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| - The most important thing to note before going to Magic Oven at Queen and Parliament is that they don't seem to have A/C. A group of my friends and myself got together in the recent "feels like" 43 degree Toronto heat and sweltered throughout our meal. The ice in our water melted in minutes. Consider this your warning. If you can get over that, this is a great place to meet, hangout, and eat some great food.
As a group we've been encouraging each other to be healthier. This meant that our weekly pub grub meet-ups fell by the wayside as we all worked on watching our waistlines. Not wanting to give up being social all together, we searched for an option that would make everyone happy. Lucky for us Magic Oven has organic ingredients and healthy options (in addition to an entire bar of delicious sounding adult beverages) which seemed to appease everyone in our group.
We went on a Wednesday night without even realizing that Wednesday is their unlimited pizza and salad night. For about $15 you can order any of their pizzas (minus the seafood and their signature pizza) and get a side salad (Caesar or green). You can then keep on ordering as many as you can eat until 9:00. Not a bad deal, considering most of their pizzas start at $12-$14. Plus, they let you take home the leftovers, which is more than I can say about some other all-you-can-eat places.
I got their version of a Hawaiian pizza, which came topped with bacon, prosciutto, coconut (!), and pineapple. I opted for a gluten-free crust ($2 extra) and dairy-free Daiya cheese (included in the price). I didn't opt for the special, because I knew I wouldn't be eating more than one pizza. Plus, my boyfriend doesn't touch anything of the leafy green variety, so I nibbled at some of his Caesar salad.
The salad was a disappointment. The one listed as an entree on the menu comes with croutons and bacon bits, and is served with kale. This one is just dressing smothered romaine. Plus, the heat had made the leaves a bit wilty, so it was unappetizing. Thankfully, the pizza was delicious. The gluten-free crust tasted delicious and had a nice crunch to it. The toppings worked well together, and I barely ate half the pizza before I was too full to continue.
Our waitress was efficient - almost too efficient. She memorized all of our orders (including all our specific requests) without writing anything down, and would refill drinks and other requests really quickly. However, there were a couple times where we would request something and she'd be off getting that item/drink before anyone else could even open their mouth. In the end, everyone got everything they wanted, it just cost her a few extra trips back and forth.
The food quality is very high, but great quality comes at a cost. Since I didn't get the special and added the gluten-free crust, my pizza came to $18. After tax and tip, it was almost $25 for a 10" pizza and a glass of water. Kind of pricey, and definitely not an everyday sort of thing.
However, given the wide variety of items and their allergy-inclusive menu items, I have no doubt that we will make Magic Oven a regular stop.
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