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A-OK, just like yelp recommends a three-star rating should mean. Not bad, definitely not "uh...just ok," not screamingly amazing. The whole pizzas, delivered piping hot to your door, are solid, A-OK, two thumbs up.
If you're in the mood to have someone bring you a pizza, you can't go wrong with a Vesuvio delivery, unless you have sodium issues. Yes, the pizza is quite salty. You'll want to have a lot of something thirst-quenching around.
That said, it's really yummy. Addictively so. It's not gourmet, it's not thin crust, it's not the kind you'd put want to have topped with prosciutto and arugula, nor the standard toppings for a quattro staggione pizza, etc. This is straight-up North American Italian pizza, with springy dough, tomato sauce, and generous toppings. It's the kind of pizza you think of when you imagine ordering one with sausage, black olives, and mushrooms, washed down with a beer or a nice big glass of root beer or cola or whatever soda you like. Of course they also offer "gourmet" toppings like artichoke hearts and eggplant, but I stick to the classics. The Vulcano (Hot Peppers, Hot Cappicollo, Hot Italian Sausage) is great.
I'm told it's the best delivery pizza around. I've never tried anywhere else in Toronto, so I couldn't say, but given that I've ordered no less than 14 Vesuvio pizzas in the past six months (usually the Vulcano), clearly I believe it!
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