vegetarian, vegan & gluten-free
Pete's takes special dietary needs very seriously. For one thing, 13-year-old "Little Pete" (co-owners Alicia and Joel Mehr's son) has been an avowed vegetarian since age 5. Learn more.
We offer many vegetarian and dairy-free items, listed below, but may also be able to prepare certain dishes from the regular menu without meat or dairy on request, either by substituting or omitting the ingredients you need to exclude from your diet. Just ask for a manager or a chef or one of the owners (Tom, Joel or Tri) before you place your order, as not all cashiers may have the specialized knowledge needed to fulfill special orders.
toppings
Xander’s Favorite Pastas (For Kids 10 and Under)
NEW! Little
Pete $8.00
Local tomatoes, fresh mozzarella (fior
di latte), basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt
Arancini $4.95/$9.95
Pete’s Arancini dish is a
Tuscan delicacy: crispy fried rice
balls with different ingredients each month.
This
month: mushroom risotto with gorgonzola and
arugula pesto
Al
Forno $9.95
A baked pasta dish fresh out of the oven, using seasonal and local ingredients. This month:
Vegetarian: Cavatappi with broccoli and sundried tomatoes with a fontina cream sauce and parmesan bread crumbs
Pete’s Antipasti Platter $4.95/$9.95
Pete’s serves an antipasti dish with
four different items on it, each of which could be an appetizer on its own. Some selections contain meat and/or cheese. You may ask your cashier to prepare your platter with vegetarian items only. Sometimes, cheese may be eliminated, but not always. Please ask a manager for specialized assistance.
1. Fingerling potatoes with pork confit and scallion mayo
2. Local broccoli with shaved garlic, chili pepper & EVOO
3.
Roasted beets with persimmon, goat cheese and hazelnut vinaigrette
4.
Butternut squash and grilled apples with a pomegranate vinaigrette
We make all of our desserts fresh, right in the store every day, using all-natural ingredients. There's nothing artificial, no high-fructose corn syrup, in anything we make, including our gelati and sorbetti. Try something with an Illy Caffe espresso drink!
dolci
White chocolate-coconut-macadamia
bars $1.95
Nutella cheesecake truffles $1.50
Plain cheesecake truffles $1.50
Almond apple tart $2.95
PB&J cake $2.95
Tiramisu $3.95
cannoli
Plain with chocolate chip filling
$2.95
Chocolate-dipped shell with chocolate ganache filling $3.45
Chocolate-pistachio-dipped shell with pistachio filling $3.45
cookies
Chocolate chip cookie $1.50
Italian wedding cookie $0.75
Granola cookie $1.75
Gelato Vanilla |
Sorbetto (V) Blueberry Lemonade |
small
$3.50 - large $4.95 |
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Background
Pete's Executive Chef and co-owner Tom Marr specialized in nutrition and special dietary needs at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA), and before co-founding Pete's worked at several fine-dining restaurants with a high volume of customers with special dietary needs, including the acclaimed Flying Fish Cafe at Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. His training and experience have taught him that when a customer comes to him with a dietary restriction, the stakes for that person may be quite high.
We're proud to say that we've offered a gluten-free pizza crust since the day we first opened in early 2008, well before gluten-free became a "growth market" and thus a marketing ploy for many restaurants. In fact, our gluten-free crust was developed by Chef Dan Fogg (Friendship Heights), whose own CIA education included a specialization in pastry arts. Dan's GF crusts are prepared in-house daily using the freshest ingredients. In other words, we do not sell pizza on pre-made GF crusts from a third-party vendor to "capture the gluten-free customer." You deserve better.