Corrado’s

The chicken parm sammi is to die for, and the rice ball is killer, you have to eat here

Great service and super balls! We had apes pepperoni pizza, veal sandwich and rice balls. Everything was amazing, topped off with great personal touch.

Charlie was such a gracious host. My friend and I visited from London Ontario and we were very delighted with Charlie’s warm welcome to his restaurant and even offered us a free rice ball to try. His rice balls are to die for — a must try if you ever visit. He also invited is back to sample more of his amazing Italian and Greek cuisine. It really makes a difference when the owner genuinely cares about his customers. We will definitely be back to see Charlie and try more of his amazing food. It was excellent and I highly recommend to anyone if you’re in the area to stop in for his famous rice balls and say hi to Charlie.

This place is worthy of my first ever Unilocal review! We came in tonight due to all the great Unilocal reviews and were not disappointed. We had a rice ball, veal sandwhich and a gyro. Although I found it a little pricey (but that is because everything in TO is). We were greated by the owner who is super friendly and the food was amazing! I would definitely recommend this place and since I travel to Toronto a lot for work, I will be back!

Just had dinner here. Like other reviewers have said, the owner threw in a free soda for us. I was already about to choose a drink when he said not to worry about it and grab anything I want. Super friendly and easy to talk to. The food was also delicious. Had to order the rice balls. Definitely worth trying. Rice and cheese inside a deep fried ball. What’s not to love! Also loved the veal sandwich and the pork souvlaki (make sure you have the French fries inside). In the end, I think we ordered too much. Would definitely recommend.

This is just simple and tasty comfort food. There is a clear passion in making tasty food that makes you happy. The veal sandwich is so good and features a great homemade tomato sauce. You eat it and just want to fall asleep content. The rice ball is delicious. Service is incredible. This is a great spot run by a great guy who cares about serving you good food.

We were downtown and craving sandwiches and the rating and price point of this menu on Unilocal made it an easy choice. The service was amazing. We were greeted as soon as we walked through the door and given a quick run down of their best sellers (rice balls, Italian style sandwiches, souvlaki) when the owner found out we were first timers. I chose the eggplant and my husband chose the veal sandwich, and he offered for us to try a rice ball on the house, which was so nice!
So, the food:
Rice ball stuffed with mozzarella and peas and covered in the most luscious meat sauce — amazing
Veal sandwich (with tomato sauce, mozzarella, onions, peppers and mushrooms) — didn’t have a bite, was too busy enjoying my amazing eggplant sandwich, but my husband loved it
Eggplant sandwich (with same toppings as veal) — see above
Would go again, would recommend to everyone!

Where to begin:
This place is amazing. Come for Corrado and stay for the food.
Arancini ball = stuffed. This can fill up a normal person.
Chicken parm sandwich = amazing.
If I could give this place ⁶⁄₅ I would. Corrado just adds that home element that so many places miss.

Amazing rice balls! Great service from Corrado himself! Cant wait to try the rest of the menu

The service here is amazing! Far exceeded all of my expectations. I had the rice balls, gyro, and poutine.
The rice balls had cheese, beef, rice, and sauce. They were delicious — crispy and savoury. The gyro was simply delicious. The poutine had shredded cheese which I enjoyed a lot.

Uh the balls!
The gyros are super delicious! I mean unbelievably delicious! It’s one of the top must try spots in toronto! The meatball sandwich was huge and amazing!

Wow, I’ve worked near this place for almost 6 months and just ‘found it’. Went in one afternoon and I guess the manager served me. He could tell I was new and suggested a sandwich and their famous rice ball. Wow, both were off the charts amazing.
The chicken sandwich was very well made with everything perfectly proportioned and working well together. Keep it in the wrap when you eat it or there will be messy consequences.
The rice ball or ‘Arancini’ is amazing. It is basically some cheese, veggies and beef inside a big ball of rice with sauce inside and out. It is great. Just try it.

Stopped in to try the Arancini and veal sandwich.
The Arancini: had it with the meat sauce. Filling and tasty. Worth trying, don’t know that I’d order it again but no complaints about it.
Veal Sandwich: get it with the mushrooms, cheese and onions you’ll be happy you did. The veal is cooked perfectly, the onions and mushrooms are great accompaniments, and this massive, messy sandwich is everything you could want out of a sandwich.
Eggplant sandwich: see above. Great alternative if your vegetarian.
Service: friendly, quick, and helpful.
Price: 7 – 8 dollars a sandwich. No combos with the sandwich — but frankly given the size of the sandwich I don’t think your missing out.
Bottom line: if your craving a veal sandwich you won’t go wrong here. Would certainly come back.

So, just to make sure no one else misinterprets what kind of place this is like I did, this is more of a fast-​food joint with pizza and rice balls, not a nice, sit-​down Italian restaurant. My own fault for assuming that when I saw «Italian», but I haven’t been to a lot of Italian places of this style. Usually Italian is fairly veg-​friendly (another assumption on my part) but the only veg thing they have is pizza. Decent pizza, nothing too exciting. My cousin liked her veal sandwich. Not a bad spot at all, great value, friendly service, just not my kind of food. Maybe some veggie rice balls and some pasta as options, and I’d be happy!

All I can say is that this place is holy temple for delicious saucy dining, and the man behind it is God himself; a hero to this great city that is even greater now because of his presence, his veal, his za, and oh yes, his big beautiful balls.

You like big balls? He makes big balls! Go eat big balls!
This place is a hidden gem. The owner is so funny and nice. His food is amazing and his personality and extra care with his customers makes it even better. I don’t live in Toronto but I do come up often for work and will always stop here at least 1 – 2 times during my stay.
Pros:
Great food
Awesome food
Affordable
Great service
Big balls!
Cons:
I can’t eat here when I am in Austin
If I ate here every day I might get fluffy but I would be fluffy and very happy
Seriously, the «Balls» are amazing, the sauce he uses for the balls is delicious. The Chicken Parm sandwich is huge (and delicious). The Greek salad is perfect. I ate waaaay too much but I couldn’t stop. It is so good.
Definitely high on my list for places I will be a regular to when in town.

Updated review: Corrado’s deserves at least 4 stars. I had come once before and tried the arancini (rice ball). I gave the restaurant 2 stars at the time, cause I thought the rice ball didn’t have much filling. Corrado saw my review, reached out to me, and invited me and a guest back for a meal on the house.
I learned a lot from my visit back to Corrado’s. His restaurant used to be out on the east end, and he closed that one down and moved to this John St location about 5 – 6 months ago. Him and his wife drive around almost daily picking up ingredients and supplies: vegetables are bought daily and always fresh, meat on mon wed and fridays so that it doesn’t sit in the fridge longer than a couple days, and chicken on tuesdays, etc.
Corrado’s is a mom n pop shop. You can tell that Corrado’s really cares about his customers — their health, safety, and enjoyment of food. While I was there this visit, I could see him going around to every table (not just us) asking his guests whether they were enjoying their food and if everything was ok.
In terms of food: Me and my friend had the rice ball with tomato sauce, eggplant parm, greek salad, veal sandwich (with mushroom, pepper, onion and hot peppers), and the panzerotto (deep fried, with feta cheese, homemade spicy sausage, and roasted red peppers).
The highlight for me was definitely the veal sandwich. The veal was perfect thickness with crispy breading, and it tasted amazing with the toppings and tomato sauce. Panzerotto was also great, and although deep fried, it didn’t taste oily. The dough was a really good balance of chewy and fluffy. As for the arancini — I gotta admit that the first few bites were very tasty… but then I ran out of filling and there was so much rice left. But hey, as my friend rightly pointed out, it IS called a rice ball, so it’s going to be mostly rice. And I believe Corrado when he says this is as authentic as I’m gonna get it. So I guess rice balls just aren’t my thing.
Anyways, the best part? They’re open til 4am on fri and sat nights!!! Such a great late night food option in the area — authentic and fresh, yet satisfies your cravings. More italian sandwiches please! Oh, and they have souvlaki too. Score.

Came here last week and was not disappointed at all! Sooooo we had to come back again this week for a quick fix again
Panzerotti with pepperoni — Cheesy, saucy, the dough is soft and chewy … SUPER filling and incredibly delicious !! HIGHLY Recommended!
Arancini balls with tomato sauce — Filling… toasty on the outside cheesy and oozy on the inside… Melts in your mouth! Perfect to add to any meal as a great starter.
Veal Sandwich — another great portion and price… very tender meat.
Great service, friendly staff 5 Stars all around

Their saying goes «oh we’ve got balls». More like these guys got big kahunas. The taste and portion size is ridiculous. Corrado won an award at the CNE for his arancini so you know this ain’t gonna be no tiny rice ball. The marinara sauce (made daily onsite) is so on point I would buy jars of it. I think the gyro pita is the best on this side of the Danforth but it’s missing the fries. I’m sure if asked they would add it in since the service is impeccable. Not a fan of veal but ended up eating a quarter of the sandwich. I suggest getting it with the works (sautéed onions mushrooms and bell peppers) — don’t forget the cheese.
Chat it up with Corrado and you will see what a stand up guy he is. His upbeat loving life personality got him onto the Food Network’s — Carnival Eats. So nice that he even let me into the kitchen to spoon the pot of marinara (I’m happy to inform that the kitchen was very clean). Needless to say I had a ‘ball’ of a time and will be back for more.

First visit today. They moved recently from the North York location.
The customer service is impeccable, Corrado is generous, personable and goes out of his way to make you feel welcome.
Tried a slice of pepperoni pizza which was delicious, fresh tasting and I love fluffy crust!
Main course was Chicago Gyros: flavorful savory beef&lamb wrapped up in a grilled pita with house-​made tzatziki.
Side of fresh cut Greek Fries: Beautifully seasoned and topped with Feta. Only feedback would be to ask for the fries well-​done if you’d like it extra crispy.
Every part of this meal was fantastic and worth repeat visits.
Will make it a regular stop before/​after a movie, even if it’s just to have a rice ball (arancini).