Edmonton is a city that knows it's way around a pizza. Several of the country's major pizza chains have gotten their start here and you don't have to look very far to find your preferred style of pie. We've got it all! From traditional wood-fired Neapolitan to prairie-style pies to rectangular-shaped Detroit. There's a very good chance that no matter where you live in the city that there's bound to be a pizza place nearby that everyone loves. One of those spots is Pizza Garage in St. Albert. Named Favourite Take-Out on the Edmonton Food Faves We Crave 2024 list, I had to find out what all of the hype is about and make the drive up to St. Albert myself! Pizza Garage prides itself on not being fast food. They believe that each pizza is a living, breathing piece of art that should be made with only the best ingredients. And they don't focus on just one style, either. Pizza Garage is skilled at creating Detroit style, Chicago bar pie style, and New York style, giving them the ability to satisfy your pizza craving no matter your pie preference. I visited on a Saturday evening ready to PIZZA! The shop is located in an unassuming strip mall in a quiet neighbourhood called Forest Lawn. It's a small location that doesn't look like a whole lot from the outside. Inside is more of the same; the space contains a take-out counter and not much else. However, there is a counter with some bar stools if you're looking to dine in (and I always am). We were greeted by Shane Oates, the restaurant's founder, and ended up having a lovely chat with him. Originally from Windsor, Ontario (home of its own signature pizza style!), Shane wanted to bring the Italian-owned, independent pizza experience to the Edmonton area. Not a big chain, no cheap ingredients. His menu is large but each and every pizza is thoughtfully created with ingredient wastage in mind. Beyond the list of 35(!!) different pizzas, Pizza Garage also serves calzones, sandwiches, pasta, and even desserts. There's actually a lot to choose from for such a little shop! First lets talk about the styles of pizza on offer. Each Pizza Garage pie can be made in your choice of style and it helps to know the difference. First there's Detroit Style, which has really risen to fame within the last decade. This pizza is known for its rectangular shape, a thick dough with a caramelized cheese crust, edge-to-edge toppings, and is often made with the sauce on top. Next is New York Style, which is mainly what North American pizza has become today. This pizza is crispy yet pliable enough to be folded. Finally there's Chicago Bar Pie Style, which is different from the Chicago deep dish that you might first imagine. Alternatively, this pizza is ultra thin, has a crispy pan-fried crust, and also features edge-to-edge toppings. No matter what type of pizza you might be in the mood for, Pizza Garage has got you covered! I also enjoyed that many of the pizzas on offer are named after various cars - they are a garage, after all. Pizza Garage has a really fun "exotic drinks" cooler and it's worth checking it out! Forget about boring cokes and sprites because here you'll find cans of drinks that you've never even heard of before! They've got a bunch of beverages from Calypso, Chubby, and Faygo - and all sorts of other things! It's a lot of fun to select a really unique beverage to try and I went with an Electric Blue Razz Crush Back to the 80s. I didn't know what most of that meant but it sounded awesome. How fun indeed! This can of carbonation totally had that blue raspberry flavour that we grew up with as kids. I still don't know why raspberry got assigned the colour blue but I suppose it's because red was already taken by too many other flavours. 35 pizzas is a lot to choose from and many of them caught my eye. They've got the awareness to know that a donair pizza (two types!) is a must - it's Edmonton after all and everyone has the donair crazies. There's a buffalo chicken pizza, which always speaks to me. And the Via 313 will be a must on my next visit with its pepperoni on roni on roni situation! However, the pizza that I wanted to try the most was La Ferrari (Cheese, sauce, pepperoni, spicy Italian sausage, hot calabrese, salumi, hot Calabrian peppers, kalamata olives, piped ricotta cheese - $35.75 for medium Detroit Style). Once ordered, the pizza took about 20 minutes to be prepared because they are creating these masterpieces from complete scratch. This award-winning pizza is positively covered in incredible ingredients and I couldn't wait to sink my teeth into it! First of all, I absolutely loved the crust. The sides and bottom were so beautifully crisp and caramelized while still preserving a glorious interior chew. The crunchy fried cheese edge was elite. The toppings on this pizza felt luxurious and decidedly Italian without being too heavy. I absolutely loved the various meats and the spicy kick. The cheese was sooo cheesy. The kalamata olives took the flavour profile to a wh read more

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It's a pretty great place to get pizza! Service is quick and efficient in my experience as well, and the location is a little out of the way unless you happen to be around schools, but the detour is worth it. What stands out to me the most about this place is their great menu, as well as during lunchtime they tend to have lots of pre-prepared foods since they're often packed with junior high school kids. They also have so many fun and unique drinks at a MUCH better price than Shell! read more

So the pizza is delicious. We tried all different kinds and all of them are good. We always go with the Detriot style pizza crust here. It is easy for my kiddo to eat and I love how crispy the bottom becomes, but the inside is soft and chewy. My husband also enjoys how much meat is spread on there. I got the BBQ chicken pizza which was fine, but a little sweet for me. Next time I will choose something spicier. Service was okay. I can't say they were friendly. But they weren't awful. And they can make a pizza. This is something they can improve upon. We didn't realize that when we got there that there was only bar seating. My daughter is disabled so that doesn't work for us. Nor does it work if you are trying to hang out as a family. We had to go find a place in a park. Thankfully it was nice outside. I will go again if my husband wants it. No doubt about it for Detriot style pizza this is excellent. However everything else is lacking read more

Pizza Garage - Pizza Near Me - Saint Albert, Alberta

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Bottom bad to get to considering you don't have to go through the busy main street of St Albert. Lots of parking in the strip-mall communal area. Couple dine-in chairs. Tons of super fun specially drinks that the website doesn't do justice. Website does not tell you you can order different sizes which was confusing. Also they have " tropical fury sauce" and "cherry bourbon habanero sauce" but no indication how hot this really is, called the place and they would not comment except to say both sauces are about the same level of hotness. We ordered pickup - quoted 25-30min. We went 45 min later so couldn't say when it was actually ready. Pickup was fast and cashier was nice and super nice to read me some of the fun drinks labels as she saw I was interested. DSP Nice to Meet You : 10/10. Everyone LOVED this one. Crust was fluffy like a focaccia but not too greasy. Felt like there was more toppings and sauce on this one compared to the other 2. NY 14" via 313: 8/10. classic crust which was fine. Loved the amount of pepperoni. BP 12" Hawaiian: 8.5/10. Crust is super thin but not flimsy. Ham was great and decent amount of pineapple. Everyone liked this one. With 4 adults eating we eat had 1 spice of each one and 1 more random spice and we still had a few leftovers. Overall love the different styles and highly recommend the Detroit style. read more

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Only recently discovered this place after 8 years living in st albert. Best pizza in St albert. Their prices are a little on the high side but they are the best and use quality ingredients. Recommend the Detroit deep dish pizzas. read more

This new place is a must-try! The vast menu has something for everyone, and twists on some classics. I love a simple margharita. I tried it as a bar plate style, a thin 12" crust. The owner said it was the best choice of crust style for a margharita, and recommended they not cut into it if we were taking it to go (which we were). My oh my, this pizza was delightful! I'm so glad I cut it at home, too. The grease didn't leak through and soak the bottom. The thin crust is perfectly soft, but not flimsy. The tomato sauce is light, tangy, and has fresh cut garlic. And sooo much cheese. My husband had the Via 313 in the NY style. His crust was so bubbly and fresh! There was no lack of meats, which were great according to him. Highly recommend ordering ahead of time for pick-up. We gotta get these folks some more employees, Pizza Garage must live on! I need to try them all! read more

Pizza Garage - 12" Margherita Pizza on bar plate - Pizza Near Me - Saint Albert, Alberta

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Always love this place. Pizza is some of the best I've had. Chose this place for my birthday meal it's that good.

Amazing pizza! Mine and my partners go to pizza place in St. Albert! Reasonably priced, always hot! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

Very noisy. Pizza was okay but not very big so order many. Server was great. Decor was very good too. Bathrooms are very nice and clean.

very good pizza the owner is not a dick the sauce and cheese ratio is good he is very nice read more

This food is super good The owner is super nice especially to children and seniors. it's super quick and very tasty

Recently read about this place on Neighbors and decided to try it on a Friday. Owner was very helpful in making our choice. Detroit Pontiac. Not normally a big fan of a thick crust but the focaccia crust was excellent and combination of toppings definitely fit. Place is not in my neighborhood but we will be going back. read more