Falasca

This placed has morphed just a bit from the old Falasca. Same Roman style pies, better service now. I think the new name is Quattro e Quattr8.
I had a fairly large arugula, pear, parmesan salad with a good oil and lemon dressing along with a slice of pancetta y patata pizza blanco for $ 11.
I’ll be back!

Yes, Falasca closed a few months ago, but the same guy, Allesandro, has opened Quattro e Quattr8 in the same location. Same great square pizza. Lovely Italian food. Warmer surroundings. Worth a try.

One of my favourite places for a reasonable and delicious Italian lunch. They offer a range of tasty pizza options and also really beautiful pasta dishes. I’ve never been for dinner, but from what I’ve seen, it’s quite a bit more expensive in that regard. I’ve been here at least 15 times over the past few years and can’t remember ever being disappointed.

I won’t engage in the debate about whether this is or isn’t «authentic» Roman food. I know it was good — very, very good in fact. We joined friends who had been before and recommended the place.
We started with the Caprese di Bufala. A fine, relatively healthy beginning to a meal that would go on to have its share of less than heart-​healthy options.
That’s partly because we also ordered fried tomato rice balls with mozzarella. Now there was no turning back.
My wife ordered the Spaghetti Cacio e Pepe, a simple rustic dish of spaghetti, cheese and black pepper. The server warned her that some people found it too salty. As if.
I had the pizza reale — smoked mozzarella, fior di latte, black truffle, porcini mushrooms and parsley. Slightly larger than what I would normally consume myself, it came with a sheen of oil on the top. Visually, it was a little off-​putting. However, my tastebuds didn’t object, and so neither did I.
Our friends also split a pizza and a pasta dish. Everything was truly delicious.
If you’re drinking wine, bear in mind that it’s probably cheaper to share a bottle than to order multiple glasses.
The service was deliberately slow, encouraging diners to linger. We’ll definitely give it another try, perhaps even for lunch, when the pizza is sold by weight (the food’s, not the patrons’, thank goodness).

Wandering in the neighbourhood found this place and tried it for dinner. Was very disappointed.
Appetizer tomato bruschetta was not fresh enough for an Italian restaurant. An unimpressive mixed-​greens salad lacking dressing. Finally a Diavola spicy salami pizza that was unsliced, served with a butter knife (at least I got a workout slicing the damn thing), soggy, and except for the salami… Bland and boring. I was hoping the pizza would truly be like that served in Italy and it was very very different.
Service started off slowly but the young lady taking care of us was very friendly.
The wine was forgettable but not bad.
I won’t be coming back sadly.

Not too bad for midtown. I think the wine is a bit overpriced at approximately 12 dollars for 6oz. I had a Peroni instead which was reasonably prices and tasty.
I ordered the mushroom and prosciutto pizza which was lovely but the crust was burnt around the edges. The restaurant was quite empty so I’m not sure how my pizza burnt lol
Overall the service was great.

Truly fantastic pizza. The best I have had in the city and, as others have remarked, very reminiscent of the experience I have had when I’ve been in Italy. Get a few different small slices as you pay by weight. You wont be disappointed.

BEST PIZZA, SALAD, PASTA EVER!!!
Try the Matteo or the Parma pizza’s or the Parmagiano!
I don’t know, but when they guy making them is from Rome, like Italy, it’s like duh!
You will not be disappointed. Even the house wine is beautiful.
Cheap, cheerful.

Cute little restaurant with a very romantic ambience. The arancini appetizer was large and filling. The pizzas were fresh tasting. The service was great. The conversation was going so well that we ended up staying after the restaurant had closed and they let us stay as they were eating their own meal. It felt like a real family restaurant, like we were a part of their home. I’ll have to come back for lunch!

Only tried the margarita for lunch, loved the concept of serving by weight. Would gladly go back, want to go for dinner to try out some of their other pizzas.

After returning from Rome and fell in love with their pizzas I was determined to find something similar in Toronto. I searched on Unilocal and finally came across to this restaurant which looked like they make similar pizzas and I was super excited to try it out.
I happened to be around yonge and Eglinton area and decided to try it out one night. Unfortunately I was a bit disappointed because the pizzas were not the way I imagined it to be. I ordered one white and one red. The red one was artichoke with egg and the white one was mushroom, sausage, with fiore latte mozzarella. I had the exact same artichoke with egg in Rome so I thought I could really compare the taste. However, the pizzas here can’t really compare to the way it was made in Rome. The ones I ate here were pretty bland in taste and were some what soggy. Too much liquid coming from either the sauce or the mushrooms so that was a bummer. Secondly, the ingredients were really bland, the sausages tasted like cooked ground pork without any seasoning and I expected the egg cooked along with the pizza but it looked like it was thrown on after the Pizza was cooked. The portion size was decent but just lacking the taste.
The restaurant did offer other items in their menu and it seemed like a busy restaurant but I didn’t have a chance to try them out as I was in the market to find the ultimate pizza joint. Maybe better luck for me next time

Love this place, amazing staff! This is as close to Roman pizza as you can get this side of the Atlantic, including the custom of serving pizza by weight for lunch (I haven’t tried that yet) and the round thin crust pizza in the evening.
They import most of the ingredients from Italy so everything just tastes authentic. Make sure you try some of the imported wines. I tried the penne all’arrabiata and the mushroom pizza, both excellent. Oh and the chocolate mousse was really great, chocolatey and not too sweet.

What a little gem!
In love with the simplicity, quality rich ingredients; we gorged ourselves on plates of delicious, fresh appetizers: bruschetta pomodoro, bruschetta prosciutto (omg so good) & arrancini.
When my pizza (prosciutto) arrived, I could only eat 1 heavenly slice & took the rest home.
This spot is truly authentic — one of the closest experiences I’ve ever had to the real, Italiano, deal ;)
FYI — for whatever reason, it is so loud here!
I made reservations, but I don’t know that it was necessary.

Great and authentic pizza, I have been there. 5 times and every time the service is average … Very average.

The pizza was amazing! This is real authentic Italian pizza right near yonge and eglinton. A must try!

I have become addicted to this cheap eats (~$ 5-​$ 6). I absolutely adore the prosciutto pizza!
For the uninitiated, they sell the pizza by the weight. It does not come in the triangular shape us peasants know. You indicate how much of the square you want and it gets weighted. It is then re-​heated in the oven. I am a naïve, innocent foodie so I am assuming this is fresh made pizza. Once ready, it’s served to you to enjoy. It’s absolutely delicious.
If you’re a peasant like me and want to learn how to order in this place, the current server behind the counter has no time for your peasantry foolishness. Come prepared. Memorize my review and make no mistakes. I am lucky to carry cash, but some poor schmuck was wanting to pay with debit and was rejected. Debit is only allowed for $ 10+ expenses.

Disappointing. Was really looking forward to this place as I’ve passed it many times but never been in.
Went in with my wife as a bit of a Friday night date and was not the romantic location. We were seated in the middle of a number of young families with kids screaming, crying and running around (Kind of like a McDonalds play land). This combined with the loud music made it really hard to even speak to each other. So not a good start.
Food wise we had the tomato bruschetta and prosciutto bruschetta both on burnt toast. Then the very generously portioned caprese salad let us down with a significantly bland flavour.
Still holding out hope my pizza arrive! Toppings were again generous (prosciutto and mushrooms) but with the first bite my hope was dashed due to a horrible tomorrow sauce. It tasted like a very cheap canned sauce that just over powered any flavour or the pizza. If they had just taken the time to make their own sauce fresh this would have been a very different review and I would be a regular, but cutting corners shows.
My wife had the spaghetti carbonara that was a small portion, too much egg and fake Parmesan cheese. Another disappointment.
Guess my search continues for good pizza in Toronto.

Your resident ‘za expert/​lover/​religious follower here! I’m generally a VPN girl (i.e. no stranger to floppy pies) but I’d heard good things about Falasca, so I came for supper on a sweltering evening. They were serving their dinnertime thinner round pizzas (the «R» in S.P.Q.R., which stands for Specialità Pizza Quadrata Rotonda — now you know).
I tried the Salmone (Scamorza cheese, fior di latte, smoked salmon and arugula, $ 13.75) and the Quattro Formaggi (also $ 13.75), both of which were too salty and fell apart immediately. They were still good, but the cheese consistency (note: I’m also your resident fromage expert/​lover/​religious follower) was very weird. Bouncy and squeaky and so rubbery. I’ve never met a cheese I didn’t like, but I wasn’t totally into this. I don’t think I’ve ever said that about a pizza before so I’m pretty much questioning everything I’ve ever known right now and wearing a tin foil hat.
We also had an unremarkable house wine and another member of our party ordered a red pizza that she enjoyed.
Reviews are so positive that if I’m in the neighbourhood again during lunch hours I’ll totally give it another shot with the «Q» pies (the al taglio dough is sturdier), but my dinner experience was average.

Had lunch here on a Saturday with a pal. It’s cafeteria-​style where you order, pay, and then find a seat (and then repeat?).There’s a menu with pastas and salads posted by the door, but you can also order slices of pre-​made pizzas.
My pal and I decided to order slices of a few types of pizza — you pay by weight so you choose how big a slice you want. I really liked the variety of pizzas on the menu. Both types I ordered were winners (see my photo). Considering you get gourmet pizza, pricing wasn’t outrageous.
The décor of this place is quite nice. It’s simple with white walls and black-​and-​white photographs around the dining area. Italian radio playing in the background is a nice touch.
Would love to return to try other menu items. I should mention that they do not accept credit card for orders less than $ 10.
Good for: pizza, lunch, dinner

This review is for take out only.
Setup is nice and clean and there is small dinning area. Plenty of pasta dishes on offer but pizza seems to be there forte’. I decided to stick with a classic and went with a Margherita dinning companions order a prosciutto in addition to a Margherita. The order was ready quite fast in the meantime there was a steady stream of regulars.
Prices seem reasonable for what they were offering. On to the pizza the crust is nice and thin. Sauce was also delicate so far so good. The cheese was amiss IMO and what about the basil leaf? nope not on this one. Decent version of this type of pizza. I would say 3 stars and would try it again if I am in the area and in the mood for pizza.