We Just Can’t Get Enough Vegan Pizza from Cruzer Pizza
June 24, 2009
We just had a birthday celebration at the office and we brought in vegan pizza from Cruzer Pizza. All I can say is YUM! We got the BBQ “Chicken” Pizza (BBQ sauce, “chicken”, red onion, cilantro, and Daiya cheese) on thin crust. Unfortunately, it was gone in about 5 minutes, but it was a fabulous 5 minutes.
Cruzer Pizza now offers vegan pizza at 2 locations. We got ours from the Glendale location, but they also offer vegan options at the Los Feliz location. They even have vegan entrees like Eggplant Parmigiana and Vegetable Lasagna, just to name a few. Can’t wait to try those!
Cruzer Pizza 1200 N Pacific Ave # 105Glendale, CA 91202-3804
(818) 500-1289 or 4449 Prospect Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90027-5503
(323) 666-0600
Farm Sanctuary LA Monthly Meeting and Vegan Drinks Meetup merge for some FUN and Pizza!
June 15, 2009
L.A. Vegan Drinks
June 27, 2009 7:00 PM
Desert Rose Restaurant with Cruzer Pizza
1700 N. Hillhurst Ave
Los Angeles, CA. 90027
This is a great example of how a simple action can take on a life of its own. As part of Farm Sanctuary’s Veg for Life Campaign, Michelle Sass (California Advocacy Organizer for Farm Sanctuary), has been working with Cruzer Pizza, a local take-out and delivery restaurant which has resulted in a tremendous establishment outreach success story!
What began as a conversation has resulted in this: Cruzer Pizza has removed veal from their restaurant and replaced it with a large menu of compassionate vegan pizzas! And not just your average “run of the mill” vegan pizzas either. What makes them so special is that Cruzer Pizza is the first establishment in the Western U.S. to be serving the revolutionary Daiya vegan “cheese”!
According to Michelle, thanks to your patronage the restaurant has more than doubled their sales and the owners are seriously considering becoming L.A.’s first 100% vegan pizzeria. So please continue to show your support.
Desert Rose Restaurant is on the same property as Cruzer Pizza and they will be serving the Vegan Drinks crowd Cruzer pizzas and drinks. There will be a vegan menu and a beautiful outdoor area with seating and yes, you can mingle from table to table or to the indoor bar.
Please note that Desert Rose is not a veg*n restaurant but they’ve been extremely accommodating and it’s the only place Vegan Drinks can fit their large group AND eat Daiya cheese pizzas.
Desert Rose also has a popular organic vodka and they whip up some refreshing cucumber martinis.
It’s always a great time with the Vegan Drinks crowd, so don’t miss it!
More Than Thai at Green Leaves Vegan
July 12, 2008
We arrived at Green Leaves Vegan Restaurant at 7:30 on a Wednesday night. It was fairly empty and we were wondering how they could possibly stay open until midnight with such little business. Apparently I just had to be patient because after 8:00 hungry veg*ns from all over showed up to partake in the yummy vegan fare that makes Green Leaves so popular.
We had a big group and we were determined to try as many menu items as possible. We started with the Drum Sticks. They are described as deep fried soy “chicken legs” served with house sauce. Maybe it’s because they were deep fried, but they were oh-so-good. We even ordered a second round. We also had the Quesadilla with Vegan 
Cheese. I haven’t had a quesadilla in so long and this one did not disappoint. It was exactly as I remember. The Chicken Sa-tay is soy chicken served with peanut sauce and cucumber salad. The peanut sauce is delicious and is probably what makes this dish so delectable.
Now on to the main dishes. There are so many different styles and choices of food here that it becomes a real challenge to decide what to get. We pretty much stuck with the Thai style food, but there are breakfast burritos, pancakes, and scrambled Egz (the tofu version) that are served all day. Not to mention wraps, sandwiches, and burgers. We loved the Pineapple Fried Rice which 
was loaded with chunks of pineapple and cashews. The Rock & Roll Noodle dish is one of their “Signature” dishes. The name and description (pan fried wide rice noodles with tofu, chili sauce, basil, tomato, onion, bell peppers, bean sprouts & special house jalapeno sauce) implies that it’s a spicy, but it wasn’t really spicy at all. It was still full of flavor and very tasty. The Mongolia Beef was our least favorite dish. It had a nice presentation, but didn’t live up to our expectations after tasting the rest of the food. The Shitake Curry was delicious and had a slightly unusual flavor (but in a good way). We even got the Fish Dinner which is served with tahini sauce. I am always a little apprehensive when trying “fish” in a vegan restaurant, because sometimes they tend to be too fishy tasting, but this dish was just right.
This is a great restaurant for sharing since you can order everything family style. The food comes out fast, but don’t expect exceptional service. This place is about the food. Oh, by-the-way, there is no alcohol served here, but you can play Guitar Hero while you are waiting for your food which is fun. Parking can be tough since they don’t have a parking lot. It can definitely be a challenge to find a spot on the street. The key is to carpool or ride your bike and go with a large group so you can try lots of dishes.
Green Leaves is located at 1769 Hillhurst Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90027
You can view their website at GreenLeavesVegan.com.
