Vegan Pizza
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Pizza is one of the easiest cuisines to eat vegan at a non-vegan restaurant. The dough is almost always vegan (the major exceptions are stuffed-crust and dessert-style pizzas), the marinara sauce is almost always vegan, and most vegetable toppings clear without question. The work is in the cheese - dairy cheese is the default and vegan cheese is not stocked at most pizza chains in the United States. A vegan pizza order at a non-vegan shop is usually a no-cheese pie with a generous topping load, and the result is a real meal that tastes intentional rather than compromised.

Dairy and egg trapsCheese is the obvious one. Less obvious: stuffed-crust pizza dough contains dairy, garlic-parmesan crust seasoning contains parmesan, pan-crust pies are baked in butter-coated pans at some chains (Pizza Hut, historically). Ranch and blue cheese dipping sauces are dairy; marinara and most BBQ sauces are vegan. The pizza shops that DO carry vegan cheese are usually independent or specific regional locations - Domino's UK and Australia carry it, US locations mostly do not. Pesto-base pizzas almost always contain cheese in the pesto recipe.

What tends to clearThe reliable order shape: a thin crust or original crust pie with marinara, no cheese, and as many vegetable toppings as the pizza shop carries (mushrooms, onions, bell peppers, olives, banana peppers, jalapenos, pineapple, basil, garlic). Some independent shops will substitute olive oil and minced garlic for the cheese to give the pie more body. Bread sticks and garlic knots are almost always vegan when ordered without the cheese sprinkle. Salads ordered cheese-off, oil and vinegar instead of dairy-based dressings.