Buddha Pie

Date: Friday, July 18, 2014
Location: 514 B Annette St (near Runnymede & Bloor W), Toronto
Website: http://www.buddhapie.ca/
Cuisine: Italian (pizzeria)
Meal: dinner

My thoughts:
I have made two previous attempts to try this restaurant (this one being my third) and wouldn't have been a very happy camper if this were closed again. Thankfully, luck was on our side, and the place was open.

I came with my Triple D friends and we ordered three pizzas. The crust was delicious - super thin, crispy and charred. The pizzas were a decent size: 12 inches across. The toppings were extremely greasy though, with large pools of grease everywhere. This is what we had:

Presto Pesto ($13.99): Nut-free pesto sauce, red onions, red peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and choice of goat cheese or fleur di latte. I ordered this one, and we all agreed this was our least favourite of the evening. To me, it tasted like there was vinegar or lemon in the pesto, and I generally don't like sour things. Also, the pizza had very little cheese on it and essentially tasted like a white (i.e. cheeseless) pizza. If you've read my previous posts, you'd know I'm a HUGE cheese-lover. Strangely enough, even without much cheese, this was very greasy. A fail.

Bada Bing ($13.99): Spicy Italian sausage, marina sauce, red onions, red peppers, fresh garlic (optional) and mozzarella cheese. This was much an improvement from the first pizza largely because it was much cheesier. Still a fail though because of how greasy it was.

Buddha Bomb ($14.99): Spicy sauce (made with seven fresh vegetables), red onions, spicy hand-made sausage, hot calabrese sausage and pepperoni. This was the only pizza I would consider to be a 'pass.' It was cheesy enough for my liking and had some heat to it, which gave it a nice kick. This tasted very much like the Bada Bing but with some much-needed pepperoni, which gave it a boost in flavour. 

In a nutshell, this was a huge disappointment. The staff were very friendly and hospitable and the crusts were one of the best I've had. But the toppings were a humongous letdown. It's also a bit of a walk from the nearest subway station (Runnymede). Won't be back.