River Avenue store. It’s understandable. Not only can it be hard to find gluten-free fresh baked goods, but even harder to find ones there are dairy-free as well.

No More Belly Aching carries a variety of baked goods. My husband really likes their rye-style bread. They offer pizza crusts, as well asdairy-free cheese to make your own pizza crust. And for dessert they have lemon bars and cupcakes. Read more about No More Belly Aching from Randy Howell, the baking genius and operator of this bakery, in his own words.

1. What inspired you to become a baker? Why the focus on gluten-free?

A friend of ours owns a local health food store. While she was vacationing in Canada, she stumbled upon a dedicated gluten-free, dairy-free bakery. Being gluten free herself, she was very impressed with the product, and inquired as to whether the bakery could supply her store. Ironically, the bakery was actually up for sale. She asked us if we would be interested in operating a gluten-free, dairy-free bakery. We eagerly jumped at the chance!

So, we began commuting and hour and a half, weekly, to the bakery in Ontario Canada. There we learned the art and science of gluten-free, dairy-free baking. After several months, it was time to move that facility from Canada to Brighton. It wasn’t a simple task, but we succeeded and here we are!

2. Are there other highlights of your products? Low sodium, fat free, etc?

We are dedicated gluten-free and dairy-free facility. No More Belly Aching does not use any peanuts, tree nuts or soy, but are not certified “free” of those ingredients. Our baked goods include a range of products that are also vegan, as they are free from eggs. We do not use any preservatives.

3. What steps do you take to ensure that your baked goods are truly gluten-free?

Being a dedicated facility, we source our ingredients only from suppliers who are certified gluten-free. Additionally, we track our supplier’s ingredient lot tracking codes and keep daily production logs that link directly to each batch of our products. This means, for example, we can tell you what specific batch of flour was used in any specific batch of our products. In the event of a contamination issue we can quickly determine and communicate what products have been affected.

4. Can you share a story of a customer who’s been greatly impacted by your business?

There have been so many over the years! To put it simply, there is no better feeling than when a a customer with food restrictions looks you in the eye and tells you that you have saved their life! This is a statement not taken lightly. Likewise, the appreciation from their family members impacts us greatly. It gives our daily efforts true purpose! You can read some of our reviews on Facebook.

5. What would you like consumers to know about your products and your business?

Wo offer more than just baked goods. We sell products from other Michigan small businesses, such as Old World Gluten Free pierogi and Full Flavor Foods sauce mixes. We also sell dairy free cheese, so you can build your own dairy free pizza with our crusts. Outside of our own storefront, you can find our products at Natural View Market and Busch’s in Brighton.

We are baking five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday. Stop in and chat with us. We hope to see you soon!

Location, Hours and Contact Information

No More Belly Aching
10049 Grand River, Suite 100
Brighton MI, 48116
Tuesday thru Friday 10am – 5 pm, Saturday 10 am – 4 pm
CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY
(810) 225- 9773

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No More Belly Aching is one of many gluten-free bakers across the state of Michigan.  Click this link to see a comprehensive list of all the gluten-free bakers in Michigan, as well as an interactive map!

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