Picking thin crust pizza in Toronto is like choosing a political party. The big three seem to be Terroni, Queen Margherita and Pizza Libretto. Whether it the decor, the service or some other rationale, each has it's hard core followers who will justify their fav for whatever reason.
Call me an undecided voter. I've been to Terroni...once with with a Terronite and another time with a work function and left a little disappointed. Pizza Libretto was the second on my list.
I was with a group so I had a set menu. It started with a hearty antipasto platter highlighted by some great blue cheese and a spicy spread. The arugula salad was well dressed and nicely acidic. I'm not a huge arancini fan but these ones temporarily changed my mind.
The pizza delivered, highlighted by the delicious thin crust. I enjoyed both the margherita D.O.P and funghi offerings and was a litle less impressed with the duck.
We ended with a dessert platter and none were disappointing. The budino, in particular, was sinfully delicious.
The only annoying thing was the insistence on giving us enough food for 12 even though there were only 9 of us there (there were three no shows because of the weather). Knowing we were paying for 12, we asked them to scale back anyway but it fell on deaf ears. I'm not sure if it's the Italian way or an odd form of pretension, but some of us left looking like we were heading to a frat party.
As it stands, if there was a thin crust election, I'd be voting for pizza libretto for now.