Fresca Pizza

You wouldn’t give this place a second glance when walking by, but you should. I was ambushed into getting their pizza one night and the rest is history. These slices are crafted just the way I like them — large, thinner crust, and with the option of brushing it down with some garlic/​pesto oil. Not to mention the fact it’s dirt cheap! My go-​to is the Margarita :)
The nice thing is that it’s open when all the other joints decide to call it a night (but sometimes they decide they don’t feel like being open and close earlier). It’s a hole in the wall and great for grabbing a bite with some friends. There isn’t too much seating but most people get their order to go or finish up fast enough. So pull up a chair and enjoy a slice or two… or four.

Just had frescas pizza for the first time!!! It was amazing. One of the best in the city! Highly recommended.

I’m sorry, but a 2 HOUR WAIT for delivery on two pizzas??? I’m not even 2 km from your store and was originally quoted 45 minutes. I figured, it’s a Saturday night… That’s not bad. Then an hour later I call them and they say they’re working on the order. Too many customers walking in. Give them another 30 minutes. So here I am waiting in my hotel lobby waiting for the pizzas. I call again. They say the driver left 20 minutes ago. I say BS. Then they ask me to hold… For another 5 minutes. I call back, they say the driver should be there any minute and they offer ½ price on the order. That was 10 minutes ago. I asked them if they have other orders to deliver. They say no. Should be here by now, right?!? NOPE.

This place is really quite good, esp in relation to the bread and cheese wedge bakeries that are a little too common around here. I’m looking at you guys on the corner of Spadina and Harbord. Crimes against pizza, I say! Crimes!
I’m new to the area and I’m big on my NY style pizza as a Northern NJ native. Of the 5 or so places I’ve tried in this neighborhood just to the west of U of T, this is probably my favorite so far. It’s really quite close to an authentic NY pie based on what I understand Toronto standards to be. I thought the garlic oil was an interesting touch, but pizza is already a greasy food — do we need to add more grease on top? How about some garlic powder? Same difference.
I got one more on the list (Amato) to try but this one probably won’t go below #2, and def not below #3 in this area. Pizza Gigi is also high on the current list but probably behind this place.

I’ve stopped by here a couple times now for a margherita slice. I really like the thin crust and the garlic oil they put on top, and the price is great considering how big the slices are. It’s on a corner so there isn’t a lot of seating space inside, I only just beat the rush for a table last time. Service was decent enough-​the staff weren’t the warmest I’ve ever met, but they weren’t really rude either. Hope to come back soon!

Best pizza i n Toronto. Enough said.

I have been going here since it was Massimo’s. After drinking I would often make the walk down Spadina right past Cora’s and Papa Ceo’s (sorry guys) all the way down to College, just to go and have THIS pizza.
I have had the pleasure of eating this pizza again recently and it’s still the same, hasn’t changed.
There’s nothing really to say, this is Toronto’s best slice.

So legit, we usually love this place. Like, we will drive past 20+ pizza places just to get a slice from these guys because:
a) it’s cheap
b) the owner is mad nice (albeit severely ESL)
c) that garlic sauce is to die-​for
d) they are open late even on weekdays
But my delivery experience last night has left a serious awful taste in my mouth. We got the medium half margarita and half diavola. I think they didn’t like me on the phone because the pizza was made to incredibly poor quality. And the sausage on the diavola nearly made me throw up (we had to take it off the pizza). I think the meat had been sitting around for months and it was way too spicy.
I’ll definitely keep coming back for their slices but no way am I ordering delivery from them ever again.

No they don’t have a fancy wood burning oven shipped from Italy and hand assembled here.
There are no hipsters or cool kids like Libretto or Queen Margherita hanging out on a Friday night. There are no craft beers on tap. No menus and ingredients that change with the seasons. No fancy décor, nothing really.
You are however going to wonder why is a little place at the corner of College and Robert so busy? Why does the owner look so stressed out all the time? What do other people know that you don’t?
Now if they only had something with anchovies… it’d be 5 stars.

I’m hooked on their margherita pizza. A friend of mine told me to try it cause they love it and I’m eternally grateful that they let me in on this info. I couldn’t convert my family who love lots of toppings but they always enjoy their pizza too. It’s really good for the price they charge.

The service on entry didn’t seem too friendly and almost cold but it was something that really didn’t phase me. I walked upto the front placed my order and waited for what seemed quick for a large pizza. Got a discount from the cashier who was very pleasant. Bit into it and had literally had an hallelujah moment, of what was possibly the best za I’ve ever had in this city. Definitely will go there again and try the calzos! Thanks Fresca

Amazing pizza! Grab a slice of their famous thin slice Margherita Fresca Pizza and slather on their garlic-​parsley oil — that stuff is like crack. Granted, I’ve never had crack but can imagine it’s as addictive as this pizza. It’s $ 3.50 a slice. The owners have mastered the art of pizza making and hopefully you’ll be lucky enough to grab it when it’s fresh out of the oven!

I love this place. Best margherita pizza with their garlic and parsley oil! Not too salty, just the right amount of crisp pizza dough edges without it being too thick. Can never just have one slice.

You’re A-​OK for Toronto. Hello, cornmeal. Goodbye, attempt to find a proper NY slice in this new hometown of mine. My pizza princess and I have scoured this city for a properly cornmeal’d, crusted, foldable, pepperoni slice in this city, and we went so far as to try a run down, dive-​y (in a good way) place like this. Serviceable, quick delivery, cheap ($ 15 /​large pep pie), and up to snuff for anything but New York.
If I could ask one person over for a Sunday dinner, and pay their cab fare, it’d be The Pizza Rat. Megabus has free wi-​fi, Mr. PR!

From the comfort of our couch, my buddy and I were after a New York style slice. Toronto has dominated beautiful personal pizzas with fresh ingredients reminiscent of Venice, but for some reason hasn’t mastered the art of the cheap slice. I’m not sure if Fresca is what we were after totally, but it was thin, bendable and greasy. They delivered hot, cheap pizza within 30 minutes of ordering. I’ll try it again, but I’m not a convert.

Reviewed during: Mon — Fri Lunch time
Service Speed: 3.5 /​5
Cooking speed: ³⁄₅
Food Quality: 4.5 /​5
Food Quantity: 4.5 /​5
Price: ⁵⁄₅
Cleanness: ²⁄₅
Repeat: Yes
Fun fact: The previous pizza shop at this location was featured on the Canadian Restaurant Makeover.
Do not expect much service from this pizza place. I am not sure if it was a language barrier or the male cashier was just grumpy.
I got a slice of freshly baked pizza after a 5 min wait and it was awesome! The crust was thin and crunch but not overcooked.
Tip: Try the pesto sauce on the pizza.
Avoid looking too closely at the place, it could use some serious scrubbing.

Maybe it had something to do with the fact that it was 1am and I’d had a few beers, but this place serves up some of the most delicious slice pizza in Toronto. It is run by a Vietnamese couple who are handle the massive amounts of foot traffic through here with diplomacy and poise. Also given the fact that a lot of said foot traffic takes place in the hours right after midnight, it makes it that much more impressive.
The slices are thin crust with a light amount of cheese. Although I enjoy a cheese heavy pizza, when it’s on thin crust it’s better to go with less as they have here. The sauce is very tasty and the cheese slice is kind of marguerita style without the basil leafs. But the finishing touch and what takes it from normal to what people are talking about is this garlic and herb oil they have to paint over the slice. My cousin told me about this as I would have otherwise probably just ignored it, but it takes the slice from great to ‘I have lost the power of speech’ in a very short amount of time. It’s just phenomenal. The pepperoni slice is also good, but I’d say the nod goes to the cheese slice.
Check it out!

I can’t even review my food because it’s been TWO HOURS since I ordered it and the guy never came. I called the restaurant and all she said was sorry and that he left twenty minutes ago. I pre-​paid on
so I won’t even get my money back. Never ordering from here again. Better off taking that $ 30 and burning it in a cooking pot. It’s literally the more sensible option.
Update:
Okay, I used JustEat help’s service (a live «chat» via messaging system). Thank you to Seghen for reimbursing me and also giving me a voucher.
The driver of the restaurant was a total thug and called to yell at me for getting him into trouble. Called again after I hung up and boasted «Oh you’re too scared to answer now!» Um, yes crazy person. I am scared. What a bully! Never ever dealing with this restaurant again and you can be sure I won’t let anyone I know go here either. What a psycho!

The pizza is super delish. The slices are big but thin. However, it’s pretty cheap.
Service is okay. The guy working there apparently doesn’t washes his hands, but who really knows.

I know this corner has been a bit jinxed for pizza parlours that have been here through the decades. If I‘m not mistaken this location was even featured one on of those restaurant makeover shows.
Now it‘s owned by a Vietnamese mom and pop shop. It may not be mind blowing «authentic» pizza, but it‘s a solid honest one that I‘ll take over some corporate ‘za any day.
The inside‘s gotta a bit of charm to it as well.