Pizza Gigi shut down after drug raid

slices were never that amazing unless you got them at the right time... but buying a fresh whole pie there was incredible.
maybe it was the crack.

The slices weren't great but the whole pizzas ordered ahead of time were always excellent after a night out.

where my 20 points?

already done: #WasThatReallyOreganoOnMyPizza?

LMAO. No, for real this time.

LOL

Nobody who saw those sad slices lying on the counter the last few years could think for a minute that these people were in the pizza business.

Boy, it was great back in the 80s though.

So this is why they were always closed during the day and open well into the night.

this saddens me!

rip gigi's you will be missed from a regular..
pizza eater that is.

Only in BlogTO's comments would you get a very clear cut case and still have people accuse the police of wrong doing. Keep up the good work commenters.

this is the official police news release.
http://www.torontopolice.on.ca/newsreleases/pdfs/20517.pdf

i think its important to note that the only thing he is being charged with trafficking is marijuana (which, is in my opinion a fairly innocuous drug, and a far cry from him pushing crack or junk). everything else was in low enough quantities to be considered for personal use.

Yeh dude cuz teh MSM would never hear about a drug bust without you, lol

Its not much of a surprise they got busted. I've bought bud there many times, it was an open secret to everyone involved.

"Would you like coke -- err, I mean, 'a Coca-Cola' -- with your slice?"

sorry, this is the link that works: http://app.toronto.ca/food2/DineSafeMain?userRequest=view_history&;ESTABLISHMENT_ID=9046867

I'm shocked! I've tried most of the pizzerias in the Annex and Gigi was the Best! I've never tried their slices because pizza has to be fresh to be at its best. But their freshly made whole pizzas were excellent. Good sauce. Now where should I go? Any recommendations other than Amato, Massimos, or pizzaiolo?

I's a sad pizza day for Gigi I am curious.......what about all of the "flour bags" ?????? which were stacked in that crazy fridge in the front....lol

Yup, that booze can next door was outstanding. Live jazz etc.

rip gigi...which is not - by the way, in the Annex.

..and to think - during high-school I had to drag my ass downtown to score.

Start a file on the subject over at Openfile!

ummm had you actually read the post you would have noticed every possession count is followed by a possession for the purpose count, hence, purpose and/or intent to sell.
another thing that might have tipped you off would be the fact that they found 1/2 ounce of crack cocaine, now I've never sampled any myself, but a half ounce of anything on that list
other then marijuana is quite a lot, definitely more then personal use here...just to be a stickler

um, i dont think you will see an urban outfitters manager, or anyone else similarly employed in a chain business doing that. that is because chain businesses are completely different, now mind you, i dont recall if pizza gigi had other locations. nonetheless, most pizza places like that are franchises, so they keep the name but they are still pretty much independantly owned. chain businesses dont have managaers selling drugs because most people who work for chains are dead-afraid of losing their jobs, and at a chain store, there is ALWAYS a superior watching your ass, PLUS security cams. plus, the managers dont need to do the crime, that part is saved for the assholes in the head office.

Yaki and Italian as a fellow Italian the blame should be placed on the guy selling the drugs who embarrassed his family and friends by doing so. If he would have put all that effort in improving his restaurant and actually marketing his product he would have been more legitimately successful and would not have sold crap and been busted for a crime which will now stick with him for years. It sickens me that you losers actually try and make excuses for him.

Eh, fuggedaboudit. Maybe me and you should talk, maybe do some business, if you know what i mean. Some friends of mines might be able to pick up the slack.

The pizza was good as long as the slice was freshly made. I never bought the stale shit. Wish I had known about the booze can and 420.

I'm glad they got shut down for selling crack/cocaine - that's stuff destroys people lives - about the pot - it should be legalized as it is non physically addictive and is healing to some people. RIP Pizza GIGI - correct the location is not in the annex it's the UOFT area.

I ordered there all the time .It was the best in Toronto.Someone needs to take it over.

Alright, for the record, it was NOT the best in Toronto.

When ordered fresh, it was very good. When getting a slice, it was usually complete crap (cold, horrible customer service).

I'm not sure why people are lamenting the loss of a business that was OBVIOUSLY a drug front and had a spotted health code violation history.

I had my fair share of Gigi's over the years. I stopped going because the pizza wasn't good by the slice.

I could kind of tell. All the ingredients were stored in the front room, so I wondered what they used their back room for. I used to joke about it with my friend, and it turned out to be true. There was also a bong out in the open in the 'front' room.

Once when I was there, one of the chefs was singing in broken english really loudly, and the owner kept shouting "shut up!", which just made him sing louder. I couldn't surpress my laughter. I'll miss their pizza, even if it was occasionally burnt on the bottom.

Gigi's is opening today! That is great to hear. I'm going for a slice after work.

nice to see some much support to a drug dealer who's food business is right beside a high school. enjoy your slice Jessica et al.

We heard you the first time LJ. Enjoy your slice of moral superiority. I'ma get me a pie!

Deport them!!

Close the dump
The food inspector are not checking

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