Louis' Restaurant and Pizzeria

Tonight we decided to try a pizza that D remembered from his childhood - Louis' Restaurant and Pizzeria in Vanier. Their website claims "Best Pizza in Town", so we hoped it would live up to the hype and the memories.

Parking was a bit sketchy since it is shared with the bowling alley. The inside of the restaurant looked like it hadn't been updated since the 70s - which was part of its charm The box was heavy with pizza goodness, complete with a greasy hand print on the cardboard.

Once we opened it up, the pizza did not disappoint. Thick crust with a yellow, egg-bread like flavour (though there was a bit too much around the edges) and a nice layer of golden cheese. There was a good amount of sauce, though the flavouring was somewhat bland. Big pieces of real bacon and mushrooms topped things off. A big dough ball held things in place (just like my beloved Fida's!).

Cost: $24 for large, 2 toppings (pick-up)

Crust - 7/10
Cheese - 8/10
Sauce - 6/10
Toppings - 8/10

Overall Impression - 8/10

A front-runner so far, and worth a repeat visit.

EZPZ Pizza

Since I was down in Old Ottawa South for an errand, I decided to swing by the old Sunnyside pizza corner to check out its newest resident. The corner of Sunnyside and Seneca was the long-time home of Fida's pizza, and a Milano's pizza has now taken its place. The opposite corner has been home to several different places, none of which has been able to last.

The current inhabitant is EZPZ Pizza. I phoned ahead and came to pick-up the pizza. They seem to have lots of pick-up and student specials.

This pizza was much more "chain-style" than the others we've tried. The crust was thinner and crisper, but seemed a bit dry and lacked that nice chewy pizza texture. The toppings were plentiful and there was a decent amount of cheese. There was less substance to this pizza - I ate three slices, instead of my usual two.

Cost: $15 for large, 2 toppings (pick-up)

Crust - 4/10
Cheese - 7/10
Sauce - 7/10
Toppings - 7/10

Overall Impression - 6/10

A pretty nondescript pizza, though the price was right.

Gloria's Pizza

A google browse of local pizza joints turned up Gloria's Pizza on Walkley. This week, we opted for delivery rather than take-out and ordered through Just Eat. Through our email confirmation told us 40 minutes, our pizza arrived about 25 minutes later.

The cheese was nicely well-done and covered the toppings and extended to the edges of the crust. Both the sauce and crust were decent. The biggest disappointment, however, were the toppings - the bacon wasn't real bacon, but rather was a ham-like topping.

Cost: $22.83 (large 2 topping, including $1 for delivery)

Crust - 7/10
Cheese - 7/10
Sauce - 7/10
Toppings - 3/10

Overall impression - 6/10

This was a pretty good pizza, but because of the disappointing bacon-topping, we won't be ordering it again. A plain cheese pizza lover might be more of a fan.

Super Duper Pizza

Located in a little strip mall, the tiny hole in the wall,  Super Duper Pizza claims to be "The Best Pizza You'll Ever Eat". We were excited to see if it would live up to its name.

The box was heavy and as soon as we opened it up, we knew it was a serious pizza. It was layered thick with a very generous amount of cheese. The crust held up well to all the cheese and the toppings (real bacon) and sauce had a nice taste. It was a very filling pizza though, and I could barely eat one and a half slices.

Cost - Around $23 for a two topping large (pick-up)

Crust - 8/10
Cheese - 9/10
Sauce - 8/10
Toppings - 8/10

Overall impression - 8/10

There will be a repeat trip to Super Duper - but only on a night when we are up for a serious pizza!

Ottawa Pizza Tour

If I had to choose only one food to eat for the rest of my meals, it would certainly be pizza. After my all time favourite pizza place (Fida's on Sunnyside) closed, I have been without a go-to local pizza place. We decided to take on the challenge of testing local pizza places to find a new favourite. This blog will follow our efforts to find Ottawa's best pizza. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it!

In order to create a level playing field, we will order the same pizza - large with mushrooms and bacon - from each place. Pick-up or delivery. We are open to suggestions for your favourite pizzas!