Ottawa Foodies

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Had to stop in for this months feature before it ended. The Vodka Martini Pizza. Most of the ingredients available at Jacobsons. A rich vodka tomato sauce with belvatino balsamic cheese,manzilla olives,tasty in house fennel sausage,mozzarella and a hint of basil. This is the heaviest one yet I have tried here. Wish this would be a regular feature but sadly only till the end of April. We always enjoy our visit and usually get the same server. Next month Tony Greco is inspiring a healthy pizza. can't wait for the new Kichesippi Heller High Water coming soon. Between the pizza, beer and goat cheese balls this is one of our go to spots.

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Been to the Glebe location twice now, once to eat in, once takeout. Totally happy both times.

The place has a nice look. Stone, funky seating, big garage door window up front, cool lighting. Would fit in no problem on College St in TO or downtown Mtl.

Service in restaurant was friendly, helpful and prompt. We weren't rushed, didn't have to hunt for the waitress and got everything we asked for, water, spicy oil, extra napkins.

Takeaway was ready exactly when they said it would be. If i'm going to be nitpicky, the space to wait for your takeout is a bit crampped and either in front of the bathroom or the only path for the servers, which isn't ideal either way.

On to the za... Tennesey Willems and The Grand have held place 1 and 2 in Ottawa for pizza for me for a while. TW gets the slightly chewy just made crust and awesome toppings just right, and the Grand does classic thin crust w/tasty toppings the way i like. Zazaza now throws my list out of whack. Have tried the dusted corn bread and the wheat crust, both were tasty, just the right balance between soft and crispy.
Tried the Cowboy (i think - it involved chicken and pesto), Cat Steven's #2 (i can't be the only one who chuckled at that name, but the veg/cheese combo is super tasty) and the Lover's Leap (pepperroni AND sausage, yesplstnx) all nailed it. Toppings were fresh and ample and the combinations well thought out.

Nice starter salad available. Haven't tried the evil fried things served in shoes yet but they looked good.

Shared salad, 2 zaz, glass of wine each was approx $30pp. Totally worthwhile. Will be back, will send others.

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ZaZaZa is opening a new location in Hintonburg, in the old Vina Del Mar restaurant.

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Brought the inlaws for dinner tonight. We all had pizzas. I noticed something off with mine it seemed smaller than the others brought to our table and when I had a slice of the cajun coboy Ididn't really want mine it didn't taste as good.Our server came over and apologized that I was brought the wrong crust. I know now what gluten free tastes like. Luckily they caught the mistake before the other patron dug in to my pie.We were charged for the pizza but were given a coupon for a free pizza next visit now that is how to fix a mistake. Great service.

FYI : they have their liquor license now.

Yes Tourist that is a tennis shoe they are served in. I am wondering what the large order is served in. I will be going back soon to find out.

Hey Ken, can you confirm what I am seeing ... do they really serve those goat balls of fire in a SHOE?

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We ordered the LOVER’S LEAP with tomato sauce,mozza, pepperoni, hot italian
sausage, tomatoes, black olives. The black olives were really Kalamata and that made for a much better choice. Everything was top quality,finally real pepperoni has come to Ottawa. Sausage was not to hot with nice spices. It was lunch so we split a 12 inch on white corn meal crust. The thin crust was crispy light and let you taste all your toppings that are actually toppings not underings. No wood oven here but more toppings more choice simply more food than the competition for a great price. A 12 inch would be perfect for supper just enough to fill up and not leave hungry. They also have a hot spiced olive oil for drizzling that makes everything slide easily. Can't wait for ournextx visit pizza and beer heaven close to home.

On the search for some decent pizza we decided to give this place a try. Cool little spot with some funky decor and some super pleasant service. No beer yet but our server said Kichesippi Blond will be on tap soon. We started with Goodness Gracious Goat Balls of Fire and these as the menu states were heavenly. You just need to be careful when biting into them that the cheese doesn't squirt out onto you shirt. The chipotle dip is not afraid to give you some kick and the hot mama tomato dip stands up perfectly to the flavors of the goat and parm cheese these nuggets are filled with. We will be back to get the large order nest time.