Best thing I ate: Pizza, beer and fresh air

The world needs more beer gardens, especially in times like these. And there will always be room for more great pizza like the New York-inspired pepperoni at Pizza X in Anaheim. 

Beer garden at Brewery X. Customers can order beer from the brewery and food from the brewery’s own food trucks parked at the garden’s edge. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

New York style pepperoni pizza from Pizza X, a food truck adjunct to Brewery X in Anaheim (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Beer garden at Brewery X in Anaheim. (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

New York style pepperoni pizza from Pizza X, a food truck adjunct to Brewery X in Anaheim (Photo by Brad A. Johnson, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The pizza comes from a food truck parked behind Brewery X. Because the brewery doesn’t have a kitchen, the owners created a space for trucks on the backside of the complex at the edge of their sprawling beer garden — one of the largest outdoor dining areas in the county. Then, shortly after the beginning of the pandemic last year, they launched their own more-or-less-permanent truck called Pizza X (which was followed by second house-branded truck called X Eats). 

You’ll want to go straight for the pizza truck and ask for a pepperoni: thin crust, spicy pepperoni and the absolute perfect ratio of marinara sauce to cheese. This is seriously great pizza. 

The pizzas are available most days for lunch and dinner, but the food schedule at the brewery fluctuates, so you’ll want to double-check the website to make sure pizzas are on the agenda before heading over. 

Pizza X

Where: Brewery X, 3191 E. La Palma Ave., Anaheim

When: Almost daily; schedule varies

Phone (brewery): 657-999-1500

Online: brewery-x.com

COVID Comfort Rating: B (April 2021, orange tier)

Temperature checks: No 

Masks enforced for customers: Yes

Masks worn by staff: Yes

Gloves worn by staff: Yes

Hand sanitizer available: Yes  

Outside dining: Yes

Inside dining: Limited

Dining at the bar: No

Tables sanitized: Yes

Chairs sanitized: Yes

Seating properly distanced: Yes 

Touchless menus: Yes