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180 dough balls tonight. When they’re gone, I close.

Kiln Street Pizza, West Douglas in Delano, Wichita. I burn Kansas post oak and keep a 72-hour dough in the walk-in to feed it. First pies off the deck at 4 pm.

Open now, until 9 pm(316) 555-0109Delano, WichitaJoin the table waitlist

Order for pickup Read the menu

Tonight's dough

Batch 0929
  1. MixedSat 10:15 am
  2. BalledSat 1:40 pm
  3. Cold room72 h at 38°F
  4. ReadyTue 4:00 pm
Dough balls left tonight116 of 180
The mouth of a brick wood-fired oven, oak logs burning at the back and a pizza baking on the deck near the opening
Rounded balls of pizza dough resting on a floured wooden counter, a rolling pin behind them
260 g balls, resting before the cold room

72 hours, then 90 seconds

Saturday morning I mix. After lunch I ball it by hand. Then it sits in a 38° walk-in till Tuesday.

That slow cold rise is the blistered edge. It’s also why the crust doesn’t go leathery on the drive home.

Flour: Kansas hard red winter wheat, cut with Italian 00.

When tonight’s 180 balls are gone, the oven closes. That’s happened at 7 pm on a Friday, and honestly it was my fault. I’d mixed for a slow weekend. A chain can push a button and make more. I can’t.

Hydration68%
Cold rise72 h
Ball weight260 / 400 g
Dome temperature900°F
Bake90 sec
Oak a week⅓ cord

One cheap thing a night

Mondays I’m closed. Oven cools, hearth gets swept. Tuesday to Sunday, something’s always cheaper.

Tue Today

$10 Margherita, 12 in

All night, dine in or pickup.

Wed

Half-price wings

With any pie. Eight for $6.50.

Thu

Kids' pies $5

12 in cheese or pepperoni, under 12s.

Fri

Sweet corn pie

The seasonal white pie, while corn lasts.

Sat

Late oven to 11 pm

Full menu until the last ball is gone.

Sun

Second 16 in half off

Noon to 8 pm, pickup only.

The stoop

$27

Feeds 2 to 3, about $10 a person

  • One 16 in pie, any on the menu
  • Garlic knots, six
  • Two fountain drinks

Saves $5 on the regular price

The porch

$49

Feeds 4 to 5, about $11 a person

  • Two 16 in pies
  • Family Caesar
  • Garlic knots, six

Saves $9 on the regular price

The block party

$99

Feeds 10 to 12, about $9 a person, an hour's notice

  • Four 16 in pies, mix red and white
  • Two family Caesars
  • Garlic knots, twelve
  • Wood-oven wings, eight

Saves $22, and we will cut them into squares for a party on request

Pies per headThree slices a grown-up, two a kid, eight to a 16.

Two 16 in piesThe porch covers it for $49, with a salad and knots on the side.

The pickup shelf, online

The site runs four jobs on its own, so nobody at the counter reads an order back while a pie burns. Here’s each one, the way you’d see it.

  1. You pick a time

    Online or by phone. A text confirms the slot and your order number.

  2. We stretch it at the last minute

    I pull your dough from the cold eight minutes before your slot, never earlier.

  3. A text when it is boxed

    Ninety seconds in the oven, then the box goes on the pickup shelf.

  4. Grab it from the shelf

    Your name is on the box by the door. Paid already, so no line.

Your orderPickup, 1200 W Douglas
1Delano, 16 inAdd jalapeño$25.00
1Margherita, 12 inTuesday price$10.00
1Garlic knots, sixExtra marinara$7.00
Total with tax$45.18

Pick a pickup time. The oven bakes eight pies every ten minutes.

5:50full
6:00full
6:102 left
6:205 left
6:308 left
6:408 left

Online ordering with honest pickup times: slots close when the oven is full, so a 6:10 order is ready at 6:10. It is a plain web page, so it works in Safari on an iPhone as well as anywhere else.

Order K-2291Placed 5:52 pm

Your Delano is in the oven

Ready on the pickup shelf at about 6:08.

  1. Order in5:52
  2. Stretched and topped6:03
  3. In the oven6:05
  4. Boxed, on the shelf6:08
A pizza with bacon and melted cheese on the oven deck, flames glowing behind itShelf B, third slot. Your name is on the box.
Text me when it is boxed

A live pizza tracker fed by the make line, with a text when the box hits the shelf.

Build the porch2 pies, salad, knots

First 16 in pie

DelanoMargheritaKiln pepperoniBianca

Second 16 in pie

DelanoMargheritaMushroomMarinara

Salad

Family CaesarSwap for 8 wings, +$4

Knots

SixTwelve, +$6
Ordered one by one$58.00 The porch$49.00

A family-deal builder that shows the saving as you choose, so a bundle never feels like a guess.

Kiln cardFound by phone, ends 0187

Seven down

3 pies to a free 16 in

Sep 22The porch+2
Sep 13Delano, 16 in+1
Sep 06Margherita, 12 in+1

Stamps land automatically on online and counter orders. No app to download, no plastic card to lose.

A loyalty card tied to a phone number, with every pie counted whether it was ordered online or at the register.

Three of us, most nights

Me, Jen and Tomás. Ask for any of us by name.

Marco Villanueva

Owner and oven lead

Fourteen years on wood-fired ovens, six of them in a trailer at farmers markets around Wichita, before he built this oven in 2019.

Certified food protection manager, Kansas

Jen Albers

Dough and prep

Runs the Saturday mix, after nine years in bread. Better at dough than me, honestly.

Kansas food handler card, allergen trained

Tomás Ibarra

Counter and catering

Answers the phone, builds block-party orders and knows which pie a first-timer should try.

Responsible beverage service certified

Open since 2019Licensed Sedgwick County food establishmentBeer Kansas cereal malt beverage licenceOven built on site, 4 tons of firebrick

Parking, allergies, big orders

The phone’s for orders. Everything else people keep asking is here.

Where do I park?

There is a free lot behind the building with the entrance off the alley, and street parking on Douglas is free after 5 pm. The pickup shelf is just inside the front door.

Do you take reservations?

Not for tables of six or fewer. The counter and patio are first come. Groups of 8 to 20 can book the patio long table online, up to two weeks ahead.

Can you handle food allergies?

Every pie lists its allergens in online ordering. The kitchen is nut-free apart from the Nutella calzone, which is made on its own board. The gluten-free crust bakes on the shared deck, so it is not safe for celiac disease. The marinara pie is dairy-free and vegan.

Can you feed a big group?

The block party feeds 10 to 12 with an hour's notice. For 20 or more, order a day ahead so Jen can mix extra dough, and we will cut the pies into squares if you ask.

How much notice do you need for catering?

24 hours for up to ten pies and 48 hours beyond that. The oven turns out about 48 pies an hour. Pickup, or delivery inside the ring for $4. The oven stays here, it’s 4 tons of firebrick.

Street map of west-central Wichita showing the Arkansas River, Delano and the delivery ring around the shop on West Douglas © OpenStreetMap contributors

1200 W Douglas, Delano

1200 W Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67203
(316) 555-0109

Hours, or until the dough runs out
MondayClosed
Tuesday4 to 9 pm
Wednesday4 to 9 pm
Thursday4 to 9 pm
Friday4 to 11 pm
Saturday4 to 11 pm
SundayNoon to 8 pm

Free lot behind the building and street parking on Douglas. Delivery inside the ring for $4, or pick up from anywhere. Twelve seats at the counter and six tables on the patio.

Delivery by area
Delano, Riverside, downtownInside the ring, about 30 min$4
College Hill, west to Ridge Rd1.5 to 4 miles, about 45 min$7
East Wichita and AndoverPickup, or block-party orders only$15
Holidays and after hoursClosed Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Online ordering opens at 3 pm for the first 4 pm slots and stops 15 minutes before close. After hours the site still takes orders for the next open day.