Review: These Orange County pizzerias let you do the work

Here’s what happened when critic Brad A. Johnson bought DIY pizza kits from three OC pizzerias and made the pizzas himself at home.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • June 18, 2020
Editor’s Note: 2145 Pizza is temporarily closed after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19. The restaurant posted on its Instagram account June 17 that it is testing all employees and doing a deep clean and will not reopen until staff...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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