TRUE VEGAN PIZZA ALERT!! And I don't mean a pizza with no cheese and no meat. No, I mean a pizza with vegan cheese and vegan meat!! And no, not frozen either--this vegan pizza is made fresh at a local pizzeria!! WHOA!! :-O
I recently came to Grasso's for lunch with my vegan daughter, our gluten free friends, and myself a vegetarian. We were all dietarily-accommodated and fully satisfied by Grasso's pizza. We wanted to dine-in and hangout, and Grasso's has six comfortable booths in their clean, bright, and casual restaurant. When the weather is nice, there are also several outdoor tables. Of course takeout and delivery is available too, plus they have a drive-thru pickup.
My daughter and I shared a small vegan pizza, which was plenty big for two people, plus leftovers. We went with vegan pepperoni and half-black-half-green-olives for our toppings. The vegan verdict? ... The vegan pepperoni are delish'! They crisp up nice a little bit in the pizza oven. The vegan cheese is pretty good, about as good and melty as you can get a vegan cheese. The dough was a thicker, chewy dough topped with a savory sauce. I was just tickled that Grasso's has vegan cheese and meat. My teen vegan daughter was all smiles, too!
Our gluten-free friends also enjoyed their pies. They had a small plain cheese, and a small cheese and mushroom gluten-free pies. The gluten-free crust at Grasso's is a thin cauliflower crust. My GF-friends reported it to be crisp and tasty. A small gluten-free pie is enough to share between two people, or perhaps for one very hungry gluten-free eater.
And, if you are both vegan and gluten-free, Grasso's CAN combine pies and make a small vegan AND gluten-free pizza in one!! You'd be hard-pressed to find any other pizzeria in Buffalo that can do that, with vegan cheese and vegan meat on a gluten-free pizza crust. So if you need that dietary restriction combo, Grasso's is your place for a satisfying and accommodating fresh pizzeria pie.
Overall we had a really great experience at Grasso's. The staff was very friendly. Sara, the owner herself, came over to our tables to ask how we were enjoying everything, and we had a really nice chat. She is vegan, and goes above and beyond to provide a quality vegan pizza. But, for omni-eaters, you are not excluded from Grasso's, as Grasso's of course carries traditional meat and dairy cheese pizzas, wings, the usual pizza place sides, and everything coming out of the kitchen looked really delicious.
Next time we're in, my daughter and I are definitely trying the vegan Buffalo chicken pizza. And our gluten-free friends are onto the glute-free chicken fingers next. I look forward to our next visit--what a dietary-restriction-pizza-paradise at Grasso's, indeed!! :-D read more