{"id":9828,"date":"2016-12-20T21:02:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T05:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/?p=9828"},"modified":"2017-05-19T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T18:45:02","slug":"virtuous-pie-quick-dinner-cocktail-crawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/virtuous-pie-quick-dinner-cocktail-crawl\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtuous Pie &#8211; Quick Dinner Before Cocktail Crawl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lou and I were meeting Maggi in Chinatown for a\u00a0cocktail crawl, but we were running a little late. There was snow everywhere, leaving the street icy to walk on, and all the buses were running super slow. When we finally arrived, Maggi seemed a little grumpy because she waited for us for a while and she was hungry. So we decided to grab a bite before our cocktail crawl in the neighbourhood, and Maggi suggested Virtuous Pie.<\/p>\n<p>Like Maggi, I had heard nothing but good things about the\u00a0hand-crafted \u00a0plant-based pizza pies here. The pizza joint is actually quite spacious inside. The dining area could fit about 20 people, and was\u00a0bright and clean\u00a0with a high ceiling, with\u00a0a\u00a0pizza assembly\u00a0station on the side behind the glass.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9829\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9829\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9829\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"Virtuous Pie\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2.jpg 1853w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-2-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9829\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virtuous Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9833\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9833\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg\" alt=\"Virtuous Pie\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg 1561w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virtuous Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All the freshly baked pizzas however, are sliced on the other side of the kitchen close to the pickup counter by the entrance, also easily viewed by those passing by in the front of the restaurant.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10012\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10012\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-10012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165.jpg\" alt=\"Virtuous Pie\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165.jpg 2304w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1165-1024x681.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10012\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virtuous Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It is fully licensed here, serving local beers and ciders. \u00a0Lou and I both enjoyed our <strong>Darkness<\/strong>, a dark beer from local brewster, <a href=\"http:\/\/33acresbrewing.com\/\">33 Acres<\/a>. \u00a0They also serve kombucha on tap, taking the hipster trend\u00a0to the next level, which Maggi happily embraced. But I had to admit the <strong>Lemon Ginger<\/strong>, the kombucha\u00a0of the day, packed a lot of refreshing flavours.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9831\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9831\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2.jpg\" alt=\"33 acres &quot;darkness&quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2.jpg 2060w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-4-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">33 acres &#8220;darkness&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And the pizza were fantastic!<\/p>\n<p>We were all impressed the <strong>Stronger Wings <\/strong>($12), which was supposed to resemble buffalo wings. The thin crusted pizza itself had a perfect chewy texture, which I really enjoyed.\u00a0\u00a0And the buffalo spiced cauliflower looked and smelled \u00a0just like the wings. For a split second I thought I tasted buffalo wing too in my mouth&#8230; Well maybe more like buffalo chicken nugget?\u00a0And the rest of the details were just uncanny &#8211; even down to the blue cheese sauce and the finely slice green onions, which can be always seen\u00a0with the popular pub fare. And finally another\u00a0incredible fact &#8211; the blue cheese is supposed to be made from cashew!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9830\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9830\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Stronger Wings&quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg 1796w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Stronger Wings&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My pick of the <strong>Superfunghi<\/strong> ($12) might lack\u00a0of whimsical factors that Maggi would love, but I just really like mushrooms! The pizza was loaded with cashew mozzarella, herb potatoes, wild mushrooms, truffle almond ricotta and fresh arugula.\u00a0Some meaty mushrooms are actually good meat replacements texture wise, but also give this beautiful earthiness in taste. I also found\u00a0vegan cheese interesting, as it was pretty close to the real thing, and it felt good knowing that it\u00a0wouldn&#8217;t take\u00a0a lot energy in the body to digest it.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9832\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9832\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Superfughi&quot;\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2.jpg 2066w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-5-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Superfughi&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To a lot of people, pizza is comfort food \u2013 a guilty pleasure loading on fatty deli meat and cheese. But the pleasure of eating pizza doesn\u2019t have to always be a guilty one. Virtuous Pie definitely delivers the flavours, the comfort, and the sensory pleasure that the regular pizzas provide us. The Stronger Wings pizza knocked it out of the park for us, with that amazing buffalo wing flavour. And I would undoubtedly come back to try the other fun and whimsical creations here.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9835\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1114.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9835\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1114.jpg\" alt=\"Virtuous Pie\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1114.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1114-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_1114-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Virtuous Pie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Website and menu:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/virtuouspie.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/virtuouspie.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View Menu, Reviews, Photos &amp; Information about Virtuous Pie, Chinatown and other Restaurants in Metro Vancouver\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/vancouver\/virtuous-pie-chinatown-vancouver\" target=\"_blank\"><img style=\"border: none; width: 200px; height: 146px; padding: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/logo\/18380122\/biglink\" alt=\"Virtuous Pie Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3387.190940054611!2d-123.10224210705083!3d49.279335942719904!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x54867170123f367d%3A0xc2241be13a944b4c!2sVirtuous+Pie!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sca!4v1485241413827\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lou and I were meeting Maggi in Chinatown for a\u00a0cocktail crawl, but we were running a little late. There was snow everywhere, leaving the street icy to walk on, and all the buses were running super slow. When we finally arrived, Maggi seemed a little grumpy because she waited for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9830,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[211,181,97],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9828"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9828"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9828\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10022,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9828\/revisions\/10022"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pickydiners.com\/www\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}