Meatless Miami: Pizza Fusion

[OPEN] 1115 5th St. / Miami Beach / 305.672.7778
[CLOSED] 14815 Biscayne Blvd. / North Miami Beach
1013 N Federal Hwy. / Ft. Lauderdale / 954.358.53531
2378 Weston Rd. / Weston / 954.641.5353

Vegetarian-friendly: Yes
Vegan-friendly: Yes

I finally made it over to Pizza Fusion after hearing raves about it from several different reliable sources. This is an up-and-coming pizza chain whose entire operation is not only tasty, but eco-friendly, health-conscious and good-lookin' too. They offer an actual vegan cheese option, whole wheat and gluten-free crusts, organic ingredients, biodegradable flatware and even use hybrid Priuses and Smarte cars for their delivery vehicles. I tried the "Very Vegan" mushroom and roasted garlic pizza with whole wheat crust and it was fresh and delicious, and not drowning in globs of cheese like many places. Their pizzas are shaped as these sort of oblong ovals and the large I ordered seemed to last forever. They also have a selection of salads that looked yummy (vegetarian with meat as an ADD-ON, as it should be!), organic teas, Boylan's sodas and a beer and wine menu.

The endless "Farmer's Market" with vegan cheese instead of dairy

Besides that the whole packing of the place was tight, cute and creative, (it did not surprise me to learn later that one of the founders was also a graphic designer)–a counter flier I grabbed advertised their "Date Night" special which offered a deal on two glasses of wine or soda and a medium pizza to share. With all these plusses (and locations in 8 states already) I foresee more Pizza Fusions popping up all over in the near future. Naturally all this green-y organic-ness does raise the price points a bit, but it's still within the range of a "fancy" pizza place like Andiamo, and it's organic. Pizza Fusion rocks and I hope that other restaurants start taking a hint from them, providing healthy, delicious foods, being environmentally responsible, and fully accommodating all modern dietary needs and preferences. It's the undeniable future of modern dining.

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Food For Thought

"I wouldn't eat a chicken if it dropped dead in front of me holding a sign that said 'Eat Me'."
-Ricky Williams, Miami Dolphins

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on Earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.”
-Albert Einstein

"We don't need to eat anyone who would run, swim, or fly away if he (or she) could."
-James Cromwell

"To become a vegetarian is to step into the stream which leads to nirvana."
-Buddha

"I never really liked meat. I was a child that had to be forced to eat my meat. Whatever you ate before that you loved like turkey slices they've got a substitute now that's not hard to find."
-Masta Killa, Wu-Tang Clan

"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages."
-Thomas Edison

"Meat is dirty. I wouldn't touch a hot dog without a condom on it."
-Bill Maher

"I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of the whole human being."
-Abraham Lincoln

"He is a heavy eater of beef. Me thinks it doth harm to his wit."
-Shakespeare, Twelfth Night

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: amazing place, great owner. great vibe. The gluten free pizza does use egg which I "normally" dont mind EXCEPT at pizza fusion the crust they buy it does NOT use free range/organic eggs and I cannot get behind inhumane eggs... anda ll that inhumane treatment...too bad as I would love to have that pizza. Maybe some voices added to the chorus can get change made. peace for 2010.; January 06, 2010 7:58 PM
James Gorman said...: At last, you don't have to take your own vegan cheese with you! And everthing is organic. You can even have a wholemeal base. I can recommed the vegan option - it is delicious. http://www.evolvecampaigns.org.uk; June 17, 2010 7:33 AM

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