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Cora Pizza
Category: Restaurants Pizza Pizza [Edit]
656A Spadina AveToronto, ON M5S 2H7
Neighbourhoods: University of Toronto, Downtown Core
(416) 922-1188
- Hours:
Mon-Sun 10 am - 4 am
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Price Range:
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$
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Late Night
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Caters:
- No
15 reviews for Cora Pizza
15 reviews in English
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Review from Sharif A.
Toronto, ON
3/3/2011 1 photo
I liked the pizza offered here, good and cheap. It's perfect for the student on the go. The pizza had the right balance between salt, sauce, cheese and crust.
Service is EXTREMELY fast so if you have only 10 minutes between classes you can be in and out in a flash! Just thinking of it now is getting my mouth watering.
Check this place out if you get the chance. -
Review from Susie H.
Vancouver, BC
4/5/2011
I am involved in an ongoing debate between which is better, this place or Papa Ceo's next door. I have always sided for Papa Ceo's, but these are my points about Cora's:
- often the pizza tastes undercooked, especially the dough, which is a huge no-no for pizza.
- no decent places to sit
- has often skimped through health inspections with a "conditional pass"
- no llbo license
- smaller slices
- staff not as friendly.
I can say what I will, but Cora's is still a place to pick up some cheap pizza. I'd definitely recommend Papa Ceo's next door over this place.Listed in: Pizza in T.O.!
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Review from Jim G.
7/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Cora was a standby when I was at U of T twenty years ago, and it's exactly the same now. The only better pizza joint in this part of donw is Pizza Gigi, which no one will be going to anytime soon. The pizza is good and cheap, and they're open late. Perfect for lunch or a snack after last call.
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Review from Kon S.
Richmond Hill, ON
11/22/2011
beyond horrible pizza, toronto sould be ashamed of themselves if they rate this pizza anything more then the trash that it really is
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Review from Kayla K.
Toronto, ON
7/12/2011
I don't find $3.50 for a slice of pizza "cheap" (of course I come from a small town where $2 is the norm for a slice). However, the slices are HUGE! It is basically like two slices. So I really think of it as getting two slices for $1.75 each. So far, the best pizza place is Toronto.
Also, you should change your stats as they do not have debit or credit anymore. My friend and I went there once and she only had debit so she couldn't pay. I luckily had cash and could pay for the both of us. But still, it was annoying. They should at least have a sign! I know now though and always pay in cash.
But the pizza is delicious!!!
Oh and I did check out Papa Ceo's ... I have to say I wasn't a fan of their pizza. I will be back to Cora's for sure! -
Review from Catherine M.
ON
12/1/2008
A solid slice for a decent price, Cora Pizza is a good standby when other places let you down. While they offer significantly less variety in slice toppings (at least of the by-the-slice kind) than next door rival Papa Ceo, I have to say that it's still a damn good slice in and of itself.
Maybe the closest thing you can find in the core for a NY style slice, Cora offers the kind of drippy, gooey slice that every U of T coed dreams about grabbing after class. The inside of the restaurant is decidedly tiny, but unless it's the dead of winter you'd probably not sit in the steamy shop to eat unless you're in a rush. That's what the bench out front and any number of nearby parks are for.
The slice specials center around the garlic and pepperoni slices - I am more of a garlic fan but the pepperoni slice holds its own as well. I've tried the handful of specialty slices a few times and would just as soon choose the more basic offerings. If I want a slice with lots of quality toppings I'd just as soon head next door to Ceo's. Both are good for their own reasons, and this magical little corner of pizza goodness is a slap in the face to all the cardboard, rubbery-cheesed Pizza Pizzas of the world. -
Review from Bijan V.
8/12/2008
Open late, Cora's is the best bet for UofT students to get a good pizza late at night.
They have great pizzas with great topping combinations and most importantly their slices and pizza's are FRESH (as compared to the place next door to Cora's which looks like their pizza's have been sitting out there for a few hours if not the whole day).
The owner is super friendly and it has a really cozy feel with all the pictures on the wall showcasing all their customers from 20 years ago.Listed in: The UofT Student / Resident
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Review from Daniel B.
5/3/2010 1 Check-in Here
One of the best pizza slices in the city.
Of course, they should have a breathalyzer at the front door. Especially after 11pm. I've seen some of the most amazing slurred sloppy orders here from drunken college kids gone wrong.
"I'lll... HAAAVE....DA.....PEEPPPERRR...NO WAIT... THE MAOSCHION...NO WAIT THE... DO YOU HAVE A BARRRTTTHROOM?"
Consider your pizza slice the price of admission.
They're in pretty much constant competition with the other pizza joint next door. After enough drinks they're probably pretty much indistinguishable. I figure that the crowds always went to Cora's first because it was easier to pronounce.... or maybe they have a wider front door. Who knows. -
Review from Dallas H.
11/24/2009
I've heard this was the best slice in Toronto. If so that's pretty brutal.
So apparently a 20 oz. bottle of juice to accompany your meal here is $3. Funk dat.
The pizza itself was whatevs. To be honest I've had better from Vancouver buck-a-slice. Guy behind the counter was a dick.
Crust wasn't crusty. Sauce wasn't saucy. Cheese wasn't even cheesy. Been here a few times and the slices are always mad old and reheated to death.
I don't see why TO peeps be sweatin' this place, at least not until I look around at the other options nearby. After 15 years of NYC pizza I'll never be able to appreciate this.
Would've given one star but they're open late, and I guess crappy pizza is better than no pizza. -
Review from Becca G.
Toronto, ON
Updated - 12/29/2009 1 photo
OKAY GUYS.
I may have been really drunk last night (please look to the original post for my "stumbling out of a cab onto Harbord" comment, oh and for the record, I did NOT stumble, but you get the idea) BUT I SWEAR that Cora's was open! Here were some indicators: The customer standing inside. The "warm glow" coming from the windows. And the pizza. I swear I saw all 3 of these important factors. I must return later today to confirm this.
UPDATE:
Yes, it is open. I went in last night and you could tell they worked hard to get back in business. Heck, I could smell all the products that went into cleaning the place up. I tried to uphold a conversation with the owner, but his Italian accent got the best of me and I got confused after he said people were "jealous". In which I replied "People were jealous that you got closed down? How does that work?" (Perhaps he meant re-opened?) The owner just chuckled, said something Italian and pointed in the direction of Papa Ceo's. Anyway, I had the pizza. The pizza was good. I never want to partake in this again, so I shall call Cora's Pizza an open and shut 'oven'.2 Previous Reviews: Show all »
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12/26/2009
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Review from Dishan W.
3/13/2010
It's a student favourite, especially for pizza after a night out. They are open till 4am I think (unless they've changed hours recently). It's cheaper and has larger slices than Pizza Pizza (almost twice as big).
They have a good variety of slices to choose from.
It is not a pretty place by any means to sit down and eat, but that's all part of it being geared towards hungry students I assume. One side of their wall is full of pictures of students that come in, and a proud moment for me was being included in that wall a few years ago! So that's always something fun if you go there a lot and you get to point out your picture to friends :)
I don't try the vegetarian options, but I hear they are good, I normally get something that has pepperoni, mushrooms and some other topping. Prices range from $3 - $5(ish) a slice if I remember correctly and I think it's worth it for the amount of food you get.
Of course, expect it to be greasy! -
Review from Anna V.
Toronto, ON
11/19/2008
This joint has been a neighborhood staple for years. Not only is it across from the main UofT residence, but it's open most night's till 4AM and EVERYONE I know has been going there for their delicious crust since I was in high school. The prices are cheap, the pizza is fresh and they have a ton of vegetarian options. It's a legendary Toronto joint, and worth at least one stop off at to compare to your hometown hero pizza place any day.
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Review from Paul R.
Toronto, ON
2/22/2010
Cora or Papa Ceo? It's Cora for me! The debate will continue to rage on, but I'm settled. There is nothing I can write here that will be of any use in deciding between the two, you just need to try them both and pick your favourite. Simple as that.
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Review from A K.
Toronto, ON
7/10/2009
My favorite pizza joint thus far (in Toronto). The crust is thin and light, a good amount of cheese, and the sauce is not too sweet. My favorite slice to order is the margherita. The pizza always tastes fresh to me. The joint is vegetarian friendly with the right amount of selection. I agree that this is the closest thing to NY style pizza in Toronto, though it barely comes close. :) There is barely any seating in Cora's unlike Papa Ceo's which is more sit in friendly with a tv. Love this place though!
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Review from Jennifer P.
Edmonton, AB
11/7/2008 1 photo
Someone introduced me to Papa Ceo's on Spadina Ave., right south of Harbord St., and I had no idea the love affair I was stepping into. Cora's is the pizza joint right next door, and the two have a friendly rivalry, and have had for years. On any given Friday or Saturday night at about 3 a.m. you can see the line-ups of boozed up merry-makers standing in line for a steaming slice of their favourite pizza. Which is better? Cora's or Papa Ceo's? There is no right answer. I was in the Papa Ceo's camp. Some of my friends swore by Cora's. Cora's slices were huge, fit for three. The bigger the better. The crust was doughy, so was Papa Ceo's. Cora's had a special homemade tomato sauce. So did Papa Ceo's. It didn't really matter. At 3 a.m. people tend to be set in their ways, and want what they want. You could often here people in line having drunken' conversations about which pizza place they liked better. Sometimes there were shouting matches, but people kept either to the left or the right, rarely crossing over.
