Academy Pizza

There’s nothing like a pizza when you’re in the midst of university and need to stress eat away the pain of millions of assignments, midterms, failed group projects… While the university experience may be lacking in many respects, Academy Pizza is not. It’s a lovely little place to come and get some Italian style food (pizzas, pastas, soups, and more!). The staff who work there are the biggest sweethearts and I love hearing the lady calling out people’s numbers with her adorable accent! It just brings a smile to my face every time I’m there.
The personal pizzas are just the right size and give you quite the bang for your buck, especially when compared to what the Pizza 73 on campus gives you. They’ve got a thicker crust to keep you full, with plenty of cheese and toppings. The sauce is a little on the tangy side of the spectrum but it’s nothing too extreme. You can also get the personal pizza combo’d with other menu items if you’re feeling particularly peckish.
The pasta portions are huge! Luckily, they come in little tinfoil containers so you can pack up any leftovers you have without any hassle. They also come with a free side of garlic bread, which is awesome. Who doesn’t like garlic bread?
Academy Pizza is definitely one of the better places to stop for a meal on campus. Reasonably priced and filling — the main criteria for every uni student!

One of the best places on campus for a hot lunch. Nothing beats a fresh, relatively healthy pizza between classes. They’ll set you back about 6 $, but it’s filling and better than most take out. They haven’t updated a thing in the restaurant since they opened (I’m sure, I’ve been eating here since the early 90’s), but the pizza makes up for it.

Academy Pizza is one of the better places to eat in the Hub Mall over at the University of Alberta.
I like eating here because it actually has a large sitting area, unlike most of the places in the Hub Mall. Large by HUB standards at least. I always feel claustrophobic while eating at the Hub because it is so damn narrow and there aren’t many seats in the hallway.
The pizza is great… I might put it up there with the likes of Famoso and Royal Pizza, but that’s a big might.

The personal pans here are so good! Pepperoni with banana peppers always hits the spot. It costs around 5 dollars for a personal pan pizza and it usually fills you up. They also have good lasagna which is about $ 7 but you get a lot for that price.
It is located inside HUB mall and it is set up like a mini restaurant. It has a seating area inside and then a «patio» area which is still inside but you can see people walking in HUB, which is pretty cool.
Be careful eating here before you have to study because it’s so greasy and filling that you will be ready to pass out right after.

Oh, the memories of heading here between classes to enjoy a personal size, fresh, hot pizza. I would always get the vegetarian one, which was loaded with cheese, mushrooms, green pepper, and other toppings. The prices are still reasonable for freshly-​made food, and the places also sells chicken and pasta. The best thing is that Academy Pizza is actually like a little restaurant, where you walk in and are totally separate from the rest of Hub Mall. It gets packed at lunch time, and for good reason. Service is quite fast — you place your order at the counter, get a number, and go pick it up when your number is called. Academy Pizza is like an institution at the University — just about everyone has a story to tell about it. Mine involves embarassing a friend I was having lunch with, by serenading her with a Jethro Tull song (she hates Jethro Tull). Anyways, if you happen to be on campus and want something hot, quick, and fresh, go here first.