The restaurant with two names: Tony's Pizza Palace on the business card and website: www.tonyspizzapalace.com and Tony's Pizzeria e Ristorante Itlaliano EST. 1986 on the take out menu. My friend chose the restaurant at 9605 -111 Ave. It was his birthday. Three of us had never been there before. We asked our server, what are the three top dishes that most people order. He rattled the names off so quickly we had to ask another server if we had heard correctly. We did have the recommended and popular bruschetta. Delicious! Every thing was fresh - basil, tomatoes, garlic and all infused with olive oil on a crust that was light, crispy and of course freshly made. For the pasta dish I had the highly recommended fettucini carbonara tossed with eggs, back bacon and Parmesan cheese. Pure comfort on a minus 15 celsius night.
Our server with the perfect spiked and cut black hair told us that Tony senior had started the business in New York. His son brought the business to Edmonton and he and the other servers were friends with Tony's grandson. They all played soccer together. His short history lesson was like salt to the forth coming food, it put the restaurant offerings in context and changed our relationship to one of "just any pizza joint to there are friends making this food and they care".
I will be going back. There are 9 more pasta plates to try. Given the bruschetta crust, I think the pizzas must be sublime.
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