Damn Good Pizza at Toto's
October 19th 2006 08:19
If you’re ever in Melbourne and you suddenly get attacked by a craving for pizza, I would have to recommend Toto’s Pizza House on Lygon St. Last night, my sister and I went here for my birthday dinner. The first thing I noticed was that our waitress was really nice and friendly. Of course, it may have merely been due to my boyish good looks *cough cough* , but somehow, I doubt it.
She was so bubbly and attentive to our needs that I was wondering if she was high or something. But no, her pupils weren’t dilated, her hands weren’t shaking, and she wasn’t babbling incoherently. I talked to her for a bit and found that she had been working for 10 hours straight and had about 2 more hours to go. Holy Red Bull, Batman! I asked her if she wasn’t even feeling tired and how the hell she still managed to stay so perky at 9:30 in the evening. Again, images of narcotics flashed in my head. It turns out that she was feeling a bit cranky and slumped earlier in the day, but once she got over that hump, she was Little Miss Sunshine again.
So we ordered a Mexican pizza and, uh, some sort of pasta. I forgot its name (I’m stupid that way) but it was Italian and had cream sauce with bacon, chives and mushroom. The pasta was good, but the pizza was excellent. It was delicious and they didn’t skimp on the toppings. Special mention goes to the crust. It was one of the tastiest crusts I’ve ever had. Except for that time I ate the crust from a leper’s sore. Hah! I kid, I kid. I expected I would have to wait for a while before they brought out the food. Boy, was I wrong. Those two dishes we ordered were brought out within just 10 minutes. The best thing about the menu was the price. In a nice place like that, I would have expected to shell out around $40 for what we ate. Instead, for a medium pizza, a large plate of pasta, and drinks, the grand total was $25.30. Here’s the best part. I went to pay the bill with a $50 note, and my change was $25. Where else in the world would you see a restaurant tip its customers?
If you want an Italian place with courteous staff, reasonable prices, great food, and excellent service (not to mention a few cents back into your pocket), head on down to the heartland of Melbourne’s Italian community.
TOTO’S PIZZA HOUSE
101 Lygon St
Carlton 3053 VIC
0393471630
Disclaimer: The author is not associated with Toto’s Pizza House in any way. Except for the association of their food with my belly.
*Image is used for review and commentary purposes only. Image from lygonst.com.
So we ordered a Mexican pizza and, uh, some sort of pasta. I forgot its name (I’m stupid that way) but it was Italian and had cream sauce with bacon, chives and mushroom. The pasta was good, but the pizza was excellent. It was delicious and they didn’t skimp on the toppings. Special mention goes to the crust. It was one of the tastiest crusts I’ve ever had. Except for that time I ate the crust from a leper’s sore. Hah! I kid, I kid. I expected I would have to wait for a while before they brought out the food. Boy, was I wrong. Those two dishes we ordered were brought out within just 10 minutes. The best thing about the menu was the price. In a nice place like that, I would have expected to shell out around $40 for what we ate. Instead, for a medium pizza, a large plate of pasta, and drinks, the grand total was $25.30. Here’s the best part. I went to pay the bill with a $50 note, and my change was $25. Where else in the world would you see a restaurant tip its customers?
If you want an Italian place with courteous staff, reasonable prices, great food, and excellent service (not to mention a few cents back into your pocket), head on down to the heartland of Melbourne’s Italian community.
TOTO’S PIZZA HOUSE
101 Lygon St
Carlton 3053 VIC
0393471630
Disclaimer: The author is not associated with Toto’s Pizza House in any way. Except for the association of their food with my belly.
*Image is used for review and commentary purposes only. Image from lygonst.com.
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Comment by Lily
Ars Poetica
~Lily
Comment by Chantal
Ps. I'm about to read your cabbies piece because I have had BAD experiences with them, one cab driver slapped me across the face!
Comment by Ragin Cajun
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Death By Myopia
Hi, Chantal. Yeah, be sure to check it out. I'm pretty sure you won't regret it. (What the hell? I'm giving Toto's a lot of free advertising. They should be giving me a pizza in return.) Even if you're not into Italian food, Lygon St has a lot of other types of cuisine. Yeah, I've read your comment on cabbies. All I can say is, Ouch! What's his problem? Makes my experience with an overcharging cabbie seem lame in comparison.
Comment by Stanley
hmm not very interesting news i suppose to anyone except for myself haha.
oh, but i do have a good lygon st tale. i once was having lunch at university cafe and a damn pigeon jumped onto my plate and started eating my lunch! this damn pigeon didn't move when me and my friend were waving our arms at it. the rat of the bird world budged when said friend used his knife to poke the pigeon!
the saddest part was i barely started on my lunch!
Comment by Ragin Cajun
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Death By Myopia
*lol* Those damn pigeons. At least it wasn't a sea gull. That was pretty disgusting. I hope your friend didn't use his knife after poking the bird. I can't even eat in the vicinity of pigeons since I can just imagine all the microbes and dust they carry. *shudder* Maybe you should order squab next time, just for vengeance's sake.