Big House Pizza

Horrible experience. Ordered pick up for one hour. Then waited for one hour at the place. They need to close or get a new front of house.
Food is ok. Do not recommend though.

HUGE disappointment and one of the owners is a real arrogant jerk. I ordered wings for delivery and asked for them baked instead of fried. He said that they don’t usually do that but they will try. Well, it was a disaster. They weren’t done nearly well enough — not nearly enough to eat. How could they let the wings leave like that — garbage! I called and he said that he would send the delivery guy back to pick them up and refund my money.
Well, no show.
We called and called — no answer. So I decided to personally take them back. When I got there, the lights were off (and before closing time) but they were there. I told them that they weren’t answering so I decided to deliver the wings to them for them — the delivery guy was lounging in the back. The owner immediately said that he wasn’t going to give me my money back because he told me that they don’t usually make them that way. I told him that if he wasn’t up for the challenge that he should have told me that he can’t do it. But he continued to say how he wasn’t going to give me my money back because he told me. Obviously not a business man of his word.
Looking at the other reviews, it looks like I’m not the only one having challenges with these guys. Looks like they are heading for a crash and their arrogant owners aren’t helping the situation.
Too bad because it used to be a really good place with good food. Not so much anymore. You’ve done it to yourselves guys.

I had been here before and had a great pizza but after two recent visits I’m not sure what happened to this place. The problem seems to be with their crust, its too think, too dry and kind of makes me think it was once frozen which if I was certain I would give them one star. The topping on top are cool and creative but its all ruined by the cardboard like crust.

Just attempted to eat the Rob Jerk Ford… too heavy on the peppers. I like hot but all you can taste is raw pepper… To bad I’ve had better from these guys… this pizza as almost inedable Would not order this again… the veal sandwich last time was great though. The last one that we ordered. was great.this was very disappointing
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This place started out great. Really nice guys, unique menu and pretty good pizza overall. But it’s gone down hill. The pizza quality isn’t what it you used to. Delivery is quite a bit slower than your average delivery pizza. And it’s worse when you walk in for a slice. First of all, I don’t know what the hours are, but the place is often closed when I assume it will be open. And when I find myself lucky enough to find it open, I often find that they don’t have any slices. Imagine going to a burger place and being told «Yeah we don’t have any burgers right now. Sometimes we do.» Come on guys, get back in the game. I miss you.

These guys are innovating pizza. They take it seriously, and despite the funny names, each pie is crafted carefully with complimentary ingredients. They invented the Big Mac® pizza, and it’s one of my absolute all-​time favourites. Disclaimer: This isn’t Neapolitan-​style soggy in the middle, cooked at a million degrees for less than 2 min pizza. You can’t compare every pizza in the city to a single standard. I love pizza. All kinds of pizza. But for THIS kind, this crazy toppings, super delicious, crispy crust, delivers to your favourite bar kind of pizza — it’s the BEST.

Hands down some of the best pizza in Toronto.
My favorite is the Rob the Jerk Ford — it is absolutely incredible!
The layers of spice (Jalapeño cream sauce, spicy jerk chicken made in house and banana peppers) go perfectly with the sweet pineapple.
I have yet to try the more stuff on the menu but I will definitely be back over and over again!

Just had the John A. Macdonald and it was the best slice I have had in a very long time.
I never thought I would eat pizza with lettuce and pickles on it but wow!
Simply amazing.

Absolute worst delivery I have ever experienced. Rude and unapologetic for taking over 1.5hr to deliver a pizza? I don’t mind waiting but the attitude was unnecessary. My wife and I will never order from here again.

Had a John Candyed Ham pizza yesterday as a part of their «Christopher Walkin» special. Essentially their take on meat lovers. It was delish. It’s like an amazing version of your normal local place. It’s not thin crust so if thats what you’re going for this ain’t the place for you. Expect rich toppings, fresh dough and a place with funky, cool vibes.
More on the Walkin special; it’s $ 21 for a pizza and a lb of wings. The wings we got cajun were big suckers, and fresh. Some of the best I’ve had in a while, period.
If you’re on the fence definitely check this place out.

Either these guys got a lot of friends to write good reviews or Torontonians are so use to bad pizza, this actually taste good to them.
I don’t like giving a mediocre review when the owner is so nice… he even shook my hand and introduced himself. A very nice guy. Here it goes… The place is pleasant and definitely better than Librettos down the street but as far as pizza is concerned, I would say it lives up to Toronto style pizza, which is not good. It is next to impossible to get good pizza in Toronto and this place while better than some lives up to Toronto’s reputation and does little to improve on Toronto’s reputation for pizza, which is not good. To date I would have to say FBI in Etobicoke still holds the title for best pizza.

Goodbye mainstream pizza joints and hello Big House! Why would anyone go back to corporate pizza? Check out their menu here. It is fantastic stuff!

My favourite specialty pizza in the city! Love the Rob Ford (only time I will ever say that) and the Buffalo chicken. Service is always friendly too.

Moved to the area over the weekend. This will be my pizza place going forward. Fresh ingredients, great flavours and a ridiculously great menu for a pizza joint. Was greeted by Jake by name. This pizza joint is legit.
*Update* Lived in the area 10 days now and been there twice, some may call me a pig, and that’s true at times, but even this pig doesn’t eat crap twice.
2^nd visit: John Candied Ham. Great pie! Tried the cheese garlic bread this time too: delish. Customer service is really great here.

This has been on the ‘to try’ list for a while now, success! I wish they didn’t close so early. After much deliberation, we decided on a large John Candied Ham ($ 27 not including tip) for maximum piggly overload.
That it was not. Considering the reviews and price tag the toppings were sparse and the crust was very doughy and actually slightly raw in the center. We called for pickup and were told 25 minutes and ended up waiting an extra 15. I don’t mind if it takes 40, just tell me that so I’m not standing around when I’m calling for pickup to clearly avoid exactly that.
While waiting, we enjoyed the décor of portraits of famous people who have been to jail aka the Big House (GET IT?!) and also heard every other order asking for a pizza well done. Would definitely get that/​recommend that next time, since apparently that means ‘cooked through’.
Will probably end up back here for a second chance since the sauce was great and the toppings were of high quality.

I am a day away from starting a clean eating challenge — and pizza isn’t on the menu. I guess you could call this my ‘Last Meal’. Appropriate… and perfect.
Everything about my experience with Big House Pizza was top notch. Let’s start with the food.
I ordered a pizza for delivery. They have a minimum $ 20 order for delivery, which is honestly no big deal. Just order a large pie. You’ll eat a large pie (and if you won’t, people will help you). It’s that good. I wanted something simple, and although they have some stellar-​looking gourmet options on the menu, I went with the Jimmy «Margharittaville» Buffett. My pizza arrived and I gasped as it came out of the carrier. It was steaming hot! Steamy! Straight from the oven to my door! It’s the stuff dreams are made of. I am so sick of getting warm delivery.
The crust was dense, but I found it perfectly cooked — not undercooked, not too chewy. It also has really great flavour. Reminded me of the bread I used to eat in Germany. Salty with olive undertones. The toppings were fresh and well dispersed on the pie. I would have liked a bit more basil but that would be my only improvement.
Aside from the pizza I feel I couldn’t do this review justice with commenting on the service. Absolutely perfect. I called in without knowing where the delivery zone was and had a great chat with the guy on the phone. Living in the east end is usually a hit or miss for delivery joints and I was thrilled to hear I could get delivery to my place. The dude on the phone also let me know about some recent specials and took the time to enquire how I had heard about them. It was a genuinely great chat — which you normally don’t have when ordering pizza. And the guy who delivered (I believe the man on the phone referred to him as the ‘Dragon’) was friendly and helpful. He even stopped my cat from escaping — which happens all too often.
As I eat my pizza I’m becoming more and more sad. First, because I am starting this silly clean eating challenge tomorrow and second because I am moving out of the delivery zone in two weeks. I guess that just means I’ll have to make some trips to the Danforth in the future…

The toppings here all sound great, and unique, but the quality control may be an issue like other reviews have mentioned.
We ordered a John A MacDonald and Rob «The Jerk» Ford. The Jerk really could have used more pineapple. If you want spicy it was definitely spicy though. Overall the toppings weren’t evenly dispersed either.
The saddest part about the pizza is the crust. It is dense in a bad way. And just seems really heavy and not soft at all. I’ve never seen so many uneaten crusts left on plates. And a lot of the toppings were nowhere near to the end of the crust so it left a lot of uneaten pizza.

I love LOVE this place. It has made me obsessed with Pizza. They have crazy signature pizzas, including one that is made like a big mac — complete with special sauce and sesame crust. I have tried a couple others that are just as good.
Only thing is they undercook for my liking, you might want to ask for well done.
But seriously this is REALLY good pizza, and it is CHEAPER than all of the other nearby haunts we used to order from (Pizza Nova, Pizzaolio, Pizzaville) that end up closer to $ 30 for a well-​toppinged pie. Plus they are nice. I like when people are pleasant on the phone.
HIGHLY recommended. (And if you read this Big House, we could really use a location in Riverside or so)

Hot damn! (Can I say that?) Anyhoo, after trying to get into Pizzeria Libretto on the Danforth without any reservations and told I’d have to wait over an hour to get seated, I was feeling impatient, hungry and cranky (hangry!!) and politely said, «Helllllls NO!» and promptly fired up the Unilocal app to check out the best pizza nearby.
I was so glad that I discovered Big House Pizza, so let’s get into that.
The Pizza I had was the Rocky Balboa Philly Chilli Cheese Steak Pizza. It featured a nice thin crust that was just at the right moisture level, the cheese was ooey gooey good, along with a nice crunch in the crust that didn’t leave my mouth dry after gobbling it up. I’d have to say the pizza sauce was the highlight of this pizza. I’ve never had a fettucine based white sauce on a pizza before — I can’t quite describe it as it was brought all the ingredients together as it was the last thing I tasted before swallowing my already gigantic bites (think Michaelangelo swallowing pizza slices…)
I’m already excited to check out the rest of their pizzas as they have really fun/​cheeky names for them. next up may be the Rob Ford pizza for me :)

I’m listening to the new Bob Dylan album *Another Self Portrait* and waiting for fab pizza to be brought to me.
I love these guys. They deliver. They are open on Sunday when I’m spent. They talk to me like they know me after only ordering from them a few times. They say things like «have a great long weekend!». Did I mention that they deliver?
Crust is a perfect mix of thick and thin. You can tell they brush the crust with olive oil. Nicely seasoned marinara, generous but not too generous cheese, good variety of toppings.
I just finished eating dinner. The leftovers are calling me. Must. resist.
They are the Bob Dylan of pizza.