Pizza Fusion: Take 2

I recently hit Pizza Fusion in Ridgewood for a second time. I spoke with the manager and he said more vegans have been coming in. Yeah!

A large pie...soy cheese, tomato sauce, artichokes and crimini mushrooms on a multi-grain crust. This was $20, a bit over-priced. I liked it, but my mom...not such a fan, even though her palate is very used to vegan food. We both prefer pizza from Brooklyn's Brick Oven Pizzeria, with locations in Ridgewood and Hackensack. They'll do half-half pies (half cheese, half without), just be forewarned: it's cash only.


They had the vegan brownie this time. Hooray! This was the saving grace of the meal. More reasonably priced at $4, and didn't taste "vegan" at all.


Luckily, my workplace recently brought back the biggest moral booster since bagel Fridays...pizza Wednesday luncheons. Food tastes so much more delicious when it's free, don't you find?


Otherwise, I'm sticking to my roasted veggie pizza from Trader Joe's. At $4.69, hard to get a better deal.

Vegan Soy Cheese Pizza at Pizza Fusion

Vegan options are showing up more regularly on mainstream restaurant menus. For vegans in the northern New Jersey area longing for their days of cheese-topped pizza, Pizza Fusion has come to the rescue with vegan (casein-free) soy cheese. They have vegan brownies listed on their dessert menu, but they said their distributor wasn't shipping to the Northeast stores. How disappointing!

The Fusion Side Salad. Organic spring mix, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions. $4.75.

I selected the personal size Very Vegan (roasted garlic and mushrooms) with a multi-grain crust, $9. But you can definitely build your own pizza with your favorite veggies. Delicious. I'll be back for more.

Cool, basic furniture, made from reclaimed wood. Being 'green' and 'eco-friendly' are big marketing terms nowadays, but this chain practices what it preaches.


Visit their first New Jersey location in Ridgewood on 33 Godwin Ave., across the street from Whole Foods Market. A total of 11 are slated to open in the next three years, great news for vegans in the Garden State.