The Carlson Block

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The Carlson Block
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The Carlson Block building in February 2012.
Restaurant information
Food type Italian pizzeria
Street address531 Church Street
City Wilkeson
County Pierce County
State Washington
Postal/ZIP Code98396
CountryUnited 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

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. Saint Bryan (March 22, 2018). "The power of pizza revives sleepy Wilkeson". Evening. Seattle: KING-TV.
  3. 1 2 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.