LA PIZZA WEEK, from the creators of La Poutine Week and La Burger Week, will return for its second year!
From May 1 – 14, 2022 over a hundred restaurants in Winnipeg will fire up the oven and get the dough rolling for a saucy celebration of the second edition of La Pizza Week.
Here are photos from the all the participants:
1 Little Nana’s Italian Kitchen
Burrata Za
12 inches of homemade hand stretched dough topped with marinara, prosciutto then cooked in a stone pizza oven. Garnished with burrata, home made pesto and balsamic reduction! Your taste buds will thank you!
2 Pizzeria Pronto
Pulled Pork and Mango
Our pizzerias Own recipe fresh dough, pesto sauce, Mozzarella cheese, BBQ pulled pork, red onion, pineapple, fresh jalapeno, topped off with fresh shredded mango.
3 James Ave. Pumphouse Food & Drink
Hot Hawaiian Calzone
Our In House Dough stuffed with a sweet & savory variation of diced Ham, crushed Pineapple, Brown Sugar & Onion. We’ve added panko for some bite & Hot N’ Honey for some kick. Brushed with Garlic Butter and served with our Charred Onion Mayo Dip. This one will definitely make you “smell what the rock is cookin”.
4 Mona Lisa Restaurant
Silenzio Bruno
This personal size pizza is made on our homemade dough made on a semi thin crust. There is a pesto sauce base with mozzarella cheese, and thinly sliced lemons and is baked. Once out of the oven, we place a large ball of burrata cheese with extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, toasted sesame seeds and fresh basil.
5 Saddlery on Market
Just Figgin Peachy
Homemade fig jam spread on our house crust topped with smoked Gouda, shredded mozzarella, caramelized onions, sliced peaches, ricotta cheese and finished with crispy pancetta, Thai basil and balsamic glaze
6 Big Willy’s Pizza
Bacon cheeseburger pizza
Ground beef bacon red onions and pickles with tomato sauce with honey mustard with mozzarella and cheddar cheese
7 Aladin’s Pizzeria & Shawarma Place
Chicken Shawarma Pizza
This Pizza is made with our creamy garlic tahini sauce base, chicken shawarma meat, tomatoes, red onions, Bothwell mozzarella cheese and post-bake topped with a bit of crisp iceberg lettuce, pickled turnips, a drizzle of garlic tahini sauce and a bit of our chilli-hot sauce. Everything you love in our shawarmas, made into a pizza!
8 Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge – Meadowood
Pico De Gallo Chicken Pizza
A classic tomato and cheese flatbread base topped with deconstructed Pico De Gallo, chopped lettuce and grilled Lemon Zaatar chicken. Served with your choice of soup or fries.
9 A Little Pizza Heaven St Anne’s
Chicken and Waffles
Our take on chicken and waffles this breakfast favorite starts with fluffy belgian waffles smothered in full fat mozzarella topped with crispy chicken and strip bacon finished with a heavy glaze of canadian maple syrup.
10 Za Pizza Bistro
Rosé Chicken Pizza
Rosé Sauce Mozzarella Parmesan Chicken Sundried Tomatoes Spinach White Onions Basil
11 Thirsty Lion Tavern
The Ol’ Dubliner
An Irish favorite. We start with our fresh hand tossed dough. Layered with ham and thinly sliced tomatoes. Covered in a mix of old white cheddar and our ol’ Dubliner; our hand ripened Irish cheese. Topped with cherry tomatoes and fresh chopped basil leaves. Creamy spinach and cheese dip for your dipping pleasure.
12 La Farina WPG
Taste the Pro
10 inches In house made Chicken buffalo pizza crust(flourless, sugar free keto friendly crust) covered by homemade la farina creamy zesty ranch, slow cooked shredded roasted beef, deli signature roasted beef, fresh brown mushrooms, covered with mozzarella and white cheddar cheese curds topped with fresh organic arugula and sour cream, everything bagel seasoning is garnish all over the pizza
13 Park Avenue Restaurant (Four Points Winnipeg South)
“The Champion” or “Champignon”
Fresh hand pressed dough with our house San Marzano Sauce, dry cured pepperoni, local smoked leg of ham, double smoked bacon, garlic seared mushrooms, onion and roasted red pepper topped with gooey mozzarella cheese
14 Red Ember Common
Pepperoni Paradise
Manitoba tomato sauce, Wall Street Slice dry cured Berkshire pepperoni, Ranchy Ricotta, Mozzarella, Parmesan, Pickled red onion, Basil
15 Saffrons
The Loaded Steak Pizza
BBQ sauce, marble cheese, strip loin steak, garlic mushrooms, caramelized red peppers and finished with crispy onions and horseradish mayo.
16 Papa Ed’s Pizza & More
Papa Ed’s Chicken Taco
Fresh hand tossed dough, Signature marinara sauce, Signature season chicken breast, Diced Fresh Roma Tomatoes, Sliced Black Olives, Sliced Green Onions, Mozzarella cheese blend Cheddar and Feta, Lime Crema and Jalapeno Peppers served on side.
17 Block & Blade Restaurant & Bar
Sweet & Savoury Flatbread
The perfect combination of both sweet and savoury ingredients. Our flatbread features a sweet fig jam, green apple, with savoury prosciutto, and brie, then baked to perfection and topped with arugula.
18 Boston Pizza St. Vital
El Pollo Loco!
A crazy-fresh take on BP’s Chicken Tacos! Boston Pizza’s signature ,dough, smothered in our zesty Santa Fe Ranch, then baked with rich nacho cheese and juicy Salsa Chicken. Topped with shredded iceberg lettuce, fresh tomatoes, and crunchy tortilla chips, then drizzled with a creamy sweet chili sauce, and finished with a cool dollop of lime crema. Olé! Created by Rayen Campos, BP St. Vital Available in individual, small, medium and large sizes! Large: $35.99 Medium: $28.99 Small: $19.99 Individual: $14.49
19 Domino’s Pizza
Cheesy Brooklyn Pan
Large slices of Brooklyn style pepperoni on a crispy, golden, buttery tasting crust, topped with both provolone and mozzarella cheese. $1 from every pizza sold will be donated to the United Way. Please mention coupon code LAPIZZA when calling or ordering online.
20 Fionn MacCool’s Crossroads
Pizza Nachos
A baking sheet loaded with Tortilla chips, Pepperoni, Sautéed Mushroom, diced Jalapeno, green onion and our shredded cheese blend, served with Salsa, Sour Cream and a gravy bowl made-in-pub pizza sauce. Bring some friends because you’ll want to share this one.
21 D-Jay’s Restaurant Ichabod’s Lounge & Patio
Mushroom Fusion
Starting with fresh basil pesto on D-Jay’s original crust, we layer portabella, Crimini and white mushroom, sautéed with onion, sundried tomato, fresh garlic and a hint of white wine, mozzarella and smoked gouda cheese. 9” 16.55 15” 34.65
22 Santa Lucia Pizza
Earth Lover’s Pizza
This delicious pizza has our roasted garlic sauce as a base, mushrooms, red onions, spinach and marinated eggplant then topped with vegan mozzarella. It can also be ordered with regular mozzarella – just let us know!
23 Fionn’s Grant Park
Bourbon and Bacon Pizza Cheddies
We’re bringing back on of our favorite appetizers, with a pizza twist! Bourbon braised onions, Crispy smoked bacon, Spinach, Marinara, Cheese, piled high on our house made cheddie scones.
24 Paleo Platery
Meatzza Supreme
Q: Can you participate in La Pizza Week if you have gluten and dairy intolerance? A: Absolutely! Check out our supreme deep dish meatzza with a thick sausage “crust” with pepperoni spices topped with a rainbow of vegetable toppings: red tomato sauce, green, red, and yellow bell peppers, purple onion, fresh mushrooms, and our very own dairy-free zucchini “cheese”. Use promo code LAPIZZAWEEK2022 to pick up your order from 313 Day Street in Transcona.
25 Super Deluxe Pizzeria
Margherita Pizza
Tomato sauce, basil, fior di latte, and parmesan
26 Cafe 22
Detroit-Style Pizza
Made like they do in Detroit, a rectangular shaped pizza with light airy dough and a crispy caramelized cheese crust. Choose any two toppings of yours, loaded with mozzarella and topped with our Vine Rippened Tomato Sauce.
27 The Osborne Taphouse
Arrabbiata Buffalo Chicken Ranch Pizza
Buffalo chicken, Arrabbiata sauce, mushroom, onions, garnished with a drizzle of ranch, green onions and fresh basil.
28 Slice’s Pizza
Double Crust Cheesy Chili Spicy Chorizio Sausage Pizza
White flour crust topped with beef chili marinara sauce. Blended with mozza cheese topped with another white flour crust layered with marinara sauce mozza cheese & spicy chorizio sausage.
29 Kilter Brewing Co.
The Super Mariio
Pizza Sub with Venetian Pepperoni, Fior di Latte, Garlic Marinara, Hot Honey, Jalapeno Ranch & Arugula on a Sesame Roll Substitute Marinated Artichoke and Eggplant to make it Vegetarian
30 Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge – Pembina Grant
Buffalo Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza
Naan flatbread with Buffalo Ranch sauce, topped with mozzarella cheese, diced chicken, and chopped bacon. Garnished with green onions and parmesan cheese. Served with your choice of soup or fries.
31 Supreme Macaroni Co.
Chicago-Style Deluxe Personal Deep Dish
6-Inch Deep Dish Crust with a mozza cheese layer, covered with pepperoni, crumbled house-made Italian sausage, bell peppers, white onions, and mushrooms, topped with hearty tomato sauce.
32 Alena Rustic Italian
The Lasagnza
Single layer, stone baked Lasagnza: Neopolitana style crust, wood fired, with traditional Northern Italian bolognese, Chaeban ricotta, Bothwell mozzarella, chili oil, fresh parsley and a piece of grilled garlic toast *$2 from every Pizza will be going to United Way Winnipeg
33 Wall Street Slice
Gochu Gang
Gochujang tomato sauce, Berkshire pulled pork, mozzarella, Korean pickles, kimchi aioli, green onion, sesame
34 Shorty’s Pizza Winnipeg
Shorty’s Deluxe
Shorty’s hand stretched crust, sesame seed, marinara sauce, Fior di latte, shredded mozzarella, and grana padano cheeses, pepperoni, mushrooms, green peppers, oregano, finished with garlic oil and served with house made ranch on the side. Available in 14″ and 18″ pies please no substitutions
35 Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge – Pembina South
Smitty’s Breakfast Pizza
Naan flatbread topped with hollandaise sauce, crispy bacon, sausage, shredded cheese and finished off with a sunny side up egg. A new take on a Smitty’s classic! Served with your choice of soup or fries.
36 Diana’s Cucina and Lounge
Spicy Garden with BBQ Cajun Chicken breast
Marinara, mozzarella & medium sharp Cheddar cheeses, red onions, cherry tomatoes , baby spinach, BBQ Cajun chicken breast, with Jalapeños on a Moosehead Thin crust
37 Pasquale’s Italian Restaurant
Mama Sara Primavera
Basil oil Bruschetta vegetable medley ( artichoke, black olives, red onion, tomato)Creamy Ricotta, Mozza finished with Prosciutto de Parma, lemon Arugula, Grana Padano cheese on Garlic Butter crust.
38 A Little Pizza Heaven – Madison
The Goat
Our new delight crispy style crust topped with our full fat mozzarella, fresh chopped spinach, crumbled goat cheese and dried cranberries for a hint of sweetness finished with our signature garlic crust.
39 Bulldog Pizza
Cheeseburger Pizza – 15″
Bulldog’s own Cheeseburger Pizza! Ground Beef, Bacon, Onions, Cheddar and Mozza Cheeses
40 Bellissimo Restaurant & Lounge
Bistecca Amorè
Garlic chive aioli base, grilled steak, roasted red peppers, jalapeno peppers, mozzarella, monterey jack, onion frites, avocado cremà 10”15” $35
41 A Little Pizza Heaven – Osborne
Vegan Deluxe
Our new vegan deluxe with creamy saputo vegan cheese, vegan pepperoni, vegan bacon strips, green peppers, mushrooms and red onion finished with our signature garlic crust. M-$23 L-27.50 XL-$32
42 Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge Garden City
The Fresh Prince
Flatbread topped with house-made spicy garlic cream sauce, thin-sliced roast beef, fried onions, mushrooms, three cheese blend & banana peppers. It’s so good it’s sure to have you singing “It’s Not Unusual” & doing the Carlton.
43 Nicolino’s Restaruant
Grande Italia
Our classic 10″ thin crust pizza topped with our homemade pizza sauce & premium Italian cuts of Capicollo, Calabrese, Genoa, Prosciutto & Salsicce, finished with Asiago Cheese, Sundried Tomatoes and fresh Basil **No modifications or substitutions; available for dine in, pick up and delivery **Gluten free or cauliflower crust available for $5
44 Smitty’s Restaurant & Lounge St. James
The Fresh Prince
Flatbread topped with house-made spicy garlic cream sauce, thin-sliced roast beef, fried onions, mushrooms, three cheese blend & banana peppers. It’s so good it’s sure to have you singing “It’s Not Unusual” & doing the Carlton.
45 Smokin Aces
The Cheeky Chops Pizza
The Cheeky Chops Pizza A custom Chicago deep dish style pizza, with homemade garlic butter, smokin house pizza Sauce and mozzarella cheese, with hearty toppings of of our famous smashed with cheese beef (halal), onions, sweet and spicy banana peppers and a provolone slice all completed with a frenched smokin (halal) lamb chop
46 Fast Fired Pizza On Regent
Korean Fire Chicken
Italian meets Korean combining for an unbeatable fusion of flavour. This awesome pizza was inspired by Winnipeg’s own Chef Cam Huley. Cam has been a member of Canada’s culinary team who won many world class competitions and is now the coach of our Canadian Junior Culinary team. Cam adds “ when it comes to pizza there is nothing better than baking it in a stone fired oven”. This pizza has it all. Thank you Cam. We start off with our in-house hand stretched dough layered with our specialty Binbimbap sauce, roasted chicken, Kimchi, full fat mozzarella cheese, topped with pickled red onion and fresh cilantro. This combination will send your palette on a delicious journey from Italy to Korea. Who would have thought?? Available at Fast Fired Pizza 1545 Regent Ave. 12” $17.95 14” $22.95
47 Jeffrey’s Restaurant & Lounge
Sloppy Jef
A hearty serving of our Sloppy Joe, seasoned ground beef on our thin pastry crust. Then we add our signature Saputo Mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, diced pickles, onions and banana peppers. Then we drizzle on our in house mayo/mustard sauce.
48 Fast Fired by Carbone Pizza Pembina
Butter Chicken Pizza
Inspired by Fast Fired’s Chef. Your pizzas are made with never frozen dough and cooked in stone fired oven to add delicious flavors to your pizza. Your Pizza, Your Way.
49 A Little Pizza Heaven (Regent)
Heavenly Mac
Our version of that FAMOUS burger everybody knows!!!! We start with a healthy base of 1000 island dressing topped with our full fat mozzarella, ground beef, pickles, onions, on our signature garlic crust then finished with fresh shredded lettuce and a drizzle of 1000 island on top.
50 Hildegard’s Bakery
Bedazzled Basil
Basil walnut pesto base, Bothwell mozzarella, Chaeban Artisan ricotta, sun-dried tomato pesto, Zinn Farms Italian sausage, fresh Parmesan, fresh basil, balsamic reduction. Also available veg/vegan with homemade seitan pepperoni and cashew mozza & parm.
51 PVG Street Eats
PVG’s Pizza Toastie
The Pizza Grilled Cheese, Thick slices of fergasa bread (cheddar & onions baked inside) from @gunnsbakery, grilled in garlic & herb butter, loaded with gooey mozzarella & berkshire pepperoni inside, grilled to perfection with an extra layer of pepperoni & mozzarella seared into the top of the sandwich! Comes with a side of our homemade sweet marinara sauce for all your dipping pleasures! This is one grilled cheese you’re not going to want to miss!
52 Carnaval Brazilian BBQ
Carnaval’s Waterfront Camarao Pizza
Fresh baked 8 inch crust topped with our house made aromatic roasted red pepper chimichurri sauce, grilled shrimp, our famous BBQ’d chorizo sausage, grilled pineapple and of course fresh Saputo mozzarella. The finishing touch is a coconut and pineapple drizzle. Each ingredient is amazing on their own but bringing them together on a pizza is simply something you must try for yourself! For dessert, treat yourself to our Brigaderio Cookie Pizza $12 Our collaboration with “Miranda Bakes” is a refreshing and delicious dessert pizza. Miranda’s giant lime zest sugar cookie crust is light and airy with just right hint of lime and then we top it with our Brazilian chocolate brigaderio fudge sauce and then garnish with fresh pineapples, berries and a cream cheese and whipped cream topping. Its ok to say OMG!
53 Pitza Witza
Large Tandoori Chinken Pizza
Roasted chicken tossed in tandoori spices-Green peppers-Onions-Sprinkled oregano-Parsley-Mozzarella-Ranch on top