Location: 178 Dupont Street, Toronto
Website: https://martinokitchen.com/
General Tao pizza. I’m going to say that again, just for emphasis. General Tao Pizza. If you can hear that combination of words and not immediately want to try that pizza, you and I are very different people.
Martino Pizza & Asian Kitchen is the unlikely combo of pizza joint and Chinese restaurant, which makes them uniquely equipped to serve the aforementioned fusion concoction.
The pizza comes topped with green peppers, red peppers, onions (which I skipped on my half of the pizza), and — of course — General Tao chicken (more commonly spelled “General Tso’s chicken”).
It’s… pretty good? The pizza itself is nothing special (it’s slightly better than Pizza Pizza, but it’s definitely along the lines of chain pizza in that vein), but the very generous amount of chicken on top is as delightful as you’d hope.
The General Tao chicken is fresh, with a nice crunchy exterior and tender chicken within. The sauce is very, very, very sweet, but of course, that’s what General Tao chicken is supposed to be. The contrast between the salty pizza and the sweet, tangy chicken actually works quite well.
Would I get this again? Probably not! But it’s fun, and I’m glad that I tried it.
Michael Eats 