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Olympic 76 Pizza
Category: Restaurants Pizza Pizza [Edit]
8 Gloucester StToronto, ON M4Y 1L5
Neighbourhoods: Church-Wellesley Village, Downtown Core
(416) 960-0092
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- Yes
8 reviews for Olympic 76 Pizza
8 reviews in English
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Review from Cynthia G.
Toronto, ON
11/13/2011 2 Check-ins Here
Fantastic Pizza !
I order from here about once a month to pick up and in the spring/summer the patio is really nice. Good old fashion pizza and old time toppings !
Shame that they need to move - hopefully they will find a place close by.Listed in: 30-Day Yelp Challenge, Nov…
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Review from Mauricio A.
Toronto, ON
1/30/2012 1 Check-in Here
We are so disappointed! My partner in crime and I had a date there a few weeks ago as we were feeling the desire for some pasta. So I ordered their Fettucini Alfredo with Ham and Egg and she ordered the Fettuccine Arrabiata.
They were good portions and the food had a very homey, low-key and unpretentious vibe to it and the wine we had went well with our meal.
"I have been meaning to come here for ages," I said to her, "I am happy we both like it, specially since their website is broken and there is no online menu..." I remember saying...
Yet, overall we thought of it as a rustic, straightforward locale and we made a point to return again for some of their pizza.
So we did that this weekend after working out and we were starving. We ordered the straight and simple 'sauce and cheese' with goat cheese as an extra topic. The pizza came fast and we began munching away. To be honest the pizza was pretty good, not Italy-good but not bad at all.
Then suddenly, as we chatted, finishing our acqua gassata and without much aplomb, a black mouse scurried right through middle of the dinning area. Just like that. Comfortable and assured, as if it owned the place.
So as we stared, Mickey made a dash for the wall and still in full view, my GF asked, "Uh, should we say something?" since we were the only ones who had noticed him just hanging there for a few seconds, under a table.
I got up and walked pretty close to where it was, and once he saw me he ran past the bar and into the kitchen. Not even 6-7 feet from me.
'Hi," I said in a hushed tone, "Just to let you know, you got a mouse right here," pointing towards where I had just seen the mouse dash into the bar.
Now there were two servers at this moment, a younger girl and an older gentleman. The young girl was surprised and said "WHERE?!"
The older gentlemen, said nothing and quietly went into the kitchen, and came out a minute later and just asked "Where is the mouse?" to the young girl and that was it. They said nothing else or did nothing beyond that and it is THIS attitude which truly disappointed us.
Look, if you really think about it realistically, all restaurants may or can have some sort of vermin. It is just a fact.
However as customers we try not think of that fact for the sake of our dining experience and the fact that no one wants to think there are mouse in the kitchen snacking on the nuts that are going to end up on your salad. ;-)
What troubled us was the older man --who looked like an owner/manager and seemed to *KNOW* they have mice since he seemed, oh, so not-surprised.
He said nothing and nonchalantly seemed to ignored the importance of a customer telling him he had seen a mouse running calmly THROUGH THEIR DINNING ROOM FLOOR... Unlike the young girl who raised her voiced in surprise and actually began actively looking for it.
At one point the cook came out to the bar for a minute and looked at us and then went back to the kitchen. Apparently no other customers noticed.
FUN FACT: Mice are animals who live in constant fear of being eaten and as such they naturally tend to travel next to walls to minimize getting surprised and eaten by predators. If a mouse feels comfortable running through open spaces it is because they feel safe. QUESTION: Why would a mouse feel comfortable running through an open space in this restaurant? ...Not because a cat is going to feast on it, that's for sure.
If I was a manager, or heck an employee, I would have come out and offered some sort of well, anything! To acknowledge some sort of responsibility, ownership, perhaps offered to make amends somehow, anyhow! Even an empty apology would have helped. They are a restaurant after all!
Instead, nothing. Maybe it was because we had already paid? Who knows.
So we are just surprised. Disappointed and writing just THAT on this Yelp review.
We are never going back.Listed in: My Reviews
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Review from Ellie A.
10/30/2011
Toronto has a lot of fabulous, upscale pizza spots (Libretto, etc.) and dozens of takeout chains. But unless you're craving a quick slice or a gourmet meal, Olympic pizza hits the spot for down-home delicious pizza.
Olympic may look a little sketchy, but it's a successful family-run place that's been around for years. My father-in-law used to go there religiously while in med school and I think he still fantasizes about their meatball and chicken sandwiches
The food is simply prepared - nothing fancy, few extras - but everything just tastes really good. Salads are fresh and crunchy. The pizza crust is crisp on the outside and super chewy on the inside - just perfect. Pies are saucy and generous. Kind of like what I always imagined the pizza tasted like in that 1980s movie Mystic Pizza. (C'mon, it was a good movie!) The sandwiches are also really tasty.
Two big thumbs up for this place. It's true, service can sometimes be slow (although sometimes it's great), but the pies are divine.
Vegetarian Score: 7.5/10. Average for a pizza place. Vegans will have a hard time.Listed in: Pizza Pizza Pizza
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Review from Marie F.
7/11/2010 1 Check-in Here
I was in the neighbourhood for Pride and felt a little peck-ish!
I decided to look for a patio that wasn't too crowded but still gave me a decent view of the parade.
Olympic 76 fit the part and offered up some superb pizza. I liked that the toppings were fresh and whole: full slices of mushrooms, back and more cheese than you can shake a stick at!
The service was good but I thought it was odd that my Long Island Iced Tea came in in a plastic beer cup. -
Review from Meredith K.
Toronto, ON
5/11/2009
I totally agree with the first reviewer!
Pizza is AWESOME and Entrees do not disappoint! -
Review from Melinda M.
Toronto, ON
8/5/2009
I do like the food here but the service is so bad I really recommend avoiding this place. Slow service and the bad attitudes of the propietors/servers are enough to send me most anywhere else for lunch.
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Review from James E.
York, ON
4/19/2010
Pizza was the best I have had in Toronto, but the sauce was lacking a little flavor. The crust and toppings were perfect though. Had the Ceasar Salad and House Salad, both were yummy! Service was slow (server kept texting behind the bar).
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Review from Greg T.
Toronto, ON
5/11/2009
The best pizza and staff. Way to go Carlos
