1227 Kilborn Ave – (613) 736-1414
Date of order: February 2nd, 2009
Cost: ~$30.00 for two large

Groundhog Day! The annual occasion when a band of heartless animal oppressors rip a happily sleeping rodent out of the ground to perform magic tricks for the benefit of the slack-jawed masses. Sounds like a perfect pizza day to us!

Depressed by Phil and Willy’s prediction that winter would last another six weeks -doesn’t it ALWAYS last another six weeks? Maybe their magical incantations are meant for warmer climes – we ordered some pizza from a local place we hadn’t tried before. After queuing up the Bill Murray classic ‘Groundhog Day’ on demand we dug into what we hoped was some tasty pizza. We had ordered the pizza (two large – one plain and one vegetarian) from Uncle Joe’s Pizza, a standard pick-up and delivery place in an unassuming strip mall on Kilborn Ave. near Bank St.

Maybe it was our less-than-stellar moods (due to winter lasting forever) but we weren’t so keen on either choice. The dough was soft and crunchy in all the right places but lacked a noticeable flavour. The sauce seemed almost non-existent, so much so that we sacrificed a slice to go searching for an alcove or a mound or ANY kind of structure that could house enough sauce to get a good taste but were unsuccessful. The cheese was standard Ottawa pizza fare, golden brown on top, stringy and gooey underneath but nothing all that special. On the plus side, ‘Groundhog Day’ is a pretty good movie.

In the end it was decided that Uncle Joe was one of those bland relatives that you see at family reunions but never seem to remember who he is or why you’re related to him…is he really your uncle or just a sad, old family friend that keeps showing up because no one has the heart to tell him not to?