I was blogging almost every day for Vegan Mofo, but then I kind of dropped into the abyss for almost a week. There was a death in my family. I might share more, but I don't think I'm ready yet.

In an effort to kind of cheer us up, we decided to go out to eat and ended up at Curry on Crust . . . Desi Pizza. Desi (DAY-see) is a term for something or someone from the Indian subcontinent (something South Asian). We were actually planning on eating somewhere else, but we were fooled into thinking that this restaurant wasn't busy by the lack of people inside as we passed by. Once inside, we quickly learned that, like any good pizza place, this place does a LOT of carry out orders. It almost felt like there was a revolving door of people going in and out with fresh, hot pizzas filling the air with an aroma reminiscent of  spices of India.

We had previously passed on going to this restaurant, thinking that everything would be covered in cheese and that the crust may not be vegan. I'm glad we decided to give it a try this time though because the employees there actually knew what vegan meant and were able to make our pizza vegan! My husband said they scored major brownie points with us when they knew what we were talking about. If you are vegan, make sure you tell them because it seemed like they normally brush the crust with butter, but they used oil instead for us. Also, some sauces may not be vegan so check first.

You can build your own pizza by starting with homemade crust, add tomato sauce or one of the Indian sauces like tikka or manchurian (Indian Chinese), then choose from a list of toppings as diverse as mushrooms, cauliflower and green peas. They make sure to point out that extra garlic, ginger and chillies are free! You can also choose from some preselected favorites such as Aloo Gobi Pizza or Masala Eggplant Pizza.
We ordered the Achari Veggie Pizza (and asked for vegan) which came with tikka sauce, potato cubes, tomatoes, onions, green peppers and baby corn. The pizza was innovative and delicious and, based on the amount of business they were getting, we weren't the only ones who thought so.

Update: Curry on Crust now offers daiya vegan cheese!

Vegan Achari Veggie Pizza

Cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper and other spices on every table

View inside the restaurant