Want to know where the best pizza is in Burnaby?
Listen to the Burnaby NOW readers. In our latest A List readers poll (you can read about all the winners here), the award for the best pizza went to Sopra Sotto on Hastings in Burnaby Heights.
Now trying to get a group of people to agree on where to get pizza or what to put on it can be a challenging task.
People argue over which place is the best in their neighbourhood. Then they argue over what toppings they should get. Then they argue over which style of crust is the tastiest, when it’s deep dish, thin crust or those bastardizations involving cheese being injected into the crust (AS THOUGH THERE ISN’T ENOUGH CHEESE ALREADY!).
I respect people’s opinions. There are some fine pizza places out there. This is not a commentary on other places.
But I’m telling you I found my own personal absolute favourite slice of pizza in Burnaby and I don’t think anything even comes close.
It’s from Sopra Sotto, the company’s second location – the first is on Vancouver’s Commercial Drive.
They tout themselves as being a part of the “slow food movement” and the quality really does show. Their pizzas are baked in a grand wood-fired oven.
If you’re in a rush, this isn’t the place you go.
But if you have time to sit down and eat some pizza, then it’s worth it.
On my first visit, I tried the salsiccia and it was good, but the sausage was a little spicy for my wimpy tastes.
Then I went again and had my mind blown. I tried the rucola e prosciutto and it was perfection. It’s all cooked up in an incredible wood-fired pizza oven and made right in front of you.
It’s perfect pizza dough with mozzarella and a thin sheet of prosciutto that has a nice saltiness to it. Then cool up all of that. Then they pile on cold arugula, shaved grana cheese and juicy cherry tomatoes. I share a pizza with a friend and we both agreed it was so good we actually didn’t want to share with each other.
It’s like a salad on top of a pizza. I actually purred afterwards and I’m not even a cat.
Sopra Sotto also has excellent caesar salad with crusty croutons and a devastating tiramisu to finish things off.
DISCLAIMER: I have not been paid by the restaurant to write this blog. I paid for my own meal and the restaurant has no idea I am writing this. I just like telling people about great food.
Follow Chris Campbell on Twitter @shinebox44.
