Toledo Toledo Pizza In a Cone

totally have to agree with Anya V. – i realllllllllllly don’t understand how there could be this many bad reviews for a place i’ve loved ever since it opened a few years ago.
and the fact that it’s always empty? that just means it’s still a hidden gem. blame it on the fact that everyone in the neighborhood thinks they’re too cool to step away from the vegan-​spinach-​pomegranate-​butternut-​squash pizza or are only wiling to pay $ 1 for a greasy pile of cheese after elbowing past throngs of drunk students. or blame it on the fact that no one around is brave enough to CHANGE THEIR LIFE forever.
but seriously, go check it out. enter with an open mind and decide for yourself.

Ugh, this was horrible.
You think to yourself, how could they screw up sauce, cheese and bread? Well somehow they managed to on this one.
Our food voyage starts out looking for somewhere that isn’t crowded. We notice this little place with NO ONE here. That SHOULD have been a sign but we were hungry and we didn’t care.
Go in, ok pizza in a cone, whatever I want a calzone. Try to order said calzone only for the guy behind the counter INSISTING I wanted a pizza in a cone. Fine they’re only like three bucks anyways.
I decided not to get all crazy and just got the cheese one. Upon inspection it looks pretty legit, bite into it and ehhh. First of all, all the cheese is on the top so the rest of the way down you’re eating bread and sauce. The sauce also sucks by the way. Get to the end if you can make it that far and its a soggy sopping sloppy mess of bread disintegrating in your hand. By the time I had gotten that far I said f it and threw it out. I had even lost my appetite by then.
Will not be going back here.

It’s not so bad. I’ve been to Toledo a few times already. On my first experience, my chin was lathered in grease. That isn’t too appealing. The flavors were good though. I just don’t like the grease and sauce spilling all over. I’m not usually big on pizza’s with lots of sauce. As someone mentioned before, if they get their formula right, they’d be solid. Unfortunately they have pretty stiff competition with Antonio’s and Nice Slice. This by far is not my favorite of the three.

I get it, Nice Slice is full of smug hipsters and Antonios is frequently crowded, so you think to yourself, why not? It’s really gross that’s why not. The sauce tastes like stewed tomatoes, not even seasoned and the cone itself is even more flavorless. They keep adding more crap to their menu and try to rely on gimmicks to keep them going, hopefully people catch on to how awful it is and stop bothering.

I had the misfortune of downing one of these pizza in a cone’s in January 2011. This is a cool concept but very unsavory and awful. The dough nor the ingredients tasted right even though essentially these same ingredients comprise of an actual pizza. It just does not taste the same and it is weird to eat your pizza in a cone. Do not try it — you will be greatly disappointed! I cringe at the thought of reliving my experience at this shop!

Holy Toledo is RIGHT! Straight across Thayer from Antonio’s famed 1 $ slices — it was a difficult choice for my first time on Thayer… but I was lured in by signage advertising «the cone.» Pizza… in cone form? [???]
*The Menu: A great variety of pizzas, calzones, salads, and (derr) PIZZA CONE (other cones: salad/​gyro)! Examples: Eggplant parm, Mediterranean veg, Texas style BBQ, chicken bacon ranch, Hawaiian, Mexican, Greek, margarita, etc…
*The Deal: Personal 7″ cheese pizza: 1.99 $, regular 16″ cheese pizza: 7.99 $ — add a veg topping for 99c (meat toppings 1.99 $ ea). Pizza cone runs around 4 $ ea (but buy two and get a third 4-​Cheese FREEEEE!). This is advertised, but I had totally overlooked it, so when the nice man handed me three and saw the puzzled look on my face he explained the deal — aaaand then I lit up with this big stupid «extra pizza cone?!» expression. I carried th cones to our counter like they were a gourmet bouquet.
*The Cone: Pour moi: the Mediterranean: very tomato-​ey and PLENTY of gooey cheese (maybe needed a tad more seasoning needed, but still very delicious). Pour le beau: Buffalo BBQ (buffalo chicken and bbq w/​cheese) — spicy, cheesy, pocket of heat and flavor. The dough needs a little… somethin’ somethin’ (kind of bland, spice that cone up, boys!).
*I had anticipated sauce consumption disasters (much like when eating a burrito and everything falls out the bottom), but the pocket is secure! No leak, no mess, just good. Great pizza option if you’re on the go!
*The People: Great — super friendly and totally laughed along and explained each «cone.» My face must have said it all: «this is magic.» I was inexplicably overly excited… but it was certainly one of the most interesting ways I’ve ever consumed the doughy Italian indulgence.
*The Place: super clean little pizza joint (it’s nice!). We sat at the bar along the window, but there are other tables in an additional space. My only criticism: the light in the bathroom… MUST be replaced with bulbs that promise better illumination (I could barely see!).
I will most likely return to this conical surprise pizza parlor — perhaps to try the «gyro cone.»

Hahaha. Pizza in a cone. Have to try it once in my life, right?
Not even worth it for that.
The bread was bland, the texture of the ingredients in my cone was somehow off, and it was very unsatisfying. At least it was cheap, and the staff were very friendly.
Go to Nice Slice a few doors down for great pizza.

I can’t believe there are only good reviews for this place.
Walk down a few doors to Nice Slice for some real pizza.

This was our first time here. Management was great about explaining what they had and what was in each cone. The prices are great and two cones are a very filling meal for less than anywhere else on the street.
The food tasted fresh and the crust was great. Mine was cheerfully customised due to allergies.
The baklava, homemade, is the best I’ve had– crumbly, not too sticky sweet, and the filling is great.
I’m only omitting a star because there are only counter seats. As a family, we usually look for places with a table. Otherwise, 5 star!
(After I left, I did notice there were a few tall tables on the other side of the restaurant.)

Toledo is what happens when you ask a kid what a good idea for a restaurant would be, and I mean that in the most awesome way possible.
It’s pizza. .. in a CONE! what an awesome concept!
I went in today for lunch and the prices are very reasonable. I got a 4 cheese cone for $ 1.99. I got my cone and started munching on it and I was very aware that I was eating it like I would eat an ice cream cone. A very weird feeling. So, being a 4 cheese cone, I expected an explosion of cheesy goodness, but the only cheese to be found was a small layer on top. The rest of the cone was full of tomatoes (just like Roger P. mentioned). Granted, the tomatoes were good, but I wanted more cheese! Maybe the other cones are better, but I don’t think I’ll be back to find out.

For $ 3.89 I have never been as amazed, surprised, and completely satisfied in my life. Talk about the last clean lunch joint in town, Toledo has changed the dynamic of pizza not only how you eat it but where you eat it. Look out Antonio’s, you have a neighbor across the street; as for you Nice Slice, I wish you the best. Toledo is here to stay.

While doing some holiday shopping on a brisk Sunday afternoon, I had a few minutes to kill and decided to grab a bite on Thayer Street. So I parked and started walking, and this place grabbed my eye. Pizza, in a cone, you say? Interesting. so curiosity gets the best of me, and I abandon my Nice Slice plans and head inside. A quick look at the menu reveals quite a few choices, all very reasonably priced (most «cones» are around $ 3.50, some going up to $ 5 for «gourmet» cones (think Shrimp etc.)
Looking at the menu, I decided on a «Fire Cone» which was described as buffalo chicken, cheese, and blue cheese. I ordered it sans the blue cheese. I also ordered a Pepperoni and Bacon cone. The two cones, along with a fountain Coke, came to around $ 8.50. I was pleased so far with the price of the meal and I was pretty excited to try the «cones». I took my drink and sat down while the cone maker made the cones.
Out comes the first cone, the fire cone. It came wrapped in foil, and had a paper plate wrapped around the foil. Once I got to my table, I realized there’s no easy way to just set this thing down without the filling/​contents spilling out everywhere; maybe some «cone holders» on the tables would be a good idea. but I digress.
The «fire cone» was very tasty, and as described. A little tough to eat due to the shape, but it got easier. The dough/​crust was good as were the fillings. Then, out came the pepperoni and bacon cone. First thing I noticed, there was about a quarter-​sized dollop of melted cheese on the top of the cone, and under that I could see a bunch of tomatoes. so instinctively I ripped the cone apart to find basically a cone full of chopped tomatoes. I couldn’t see much pepperoni (I think I picked out maybe 3 standard slices of ‘roni), nor bacon nor cheese. The only cheese was the quarter-​sized dollop mentioned above.
Upon asking the conemaker, he stated that their «tomato sauce» isn’t so much sauce as it is chunky tomato. I guess if that’s your thing, you would have enjoyed the Tomato Cone. but it should be made a little more clear that any cone that has «tomato sauce» will be like biting into a tomato sandwich. Not my style. I tossed it in the garbage and left… don’t think I’ll be back to Coneville. Sorry guys. Great concept but definitely some work to do.