Fida's Pizza Update

From The Charlatan (Carleton University), February 10th 2005:

A for sale sign has been posted on the lawn of local restaurant Fida's Pizza. Owner and operator Tony Fida says "after 28 years of serving students and the neighbourhood, it is time for retirement."

After seeing the for sale sign a few weeks ago we were curious as to the future of Fida's. Knowing now the fate of this beloved pizza place it is sad to see the possible demise of an Ottawa landmark. While Mr. Fida is hopeful that the business will continue after the sale, we can't help but think that it will not be the same after his departure.

The report continues:

Carleton student Alice Ervin, who lives near Fida's, has been a customer for years. Each time her family orders pizza, she says they always call Fida's. Along with supporting a local business, the Ervin family say they enjoy the low prices. "It's too bad. Without Fida's we will have to get our pizza from farther places like Colonnade or Boston Pizza," says Ervin.

While we fully support the decision to order pizza from Colonnade Pizza, we sincerely hope that Ms. Ervin has been misquoted and actually meant Bronson Pizza, not Boston. Boston Pizza isn't something that should be mentioned in connection with either Colonnade or Fida's.

Posted by Jim at February 14, 2005 10:42 PM