The Pie Commission

Great scratch made pie both savory and sweet. My favorite is the braised beef. Personally would pass on the Indian inspired pie they lack flavor and authenticity

Awesomeness! The butter chicken pie leaves a delicious coconut flavor in your mouth, everything was super fresh, the specials looked really creative! Definitely will come back!!!

Reasonably priced. Best suited for take-​out as there is not a lot of sitting room.
The food is very tasty — and let’s be honest, it is a fairy innovative concept; how many other places are selling delicious, ready to take home, pies of all kinds of varieties?
A little hard to find so be patient and don’t give up too easily — it took me about 5 mins of walking around in circles to find it, but when I did I was sure glad I did.

Ive been here in the pouring rain, hot summer days and cold freezing days… all ends well with a nice hot pie. I’ve turned my whole family to the pies from here.
My brother stocks up the frozen ones for his late night nibbles.
The braised beef is flavorful and the beef is tender. The butter chicken is one of his favorite. The chicken cheddar bacon mash is delicious and has chucks of bacon in it. I’ve had their steak and cheese plus a bunch of their dessert pies.
The insides are all good but lets get down to the main attraction: the crust. Flakey, light, buttery, and doesn’t get soggy. The frozen ones you bake at home comes out just as flakey and delicious.
Their smores dessert pie is great, I just ask them to pop it in the oven quickly and the marshmallows are melting on top :) They have another location in toronto’s west end.

I am going to have re-​evaluate this whole pie battle in the GTA. Maybe I will keep this one as a west-​end exclusive as it is in Etobicoke and we all know that’s technically not Toronto. Anyhow, as I always like to re-​iterate… the West has the best!
Throw out all your thoughts of Kanga, forget about Wisey’s because this is it; the holy grail of pies (for now). I was once gullible enough to believe Kanga was king of pies but now I know… I know not pies!
The aroma of this place seduces you as you enter, you are indeed in butter heaven. The anticipation builds up and hurts a little as you patiently wait for it even though the wait is short. Yes, it is better than it smells and it’s all yours.
Each pie is served with a piping hot filling, wrapped in a super flaky, buttery crust. The crust to filling ratio is almost perfect here. Super crispy on the outside and warm gooey goodness on the inside. Each pie is flavourful and distinct in their own way and you get the same amazing crust.
This place is the gold standard by which all savoury pies will be compared to in this town. Actually, I think they have a second location somewhere on King St.

+1 for Lambert’s parking suggestion
The original hole in the wall location is great for take out but dining in isn’t recommended. However, that doesn’t change the fact that they have some pretty darn good pies! Plus they come in the cutest and convenient take out boxes ever. I’ve tried both the braised beef and the pulled pork, but pulled pork is my favourite (for now…).

With all the positive reviews I decided to give The Pie Commission a try. My friend lives in the area and also gave it a favourable review.
I tried the Braised Beef pie. When it comes to flavour my first bite told me this is not your typical ‘beef’ pie. Think ‘pumpkin spice loaf’ and not ‘beef and ale’. It may not be to some peoples taste but, it’s Fall, and I found it appropriate for the season. Personally I didn’t think there was enough filling in proportion to crust. Also didn’t see much beef, only a few slivers. The best part of the pie was the crust. Flakey, rich and just about damn perfect. ³⁄₅
For dessert I tried the Triple Berry Crumble pie. There was just the right amount of sweetness. On the negative side I found the filling to be sparse and with way too much crumble on top, part of which tasted slightly underdone. ¹⁄₅
Friendly and courteous staff.

I’ve been meaning to go to the Pie Commission for over a year. I went after my Costco run on my day off and picked up three pies for the wife and I.
1. Braised Beef — excellent. lots of gravy and beef
2. Pulled Pork — filling was too sweet and dry (worst of the three)
3. Butter Chicken — surprisingly pretty good and actually tasted like indian food
I’ve been to Kanga, which is a downtown Aussie meat pie shop and much prefer Pie Commission. Their menus are very similar, so I guess both are pretty authentic. There seems to be a lot of overlap in menu items as three of their options were beef pies and all sounded very similar to each other. I would have bought 4 pies but not enough unique selection.
Also, the size of the pies are kind of awkward for meals. One pie isn’t enough, but two pies would be too much. They need to either make them smaller and charge less or make them slightly bigger and charge more.
Parking was limited and had to park in an adjacent factory lot. Weird.
Not bad, but not sure I’d go back. Maybe uBer eats.

Had to try this place based on reviews and now I am a true believer of reviews and a dedicated reviewer for Unilocal.
I ordered a baked steak and cheese pie for myself and purchased 4 unbaked (2 braised, 1 butter chicken and a steak and cheese) for my cousins family to try it out. The service was quick which I loved.
I came straight home and had my pie… now i’m not so sure if i want to share the rest lol… the pie itself is just so flaky and buttery, best pie i’ve ever had to be honest. I’m not a fan of coleslaw so the coleslaw was okay to me, next time I will probably have it with fries.
Had a bit of trouble finding the place since it was my first time and they only have outdoor seating so it will definitely not be a winter spot.

935 the Queensway yes — but come around the block from Canmotor and the backend of the building via Queen Elizabeth to park and access the storefront from there and park there too. That is probably the only thing that will fool those who are directionally challenged.
This is not a proper place to really eat as the counter is tiny and there’s just stool seats inside (3) while the outside does have some places to sit down I’d imagine as the weather gets worse you may not want to eat out there. The parking is right in front but also off to the side as well being that this storefront does not face Queensway. The area in front of the storefront doesn’t appear to be paved and could become muddy if it gets wet.
The food is something a little different. I love pies and yet I’m not a dessert person so go figure. While they have pies hot for the ready to eat savory as well as sweet ones on display their other offering is take home frozen pies which run roughly 7.50 a piece. A 4 pack box will cost about 30 bucks give or take as their seems to be a surcharge for braised beef pies of 50 cents more.
These products are great and the pies are 7.50 for a reason and if I had to answer that it’s because you can create a market for people willing to pay 7.50 for 5″ pot pies because they taste oh so good. These are NOT Swanson frozen pies these are much better and are completely in a different league. The crust is light and flaky and the insides or oh so tasty.
We came rather late and much had been sold out but we did manage to get 2 braised beef and one seasonal one with pork and squash. I had ordered 2 each of braised beef and beef and beer frozen to take home. The cards there have the baking instructions and it doesn’t seem that hard to make. For a really good frozen why not try these instead of your typical grocery store preservative ridden frozen food? Yes they take a long to make but it’s worth it. The baking of the crust is not something that you can compromise by trying to microwave it. It would be the difference of trying to boil something that is intended to be fried… just not the same.
If I could wish something I would wish 2 things actually. One would be that they have a way of actually identifying what pies are what when you order them whether it be take out hot and ready or take home. The pies all look the same so we couldn’t tell them apart. For the frozen ones that’s another issue since there is no breaking them apart because they are frozen solid. A way to tell what is what would help. Another wish list item would be for the frozen pies to be sealed or bagged. I don’t mind doing it myself but it’s not like we can just take the box and throw it in the freezer like that exposed.
Besides those wish list items the food here is fantastic and I look forward to cooking a few at home on a day that it doesn’t look favorable to go outside — this is probably as close to perfect comfort food that’s not chicken noodle soup.

I WILL be back. I bought a few pies today! Braised Beef Rib (my favourite), butter chicken, banana chocolate with marshmallow whip and coconut. The flakiness, buttery-​est crust. So very good. This just might be Etobicoke’a finest secret.

Seriously bloody amazing pies! Crust is super buttery and flakey and just incredible with each bite!
I had the butter chicken pie and was savouring it till the very end!
Not to mention their logo is super hip. Who could resist that moustache?

Considering this place has dozens of reviews, I’ll keep it short. The pie crust is about the best I’ve and made with real butter. I had a special which had beef brisket, cheese and glazed onions. I don’t want to overstate it, but the beef was incredible — along with everything else. Both people I brought with me were beyond impressed. It’s ‘close your eyes when eating’ good. The side of fries is just over $ 3 and they’re fresh-​cut fries at a generous portion — enough to share between the 3 of us.
Only downside is knowing one pie is more than enough if you’re remotely conscious of your health. I almost left sad knowing I’d have to wait to try the chicken/​mango/​curry, along with the sweet pies.

This place has always been on my To-​Go List. I got the Braised Beef and my brother got the pulled pork (which was their seasonal pie).
The Braised Beef was my favourite of the two. There were nice chunks of beef and I believe there was sweet potato there as well! A good pie needs a great crust and this pie delivered. The crust was flakey and buttery. It was just a delight!
There were a lot of condiments to choose from, which is a plus and the service was quick as well. There are limited seatings indoors but there are seating outside!

*Beyond The Box Store: An Etobicoke Exclusive*
I’m not too good to hit a chain for household necessities, nor am I above a strip mall crawl from time to time (get your nails done, party supplies and sushi in one stop? Glorious). However, I rarely think of this area as being good for much else. Yesterday, a buddy showed me the light. After a delicious lunch at Stoney’s, I popped in here for some pies to go.
Savoury pies appear to be the name of the game, but I went for two apple and sour cherry crumble pies. I didn’t even heat mine up when I had mine for tea time later that day, and it was perfect. The delicious meat pie aroma of this place will live on in my dreams until I go back and try one. Better yet, I’ll pop into their new Dundas W location because that’s waaaayyy closer to me. Yessir, I’ve got eyes for pies.

Why are there not more places like the Pie Commission around Toronto!
The Pie Commission is a small hole in the wall that is making flaky meat pies out the side door like it’s illegal. The pies they are baking are individual sized pies that are the perfect lunch. If you don’t know what it’s like, imagine various flavors of chicken pot pie. Though the place is tiny inside, they have lounge chairs and picnic tables outside. Most of their pies are roughly around $ 7 – 8 and you can make it a meal by adding a side of slaw or fries for $ 9.98 total.
They have several staple pies like Beef N Beer, Curry Chicken, and Braised Beef, but they also have specialty pies based on the season. I was actually hoping for shrimp and lobster pie, but they didn’t have any, so I opted for another special, the Steak N Cheese.
The Steak and Cheese pie wasn’t steak, but was still good. It is actually beef brisket with mozzarella cheese, gravy, and onions. The brisket meat was tender and juicy, while cheese and onions help to complement the flavor. But honestly guys, the best part of the meal was surprisingly that flaky f***in crust. That crust was so done so damn well with the flakiness and buttery flavor holding everything in. You could pretty much argue that the crust was better than the fillings. Hard to say that for most of these meals.
The place is literally a hole in the wall. You’ll find a door attached to the side wall of a salon by the Queensway. The service was real friendly and the people whip up their pies rather quickly and have them heated and ready for us folks. Definitely a must try for anyone who loves flaky savory goodness.

The pie commission.
Walking into the pie commission is like giving your olfactory senses a spa day.
The smell of baking meat pies literally makes u think … «Why is this not a scent I can buy as an air freshener?»
My first stop at the pie commission was an interesting one, because I was in Toronto working. I Unilocaled «best restaurants near me»
This odd sliver of a restaurant popped up.
I immediately thought, «Meat pies ?»
Delicious ! There are no places in Alberta that sell delicious meat pies. Sometimes you’ll find them at pubs but not a stand alone pie place. And if you do find them they usually own sell «Shepards Pie»
The pie commission had over a dozen savory pie choices !
The problems were it closes at 7pm.
That’s right 7pm.
I had to grab a cab after my training course and have the cab waiting to take me to the airport .
Knowing my timeline would be tight I called the pie commission ahead of time to have my pies ready.
That is correct my pies, as in multiple.
I knew I wouldn’t be back to Toronto anytime soon so this would be my one chance for meat pies .
I called ahead and talked to westjet and the security at the airport .
«Can I bring a frozen meat pie through security?»
I’m sure I must have made them all laugh that day. The answer is yes, you can indeed bring frozen meat pies through security in your carry on.
The only caveat is «no liquids «or «gravy»
When I pulled up at the pie commission they had my hot pie Andy frozen pies ready.
The frozen pies were double wrapped and didn’t leak.
Total for 5 pies $ 40
Knowing I’ve got frozen meat pies from pie commission waiting to be eaten? Priceless !
#piecommish

Sooooooooo good, I love it, I want more of their piessssssss, we tried the meatball And it gosh darn good, mouth watering, I wanted to eat my girlfriends other half… they have different pies made everyday and you can add a side of fries, coleslaw or mixed greens with it, they should open a food truck for this place
Definitely a must try

Lobster and shrimp pie is the bombbbbbbbbb! So tender and flakey and full of meat!
Fiancé had the chicken with mashed potatoes and was less impressed. I don’t think it’s the pie’s fault. Instead of sauce it had mashed potatoes so he was really missing the sauciness of a traditional chicken pot pie.
Overall would definitely come back!
Another highlight is their fries! What a big surprise! Must have!

I REALLY wanted to love this place. I love pot pies and stuff so I thought why not try a place like this? I am from out of town so we drove out of our way to try this place. I didn’t know thy closed at 6 on a Saturday (which makes NO sense, it’s a Saturday) and we went at about 5:40. They were out of everything but 2 or 3 kinds of pies. I’m not a fan of beef and that’s really all they had left so after driving all that way to try some, I didn’t even get to try a pie.
I will say that my husband really liked his and I did try his fries– they were good! I sampled his pie too and I will say I can see how people would love it. I feel bad giving them only 3 stars but when they were out of so many things how can I give them more for not even being able to get a pie? And again, why do they close so early on a Saturday?
Don’t let this review discourage you, obviously from the reviews it is a great place. Just be warned and don’t make the same mistakes I did nor you won’t have a good experience.
Also please not that there are exactly 3 seats inside and a little counter. This is not a sit down place. You can order frozen pies to go and bake at home and it seems like that is where most of their business is.