A wood-fired oven built by master ovenbuilder Stefano Ferrara and a passion for the authentic flavors and textures of Naples make Picea 997 pizzeria-bar one of Toronto's most exciting neighborhood dining spots.

 

All our pizzas are available for takeout — Just send a text to 416-804-4290 and we'll have your order ready to go!

 


Hours of ServiceTues through Sun for dinner from 5 PM. Sat & Sun lunch/brunch from 10:30 AM. Closed Mon

Location Information 997 Dupont Street, in Dovercourt Village
Phone Number For reservations and to speak with us, call 416-538-4897. For take-away, text 416-804-4290

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Below is our dinner menu, served from 5 PM, followed by our weekend brunch/lunch menu

We apologize in advance for any menu or price changes that may occur without notice.

expand this section stuzzichini e antipasti~ bar snacks & appetizers

Olives al Forno- Castelvetrano, Picoline and Nicoise, olives oven roasted with garlic and extra virgin olive oil - 7
Emily Maggio’s Meatball- house tomato sauce, grated parmesan, served with casa panote- 8
Eggplant Rollatini- fried eggplant rolled and stuffed with ricotta, mozza, parmesan and basil, and cooked in our wood oven with house tomato sauce- 9
Pork Brasciole- hand-cut pork loin filled with onion, garlic, herbs and cheese, wrapped in prosciutto and simmered in red wine-tomato sauce- 10

The Raab- sautéed hot and sweet sausage, onion, mushrooms, broccoli raab, parmesan in a white wine garlic broth- 9

Fritti Misti- prosciutto, hot soppressata, salumi, slices of parmesan, house olives with crostini - 26

 

expand this section insalate~ salad

Baby Arugula (traditional)- fresh lemon, DOP olive oil, shaved parmesan reggiano- 8

Beet Salad- fire roasted beets, candied pecans, goat cheese, balsamic glaze- 9

Classic Caesar- crisp romaine and traditional Caesar dressing (optional anchovy) served with house crostini- 9

Just the Blues- shredded romaine, carrots, beets, house-made blue cheese dressing finished with flash-fried capers and pistachio dust- 10

Ronnie’s NY Chopped Salad- lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots, candied pecans, craisins, goat cheese and mozzarella in a balsamic vinaigrette- 10

 

expand this section zuppe~ soup

Pasta e Fagioli (pasta fazool)- pasta and bean soup with onions, garlic, herbs, olive oil, stewed tomatoes, and soppressat- 6

Soup of the Day- ask your server for our seasonal vegetarian choice- 6

 

expand this section main plates

Sunday Dinner- Nonna’s Sunday pork ragu and love in a bowl- 16 (add 5 for meatball or brasciole)

Picea Lasagna- ground beef, hot and sweet sausage, ricotta, parm, and mozzarella layered between fresh pasta sheets and baked with our house tomato sauce- 15

Chicken Parmesan- boneless breaded chicken breasts fried and cooked in our signature tomato herb sauce topped with basil and mozza and served with rigatoni- 16

Uncle Johnny’s- pork pieces with sweet and hot sausage, peppers, onions and served with gnocchi- 15

Gnocchi- with prosciutto and peas in a tomato cream sauce- 16

Rigatoni alla Vodka- for those who prefer no meat- 14

 

expand this section picea~ the pizzas

Margherita- DOP San Marzano tomatoes, fior di mozzarella, basil,olive oil- 11‬

‪‪Pozzuoli- ‬‪little-neck clams, fior di latte mozzarella, olive oil, garlic, basil and lemon (red or white)- 15

‪‪Pozzuoli- little neck clams, oregano, garlic, lemon, olive oil and pecorino- 16
Capo-
DOP San Marzano tomatoes, smoked provola, hot sopressata, red onion, fresh basil , finished with hot honey- 17
Lazzaroni-
cinque di formaggio – fontina, gorgonzola, smoked mozza, fresh mozza and pecorino with fried sage leaves- 18
Maria Carolina
- fior di latte, oven dried tomatoes, mushrooms, fried eggplant, basil and olive oil- 16
Bourbon-
mozza, anchovies, chili, capers and parsley- 17
Ferdinand-
long-cooked brocollini, roasted cherry tomatoes, fried bell peppers, caramelized garlic- 16
Tribunali-
salsiccia alla Picea, carmelized onion and piave cheese ( this is a white pie)- 17

Vesuvius- DOP San Marzano tomatoes, fior di latte, prosciutto, argula and parmesan- 17

coffe drinks

‪‪All of our pizzas are available for take-away‬, just text 416-804-4290 and we'll have it ready

Oils and condiments- chili, spicy garlic and oregano, red pepper chili flakes

 

expand this section dolce~ desserts & dessert pies

10 each

DESSERT PIES
Mascarpone and fig
Nutella and banana
Strawberries and cinnamon sugar


DESSERTS

Vanilla and Chocolate Cannoli
Tiramisu
NY Cheesecake
with seasonal toppings

 

expand this section a bevere~ to drink

coffe drinks

‪‬‪‪Espresso‬- 2.5

Cappuccino- 3.5

Americano- 3

Tea, regular or decaf- 2.5

"Hecho en Mexico" Mexican Coke- 3.5

Regular Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite, tonic, soda- 2.5
Ferrarelle
mineral water from Campania- 4.5

San Benedetto flat water- 3.5
House-made ice tea-
2
Boylans-
crème soda, gingerale, root beer- 3.5
San Pellegrino-
aranciata, limonata, chinotto, rossa (blood orange), grapefruit- 3.5

wine & beer

BEER ON TAP
Mill St Brewery- Tankhouse, Organic, Bob’s Bearded and Belgium Wit- 5.5


BOTTLED BEER

Peroni, Mill Street Stock Ale and Organic- 6

BEER FLIGHTS

Sample 3 or 4 Mill Street beers: 3 way- 5, 4 way- 7


WHITE WINE
2010 Feudi di San Gregorio  Sannio Falanghina, Campania- 9/38
2011 Matto Pinot Grigio- Veneto- 9/38
2011 Trebbiano D’Abruzzo Masciarelli- Abruzzo- 32
2011 Pinot Bianco DOC, Peter Zemmer, Alto Adige.  Fresh, creamy textured with tropical fruit notes over citrus and blossom- 40
2011 Terre di Orazio Dry Muscat IGT, Cantina di Venosa, Basilicata- 38
Prosecco- Bel Star DOC, Veneto- 35

 

RED WINE
2009 Feudi di San Gregorio  Aglianico Rubrato, Campania IGT- 9/38
2010 Ca Del Doge Chianti DOGC, Tuscany- 10/40
2008 Baroli Barbera D’Alba, Piedmont- 37
2010 Cantine Delibori Valpolicella Ripasso, Veneto- 40
2009 Cantine Delibori-Amarone, Veneto/Valpollicella- 70
2010 Peter Zemmer Pinot Nero (pinot noir) DOC, Alto Aldige
2009 Frassina Rossa Organic IGT, Tuscany- 50

 

SPIRITS

Campari
Marquis de Villard Brandy
Tito’s Vodka
Crown Royal
Jack Daniels
Jameson Irish
Maker’s Mark Bourbon
Beefeater Gin
Appleton State Rum
Patron tequila
Dewar’s
Sambuca
Port
Limoncello

 

expand this sectionweekend brunch/lunch served from 10:30 AM

 

APPETIZERS

Crostini- with ricotta cheese drizzled with hot honey or burrata pomodoro- 10

 

SALADS

House Salad- mixed greens, celery hearts, green onions, cherry tomatoes in a balsamic vinaigrette- 7

Arugula Salad- traditional mix of arugula, lemon vinaigrette, and shaved parmesan-8

Beet Salad- roasted beets, goat cheese and candied pecans- 9

 

SOUP

Minestrone- 6
Pasta Fagoli- 6
Cream of Carrot- 8

 

PANUOZZO

Pizza dough baked in the oven until charred, sliced lengthwise, stuffed with a panoply of fillings and fired for a second time to meld all the flavours together. Very traditional cuisine of Campania- 9

Di Matteo- cheddar Cheese, red onion and sopressatta
Enzo – fior di latte, zucchini, olives, wood fired peppers, caramelized shallots, basil
Vomero- smoked salmon, mixed greens, roasted artichokes, green onion, caper vinaigrette
Michele- sausage, caramelized onions, scamorza cheese, and roasted peppers

 

TRIOS

Half panuozzo, small bowl of soup, and salad- 15
Upsize to full sandwich- +3


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Kris Nesbitt, proprietor

Kris Nesbitt, owner & founder of Picea 997, aka your host!

Great pizza begins with a great oven which is why we went straight to Naples for ours, importing 15,000 pounds of materials and even the oven designer himself. Ferrara's ovens grace some of the country's most celebrated pizzerias, including Mario Batali's Eataly (New York), Via Tribunali (Seattle and Portland) and Crostatas (Cleveland), but oftentimes, his customers buy one of his ovens and hire a local builder to install it. Ferrara himself has only built 2 ovens in Canada.

 

The key to a top-notch pizza oven is the slab on which the pizza sits. Too thin and it'll lose heat. Too thick and it will take too much energy to heat while burning the pizza bottoms. The shape and height of the dome is also crucial. "You don't want a dome that's too high or the heat will escape and float around at the top," At its full height, the oven is nearly 7 feet high, but Ferrara won't reveal the dome's internal height. "Trade secret," he says.

 

Per Ferrara's instructions, we shipped everything from Naples: the thick slabs for the base of the oven, the bricks, the specialized refractory cement, the Vesuvian sand, the tools. It required seven massive palettes and a huge customs challenge.

 

Building an oven usually takes Ferrara and his assistant, Vincenzo, seven days from start to finish. He does almost everything by hand: cutting the bricks down to size, carefully placing layer after layer of brick pasted together with cement, packing in Vesuvian soil and earth for insulation. After the building is done, the oven must be dried before usage. Picea 997 had to keep a fire burning in the oven 15 hours a day for 10 straight days. To make sure the oven wasn't damaged, the fire started low and slow, gradually increasing to 900º F. After this initial phase, regular operation began, the first 20 days of which completed the oven's drying process.

 

We look forward to feeding you soon!

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