CLOSED: Sylvia's Brick Oven

Vegan pizza in Lafayette - finally. This is an upscale place - full bar and a price to match that. Not the most kid-friendly either. The pizza is usually awesome. I've eaten there numerous times and all but one time (one of the times I did carry out) the pizza was great. Brought visiting friends to it and they said it was the best pizza they've had. Use of daiya is constrained so not overwhelming. The crust is the real star here - chewy and fantastic. Pasta was also good.

The garlic knots are good but the pizza is an acquired taste I think. To me I feel like we could've bought a Daiya pizza from the health food store and cooked it at home and had a better outcome. It was so chewy that my jaw hurt afterwards but I do applaud them for trying to make vegan pizza. Most places won't even give it a shot. The Pasta looked good and the vegan pesto was good but beware if you ask for marinara. We told them we were vegans and they topped it with Parmesan

I LOVE that I can order a pizza in town and actually get vegan cheese on it too! Sylvia's offers not only Daiya cheese, but vegan pesto as well. They denote which items are vegan on their menu, and their menu changes with the seasons so there are always opportunities for new items with fresh ingredients.

Delicious food, great atmosphere and fancy drinks! Sometimes there is even entertainment from the piano.

I would give it 5 stars if I was allowed to (you can only grant 4 stars to non-vegetarian restaurants) because it is the first restaurant in town to really try to cater to the vegan audience.