Not wanting to hold up the line by asking a lot of questions at the window, I contacted them via Twitter and asked how the vegan pizza works—as in, do they sell vegan slices, personal pizzas, whole pies, do they need to know in advance, what have you. I received an immediate response letting me know that:
“We do make 10in vegan pies to order, but at the moment we are out of daiya…but we can make ya tomato pie with lotsa veggies.”
No biggie. Daiya’s great and all, but most of the time I order pizzas without it. So many places tend to put too much on the pizza and just like cow milk cheese, it masks the flavors of the sauce and veggies. I was just going to order it because they have it, but a day without is certainly not a day to keep me away from pizza. Besides, it’s a savings on fat and calories. And "lotsa veggies" always sounds good.
My take on the above response is that all I have to do is show up and tell them I want a vegan pizza and they’ll make it. That’s what happened, but not without a bit of confusion. I get up to the window and confirm they have no Daiya, then ask for a pizza with all the veggies except for olives (because they are vile and disgusting and do not qualify as food). The order guy tells me they don't have any vegan slices. He then asks the cook guy if he would “mind” making a whole pizza. I thought that’s how I had to do it? So the cook guy asks me if I want a small/personal pizza, or a whole large pizza. Just a small one of course, and he said no problem. So there was a bit of confusion there, but nothing major. It was handled quickly and nicely.
The order guy takes my name and tells me it will be about eight minutes, and that’s precisely how long it took. I was handed a small box (which I prefer over the paper plates those ordering by the slice receive), and out of habit had to check to make sure there was no cheese before I walked away. All clear. But I was a bit surprised at how sparse the toppings were.
Their website claims the available veggies are: onion, green pepper, mushroom, black olive. Okay, it’s a TRUCK; we’re not overflowing with space here, so those toppings are fine (with the exception of the olives). I’m also not a fan of mushrooms, but can sometimes tolerate them in small doses, but usually only if they’re baby bellas. However, as you can see, my pizza only contained onions and peppers. They also tout fresh basil, which would have been nice, but I suppose I should have asked for that. I did a dumb thing and assumed when I said “all the veggies except for olives,” that I would have gotten the basil and mushrooms too.
On to the tasting! I’m rather picky about my crust and my sauce, and I was delighted with DC Slices on both counts here. The crust is perfect. Just the right thickness (which means THIN) and texture, and it has this rich wood-fired flavor. Not sure how they achieve that on a truck, but they do. The sauce is vibrant in color with a fresh homemade taste.
My pizza was great, it was just missing a little something that would have put it over the top. I’ll happily revisit DC Slices the next time they come around. If you go, and if it matters to you, you might want to check in advance as to whether they have Daiya on board.
Overall it’s a good deal—a fresh hot 10-inch pie for $8, ready in about eight minutes. They also sell tater tots for $4, and they were selling a lot of them on the day I was there. Now I love me some tater tots, but even I can’t eat both pizza and tots in one meal, so those will have to wait for another day.
I would like to note that DC Slices is the only food truck that contacted me when I started this blog. Clearly they pay attention to their Twitter feed and that makes me think they listen to their customers. Perhaps if enough of us beg for broccoli or spinach they'll add that to the toppings list. Or jalapenos would be good. :)
I would like to note that DC Slices is the only food truck that contacted me when I started this blog. Clearly they pay attention to their Twitter feed and that makes me think they listen to their customers. Perhaps if enough of us beg for broccoli or spinach they'll add that to the toppings list. Or jalapenos would be good. :)
Website: http://dcslices.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/DCSlices
Twitter: @dcslices
Lees, I'm actually surprised you don't have your own jar of jalapenos at your desk. :)
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