Pizza Nova - 9th Annual $3.99 Pizza Day!!! Is Back!

[slothy@cutey]

Mark your calendars RFD'er...

For $3.99 you get a medium Pepperoni Pizza from Pizza Nova on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. Should be valid at most/all locations from 11am - 9pm.

Limit 2 per customer. Walk-in only obviously...

The best part is that $1 from every purchase goes to Variety children's charity.

Have a pizza or two and help the kiddies!

http://www.pizzanova.com/images/PDF/PN_Variety08_Poster_Mar28.pdf

EDIT: $3.99 INCLUDES taxes as well... hooray!

[labqi]

thanx for the info .. :)

[al1n_7]

The size here is bigger than Mamma's Pizza a few days ago.

[greenbelt0102]

I marked my calendar. Thanks OP

[torontopics]

average wait will probably be 30 minutes ....

[SuPaFleXx]

thanks for the heads up

[CSR]

Line ups are crazy.

[dmdsoftware2]

thanks

[Kaitlyn]

Free burgers + cheap pizza

What's next?

[Raimond]

I go every year for this. It's great!:D

[CHINAdeals]

i prefer mama's.but to his her own.. good deal

[dealgini]

Damn! I wish it was veggie. Even if they had only cheese ones!

[aku]

They've always had Cheese ones in the past

[Audiogenic]

Do RFD'ers get a tax receipt too for the $1 that goes to charity? :lol:

[hardywang]

Thanks OP:cheesygri

[Tha_Doggg]

Thanks! I will mark this on my calendar. :)

[esq05]

Thanks OP. Will check it out once the day is here.:cheesygri

[toronto_slim]

Do RFD'ers get a tax receipt too for the $1 that goes to charity? :lol:

You're my new hero :razz:

[blizzah]

This is only like 2$ cheaper than most places, ie. Dominos walk in special. So it might not be worth the 30 minutes in line.

Still a good deal.

[Dash]

I'll grab one if I'm in the vicinity of a pizza nova. I probably won't go out of my way though. Thanks OP

[looniepincher]

i already got burned on the mamma's deal so i'll pass on this one

[nambit]

This is only like 2$ cheaper than most places, ie. Dominos walk in special. So it might not be worth the 30 minutes in line.

Still a good deal.

Yeah, but some of us prefer the taste of Pizza Nova (and it's also for a worthy cause!).
Besides, that $3.99 is Tax in! :)

[nambit]

i already got burned on the mamma's deal so i'll pass on this one
Why? It's their annual thing, and many of us can vouch for them. It's great pizza!
You should take advantage of the offer while you can. Don't let Mamma's issues
spoil your chance to enjoy great Pizza like the rest of us will.

[slothy@cutey]

Why? It's their annual thing, and many of us can vouch for them. It's great pizza!
You should take advantage of the offer while you can. Don't let Mamma's issues
spoil your chance to enjoy great Pizza like the rest of us will.

+1

And it's for charity as someone else pointed out again.. They've done this for so many years now, they are pretty good at organizing and getting the pizzas out fast...

[tor]

definitely good deal. thx!

[tet8suo]

I'll grab one if I'm in the vicinity of a pizza nova. I probably won't go out of my way though. Thanks OP
Same here, especially the one near me has a tiny parking lot.
The ordeal could last an hour :mad:

[bsobaid]

IS it only peperooni or pizza with any 1 topping? I think I bought one 4-5 years ago and I think I got the veggie one.

[slothy@cutey]

IS it only peperooni or pizza with any 1 topping? I think I bought one 4-5 years ago and I think I got the veggie one.

Only pepperoni, but if I recall, some locations will do "veggies" which is basically just cheese and sauce (ie. no pepperoni). I guess you could always pick off the pepperonis?

One of the things I love about Pizza Nova is that they use spring water to make their dough... It makes the pizza taste better and of course less chemicals in your pizza!

[mikenogo]

I might be a little mean or something, but does anyone who was looking at the pdf file strangely disturbs me in a way with the picture of a shaved head asian dude..

i mean like i swear thats the last thing i wanted to expect.
anyways i support this and imma buy pizza on that day if i can find one.

[slothy@cutey]

'cause of the charity angle to this deal, thought I'd bump it up again... Mark your calendars!

[loritom]

no such thing as bad pizza.... I'm in :)

[slothy@cutey]

bump for a good cause and a hungry stomach!

[BBICY]

Thanks OP:razz:

[HandsomeDoc786]

thanks op!!

[plymouthhater]

I am posting to this thread to bounce it back to the top. Since the previous post in the thread was April 27th I bet a lot of people have forgotten or aren't even aware that it's tomorrow:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4237/screenshot385ck5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[dmdsoftware2]

Pizza! :) yum

[slothy@cutey]

I am posting to this thread to bounce it back to the top. Since the previous post in the thread was April 27th I bet a lot of people have forgotten or aren't even aware that it's tomorrow:

http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/4237/screenshot385ck5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thanks... I almost forgot about it myself and I started this thread!!! :-)

[sipjd64]

thanks op! might go on my lunchtime during school time

[XxXSnake23XxX]

thanks op! might go on my lunchtime during school time

+1! going to quick time it!

[professionaldude]

thx op.

[Shalongbasi]

looks like the price for pizza increases every year, but donation keeps same

[BlazinTrini]

Well the price of flour has gone up. So I'm sure pizza prices will be going up as well

[ChenH]

Hey thanks, going to get this during lunch...

[cywhiz]

Went last year and waited over 45 min for pizza (maybe I went there too late). The pizza is good however I don't think it is worth it IMO. By the time I go back home the pizza is not as fresh anymore. I am not a big fan of pizzas, but I find most Ontario pizza places sucked, especially Pizza Pizza.

[will games]

Thanks OP....will go after work./....last yr I waited 5 min for my two pizzas :cheesygri

[supercow]

morning bump

[Tha_Doggg]

Definitely grabbing one of these tonight.

[hammer]

from past exp. worst pizza on this day:mad:

[Darko]

Pizza + mama burgers for dinner tonight!

[ES_Revenge]

Thanks OP....will go after work./....last yr I waited 5 min for my two pizzas :cheesygri

Yeah it's highly dependent on time and location I think. Last year I didn't wait at all, just walked in and walked out. They had tons of pizzas being made and people were just walking in, buying and leaving. No lineups or waiting.

Some locations may not be good at preparing and/or estimating the number of ppl coming in; not staffed enough for the day, etc. Also some locations may have a lot more people in the area that know about it and pile up the place creating lineups.

Waiting time, if any, will totally vary.

[kn1ght]

just came back from the yonge + 16th location
not too many people at 11am..maybe about 10 ahead of me...approx 5 min wait

pizza was less than satisfactory. very very thin slices and was not even warm when i received it. staff were making pizza's (maybe 3-4 of em), but i'm guessing my pizza came from the batch that was made a lot earlier (i'm guessing they anticipate a lot of people today, so they made a lot beforehand).

all in all, not very satisfied!:mad: although for $4..i expected more :P

[YLSF]

OK, Don't go to the 4th line location! It is JAMMED with high school kids. Like easily 50 kids in line.

I headed over to Third Line and Dundas and no line, in and out in less than 2 minutes.

I agree the slices are super thin.

BTW, don't forget you can order just cheese pizza if you want too... Weird I didn't even get charged tax when buying 2 of them. 7.99 for two... Thought it would be no tax if it is less than $4.00 only...

[thefleet]

just came from the waterloo pizza nova long line now, but i got in early and fresh pizza ftw :cheesygri

[torontopics]

45 minute wait for me ...dundas west / bloor location

[Ducky]

just came back from the mavis/eglinton location...

waited about 15 minutes...

very very thin pizza....but steaming hot...

sauce and the pepperoni tastes fine...

[Shingo]

Went to the Don Mills/York Mills location with two pizzas in hand. Pizza was premade and was warm. can't go wrong for 4 bucks!

[jsecool]

I went to the one on Centre St. near Bathurst at 11:15 am. Took 45 minutes for my turn. It would have been sooner but I just missed the last batch.

What I don't understand is why at 10:30 they didn't make a whole bunch of them and have them waiting as people were there from 10:30 and they didn't start making them until 11.

[OB2BO]

Just got back from Woodbine/Hwy7 location. No line-up, no wait time; they had stack waiting already plus a whole bunch baking in the oven (not to mention that all their staff were busy just making the medium special). People were just coming in and grabbing the ones already made.

Only 2 limit; I asked for a whole-wheat version but they told me it would take like 40mins to make it so I'd just grabbed the regular version.

[TheHeeyyy]

Went to Pizza Nova near Eglinton & Mt Pleasant. Line-up wasn't bad at noon (around 6-8 people ahead of me, but not all of them were getting this offer). Got two pizzas, and they were pretty fresh. Definitely a good deal. Thanks OP.

[ibetan]

sheridan mall location pizza nova has the whole neighbour hood inside the store and its steaming hot inside.

[bLuPhYrE]

erinmills parkway / folkway pizza very hot and fresh

very tasty

no wait.

[will games]

Went to the one on Islington and 7 and waited about 15-20 minutes...they were handing out free Coke for the people who were waiting in line :razz:

Not bad for under 10 bux lol :cheesygri

[golfer29]

Third Line and Dundas in Oakville.

The dough was spread so thin, there were holes near the centre of the pizzza the size of quarters. Some of the worst pizza I've ever had.

You would think that this is a chance for Pizza Nova to make a great pizza to gain new customers but my experience was quite the oposite - no more Pizza Nova for me.

[sannin]

oohh, looks good.

[lazy_prodigy]

With 10 people ahead, it was about a 20 minute wait at Yonge and Finch. They were limiting it to 2 max per person and said that they might finish at 6 PM, while supplies last. Tastes okay since they went light on the sauce, but my cat is going crazy over them!

http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/6610/05132008426cz9.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=05132008426cz9.jpg)

[chdude3]

They were limiting it to 2 max per person and said that they might finish at 6 PM, while supplies last.They're just following the rules of the promotion. Check out all of the material on their site, it says max 2 per person, and while supplies last.

[lazy_prodigy]

They're just following the rules of the promotion. Check out all of the material on their site, it says max 2 per person, and while supplies last.

Oh right, DUHHHH....... :razz:

[kcirtap78]

i went to the pizza nova in vaudreuil-dorion. they looked at me like i was on crack and said they had no such deal. If there pizza was better i would print out ad and return but since there pizza isn't that great i'll skip it.

[kuba]

garbage pizza

don't know why i buy it every year, but i had two slices before hitting the gym today (quick carb fix)...BRUTAL!

but it goes to a good cause, the only redeeming thing about it.
not buyin it next year though...way too oily, crappy sauce, crappy pepperoni...bleh!

[Mike_wang]

garbage pizza

don't know why i buy it every year, but i had two slices before hitting the gym today (quick carb fix)...BRUTAL!

but it goes to a good cause, the only redeeming thing about it.
not buyin it next year though...way too oily, crappy sauce, crappy pepperoni...bleh!

I'll tell you why you like buying it every year. First of all, it's for charity and second of all, you enjoy waiting in line for 30mins - 1 hour only to see that they forgot your order and you're forced to wait another hour since you've already dedicated so much time. But suddenly the person in front of you brought her whole family with her. That's right 4 boys. And they all order 2 pizzas each thus you miss the next batch of pizzas.

- From personal experience very enjoyable ;0

And oh yeah you also bought two pizzas to make up for the trouble of waiting 2 hours in that small and cramped space. You ride your bike and some doofus jumps infront of you and you drop both of your pizzas. Then when you get home your cheese is all slided to one side of the pizza leaving the other half of your pizza to be mushy and tasteless.

[goJays]

line up at the one by my work was crowded with a lineup for those who want to order, not even for pick up. i decided to eat elsewhere.

[Drawbar]

No Deal in Quebec. Last time I order from Nova. They just lost 2 pizza sales per month.

[plymouthhater]

5 minute wait at Yonge & Levendale in Richmond Hill. I bought 2 & my wife bought 2. Walked over to No Frills next door, bought 6 pks of 750 ml Diet Coke for $1.99 and a couple of bags of "salad in a bag" for $.99...

Good cheap supper :cheesygri

[Flix3r]

i went to the pizza nova in vaudreuil-dorion. they looked at me like i was on crack and said they had no such deal. If there pizza was better i would print out ad and return but since there pizza isn't that great i'll skip it.

No Deal in Quebec. Last time I order from Nova. They just lost 2 pizza sales per month.

Yeah I went to one in Montreal on St Johns Bld. and they also had no deal. The lady told me she phoned their headquarter afterwards and was told its only Ontario.

We always get screwed in Quebec.

[p1mp]

20 minute wait when I was down at the Woodbine & 7 location. Walked away with 3 because some lady decided to sell me one of hers lol.

[rogerrabbit168]

i called my parents during the day and they pick up two at the markham/hwy7 location, this was during noon, they say there was like 5 people ahead of them, not to long a wait

they already ate one of them, i'm going to eat the other for midnight snack, i was surprise there's actually pretty many peperoni on them

[redmaple]

there's a huge line up at yonge and finch. i'd say at least 20 people. It looked about an hour long wait so i didn't bother.

[Drawbar]

Yeah I went to one in Montreal on St Johns Bld. and they also had no deal. The lady told me she phoned their headquarter afterwards and was told its only Ontario.

We always get screwed in Quebec.

Maybe. But they lost at least 1 steady client being me. I even went to their website to complain but no email addy.

It`s back to Nikko`s or Tevere`s for me. Everybody in Quebec should boycott them.

[Gunz16]

Ahhh, it was just wonderful today at lunch. Me and a few friends polished off 5 of these babies. Thanks op

[budfrogs]

I just went out to get one! I hurt my foot last night and stayed home from work. My foot hurts too much to push the clutch in....DOH no cheap pizza for BudFRogS today!!

[Flix3r]

Maybe. But they lost at least 1 steady client being me. I even went to their website to complain but no email addy.

It`s back to Nikko`s or Tevere`s for me. Everybody in Quebec should boycott them.

Bah I had never been to Pizza Nova, except today where i just bought a slice and a drink for like 5$ since they had no special. But usually I order from Pizza Capital on Pierrefonds boul. I find it really good and its cheap as well and the guys that work there are really friendly.

[Geese_Howard]

Ahhh, it was just wonderful today at lunch. Me and a few friends polished off 5 of these babies. Thanks op

lol nice, to be young again with no worries about the waist line.

[Drawbar]

Bah I had never been to Pizza Nova, except today where i just bought a slice and a drink for like 5$ since they had no special. But usually I order from Pizza Capital on Pierrefonds boul. I find it really good and its cheap as well and the guys that work there are really friendly.

Thanks, I will try it out. I`m told there is a place on Sources near DDO electronics that is good also.

[sunny923]

Went to Mavis Mall location, huge line up, waited for 30 mins. I would say it's below average. No more cheaaappppp Pizzas for me, not worth the time and effort.

[greenbelt0102]

Pizza Nova at Derry Rd/Bellshire Gate ran out of pizza as early as 7 PM. They took all the promo signs off. Heard that they sold around 1300 pizzas.

[supercow]

these pizzas really do taste subpar

[toronto_slim]

The Mt Pleasant & Eglinton location tonight was great - they had ovens full of them being cooked on spec - I walked out with two in less than 5 minutes. And they tasted pretty good. But because he embraced the promotion, and didn't do it reluctantly like the local Mama's when they had their charity gig on and made everyoen wait 45 minutes +, I'm going to give the franchisee some business next time I order pizza. Reading this thread I guess it's like almost any chain experience: when it comes to quality and service, YMMV.

[rogue]

The Mt Pleasant & Eglinton location tonight was great - they had ovens full of them being cooked on spec - I walked out with two in less than 5 minutes. And they tasted pretty good. But because he embraced the promotion, and didn't do it reluctantly like the local Mama's when they had their charity gig on and made everyoen wait 45 minutes +, I'm going to give the franchisee some business next time I order pizza. Reading this thread I guess it's like almost any chain experience: when it comes to quality and service, YMMV.

Bought some tonite for some teenagers playing games....and would agree it all depends on how the respective franchise runs the promotion. Was in one earlier in the day and it was clear they hated the experience and lost future customers....the other one tonite embraced it (and had huge lines) and satisfied customers.

[Badman]

today was good for me. Was near one around 10:30 and they opened early to get a head start. people didn't know and The was almost no wait. Good deal for 8 slices even if their small.

[Groverr]

I am going to go down to the queen st location after hells kitchen. Anybody been? Promo still going on?

[will games]

I am going to go down to the queen st location after hells kitchen. Anybody been? Promo still going on?

Think it ends at 9 PM

[Jkim]

Went to VP & Sheppard at 3:30 pm waited for 30 mins and got 2 boxes of pizza.

They were fresh and hot when they were giving them out :D

thanks op!

[dmdsoftware2]

Was at Dundas and Dixie tonight at 8pm. Lots of people in line (20+) but they were doing an excellent job. Basically by the time you paid, the pizza was ready. Was in and out in 10 mins!

Excellent quality pizza. Lots of pepperoni - they didn't cheap out on these pizzas. Put's Mamma's pizzas to shame (if anyone bought those charity pizzas the other month). I think I saw some people (3-4) even getting a charity chicken pizza instead (guess they didn't like pepperoni).

FYI, I heard they ran out of dough at this location at 8:15pm.

[jeeva86]

it's great how pizza nova is not being stingy on the pizza. i'll have to consider them next time i order pizza, only prob is they never mail out any coupons>:(

[pipolchap]

Excellent service and great pizza at Yonge/Sheppard (Avondale) location. I'll definitely return the favour with some business in the future. :)

[Zeev20]

Excellent service and great pizza at Yonge/Sheppard (Avondale) location. I'll definitely return the favour with some business in the future. :)

Went to the University location in Waterloo. Showed up at 8:20 and the manager told me I would be the last person to get the pizza at that price, they were running out of pizza!

Luckily as I was served, they had more pizzas to server the poor saps who were showing up at 8:50! Sad but a few people but in the line but I got served my pizza.

For 8 it wasn't a bad deal and the pizza isn't that bad, have some pizza for lunch tomorrow! Sadly in the Kitchener/Waterloo area I haven't found a good pizza joint like in the Niagara or Toronto area.

[ferkel]

Delissio is $3.99 at SuperCenter.. Spicy Chicken mmm... no lining up tonight

[Yukon Trooper]

Getting fat is real cheap!

[iamfob]

i waited in line for about 40 minutes in the Glen Erin Drive location. I haven't have Pizza Nova pizzas for a long time, wow i love it. Not greasy and oily like Pizza Hut, would definitely go back in the future.

[Groverr]

Went to the queen location at 10 after hells kitchen, guy was xing out the charity register and on the phone with his boss. He was cool and said he would make me 2 pizzas, and the 2 guys behind me were the last to get it. Big fan of pizza nova, will now consider moving my business there from now on. Oh and a 5-10 minute wait, made mine to order.

[chrza]

Went to the Dundas and Bloor location, but there was a line up that went outside the store. Just went to King Slice instead. Wasn't gonna wait for a half hour to save a couple bucks.

[ASharp]

Was also at the Waterloo location at University and Phillip at around 6pm tonight. Waited around 30-40 minutes but me and a couple friends got six pizzas so it wasn't bad. Still got some leftover for lunch tomorrow. :D

Service was pretty good and the pizzas were alright too. I bought some last year as well. Cheap pizzas are always good. It's not like I had anything better to do so why not wait in line for a bit and save a buck? ;) Plus, it's for a good cause.

[ES_Revenge]

looks like the price for pizza increases every year, but donation keeps same

It did? I didn't even notice. What was it last year.

But it makes you wonder nonetheless... Pizza is $3.99 - $1 donation meaning they only get $3 from you for the Pizza. They have to at least break even right? Which makes you wonder how much profit they're making when the pizza is reg. price, lol.

Anyway, went yesterday and just like last year I was in and out, no waiting at all. They had a couple stacks of them ready and it probably took longer for me to put through my Interac than it did to get the pizza--in and out in less than 3 mins. Was still hot and fresh; I'm not sure why there's so many comments about it being bad pizza, I never thought that : shrug :

[Rockstead]

I picked up 4 of these bad boys from the West Island Montreal location.

There was no one in sight and they said they only found out that same day that there was even a promotion (a customer told them), they did no advertising and there was no line up.

They charged me 3.99+ tax and I heard someone tell the cashier to ring it in as a Caesar's special. I'm not sure what that means, I hope that they were actually putting it through properly so that the funds go to charity.

The Pizza was great, but at the regular price of 7.99 I would still buy a little Caesar's 4.99 hot n ready.

[Tha_Doggg]

Wow. People talking about no lineups. I wish that was the case at my local Pizza Nova. The lineup was around the corner. Ridiculous.

[mathewvc]

damn i completely forgot

[ES_Revenge]

They charged me 3.99+ tax and I heard someone tell the cashier to ring it in as a Caesar's special.

...

The Pizza was great, but at the regular price of 7.99 I would still buy a little Caesar's 4.99 hot n ready.
Hmm sounds like you answered your own question... Perhaps Pizza Nova will PM Little Caesars?

[Rockstead]

Can anyone confirm that they match Caesar pricing?

If that's the case I am more concerned that they didn't donate the money to charity.

[dmdsoftware2]

looks like the price for pizza increases every year, but donation keeps same

Well the price of flour has gone up. So I'm sure pizza prices will be going up as well

Price was $3.99 last year.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/showthread.php?t=436068&highlight=pizza+nova

[slothy@cutey]

Okay, reading the comments on my thread here... everyone is certainly entitled to their own opinion, BUT... (I feel obligated to defend Pizza Nova here) for all those whiners and complainers here! sheesh...

1) $3.99 for a medium pepperoni pizza - I would say that's pretty good value for a pizzeria pizza.

2) $1 goes to charity. And clearly at $2.99 (leftover), the pizza place ain't making much money mass producing medium pizza's all day for cheap.

3) My wife is "real" Italian and she considers all pizza places pretty crappy when you compare to "real Italian" pizza (aka. what pizza SHOULD be). However, she considers Pizza Nova the best of the chains - comparing apples to apples obviously. Not that it matters what my wife thinks, but I consider it is a strong endorsement all the same. Wonder if any other Italians or expert pizza makers/tasters would like to weigh-in?

4) They're the only pizza place that makes their dough using spring water rather than chemical/chlorinated/bacteria-ridden tap water.

5) Quality of pizza on charity day will obviously suffer as you can't really produce the volume of pizzas required to meet demand without taking a hit/sacrifice on quality. I would think people would be a bit more forgiving on this day... ?

6) For the poster wondering why the price went up. I've noticed pizza nova regular prices have inched up over the years.. but $3.99 pizza day has been the same for at least the past 3-4 years that I can remember...

7) I don't see many other pizza places offering a $3.99 deal for a medium pepperoni pizza with 25% of proceeds going to charity. To say, based on a bad experience with charity day pizza that you would never go to Pizza Nova again is pretty harsh and a bit unfair. If you're gonna judge 'em, go today or tomorrow - but give them a break on their busiest day of the year.

I was at an Oakville location (monestary) and picked up 2 pizzas for the fam. after about a 20 min. wait. It was piping hot, well-cooked, and not at all skimpy with ingredients. I guess I got lucky... but I was glad to get an RFD-style dinner and support charity at the same time.

Just my 2 cents...