Vegan at Tomato Joe’s Pizza, Valencia

My sister Alli and I were sort of in the area for another visit to Farm Sanctuary’s Animal Acres, so I looked up a few places for good vegan food on our way home.  We decided on pizza after seeing that Tomato Joe’s Pizza in Valencia offered gluten-free crust (Alli’s preference) and vegan mozzarella cheese.

Here’s what I got:

My pizza from Tomato Joe’s

I ordered a whole wheat crust (only available in 14″ or larger) with vine ripened tomato sauce, artichoke hearts, black olives, and sun dried tomatoes with vegan mozzarella cheese.  I thought it was really good, but I still prefer Cruzer’s.

Alli ordered a pizza with the only crust they offer for an 8″ personal pizza, the thin crust.

Alli’s pizza from Tomato Joe’s

She got the bar-b-que sauce with onions and artichoke hearts.

Their menu offers a variety of items, not just pizza, but the only vegan non-pizza options are salads.  Their fresh garden salad without croutons and with balsamic dressing is vegan, as is their greek salad without cheese or croutons, but this would also have to be with balsamic dressing since it is the only vegan choice.

They have many specialty pizzas, but it’s simpler just to design your own pizza with all vegan ingredients.  Choices are as follows:

1.  CRUST

• Thin crust
• Beer batter crust
• Whole wheat crust
• Gluten-free crust (made with rice and potato flours), additional charge

2.  SAUCE

• Vine ripened tomato sauce
• Creamy dijon sauce
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Bar-b-que sauce
• Chipotle pesto sauce (I will definitely be trying this one next time!)

3.  TOPPINGS

• Artichoke hearts
• Fresh spinach
• Fresh tomatoes
• Roasted garlic
• Green peppers
• Jalapenos
• Mandarin oranges
• Olives (black, kalamata, spanish green)
• Pepperoncini
• Pineapple
• Red onions
• Tomatoes (fresh and sun dried)
• Fresh mushrooms
• Cashews
• Almond slivers
• Canned mushrooms
• Vegan italian sausage, additional charge
• Vegan pepperoni, additional charge
• Vegan chicken, additional charge
• Vegan mozzarella, additional charge

Prices are as follows:

Their website suggests asking for a multi-topping discount if you order 3 or more, since the cost adds up quickly.

The company has made an effort to convey a kooky and friendly atmosphere, as evidenced by their sales pitch on the website:

I will likely go there again for the rare vegan pizza with vegan cheese as opposed to the standard cheeseless pizza from Papa John’s.

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