Mod Pizza's Vegan Options in 2022

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MOD Pizza is an American fast casual pizza chain with more than 400 locations in the United States and the United Kingdom according to Wikipedia. The acronym “MOD” in the company’s name stands for “Made on Demand.” Their menu features pizzas made with customer specified dough, sauce, and ingredients that are cooked in three minutes using stone ovens at 800 °F (425 °C). Additionally, MOD is a company that is claimed by its owners to be “more about the people than the pizza” and to focus on paying living wages and providing employees with opportunities to give back to the community. In this article we breakdown all of MOD Pizza’s vegan options in 2022.

All of the ingredients listed in this article were verified to be vegan with MOD Pizza’s allergen guide.

Signature Pizzas

At the time of this writing, MOD Pizza has three vegetarian pizzas. These are the Lucy Sunshine (Mozzarella, Parmesan, Artichokes, Garlic, and Dollops of Red Sauce), the Dillon James (Mozzarella, Asiago, Fresh Chopped Basil, Garlic, Sliced Tomatoes, and Red Sauce), and the Maddy (Classic Cheese Pizza with Mozzarella). Each of these pizzas can be made vegan by removing the cheese or replacing it with Mod’s Daiya Dairy-Free Cheese.

However, MOD Pizza is best known for their create-your-own pizza and salad options. A full list of the vegan-friendly ingredients are in the following sections.

Crust

MOD Pizza has three crust options. Of these, two are vegan-friendly. The two vegan crust options are their Original Crust and their Gluten-Friendly Crust. Unfortunately, their Cauliflower Crust contains both milk and eggs.

Sauce

Of their six sauce options, MOD Pizza has four vegan sauces. These sauces include BBQ Sauce, Garlic Rub, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and Red Sauce. Both their Pesto and White Sauce contain milk-based ingredients and are not vegan-friendly.

Toppings

MOD Pizza does not have any vegan proteins at the time of this writing, but they do have dairy-free vegan cheese! All of their vegetable toppings besides croutons (contain milk) are also vegan-friendly. These toppings include:

Artichokes
Arugula
Banana Peppers (Limited Locations)
Basil – Fresh Chopped
Black Olives
Broccoli – Roasted
Cilantro
Corn – Roasted
Daiya Dairy-Free Cheese
Garlic – Roasted
Greek Olives
Green Bell Peppers
Jalapenos
Mama Lil’s Sweet Hot Peppas
Mushrooms
Oregano
Pineapple – Fresh or Roasted
Red Onion
Red Peppers – Roasted
Romaine
Rosemary – Fresh Chopped
Sea Salt
Sea Salt & Pepper
Serrano Peppers (Limited Locations)
Spinach
Spring Mix
Tomatoes – Diced or Sliced

Finishing Sauce

MOD Pizza has multiple “Finishing Sauces” to top off your pizza after baking. Four of the seven sauces are vegan-friendly. These sauces are the Balsamic Fig Glaze, BBQ Swirl, Hot Buffalo Sauce, and Red Sauce Dollops. Their Pesto Drizzle (Milk), Sri-rancha Sauce (Milk and Eggs), and Mike’s Hot Honey (Honey) are not vegan-friendly.

Salads

In addition to their create-your-own pizzas, MOD allows you to make hearty create-your-own salads as well! Start with a base of Arugula, Romaine, Spinach or Spring mix and add any of the toppings you would like! All of the vegan toppings available at MOD Pizza was mentioned above. Make sure to steer clear of the croutons, as those are made with milk-based ingredients. Unfortunately, most of MOD’s salad dressings contain milk, but the but the following three dressings are vegan-friendly:

Balsamic
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Red Wine Vinegar

Sides/Dessert

MOD Pizza has one vegan side/dessert option: Cinnamon Sticks. These cinnamon sugar coated bread sticks are the perfect way to end your meal. The associated cinnamon icing glaze contains milk, but both the chocolate and raspberry glazes are vegan!

Drinks

Wash your pizza or salad down with a refreshing drink! MOD’s specialty Caramelized Pear Ice Tea, Vintage Lemonade, Marionberry Lemonade, and Black Tea are all vegan-friendly. Most locations also sell Coke and Dr. Pepper sodas, draft beer, and wine.

Summary

MOD Pizza’s vegan options are pretty great if you like pizza. They have a plethora of vegan toppings, multiple sauces and even Daiya dairy-free (and vegan) cheese! If you liked this article, take a look at at our other “Eating Out” vegan guides here.

Mod Pizza’s Vegan Options in 2022