il pizzaiolo
neapolitan wood-fired pizza
wood-fired pies, salads & housemade gelato, plus wine & craft beers.
neapolitan pizza, right here in Placer county
craft ingredients from around the world, and right in our back yard.
who we are
Located in downtown Loomis and Colfax, Il Pizzaiolo Wood-fired Pizza is the brainchild of Brooklyn born Peter Lostritto, whose Italian family heritage originated from Naples and Bari, Italy.
Since the inception, our focus has been on a truly Naples style pizza, wood-fired, flour imported from Italy and all made in house with traditional methods.
Our dough is made 48-72 hours in advance, for a long fermentation that improves its flavor and digestibility. Everything is made in house by hand to insure the highest quality available. Our choice for only one location allows us an obsessive focus on detail.
Peter Lostritto is a pioneer of the Naples style pizza in the Sacramento region. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was raised by his Italian grandparents in his early years and was influenced by their Italian heritage of down home Italian cooking. This has propelled him to pursue his dedication to create a perfect pizza and he is continuing to expand on his craft.All our recipes are from his grandmother's dedication to perfection. Come in and try our homemade spaghetti and meatballs, calzones, lasagne and homemade desserts.
Menu
Pizzas, salads, gelato and espresso
Press
Enjoy one of the top 10 pizzas in the sacramento area!
Sacramento bee
" ...here, an hour from Sacramento, that we encountered a pizzeria – complete with a wood-burning oven – producing pies with a thin crust that’s perfectly blistered and charred, and with toppings employed sparingly, all intended to express the simplicity and elegance of the Neapolitan style!"
Sacramento Business Journal
"The quality of this thin-crust, minimal-ingredient pizza is very close to that what you find in Italy: Simple, straightforward and delicious. It’s best eaten fresh, right out of the oven. We want people to experience the sights, the smells, to have a glass of wine, to experience some of the slow movement stuff. Ideally guests will eat in, but if they have to take it away, that’s OK too."
Sacramento Foodways
"Their approach is simple. The dough, sauces, dressings, gelato, tiramisu, and croutons are all made in house. The pizza is Neapolitan style cooked in just a few minutes at 800+ degrees and the prices are very reasonable."
Testimonials
Here's what our customers have to say about us.
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Phylis Lapin
Sales | Dunder Mifflin Paper Co.
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Phylis Lapin
Sales | Dunder Mifflin Paper Co.
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Phylis Lapin
Sales | Dunder Mifflin Paper Co.
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