Pizza Nova

This place is hit or miss depending on who’s working, and tonight was a miss. Pizza Nova is by far the best chain pizza store, and they’re usually pretty consistent, but this place is the worst one I’ve ever frequented. The pizza tonight tasted almost like nothing. Not sure why the couple who own the place refuse to put more than an ounce of sauce on the pizza, but that’s what you basically get from them. You dont even taste the sauce, that’s how little they put. The lack of sauce throws off the whole balance of what a pizza is, so all you taste is dough, cheese, and toppings. It’s more like a sandwich with no condiments than a pizza. We didn’t even bother finishing the whole thing, which is unheard of in our household, that’s how bland it was. If there was a better option in the area I wouldn’t bother with this place, sadly there isn’t.

I don’t want my 2 star rating to disappoint totally. If you need Pizza, this place will satisfy – but that’s it. This place reminds me of a joint I had back up in Sudbury called Topper’s Pizza. Despite the small franchise’s growth in to most of Ontario, it tries to offer new ideas with recipes and a house dip to die for, yet receives trash talk. Pizza Nova is the same, without any of the innovation which is worse. Their pizza is «meh», the prices aren’t too cheap and their attempts to cater to the current generation of mobile devices is weak. HOWEVER! If you need a pizza, like, now. It’s not that bad.

Standard Pizza Nova, meaning my go-​to spot for chain pizza. Consistent quality, fast service, no issues. Had a slice of Canadian — all good.
But the best part was listening to the guys in line after me (while waiting for my slice to heat up) asking if in the future they can call ahead to order their pizza instead of ordering it there and waiting for them to make it. Um, yes — yes you can. They hadn’t heard of being able to call in — what? Lol ok maybe they’re new, still — it was entertaining and a good way to pad a review for which I really don’t have much more to add otherwise.

The place is clean. The pizza is pretty good. I just didn’t like the Italiano attitude.