Nonna’s Oven

Finally got to try Nonna’s Oven after a failed attempt the previous weekend (walked in and was advised an 1.5 hour wait!).came back on a Friday night and still had to wait approximately half an hour.
While waiting for our table, we silently observed what other people had on their tables… which did not help my hunger. When we finally got seated, we ordered almost one thing from every category. including the pasta alla vodka, jojo pizza, Americana panzo, calamari, rice ball, meat balls, and a focaccia sandwich.
Pasta alla vodka: This was delicious, flavourful and perfect al dente. probably my favourite dish for the night.
Rice ball: I didn’t like this very much, it stuck to my teeth.
Jojo pizza: Delicious, thin and super crispy.
Americana panzo: This was MASSIVE. but because of the tomato sauce and veggies inside. it became quite soggy… would prefer a pizza instead.
Calamari: Amazing. the batter was crisp and stuck with the calamari, comes with marinara and a house sauce which was delicious.
Overall, I would recommend coming before or after the peak times… be prepared for long waits during weekend dinner times. The portions are great for sharing are they are huge; service is friendly and seating is comfortable.
FYI: They only take reservations Monday — Thursdays.

The place looks typical, what you would expect from a regular restaurant. But the seating was in horrible positions, with too much un-​used space but still felt a bit cramped. The food was good, but the wait times are relatively long, so if you do eat here, do take out!

Had the steak sorpresa with added eggplant and a Coke. The focaccia is thin, almost like a wrap than the thicker bread I’m used to and the mix of small strips of steak, onions, mushrooms, mozzarella and sauce was pretty average. I was hoping it’d be more like steak pizzaiole, but it was nothing like it. Even w/​all those ingredients, the flavor was muted and needed salt and a hit of Parmesan and chili oil. The Coke was refreshing.

The wait of this place can go upwards of 1 hour during dinner time but we luckily got one of the last tables as we came earlier around 630 pm for dinner. There’s a home-​y feel to the restaurant environment. This place is kinda hidden in the quiet plaza so it’s hard to notice otherwise.
We ordered the lasagna and the meat lover’s pizza to share and the food came relatively fast. However, the food wasn’t as hot as I wanted it to be, we may have gotten unlucky and had one of the last pieces of the batch of lasagna. As we were eating, we saw other tables get their food and it looked pipping hot.
Overall, the portions and sizes are relatively good. If I were to compare this to Levetto, I think Levetto would still be my go to.

I love Nonna’s Oven! It was my first time having Arancini Balls and they did not disappoint (only wish I had eaten it for my meal because it was HUGE) their pizza’s are also great, and I love that they have a takeout section in the restaurant as well.

This restaurant seems to have an issue with people of colour or not European. the manager Joslyn (spelling?) on many different occasions was rude to the coloured people and would seat the Europeans ahead of everyone else. We were just there with a group of 9, many of them kids, and she refused to seat us together though the restaurant was empty. I tried to work with her to figure out different seating options to keep us together and the other waitress was agreeing with me but she had an excuse for every one of them. The food is not worth the nasty service from the manager.
Go to That’s Italian down the street. They are super accommodating and very friendly!

Wow this place hits the spot
Have been there several times
I have had AND FINISHED the panzos
The Americana is my fav but the meat lovers on is good as well
Have had the steak soppressata sandwich
Definitely on point…
What really was super delish was the Fantasia pizza
Arugula with proscuitto on top
Just like my father-​in-​law makes it at home
Super awesome
Will keep coming back to this place for my lunchtime Italian fix

Fried calamari is a big portion but the size of the rings are so large makes it extra chewy and could use more flavour on it. I’ve had it twice now giving it a second chance. I’m a squid lover but next time I will pass. Tried the tomato salad last time could also use some more seasoning not a very flavourful dressing maybe add some salt and pepper…
Caeser Salad lacks seasoning as well in the dressing. It’s ur average caeser dressing, defiantly not enough garlic in the dressing. Taste pretty much just like the mayo (oil and eggs that’s usually the base of every ceaser salad.
The pizza though is delicious. If your looking for that flat crust full of topping pizza go straight to the pizza menu!
It’s a cute place where u can watch the chefs make your pizza while you wait a long while for your take out. Wait is quite long make sure you call in your order for pick up.

Giving this 5 starts strictly on the panzerotti. It’s huge! Lots of filling and even tastes great the next day when we reheat in the toaster oven.

Delicious and very filling pasta. Dishes were decently priced. Staff were really friendly. If you’re really hungry and craving Italian, I recommend stopping by Nonna’s Oven.

Nonna’s Oven might be one of the better place if you want family style Italian food. The menu specializes in salad, pasta, pizza and sandwich.
There are quite a selection of pizza all made fresh when order and great for sharing.
We came on a Sunday evening and the place was quite busy. We were seated right away without the need to wait for a table.
American Pizza, Tomato Salad and Penne with Arriabiatta were all enjoyable. The Lava Cake with Ice Cream was not as good as I expected and the cake was overcooked and dry outside but chocolate filling has not melted.
Service was so so. Maybe more waitstaff needed on a busy night?

We came here on a Saturday afternoon/​evening and they were busy with some birthday parties. We were a party of 3, and so they had us wait for a table. There were at least 4 open tables for two, so I’m not quite sure why they didn’t just put two of those together. We waited for around 15 minutes for another table to clear out before we could get seated. When we finally were seated, we had to keep calling over someone for assistance. We received hot water, instead of cold water and had to ask for ice to cool it down to actually drink. After our food arrived, no one stopped to ask us at all, how it was or if we could get anything else. The food was quite delicious and the portions are HUGE, so we had a lot of leftovers. The service was really disappointing, and if it weren’t for the good food, I wouldn’t have given this 3 stars.

Fantasia Pizza $ 14.95 — A 14 inch, 6 slice thin crust pizza with an excellent crunch on the crust. Found it to be a very messy pizza to eat since the meat would not come apart when biting into it. The meat was really salty but everything tasted good when it came together.
Calamari fritti $ 11.95 — when I saw how huge the calamari was I thought it was an old rubbery squid but it was soft and tender and tasted great with the dipping sauce.
Service was fast, friendly and very attentative. I love the look of the place and the decore. I liked how even the two seater tables were very large and had lots of space for the food.

Came with my mom for dinner on a Thursday and it wasn’t too busy. We were seated right away and since we already looked at the menu we already knew what we wanted. We got 1 arancini ($ 4.50), a pasta alla vodka with spaghetti ($ 12.95) and the meat lovers pizza ($ 13.95). The arancini was humongous. I knew it was going to be big from the other reviews but it was still a surprise. It was a little thick to swallow but the sauce helped that. I wish there was more of it. I think that’s what really filled us up since we could only eat half the pasta and half the pizza after. The pasta has a good flavour with the rose sauce and little pancetta bacon bits in it. I liked the pizza more than the pasta. There was a generous amount of meat and I like the thin crust. There was also this chilli oil they gave and I couldn’t get enough of it. I put that sh*t on everything. The table next to us got calamari which looked and smelled amazing so I will def come back to try that and the rest of the menu. This is the closest Italian place to us that’s actually decent and the portions to the price isn’t bad at all.

I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the pizza, thin crust with a good amount of prosciutto, arugula and Parmesan cheese. Definitely would come back for more pizza. We also ordered the veal sandwich, which was mediocre. Don’t think I would reorder. Overall, really good atmosphere, pizza was delicious and plentiful portion sizes. I’d come back to try another pizza and calamari.

Came here recently with some of the Unilocal Pizza Quest crew, as this place came recommended… and it was a good choice.
Place was pretty busy on Friday night, but we were still able to get seats fairly quickly. The wait-​staff were friendly, helpful, and pretty efficient given how packed the place was.
I had the «Boscailo,» which was just one of several options of Nonna’s stone-​oven pizza’s — most of these also come available as a panzerotti. Anyway, the pizza was topped with fresh mushrooms, Italian sausage, and roasted sweet red peppers, as additions to the «Basic» cheese/​tomato sauce. Adding a little bit of the provided hot sauce really brought out the flavours of the pie.
This place is a bit out of my way for frequent visits, but if I’m in the area, I’ll be back.

This was stop number 5(?) for the Perfect Pizza Quest UYE this time organized by Allison Y.
The time was set for 7pm on a Friday and Nonna’s closes at 10pm. On Fridays and Saturdays we were told that the restaurant does not take reservations so basically it was a first come first serve scenario.
I arrived with my wife at around 6:45 or so and stood in the small standing/​waiting area at the dine in entrance (there’s 2 entrances, dine in and take out) and the area was quite packed.
Somebody came along eventually and had asked if we had our names down or if anybody had spoken to us yet and I had said no. I believed we had about 10 or so coming so I put in our names for 10. The server said that they may have an issue getting us seated all together because it was really busy that evening but we had hoped whatever they could do for us considering it was a busy evening and the place was at capacity with parties ahead of us in the queue even.
We were told it would be perhaps a 50 minute wait and since many were coming from all over I had told the server that it was fine. Not until just after 7pm did more people came but the tables weren’t ready till around 730 or so. We had to be seated apart with a table of 6 and another of 4. There wasn’t much we could do as the place was at capacity but we took it.
The menu had a lot to choose from and the choices were pretty good from a healthy choice of starters and apps to pasta to pizza to other mains we had a choice but for the most part everybody ordered pizza except for Wayne who went with 2 meatballs and 2 arancini. Our table split the antipasto plate which had a mix of cold cuts, cheese, zucchini, eggplant, olives and other cured meat.
The pizzas ranged from about 11 to 15 dollars and the single serving pizzas were of a good size. My wife had ordered the Firenze which is listed as follows:
«Foccaccia pizza, mozzarella, sliced potato, caramelized onion, goat cheese, whole black olives and seasoned with oregano, olive oil and fresh rosemary. *available only as a pizza.»
I had the deluxe «Basic, ham, pepperoni, sliced black olives, fresh mushrooms, and green peppers.»
I have to say that I enjoyed this pizza. The crust was good and it wasn’t soggy. I’m not sure exactly how it was cooked (on what surface, pan etc) but it was good and it was more of an authentic Italian type pizza versus the closer to Canadian chain type pizza.
The service was attentive and friendly. It is easy to see why this place is very busy. They serve good food at reasonable prices and have a friendly staff.

Came here with fellow Unilocalers on a Friday night. The restaurant was really busy and we had to wait for 30 mins to get seated. They do not take reservations on Friday night.
After we got seated they were very prompt in giving us the menus and getting our drinks. We ordered our food and we surely didn’t notice how long it took even though there were 6 of us. We ordered the Antipasto to begin. They had a lot of grilled vegetables in the antipasto. There were tomato slices topped with mozzarella, salami and sliced soppressata. Everything tasted good and the antipasto was big enough to be shared by 4 people.
For the mains I had the fantasia pizza which was made with foccaccia topped with proscuitto crudo in a bed of arugula and parmesan shavings. The pizza was light since all the toppings were very fresh but still flavourful. The spicy oil gave a nice kick to the dish. I also tasted a slice of the firenze pizza which had potato slices, rosemary and black olives. The olives were a bit too salty but otherwise the pizza was delicious.
The service was quite good and they topped up our water quite often. Pizza does make me quite thirsty. Overall I really liked the food, ambience and service and I will likely be back soon to try their huge rice balls.

Ordered a pasta with arrabiata and a pizza. We were placed right next to the door which would open on a freezing cold freeze and not being moved despite asking. When the arrabiata came it had meat on it which was not marked properly on the menu. When I told the staff, they were unfriendly and did not care. They refused to replace it despite my repeated patronage and severe allergy to meat. I had to share the pizza my friend ordered.
I was overall not impressed with the service at all. With so many choices for good pizza in York region and maple, I would recommend Abruzio or another place.

Walked in and wasnt greeted — not very pleased in the beginning. When they realized I was there (how could you not? I’m a pretty big guy), they were very polite. I guess they thought I was doing take out because I entered through the take out side. There were no signs showing it was take out side/​dine in.
Ordered the Americana pizza and spicy tomato sauce spaghetti with Italian sausage. The pasta was fantastic, but pizza wasn’t what I expected. The pizza was $ 12, which isn’t too expensive. But for the size, I wouldn’t go back for the pizza. I could easily make that myself or go to pizza pizza if I wanted a pizza fix. While I was eating, the server kept coming over to ask how I was doing.
3 stars for food + 1 star for very polite service, after the initial wait in the beginning.