Lorenzo's Pizza

Lorenzos is a local Ottawa chain, with a restaurant location near our house. As a restaurant, it's a bit of a dive, but the few times I've had the pizza, I remember that it's been pretty good, so we decided to we needed to add it to the rotation. You can order online for pick-up or delivery in addition to dining in.

This is serious pizza - thick and heavy, with lots of cheese and toppings. Real bacon. Nicely crisped cheese. Chewy crust.

Cost - $22.30 (save 10% on pick-up!)

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

Overall Impression - 8.5/10

This pizza isn't for everyone - but if you like a hearty pizza, it's a gem. My advice would be to skip the restaurant and go for pick-up or delivery. I think this one will work its way into our regular rotation.

Bella Vista Restaurant

This weekend's selection came at the recommendation of several blog readers - Bella Vista Restaurant near Bank and Alta Vista. We'd been in the plaza several times, but had never stepped inside the restaurant. This is a sit-down restaurant, but they also do take-out and delivery at selected times. We picked up our pizza and brought it home.

As soon as we opened the box, I knew we were in for a good pizza. The cheese and toppings were spread almost right to the edge of the thin-ish, but chewy crust. Lots of real bacon and mushrooms, and the sauce had a rich flavour to it. I think this pizza might come closest to approximately my beloved Fida's.

Cost: $25 for a large with mushrooms and bacon (pick-up)


Crust - 8.5/10
Cheese - 8.5/10
Sauce - 8/10
Toppings - 8/10

Overall Impression - 8.5/10

This place is worth a repeat visit for sure. Several of our readers also mentioned that they offer a Gluten Free crust which comes highly reviewed. 

House of Pizza

Today's pizza was unplanned - our day ran later than expected and we had nothing set up for dinner, so I decided to pick up a few slices on my way home. I pulled into "House of Pizza"  which was on the way home and ordered 4 slices - 2 pepperoni and 2 cheese. Not our usual special, and to be fair - these were pre-made slices. The combo price was $5 for 2 slices and a drink. The 2 pieces totaled a quarter of a pizza - but a small pizza.

As you can see...not very appealing. D described this as "cafeteria pizza". Maybe this pizza wasn't given its full opportunity to shine, because it was a slice that had been reheated, but either way, it was a disappointment. The cheese was congealed and barely stayed on, the crust was like cardboard and the rest was unmemorable.

Cost: $10 for four small slices and 2 pops (not very filling) - our usual seems to run about $20 plus tax

Crust - 3/10
Cheese - 3/10
Sauce - 4/10
Toppings - 4/10

Overall Impression - 3/10

We won't be returning to try a full pizza!