Common Market - Plaza Midwood - ph James Willamor

Common Market Charlotte is a great VEGAN friendly spot with a lunchtime Deli at both the original Plaza Midwood location at 2007 Commonwelth Avenue , and the NEW location in Southend at 1515 South Tryon Street.

The deli has several veggie sandwich options, which can include TofuLin smoked tofu slices, Veganaise, and can be grilled on a panini with no butter at request. Their breads like sourdough, deli rye, white, 9-grain, and wraps are all Vegan. Load the fresh veggies on, as they have a huge selection of fresh options for your creation. Add some spreads like olive tapenade, hummus, & sun dried tomato. The staff is vegan friendly and really helpful.  The deli always has homemade hummus, lots of tofu salads to go, and random awesome goodies like BBQ Tofu and vegan veggie pate, as well as lots of pre-made sandwiches available after hours.

On thursday thru sat nights the deli offers Tofurkey Brats with all the good toppings for your munchie cravings. While you are there, enjoy a cold domestic beer on the patio, check out this site on the free wifi, or enjoy the awesome surroundings outside.

Parking around the Plaza Midwood location can be tricky, but be aware of a parking lot BEHIND the store accessable by the driveway on the right of the building, as well as beside the post office on The Plaza. DON”T PARK AT THE SALON NEXT TO COMMON MARKET as they do tow cars!!! parking on the street is available at the Southend location.

Check out the menu on a PDF – click here

The website has more info : CommonMarketCLT.com

Brixx Pizza came through in late 2008 by switching the “vegan” cheese blends to what most agree is Teese! (ED NOTE: The word from Chicago Soy Dairy, makers of Teese, is that Brixx is NOT using Teese at this time, although they will reach out to see if they want to switch!) The previous “vegan” cheese actually contained casein, much to the dismay of Vegans in Charlotte and beyond, who all craved their Vegan friendly pizza sauce and hand tossed, wood-fired thin crust dough. TONS of good veggie toppings can be thrown on these pies, some with sauce, some without. The new really real vegan cheese melts pretty well, although a tip is to ask for your pizza to be “well done” so it will melt a little better.

A little history behind Brixx, from their newly redesigned web site: Believe it or not, the plan for Brixx Wood Fired Pizza was hatched on a ski slope! While skiing in Colorado, Operating Partner Eric Horsley had one of those “light bulb” moments. He headed back to Charlotte, NC, and shared his idea with Managing Partners Jeff Van Dyke and Barbara Bodford-Morgan. Together they opened the first Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in 1998 in the historic Dilworth neighborhood.

In developing the Brixx concept, the partners drew from all their combined restaurant experience. They knew they wanted to include all the fun stuff and eliminate the headaches. Everybody loves great pizza with a good beer, so the goal was to keep it simple and fun. That’s why Brixx has such a casual, relaxed feel!
Majority Partner Harding Stowe had only one request – “to have the best pizza in Charlotte.” No problem, Harding. Brixx has been voted Best Pizza by the readers of Creative Loafing, Charlotte Magazine and The Charlotte Observer.

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza is a fun, friendly neighborhood restaurant that serves the best brick-oven pizzas, and salads around!

So, grab your family, a neighbor or friend and come kick back on our patio with a handcrafted pizza and microbrew or glass of wine. Brixx features 14 wines by the glass and 24 great beers on tap.

In Charlotte, NC, visit Brixx restaurants in Uptown, near SouthPark Mall in Foxcroft, in the Dilworth neighborhood and in Blakeney in south Charlotte. Brixx is also in Birkdale Village near Lake Norman in Huntersville, NC; Greensboro, NC; Raleigh, NC; Chapel Hill, NC; and Wilmington, NC. You can also enjoy Brixx Wood Fired Pizza in Mount Pleasant and Greenville, SC, and in Hendersonville, TN. Soon we hope to be in your neighborhood!

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