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Pides from Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza Toronto

April 20, 2016 By Shannon 30 Comments

We were recently in Toronto, Ontario because my daughters hockey team made it to Provincials! YAY! We try to bring our own food as much as we can (more on that later!) when we are on the road for tournaments but this time there just wasn’t enough time to get back to the hotel and our food. We decided that in between games we would go on the hunt for something to feed the kiddo. We couldn’t venture too far from the arena but we were not interested in the normal chain-restaurant food either. That meant we had to venture a little bit out of the immediate area. And boy are we glad we did!

We were cruising around Toronto with my favourite app, Trip Advisor (not sponsored!!) loaded with “restaurants near me” when we found her. Dino’s Wood Burning Pizza is located at 820 – The  Queensway (Between Islington & Royal York) and can be reached at 416-259-0050, like the sign says. You can see their menu online on their website here and see some reviews on TripAdvisor here.

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The smell of that wood burning oven as you walk through the door makes up for everything this little eatery lacks in decor and walk up appeal. Besides we were here for FOOD not decor ideas.

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When the restaurant you are entering has one of these beautiful ovens going you know you are in for the best tasting pizza. Funny thing though. While looking through the menu we noticed a whole listing of Dino’s Pides. Neither of us had tried a Pide before… we did not even know what a Pide was. It is similar to pizza, a Turkish pizza, served with the bread folded around meats, spices and fresh herbs. Dino’s Pides are topped with a homemade garlic butter sauce and that is what made us all say “YES” to ordering Pides instead of pizza.

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Dino’s Cheese Pide from the wood burning oven.

There are many types of Pides to choose from. We opted for the Beef Pide that is described on the menu as “Homemade Garlic Butter Sauce, Beef, Mozzarella, Oregano & Parsley” for myself and hubby. The hockey player daughter opted for the Cheese Pide and it was described as being topped with Mozzarella, Parmigiana Cheese, Homemade Garlic Butter Sauce, Oregano & Parsley. The hockey player daughter was satisfied and did not talk much during lunch. WIN! Oh and you can request fresh basil on your Pide for free. Fresh basil makes everything better.

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Medium Chicken Wings and Beef Pide from the wood burning oven at Dino’s.

As a blogger-husband my hubby is pretty good at waiting until I take photos before diving in to the food. I guess this rule is nul and void when wood oven baked chicken wings are concerned. He was excused. I already have a whole file of photos of poor Mr. D waiting to eat food in restaurants so this one time slip is forgiven. But those wings… dreams are made of those! The flavour that is created by the wood oven take these wings to the next level. My mouth is watering just describing them.

Let’s take a closer look at this deliciousness….

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Chicken wings! Dino’s Wood Fired Oven Baked Chicken Wings

This is not a sponsored post. We came across Dino’s by chance and loved it so much that I had to share our experience. If you are in the neighborhood, stop in, and enjoy a Pide… or two.

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Comments

  1. Steph says

    April 20, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    I am looking forward to the post about bringing food everywhere!

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      April 20, 2016 at 8:37 pm

      Ha! Meal planning helps a lot with that!! 😉

      Reply
  2. Heather Lynne says

    April 21, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Wow, that looks amazing! I’m going to remember this next time I’m in toronto looking for a place to eat!!

    Reply
  3. sabina Edwards says

    April 21, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    food porn when I’m hungry, sigh

    Reply
    • Shannon says

      April 21, 2016 at 1:24 pm

      Sorry about that 🙂

      Reply
  4. Randa @ The Bewitchin' Kitchen says

    April 22, 2016 at 10:59 am

    There is nothing like wood-fired pizza! It’s the best. I wish I had a snack before reading this though because now I am starving!

    Reply
  5. Carole Dube says

    April 22, 2016 at 1:15 pm

    I wish I live in Toronto, this looks so good!

    Reply
  6. Lynda Cook says

    April 22, 2016 at 2:20 pm

    Omg they look so good, this is a first for me hearing about a Pide, but to tell the truth they look better than your regular pizza, sure wished I had one now!!

    Reply
  7. Cheryl says

    April 22, 2016 at 3:36 pm

    Oh my that sure looks delish!! I have never had pizza cooked that way I bet it is amazing 🙂

    Reply
  8. heidi c. says

    April 22, 2016 at 8:40 pm

    That pizza looks so good. I wish that we had a similar restaurant locally.

    Reply
  9. Laurie P says

    April 23, 2016 at 11:29 am

    Great places like this make me miss living in the city.

    Reply
  10. Elizabeth Matthiesen says

    April 23, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    Good job I’m getting my supper next! This looks delicious and sounds like a wonderful tip for anyone going to Toronto. 🙂 Congrats to your daughter’s team making it to the Provincials. I hope they had fun.

    Reply
  11. Ladena says

    April 25, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    That pizza looks delicious! I love finding a great local restaurant. When I find that I support it a lot. Thanks for sharing! I’ll be sure to look for Dinos if we’re ever in Toronto.

    Reply
  12. The Flying Couponer says

    April 27, 2016 at 12:00 pm

    Everything looks so good! I would love to try their Dino’s Cheese Pide! Yum!

    Reply
  13. paula schuck says

    April 27, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    Wow – I have never heard of these before. I will look for this place for sure when in Toronto visiting my brother and his family. The wings look so good too. I haven;t had great wings in a long time actually. I am really hungry for some after reading this. Great pictures too!

    Reply
  14. Cathleen @ A Taste Of Madness says

    May 7, 2016 at 10:48 pm

    I don’t try enough food places around Toronto. I need to try this out!!

    Reply
  15. Judy Cowan says

    May 15, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    The food there looks really good, will have to try and remember it next time we are in the Toronto area.

    Reply
  16. Mike Gismondi says

    May 16, 2016 at 5:27 pm

    This looks delicious! I’ll have to try it out.

    Reply
  17. kathy downey says

    June 4, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    HAHA I i dont think i could have waited for the photo shoot either before i started in

    Reply
  18. Lynn Duchesne says

    August 30, 2016 at 5:00 pm

    Looks really yummy! I love pizza…..

    Reply
  19. Darlene W says

    September 2, 2016 at 1:06 pm

    Once you find “THAT PLACE” where you will forever purchase your pizza you never go back

    Reply
  20. Laurie P says

    September 5, 2016 at 11:20 am

    we made a last minute trip into the city……got some authentic sicilian pizza….. I want more!

    Reply
  21. Rosanne Robinson says

    September 8, 2016 at 8:16 pm

    Oh boy, I LOVE pizza and your pics made me drool. I definitely will stop by Dino’s when we’re in Toronto.

    Reply
  22. Caroline says

    September 17, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    Pizza is meal the whole family enjoys. Those pictures look delicious and I especially love the look of the pizza base/crust. I can tell it looks freshly made. Yum!

    Reply
  23. Allyson Becker says

    October 6, 2016 at 10:29 am

    If I ever go to Toronto, I know where I am going. The pizza looks amazing.

    Reply
  24. kathy downey says

    January 26, 2017 at 8:59 am

    I have never had wood-fired pizza but it sure looks delicious !!

    Reply
  25. Calvin F. says

    February 2, 2017 at 7:50 pm

    Those wings look scrumptious. I love wood burned pizza, wish I could have more of them.

    Reply
  26. Darren Scrubb says

    February 10, 2017 at 9:52 am

    Awesome looking pizza that I will be happy to taste for sure.

    Reply
  27. Darren Scrubb says

    February 10, 2017 at 9:52 am

    Awesome looking pizza that I will be happy to taste for sure.

    Reply
  28. kathy downey says

    December 10, 2017 at 7:36 am

    Love to try the wood-fired pizza

    Reply

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