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| - This place is fucking phenomenal. Best pizza in Toronto, by far, and I'd almost go as far as to say it's the best pizza I've ever had.
Thankfully since they've opened their second location in the East end, the wait time is now nonexistent. I used to wait 1-2 hours for this place (seriously) - and it was worth it every time, even when shivering in the middle of the winter in a bar across the street, sipping pineapple juice.
The wait staff at this place are, 90% of the time, superb. Once after we got called back (they used to take your # and call you when there was an available table), I had to wait for literally 2 minutes to be led to my table. The rest of the night, me and my dinner partner each got free champagne - which amounted to 3 glasses each. I love the waiters here, seriously - friendly, prompt, on the ball, not awkward, not too invasive, and they don't rush you.
I always make my own pizza here (I'm vegan) and they're always happy to accommodate my weird requests for lots of vegetables and a side plate of plain arugula (no oil, no cheese, no nuthin' - and they have ARUGULA!). I discovered a love of wildcrafted mushrooms at this place. Divine! Another favourite is a cheeseless pizza with red peppers, zucchini, and eggplant. The vegetables are never overcooked, always supple and juicy. Only once has my pizza been cold, and after I ate half of it I was a bit pissed off so they told me they'd be happy to make me a brand new one, free of charge. Great service.
Lovely ambiance, definitely a dress-up-a-little-bit kind of place. The prices are very reasonable for the service, ambiance, and amazing food, but it's still packed mostly with 30-something career people, which is really not my scene, but it's the kind of place where you won't feel out of place if you're a bit of a ragamuffin artist type (like me, lol). Maybe because of all the framed pictures of graffiti on the walls?
Anyway, honestly - go here, the food is to die for. The one thing I'd change is to introduce a vegan-friendly (and lactose-intolerant friendly) sorbet on the menu, so I could actually get something for dessert. They do have gelatos but they all have cream or egg or something which makes it inedible for me. Come on, Libretto! But I give 'em 5 stars anyway, because they're just that good.
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