Acute Pizzeria — Restaurant in Toronto

I love trying new pizza joints around the city and am happy to say I've checked this place off my list!

I opted for LA CARNE (16") which is a meat-lovers' dream as it is a pie with tomato sauce, whole milk mozz blend, then loaded with cup n' char pepperoni, fennel sausage, and bacon. Admittedly all this meat made the pizza quite salty and on the heavier, greasier side but I haven't ever had a meat-loaded pizza where this didn't feel like that case. The crust is definitely the highlight as the under crust is a good thickness, while the edge crust is soft and fluffy, with a crispy exterior!

Personally, I think a pizzeria should be judged by the crust because you can always change out the toppings - so this was a win for me and I'll be back to try some other flavors (which I think would also award this place with a higher score).

Oh, I also ordered their homemade ranch to dip and personally didn't love this rendition of the sauce. It was on the thin and runny side, and quite tart. The one upside was that it helped to cut the grease of the pizza but I think I'll try their other dips next time.

As a gourmet pizza joint, I feel like their prices are more affordable than other spots I've tried around Toronto which is great. Another added bonus is that they have a really neat selection of drinks like Crush in special flavors such as peach and watermelon! These were so fun to try!

You can easily check out their menu and order online via their website. Orders can be for ASAP or scheduled which is great...

Acute Pizzeria is cute indeed! Popped in to try the sourdough pizza offerings and was super happy that I did!

Crust is airy but crunchy and the bottom of the slice, and the crust has a nice chew. The sauce is nice and tangy and really shines through. They have a Moretti Forni pizza oven towards the front so you can see the pizzas baking and the slices warming if you choose.

Good amount of toppings on the meat lover slice, but is definitely a saltier slice for those who are salt-adverse. Next time I will try with the hot honey.

The Margherita slice was finished with fresh grated parm and all the flavours melded really well.

Their soda pop selection is WILD. Three types of Sumol (Passionfruit, Orange, Pinapple), Tahitian Treat, cherry or pineapple 7up, four types of Crush (Strawberry, Peach, Grapefruit, Pineapple), and Pepsi Mango were some of the ones that I can recall, and of course they had some Brio as well. I tried the Peach Crush, and now I have a crush on it.

Service was quick and the staff were very friendly.

Decor is sleek and clean, with a black, yellow and white palette and some quirky pizza themed art. No glaring menus on display, the menu and prices are on the counter by the cash. Alternatively you can scan the URL located on the slice display case or on any of the tables.

There are 3 tables with 8 chairs distributed among them, along with 2 counter stools at the window. Tunes were bumping but not deafening in case you are planning to sit and chat while you eat.

I will...

In response to the owners reply: thank you for your response, just to clarify for you, your website is where I tried to order for pickup at your in store prices, and you had it set to unavailable. Next time I'll call the store, I didn't try that this past time.

Original review: The pizza was decent, we got the margherita and jala-pep, the dough was sour and chewy, which was nice and the toppings were decent. 3/5

We wanted to order for pickup but for whatever reason, that option was not actionable and we were forced to order delivery which cost an additional $27 all in from the usual price for a total of about $85 for two large pies. We wanted to come and pick up the pies ourselves after pre-ordering because we had just enough time to do that before our guests arrived and not to come in and order and wait for the pies to be done and as such, were pretty much forced to use the delivery option. The pizza is not that great to justify this cost, I realize this is DoorDash setting those fees but the restaurant did not avail the pickup option as an alternative for us to just pre-order. I try actively not to allow delivery service experiences impact my reviews but I think this is something the restaurant has control over, so I have deducted points for the service and not for the food, 2/5.

I will come in and try a fresh pie at some point and I would recommend you do the same. It is different from west end favourites like Badiali and North of Brooklyn and worth a try for a different...