Foodie 15: A Vegan’s Guide to Pizza Pies in Tucson

Barro’s offers a Vegetarian Special pizza — request that the cheese gets removed or substituted with vegan cheese to make it vegan. Another option is the Build-Your-Own Pizza. Choose between barbecue or red sauce, and add your favorite veggie toppings.

Endless vegan options at Falora. From pizza, and pasta, to dessert, you’re all set. Choose from La Cauliflora, Marinara, Za Zucca, El Fauxrizo, and more. El Fauxrizo is topped with house-made vegan chorizo, plant-based mozzarella, black beans, corn, cilantro lime crema, and scallions.

The crisp wood-fired Marinara pizza features garlic and basil with a rich tomato sauce.

Fresco offers a 100% vegan mozzarella substitute and a gluten-free pizza crust. Order the Margherita Fresco, Herbivore, or BYO pizza. Just be sure to remove cheese or add the vegan sub.

Sub vegan cheese on any pizza and even the garlic cheese sticks! The Veggie pizza comes with marinara sauce, cheese of choice, yellow onion, Roma tomatoes, green pepper, black olives, and mushrooms.

The staff at Penelope is happy to create customized vegan options, but here’s a pro tip: Order the Pammy with no mozzarella and add jalapeños. Tons of flavors! You won’t miss the cheese. Order their Olivers’ Greens salad with no prosciutto or mozzarella. Their lemon vinaigrette is vegan, and they can add any veggies you’d like.

Order the Veggie Pie topped with artichoke, bell pepper, red onion, and kalamata olives, or the Margherita with fresh basil, heirloom tomatoes, and basil oil. Customize with your favorite toppings. Ask for no cheese or sub for vegan cheese.

Reilly has a pizza on the menu just for vegans. The Vegan features sauce, garlic, mushroom, peppers, eggplant, and onion. Add nutritional yeast for an additional dollar. Start with housemade bread (ask for no butter.)

Renee’s offers vegan garlic knots, pizza, pasta, and desserts. Order the vegan-as-is Vegan Crush Pizza, or ask for the Mideast to be made vegan with avocado instead of feta. The Mideast features hummus, lettuce, cucumber, tomato, black olive, and sliced avocado.

Mushroom fans, this pizza is for you. Rocco’s has vegan options and daily soup specials that are usually vegan. The Fungus Humungous deep dish pizza and Spicy Hot Sticks are among the most popular vegan items. Mention that you want both items served vegan to avoid any cheese or ranch dressing. The marinara sauce is not vegan, but the pizza sauce is.

The Charrovida hand-pulled pizza has melted plant-based cheese, high-protein chickpea chorizo, mixed peppers, mushrooms, and house sauce.

Grab a Veggie Supreme pizza and request vegan cheese or Build-Your-Own. If you’re looking for a meat alternative, Trident offers Impossible sausage.

Enjoy bread with garlic and oil and the vegan-as-is Rigatoni and Chiltepin Arrabiata. The Umami Tsunami pizza can be made vegan upon request. Ask for no sauce and no cheese. You’d think it wouldn’t be as exciting without those two ingredients, but the flavors in the toppings will blow your mind.