Pizzaiolo

Spend a lot of time here drunk and/​or high.
Literally all of the pizzas are delicious. So far above Pizza Pizza and Domino’s quality. When it gets later at night on weekends, they will be making pepperoni and cheese fresh.
Recommend all the dips! Especially ranch and cheese.

It’s decent pizza, compared to Longo’s, Pizza Hut and Pizza Pizza. Not overly salty, fresh ingredients, nothing to rave about though. 3.5 stars for me.

Serious FAIL.
Alright here’s the situation: 2 friends of mine came over, beer /​pizza /​move night. Anyhoo, they recommended this company. So what the heck. for 2×12 slices pizzas «gourmet» it came out to whopping $ 63.00. But what the heck, I’m game, maybe it is really better pizza. So ok fine. We ordered the chicekn pesto one and meat lovers. Order placed at 7:09pm. …and the clock started. 8:09 rolled around… nothing. First phone call, whilst the chap was very polite and apologetic, noting they were exceptionally busy. Offer to throw in 2 cokes and 2 dips for free. Meh… ok…clock continues ticking. 8:39…no pizza, 2^nd phone call: He literally left 8 minutes ago. He should be there any minute. Ok…8:55. Pizza delivered. Tomato sauce slightly too spicey for my liking but that’s subjective. The problem here, is this: Pizza has a very small window from being FRESH, to being VULACANIZED. So in all probability the pizza’s sat on the top of oven, for well over 1.25 HRS. Which means, they can continued to cook (although they were trying to keep them warm), because its a heat source. So what should have been a fresh interesting pizza, turned into rubberized frozen flavored disaster. NO refund was offered. NO time guarantee. It is in-​appropriate to expect someone to pay $ 68.00 (with tip) for rubberized pizza, and over 1.5 hr delay on a pizza that only takes 20 minutes to prep and cook, and simply say «we’re busy». The world is busy, that’s not an excuse.
I can’t say that I would ever order from these people again.

We ordered takeout for a going away party from this place. They delivered within 30 minutes (which shouldn’t be hard considering our office is a 5 minute walk away), and ordered some party pizzas. They are much better than Pizza Pizza. Not salty and the crust doesn’t feel doughy. I really liked their veggie and chicken pizza, which had some kind of basil and pesto.
At this point, probably my fave pizza joint in Yorkville.

Sometimes you have really ambitious Saturday night plans.
And…sometimes those plans end up being thrown off by a last-​minute proposed «Newsroom» marathon.
PJs, A/​C, big screen and… pizza. Pizzaiolo rounded out our night perfectly.
Pricier (and slower on delivery time) than the average chain, as soon as your Pizzaiolo order arrives it’s clear why:
full chunks of roasted tomato with oven-​charred skins;
a thick blanket of spinach;
generous dollops of cheese
…this place takes pizza seriously.
The menu gets extra points for having many vegetarian (and even vegan) friendly offerings. My go-​tos are the spinach pie with an olive oil base, and a saucy option featuring a classic tomato base, gorgonzola, red onion, and mozzarella.
And here’s the part of the review when I get… crusty. Oh no, not rough or surly (thanks, online dictionary!)…this is the portion where I review the crust. I really enjoy it ‘CUZ, LIKE:
— it’s neither too think nor too thick (it’s the Goldilocks of crusts!)
— it has a crisp outer texture and provides a stable base for each slice (good for the grab-​and-​go) but is still tender to the bite
— it is delicately flavoured with olive oil, which pairs so nicely with the toppings, especially if you’re opting for a white or marinara-​free pie
— it makes excellent midnight and day-​after leftovers (PROVEN)
Unilocal note: pass on the dipping sauces which detract from, as opposed to complement, the pizza. Especially disappointing is the marinara: whereas I was expecting a styrofoam mini-​cup of Pizzaiolo’s own sauce, what I got what a chilled plastic container of Heinz marinara/​ketchup. WOMP WOMP. Good thing we had a big bottle of sriracha to come to the rescue.

The slices are great but their made-​to-​order pizzas are a real treat. Fresh ingredients and tasty dough make Pizzaiolo my go-​to place for pizza, every time.

I find Pizzaiolo’s pizza to be the best of the chain pizza. It hardly ranks as a chain, from what I can tell, with only a few locations, and the pizza isn’t quite uniform as far as I can see. The pizza at this location is delicious, so superior to Pizza Pizza or Pizza Nova, and there’s a wide variety. The slices are large and I often overindulge and get a second slice and regret it afterwards. The seating is sample and there’s a TV in the back so if you’re alone you can watch the CP24 news ticker.

Of the various locations of Pizzaiolo i’ve been to downtown, this one has the nicest surrounds and the absolute freshest and most delicious slices. Don’t know why this is, but it’s a notch above (the already good) rest.
Pro-​tip for the one weekend a year that the Toronto Comics Art Festival is on at the Reference Library — this Pizzaiolo is where you want to go for your food breaks, for sure.

First time I’ve been at to a Pizzaiolo but I’d heard that the prices were a little more expensive than other chain fast foods, like Pizza Pizza. I bought a slice of pizza and can of pop for $ 5.99 (including tax) but the slice was quite large (a quarter of a whole pizza). I think they only sell pizza but there was a good variety, all with names like «the Godfather», «the Soprano», etc. Each kind of pizza had different ingredients on it and it all looked so delicious! The pizza itself was okay, nothing special. And I’m not a huge fan of greasy pizza. However, I did like the fact that it is also located directly across the street from the Toronto Reference Library, so you can always grab a slice during a study break! And there is a lot of seating in the back and it’s pretty secluded.