The Carlson Block
| The Carlson Block | |
|---|---|
 The Carlson Block building in February 2012. | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Italian pizzeria |
| Street address | 531 Church Street |
| City | Wilkeson |
| County | Pierce County |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98396 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://www.carlsonblock.com/ |
The Carlson Block is a pizza restaurant in a century-old building in Wilkeson, Washington. The sourdough crust pizza, described as "the best in Washington state" by The Seattle Times, is made in a wood-fired oven by chef and owner, Ian Galbraith.[1][2] The restaurant opened c. early 2017, six years after the owner created the sourdough mother.[3] Galbraith graduated from Fife High School and later attended Culinary Institute of America.[1][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Jackie Varriano (February 18, 2021). "The best pizza in Washington state is in a former coal town 20 miles from Mount Rainier". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Saint Bryan (March 22, 2018). "The power of pizza revives sleepy Wilkeson". Evening. Seattle: KING-TV.
- ^ a b Sue Kidd (January 13, 2017). "The area's newest wood-fired pizza restaurant is on the edge of Pierce County". Tacoma News-Tribune. Tacoma, Washington.