Pizza e Pazzi — Restaurant in Toronto

We've been coming to Pizza e Pazzi for quite some, stretching back to the days when there was a second location on St Clair near Christie. It was first recommended to us by friends who are of Italian heritage. The new management has enhanced the dining experience there.

Having spent many weeks driving all around Italy over multiple trips, sampling delicious food in every town, we've grown to love Italian cuisine with a passion. The GTA is very lucky to have so many wonderful Italian restaurants. Pizza e Pazzi is one of them. The decor is modern and pleasing; the service is cheery and obliging; and most of all, the food is excellent. I'm a big fan of Neapolitan pizza--"pizze bianche" in particular which are less common in North America but much more prevalent in Italy. So naturally, I've ordered pizza on every single visit. My faves are the "Pere" (pear, gorgonzola, honey), and the "Salsiccia" (rapini and sausages). They are so good that it feels like I'm eating a dessert the whole time. My husband is more a pasta fan. He finds the pasta dishes very fresh and tasty. The appetizers we've had are amazing, too. In other words, they do everything well. And the prices are very reasonable for the high quality food. This restaurant...

I visited this restaurant on a Sunday afternoon around 3 PM. They are not busy at all and at that time there was only one other group seated. I was approached right away and the table where I was seated. My server came and took my order and the food came out within 5 to 6 minutes. While I was waiting for my food, I always brought bread with olive oil and balsamic which tasted fresh.

I got the spaghetti Cacio E Pepe and my spouse got the Bufala Margherita. The pizza was fantastic. It had ample amount of flavour and we really enjoyed it. The cacio e Pepe was not bad but I have had better at other places. It didn’t have a very strong taste of pepper that is usually present in this dish.

Overall the service was great; the server was friendly and checked in on us a few times.

The ambiance is cosy. On the outside it seems small but inside it goes quite deep and there is ample amount of seating but I can see it be crowded during peak times. The only thing that I did enjoy was the fruit flies that were around our table. Often hover over our food or the wall beside us.

However, I would return again to try other items...

My friends and I usually go to restaurants on College St but decided to try a St. Clair location at Pizza e Pazzi. The atmosphere was great (not too loud) and the service was excellent. My friend and I had the salmon special which was exquisite. For this I would give them a 5+ star rating. My husband and his friend ordered pizzas. We started with the fried calamari which was tender and seasoned just right. However the bread appetizer was very chewy and not at all like we expected. We were hoping they would use a different dough recipe for the pizzas. Unfortunately, although the pizza's were beautifully arranged and looked delicious, they used the same chewy dough which made the center gummy. I would give the pizza's a 2- star rating. We enjoy going to different pizza's restaurants mainly to compare pizza's. We look at the presentation as well as the type of ingredients used, but more importantly the texture of the cooked dough....baked crisp on the outside and a thin dry crust center, Once this is improved, then I would consider this place...