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| - Thank God for Yelp. If it wasn't this website I wouldn't had the best pizza of my two first months in Toronto. The sad thing is that this place is very far from home, actually I was looking for somewhere not close because I have a car for the weekend - so, I will not be able to visit Abruzzo in a regular basis. Too bad, because their food is awesome and the price is great.
We went there today, a Friday, at 9 pm. They have something like 10 tables for dining in. The place was full and there was 2 other couples in front of us, I believe. We had to wait half an hour to get a table. However, their staff seemed to be very concerned about us waiting, the guy from the cashier was checking on the availability all the time. I was starting to get frustrated when they called my name, thinking that maybe the place wasn't a good idea...
We ordered the garlic bread with cheese. Wonderful. Soft bun, delicious cheese, and of course, as an authentic Paulista (native from the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo), I had to try everything with olive oil, and theirs was terrific, seasoned with herbs. My wife says that it's the best garlic bread she ever had, and I don't disagree. That alone made us forget completely about the wait.
Then, the pizza. We ordered the "Abruzzo Special" pizza (it's one of the few for which they have pre-defined toppings). It's a little bit different than the other pizzas that I had here; it reminded me the pizzas that I used to have in Brazil, with small crust and toppings very well diced. But what amazed me was the overall quality of the outcome. As soon as I put the first piece in my mouth, it sent shivers down my spine of how good it was. Truly amazing.
The place itself, as the others noted, has no frills. I like frills, most of the time; however, I don't know why, I was feeling very comfortable there. The servers, while not very warm (probably because of how many people they were serving), were very diligent.
If you like pizza, don't miss this place. You've got to taste that and see for yourself.
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