Tom’s House of Pizza

We wanted to try Varsity Pizza today but they were closed? At 5pm on a Sunday too so will have to check into that… but this cancellation led us to this location of Tom’s. We had not yet been to this Centre St NE spot.
Inside was cool, dim and comfortable. No need to dress up here, come as you are! The friendly staff will make your experience a good one. Take a seat in the mostly all booth area (we were not on the bar side) and choose your za from the paper menus on the table, then order at the counter. You help yourself to the pop of water and your pizza will be delivered to your table for you.
The toppings were fresh on my personal sized veggie, yay! (one of my pet peeves is canned mushrooms that some other places still insist on using, grrr!)
The pizza was also the perfect size for me and I feel for just under $ 12, it was good value.
I asked for pizza sauce on the side — I wish the sauce had not come ice cold. The other thing is — and it is a personal thing — is that as much as I love thin crust, it was a bit too crispy for my liking. I know, it is supposed to be like that and it certainly would not prevent me from coming back here. I also liked the light cheese on top, it was so not greasy!
I agree with another reviewer who commented that this place draws an older type crowd but it meant for a deliciously quiet, stress-​free meal!
Under $ 25 for 2 small pizzas and a diet coke.

Hubby and I had pizza… crust was only good thing about it. Lacking cheese of almost any sort and toppings were huge and not bite size at all. The server was attentive overall, but she was also doing a shot with patrons at the bar, which is illegal and could get them shut down. It’s not attracting a professional or young crowd either. We are 35 and were by far the youngest people there. It was on the pub side of the restaurant, but that doesn’t make up for bad pizza.

Review #20 of Unilocal’s 30 Day Challenge 2012
Tom’s House of Pizza is an institution that’s been around a long time (40ish yrs). My first boss in Calgary told me about it (or rather raved) and then later introduced me to Tom’s Pizza on (Macleod Trail location).
More recently we decided to try out this location for something different… or rather it was me saying «pizza again can we try a new pizza joint?»!! We brought the kids and were able to walk in and sit down in a big booth. The place is clean and the guys behind the counter friendly and helpful.
We ordered a couple different pizzas (varied tastes in our family) and it was relatively inexpensive all things considered. The pizza’s came out within 15 minutes of our ordering and were exactly as I remembered… toppings on top, cheese on the bottom. One of our pizza’s was pepperoni and there was a ton of it… you definitely taste the topping’s on these pizza’s. The pepperoni was just a bit spicy for the kids but it wouldn’t deter us from coming back and trying something new. We enjoyed the crust as well since it is thin and crispy.
If you are up for trying something a little different try out Tom’s. Yummy.

Great pizza. Thin and crispy crust with just the right amount of toppings. They are easy on the cheese which is nice, so each slice isn’t as heavy and you are not left with that greasy taste on your mouth. Décor is plain and service is simple.
Note: there are only a few parking spots in the plaza, but you can park next door at the gas station.

Tom’s. Two stars. What on earth?
I’ve given Tom’s numerous chances — I used to enjoy their pizza. It was THE pizza when I was growing up, but something has happened over the years. I thought that at first that I just got a bad order, but three bad pizzas in a row — over a period of 6 years?
Obviously I don’t order a lot of take out pizza, but when it is this disappointing, why would I bother?
Maybe in 2 years time they’ll be better…