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    Pizza Shab - Downtown

    3.9 (24 reviews)
    Open • 11:30 am - 12:00 AM (Next day)

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    Crispy deep dish Smoky Mix Pizza with ketchup!
    Andrew L.

    This is the first Persian pizza I've ever tried. I was told it would be drastically different than all the other pizzas I've tried throughout my life. I figured, it's a pizza, how different can it really be? Very. Ordered the crispy deep dish, smoky mix pizza. The crust was crunchy on the exterior but light and airy on the inside. Some of the vegetable topping were on top of the cheese but the mushrooms and meat were underneath it. The cured smoked meats were unlike any topping I'd ever had before. The biggest difference was how little tomato sauce there was. I ended up trying it with ketchup!? I was highly against it at first but it came with the pizza so I decided, what the hell. I get it now. The ketchup adds some tomato flavour and sweetness to the pie. Surprisingly, I was sold! The garlic sauce (only $0.50) also complemented the pizza perfectly. We'll be back at Pizza Shab again soon. Get off your ass, get outside and give it a try. You won't be disappointed. Support your local small businesses. Four stars.

    Half Chicken Lovers (4/5), half Beef Supreme (2.5/5) medium pizza
    Jasmine L.

    Persian pizza in a nutshell: almost like a deep dish pizza but packed with ingredients like Persian deli meats! Optional to drizzle it with ketchup and sour cream sauce. I got a medium pizza with half being Chicken Lovers (4/5) and the other as Beef Supreme (2.5/5). My favourite was the Chicken Lovers because it was more flavourful with the corn and olives. The Beef Supreme I found to be lackluster. Overall I loved the crust on the pizza, almost like a deep dish style where it's all buttery and soft with a crisp exterior. I also appreciated that there was no dough crust on the top borders of the pizza so there's a LOT more ingredients to dough ratio haha! The pizza sizes are smaller than what you normally get at big-name pizza places and I'm on the fence about the meat toppings actually being a deli meat though..

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    Ori M.

    PIZZA PULL ALERT This downtown pizza joint was ranked by @blogto as the BEST HALAL pizza in Toronto @pizzashab.downtown I am now into the world of HALAL food and its been AMAZING! @pizzashab.downtown is known for their THICK, CHEESEY PIZZA that made it SUPER GOOEY and DELISH! I tried the MEAT SUPREME PIZZA and THE Rolling Pizza (which was the first time for me). I'm used to the thin pizza but this was DIFFERENT....I loved the thicker, fluffy dough that was FILLED with cheese to make it super stretchy. There are 4 @pizza.shab locations but I went to the one downtown near Yonge and Dundas. 113 Bond St @pizzashab.downtown SAVE & SHARE #foodieonthelooose For more great food content check out https://www.instagram.com/foodieonthelooose/ and http://linktr.ee/foodieonthelooose

    Small beef pizza
    Wai L.

    I went to Pizza Shab because I got a Groupon coupon for a small pizza. The restaurant is located downtown near Ryerson University. The counter person was very friendly. The restaurant was clean with plenty of seating. I got my beef pizza. It was deep crust pizza. It was okay. The problem was that it was bland and lacked seasonings. Would I go back? Maybe as their pizzas looked very nice. But they need more flavor.

    One of the worse pizza recently I had ..this picture is mushroom pizza ..no mushroom I had for more than 30 dollars. This is a real picture not on the site..and other things is bad customer service...sure never come back.

    Mo B.

    Shab is a Persian/Irani style pizza which is a bit different from the traditional pizza you'd get at other pizza places. And it is very much loved by Iranians. The dough is generally a bit on the thicker side and you will notice a strong oregano and smoked deli in the non-veggie pizzas (a variation of mortadella and cocktail sausage) flavor. I believe they have another branch uptown so I think this place is their second branch targeting the high Iranian student population at Ryerson :) It may not be very easy to find the place...it's tucked in the back on the lower floor of a small building. Got the large smokey beef pizza. It was pretty good. The prices are high for the sizes. The personal pan starts at $12 and large is around $25. The large pizza is definitely smaller than a normal large pizza you'd get at Panago or Pizza Pizza for example. Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Price: 3/5 Overall: 3.75/5

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    Nique A.

    The pizza was really good. The toppings mix was great as well as the flavour. Loved the crust especially and so much cheese. The beef lovers had some hot dog looking meat on top that was quite odd but other than that i definitely liked the beef lovers alot more. Customer service was steller as well. The man at the front was really nice and accomadating( l used a groupon). He also made sure to check on us and asked if we needed anything and how it was mid meal. The place wasnt busy on a friday evening at all. But they do get quite alot of delievery orders through skip the dishes, uber, and pandora.

    Viet L.

    Came here with a few friends and grabbed some different 'zas to share. It was my first time having Persian pizza and I am definitely a fan. I love how thick the ingredients and cheese are. How the crust is buttery. The rolled pizza, man, I thought the sauce drizzled all over it was awesome. Definitely not something to eat every day though, I could feel my arteries clogging.

    Supreme mix

    Ordered supreme mix 10". Shared with a friend. It was surprisingly tasty and light, not greasy nor heavy. Highly recommended.

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    Excellent pizza. Nice and light (not greasy at all). Happy to support a local business during these times!

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    Interior - classic red-and-white checkered tablecloths and old-school vintage photo on the wall

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