I love living in Vancouver, not because its reasonably clean air or its ability to attract dot com moguls, but largely because we have so much to eat. In the Greater Vancouver area, there are ethnic restaurants up the wazoo. There are Korean supermarkets, Indian restaurants, and even fine dining establishments that serve Swiss cuisine.
I know, pizza isn’t exactly considered ethnic cuisine anymore, but most places that serve pizza around these parts do it the American way. You get a whole lot of cheese — including the stuffed crust, of course — and a whole lot of grease. Lombardo’s Ristorante and Pizzeria on Commercial Drive isn’t exactly traditional, but it’s one of the few places left that is reasonably authentic. And it’s got great (brick oven) pizza.
Located in a tiny shopping mall on Commercial and First Avenue, this small ristorante gives you an “eating outside” experience without braving the neverending rain that we withstand in Vancouver. This is because the shopping mall has (mostly) glass ceilings, giving you plenty of natural light.
On the downside, the prices aren’t all that cheap, especially considering that Lombardo’s is on Commercial Drive. The pizza is available in medium and large, the latter of which is about $24 regardless of which topping combination you select. This is not inexpensive, and I probably wouldn’t have gone if it were for the 50% off Entertainment coupon.
The next pizza joint I intend on trying is Uncle Faith’s on Commercial and Broadway. Their pizza is supposed to be good (and cheap). ‘Cause I’m always on the lookout for the best turtle food.
There is definitely a wide variety of food choices available in and around Vancouver. This last weekend, my family went to the Thai House at Metrotown and i noticed they served ostrich ?!?!
SO how was the pizza at Lombardo’s tastewise??
It was alright. I don’t think it was anything particularly special, but I do like that it wasn’t all greasy and gross.
That pizza looks amazing. Between you and John Chow, I always leave work hungry. Now i just need to make it to dot com mogul status so I can afford to eat at all the fancy places lol. I guess for now I’ll settle for Imo’s (St. Louis style pizza).
I surely wouldn’t categorize Lombardo’s as “fancy” 🙂
Man do I love Pizza and that Pizza looks good! so hungry now. And you’re right…. that isn’t cheap.
I hope you didn’t eat that all by yourself.
I love pizza and that pizza does look sweet. I also like to get pizza from California Pizza, though many aren’t around me. I always make the trip when I am in Vegas though. I will hit this once up next time I’m in Vancouver!
Hmmm you and John got some similar tastes….and got some cool restaurants near too
That’s a mean looking pizza – be sure to send one my way!
– Martin Reed
damn that looks like some good pizza!!
What the hell? Why do I always read blogs an hour before lunch and get stuck looking at food? At least this looks good, not like a lot of what John puts on his blog 🙂