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Awesome Kitchen
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 5 pm - 2 am
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
About This Business:
Our Melinzano Salata, Tiramisu, secret recipe for our Pizza Sauce, bread, and pizza dough among other things are made fresh in house. Come see what you… read more »
6 reviews for Awesome Kitchen
6 reviews in English
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Review from Angelo T.
2/13/2012
I remember coming here during my old call center crew days when we all ended our ship with a boasterous "lets get drunk at the Drunkey!" meaning we would spend our paycheck at the Drum and Monkey and end our night by getting pizza at Awesome Pizza. Pizza-greased-mouth random make-outs are a common sight here.
Fortunately the wilderness of my youth is a little bit behind me, I stopped by after Sabz' b-day with Van after we felt our old age in a House music club and couldn't muster the strength to close her down. We ordered Tandoori chicken pizza and I tell ya, it's just as good as it was back then. Fresh hot out of the oven and it's better than any late night diner fare you can have.
I don't remember this being a one-man shop but the fellow who works the kitchen is quite a character. He looks like he's dressed for his own wedding with a fancy silk shirt and a slick hairdo. He moved about the kitchen with swagger like he owned the joint (maybe he did) and when you paid in cold hard cash, he THREW your change down with gusto as if he didn't' even want your money to begin with. He took our breath away. -
Review from Van B.
2/12/2012
I've been going to this place since I was in my teens but I haven't been there in who knows how long. After Angelo and I had our great adventure for the evening hanging out with Sabz & Co. we decided to partake in a slice of pizza.
We decided to see if Awesome Kitchen was open and almost after leaving Angelo hollered at me to come back and so we went inside this hole in the wall pizza joint met by a bizzare variety of individuals.
Let me tell you, this dude that works inside there I will call him the Pizza Nazi. He is basically like Sukiyaki's (The CORE) Noodle Soup Nazi. He's going to yell at you and ask you what you want. When you pay him he's gonna throw your change at you so be ready or it'll be on the floor. Once you've ordered STFU and just wait for your pizza to come cause if you're talking to him while he's talking to someone else he's going to give you the HAND.
We had the Tandoori Chicken Pizza, it was mad delicious, nice and tangy and honestly just seeing the characters inside there make it all worth it. -
Review from Chris P.
This is a great post-bar pizza place. It was busy when we walked in but the guy had us through in no time. The pizza was HOT. We had to wait a little to let it cool before we could eat. They have some different selections from your regular pizza place too. They had the basic pepperoni and hawaiian, but to add to that there was donair and tandori chicken slices.
I don't know how the lone guy keeps up with serving customers and making pizzas, but he did a wicked job last night.
Side note: There's a couple of stools, but really it's a grab and go. -
Review from Joel K.
11/26/2011
I almost spit out my beer laughing when Yelp asked me if this place was "Good for Kids".
Answer: A resounding NO. Don't take your kids within 5 miles of this place on a weekend night.
This place is good for one thing and one thing only: Eating something cheap when you've had a few to drink. The fact that this place opens somewhere around 11:00 (I can never quite remember when exactly) should tell you everything you need to know.
The hallowed halls of Awesome Kitchen are adorned with graffiti. A television in the corner blasts the latest in east indian pop jams, which, when you're drunk suddenly make a world of sense.
The owner, Ali, is a legend in the Belt Line. Everyone who spends any time down there has some sort of story about him.
Does he really sleep in the back on a hammock? (Answer: yes!)
Will he really give you a free slice of pizza in exchange for flashing him your boobs? (Answer: Inconclusive, but all signs point to yes.)
Does he really yell at you if you ask for donair sauce on anything but the donair pizza? (Answer: Abso-friggin-lutely).
I've had more strange run-ins and bizarre encounters in this tiny pizza place than I have anywhere else in the area. I had a giant white-guy with a serious racial crisis address me with a racial slur and tell me he appreciated my shaved head - then rub it.
I've had an incredibly intoxicated female approach me and tell me she used to come watch that band I was in 5 years ago and plant a kiss on my cheek "For the memories."
I've feared for my life while fights broke out in the pizza line and I've laughed as drunken customers vomited on everything from the counter to themselves.
I've burned my mouth roughly 50 times, accidentally dumped half of a bottle of hot sauce on my pizza and inexplicably left a tip for the absolute ZERO amount of work completed by handing me a slice that was sitting in the heating chamber.
But for what it is, this place can't be beat. Hot, cheap pizza in the moment you're convinced you need it the most.
You never know who you'll meet when you stop in, but you do know one thing: Don't ask for donair sauce unless you've got a donair pizza, or you're in for a serious earful.
Pizza I'd recommend (In this order):
Donair Pizza
Hawaiian
Tandoori Chicken
What-do-you-care-you're-drunk-and-would-eat-a-stra y-dog-if-it-came-in-barbecue-sauce -
Review from Sarah T.
Updated - 9/28/2011
This place never fails to entertain me. after a particularly boozy night out with the girls, we went and hit up Awesome kitchen, only to find it packed and full of other drunkards. It was like being at a really crowded frat party except with brighter lights. I saw, within 20 minutes of lining up; two fights, was grabbed by a stranger, a lot of shoving, and watching a girl throw up on teh sidewalk, we had our pizza. It was worth it. Oh the best part was when we asked what kind of pizza was being prepared the owner says, 'pepperoni, donair, two fuc**ng veggie ...and a god*amn hawaiian'. Sigh, this place is the best.
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7/26/2011
Awesome kitchen! What a place; drunks in and out all the time, fights outside, and some of the most… Read more »
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Review from Beni D.
Calgary, AB
9/22/2010
Favourite Late Night Pizza. The Chicken Tandoori Pizza.. The Donair Pizza.. The Veggie Pizza. Ali and friend makes good pizza!
