More than a pizzeria, Colonnade is a brand. Its original downtown location on Metcalfe Street has been slinging pies since 1967, and Peter Dahdouh, son of original owner Kalil Dahdouh, has overseen Colonnade’s franchising so that there are four more Colonnades further flung from downtown in Ottawa. Colonnade serves good, thick, heavy, lots-of-cheese, Ottawa-style pizza. However, at a recent visit to the downtown location, we found that the pies were a little light on the sauce, and the less meaty pies were under-seasoned. It might be that Colonnade’s legion of fans value its signature brick cheese above all else.
