I tried the Pepperoni and Mushroom from The Fourth Man in the Fire. It was good. Nice crust.
While I think I prefer Beast and Badiali’s, the Fourth Man in the Fire is closer to where I live.
This 14 inch pepperoni and mushroom pizza cost $26.25 Cdn before tax.
Looks good! I’ve admittedly only ever had their sandwiches or donuts (which are now going weirdly viral apparently) - but understand this location is owned and run by the original owner of Burgers Priest before it he sold it to the Swiss Chalet group. Was surprised he went back into the restaurant industry but must know his stuff!
Can absolutely vouch for their hero sandwich if you’re into overstuffed, fresh sandwiches. They fresh bake the bread which I believe is a variation or different shape of the pizza dough (my partner with a more refined palette guesses at least) - and it’s loaded with cold cuts, cheese, veggies, etc.
In the summer, I prefer that sandwich and walking to Trinity Bellwoods with a blanket for a picnic lunch over the trendier Lambos or Vildas closer to the park.
I didn’t know about the connection to the owner of the original Burgers Priest, Shant Mardirosian .
I’ll have to try one of those sandwiches!
I’m slowly trying all the indie pizzerias in the area.
Those subs and dnuts look real good, and the prices are fair, will check them out next time I’m in the nabe.
News re: Hamilton pizza
Took out from Descendant for a larger group and all the pizzas we had remain excellent:
They sound fantastic! Descendant is a bit far east for me, but Renaissance is a close alternative for those in the west end. I see @Phoenikia mentioned it above but I’ve gone and can vouch - will post a pic next time.
Afro’s on Mutual St looks interesting. It’s also Detroit-style. https://www.afrospizza.ca/
I’m upset I didn’t try Afro’s before the TikTok influencer went there yesterday or the day before - left a $3000 tip. The influencer has ~20M followers across his social media, and it’s early to say for Toronto, but places he’s visited in the US have had lineups following his recommendation for months.
This is how I know I’m probably twice your age 
Good to know! 
I must be somewhere in between. I follow him on Insta. Not pizzas I would eat, but I can see why it’s popular.
Haha.
Tried Detroit pizzeria today. Beef pepperoni version. Very doughy and oily. Funny enough it reminded me of deep dish pizza Hut in the subcontinent. If you enjoy that sort of thing go for it
In Durham, the must-have pizza is Tuscan Wolf in Whitby on Dundas west of Brock. Beautifully crafted and creative stone-oven pizza served up in a cozy red-and-white checker tablecloth room downstairs and a larger, more elegant room upstairs. The tiramisu and espresso alone are worth a visit.
Why mention the intersection? It’s rapidly becoming the Ossington of the burbs. There are many good places which begets more good places…
Has anyone had a chance to try Gracies Pizza pop-up yet? $18-21 per pie is quite reasonable, and they look incredible. Mamas Liquor Lounge (next location for pop-up) is a bit far from me in Yorkville, but thought I’d ask if others have had their past pop-ups.
Descendant won a national creative pizza competition recently: https://www.instagram.com/descendant_pizza/p/C53Mc-bra2j/
They will be representing Canada in Las Vegas next year.
We revisited One Night Only as we were having a friend over for lunch. Their pizzas remain very enjoyable, with a crust with good chew and fun toppings.
Their current feature pie is Rosé All Day: lemon rosé sauce, grass-fed mozzarella, house-made fennel sausage, asparagus, red onion, fresh basil, and grana padano grated overtop.
We also had the Loaded Baked Potato: garlic cream base, smoked mozzarella, baked potato, double-smoked bacon, green onion, and grana padano.
Those look terrific! Might have to add this to the list.
Too funny @DrJohn , I also did One Night Only (ONO) last weekend but we visited for lunch before having a park afternoon.
Each got a slice (spicy pepperoni and the square is their daily special on a thicker foccacia crust) - both were delicious and arguably my favourite slices in the city only under Badiali, and given the lines there - I’ll take ONO’s ambiance and location anyday.
Slices are large, nearly a quarter pie and are $7-8 each IIRC, come with complimentary in-house garlic sour cream sauce. They cut each in half so we could swap and share.
