By purposeful neglect I have never been to and never had any intention of going to Spike’s Junkyard Dogs. But this has got me re-thinking that decision.

I’m not a vegetarian, but I live dangerously close to Spike’s and feel it would be detrimental to eat actual hotdogs all the time. So I have found a solution in their fat free veggie dogs, which can almost pass for the real thing. The T-Bird comes slathered in swiss cheese and honey mustard. I always tell myself I’m going to forgo the fries….and that works out about 50% of the time.

Relatedly, I recently noticed their name crop up on a pretty extensive vegan round-up on Get Sconed. Not the swiss cheese on the dog obvs, but the fries. Although there’s some speculation that the same oil also cooks chicken fingers. So, YMMV.

The photo of pizza I used before for the Piece o’ Pie post, that was completely bogus, from someplace in LA. Lingbo though, has real pictures up. I stopped by last week but it turns out they’re closed on Mondays. Anyway, point being: their “parm” is made from walnuts and yeast. And remind me again why can vegans eat yeast again? Yahoo Answers comes through.

a lot of vegan still eat bread coz most only dont eat any ANIMAL products i no im ok with eating yeast. but i do no some vegans that wont eat yeast because its a bacteria or something that alive. btu i doesnt feel in the same way that animals and humans do which i why i dont mind it.

Ok!

Alright. For some good news for a change, here’s Denise Taylor’s more or less positive review of the new Piece o’ Pie vegan pizzaria.

Meanwhile, organic toppings such as broccoli, leaf spinach, roasted garlic, and mushrooms pop with flavor. And the two cheese choices do the trick. Vegan Gourmet’s gooey, light, soy-based mozzarella is mild and melts well. Daiya’s new tapioca-based mozzarella lives up to all the hype. It really does stretch, brown, and satisfy in a way close to real cheese.

vegan pizza
returns soon to Allston
Same location.
New everything else.
New management.
New recipes.
New look.

Grizzly Bear, originally uploaded by -nanio-.

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scallywag, originally uploaded by matt carroll with a camera.

Life is really better when your pizza place has a mission statement.

It has been said that T.J. Scallywaggle’s is a delicate sprout just lifting her head toward the sky, spreading her leaves in the sun, innocent and trusting, basking in the tender care freely offered by the forces that nurture her…

It has been said that T.J. Scallywaggle’s is a dazzling multi-cultural fireworks display, illuminating the evening sky with brilliant flashes of electrified insight and inspiration, fusing music and color and joy and hope…

It has been said that T.J. Scallywaggle’s is a mighty sledgehammer, quietly poised, with hundreds of others, gathering our wits and courage and strength, slowly approaching the security fences at the dreaded slaughterhouse gates…