În căutarea unei pizzerii vegane mai stilate decât Pizzis and Cream, iată-mă ajunsă la Oscar Pizza din Viena.

Din afară, arată ca un fast food comun, cu meniul expus pe pereții exteriori, folosind o combinație cam țipătoare de fundal negru, scris alb și titluri galbene. 

In front of the restaurant, there is a small terrace on the street,occupying one parking spot. It has a wooden floor and a cheap-looking fence, single-leg black tables and chairs made out of woven plastic. Six flower pots hang onto the fence, embellishing the landscape.

Expectations too high, unpleasant interaction

The first disappointment arrived as soon as I read the menu. Although on Happy Cow the place appears as vegan, on the pizza list they have several options with animal products. However, there are plant-based options for both pizza (20 out of 50) and pasta (4 out of 10), and they also serve other vegan dishes such as wraps, burgers, kebabs, falafel and hummus.

I enter the place, trying to decide if I want to stay inside or outside. The interaction with the 2 men made it clear. One of them joked about them not understanding English, while the other one laughed and then scolded his companion. There is an open kitchen and Turkish music is echoing at a disturbing volume. I order a Mediterranean pizza and go out on the terrace.

High hopes about the pizza I ordered

The pizza comes pretty quickly and looks decent. The dough is fluffy around the edges and tasty, but the grated cheese they used is definitely a cheap one, too oily and probably lacking any nutritional value. I put the jalapeno rings aside so I can enjoy the capers, artichokes and olives without feeling my mouth burning. Overall, it's a bit salty, due to the combination of olives, capers and cheese. 

I intend to take away some of it, but in the end I manage to finish it right there. I would not repeat this experience, even if I were curious about other varieties in their menu.