At East Side Mario's Pickering restaurant, we're passionate about three things: food, famiglia, and fun. Make every family meal a special occasion at East Side Mario’s, where good food and great company come together to create lasting memories and let our family handle the cleanup. With generous portions and a warm, inviting atmosphere, our hand gestures are as grand as our love for family. Whether you're looking for a restaurant dine-in experience for lunch and dinner or prefer the convenience of takeout or delivery, we cater to every preference. Come join us and enjoy All-You-Can-Eat, featuring Soup, Salad, and Garlic Homeloaf, Mario's mouthwatering Chicken Parmigiana, signature pizzas and classic Italian-American favourites that will have you saying, “Mama Mia!”
Explore offerings from East Side Mario's on 1355 Kingston Road in Pickering, with popular garlic fest, starters , soups n salads , and pasta available at this location.
Sliced grilled sirloin steak cooked medium-well with roasted mushrooms, fresh arugula, and whole roasted garlic cloves, tossed with fettuccine in a rich, creamy garlic, Parmesan and pepper sauce.
A three-way garlic hit! Penne tossed in a herbed tomato sauce with triple-garlic spread, garlic purée and whole roasted garlic cloves topped with marinated tomatoes, mushrooms, and caramelized onions, finished with goat cheese.
We bake our traditional pizza crust with mozzarella cheese until golden brown and top it with delicious bruschetta mix, goat cheese and fresh arugula. Finished with a balsamic drizzle.
Our classic pizza dough smothered with a garlicky spread and pizza mozzarella, then sprinkled with Parm Romano cheese. Baked to golden perfection and served with a creamy Caesar dip.
Crisp iceberg lettuce, sliced Roma tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, red onions, black olives and croutons. Tossed with our famous house dressing that guests have been enjoying for over 30 years.
Seasoned chicken breast, roasted button mushrooms and fresh bruschetta tossed in Alfredo sauce. Now, that's Amore! Includes your choice of Soup/Salad and Garlic Homeloaf.
We call it 'Amtrak' for short and you can too! Seasoned chicken breast with fresh peppers, garlic, bacon, roasted button mushrooms and cracked black pepper tossed in our Rosé sauce. Includes your choice of Soup/Salad and Garlic Homeloaf.
A cheese lover's dream come true! Fresh pasta, double-stuffed with fontina, ricotta and parmesan cheeses. Tossed in a velvety Alfredo sauce with roma tomatoes, sauteed garlic and wilted arugula. Includes your choice of Soup or Salad and Garlic Homeloaf.
Layers and layers of pizza mozzarella and Parmesan Romano cheese, rich meaty bolognese, creamy Alfredo, mini meatballs, fresh pasta and Mario’s Signature Tomato Sauce.
Spicy Italian sausage and roasted red and green peppers sautéed with our spicy Arrabbiata sauce. Includes your choice of Soup/Salad and Garlic Homeloaf.
Sautéed shrimp and fresh bruschetta tossed with fettuccine pasta in a creamy garlic Alfredo sauce. Finished with green onions. Includes your choice of Soup/Salad and Garlic Homeloaf.
Create your own pizza on our gluten free cauliflower crust. Topped with tomato and cheese you can create your own masterpiece with our choice of toppings. Please note that our Spicy Italian Sausage contains dairy and wheat.
Mario's famous Chicken Parmigiana with a triple sauce twist! Chicken parm topped with cheesy Alfredo sauce and loads of pizza mozzarella served alongside spaghetti tossed in Mario's Signature Tomato Sauce. Finished with a drizzle of basil pesto over everything!
Golden brown veal cutlets, topped with Mario's Signature Tomato sauce, loads of pizza mozzarella and baked to perfection. Served with penne and more of Mario's Signature Tomato Sauce.
Two seasoned chicken scallopini simmered with roasted button mushrooms and marinated tomatoes in a spicy tomato broth. Served with roasted Italian vegetables and your choice of side.
Two grilled seasoned chicken scallopini & sautéed shrimp topped with a garlicky butter bruschetta sauce. Served with roasted Italian vegetables and your choice of side.
Five meatballs stuffed in a toasted baguette topped with Mario's Signature Tomato Sauce, and melted provolone cheese. Served with even more sauce for dipping.
A cheesy pizza crust sandwich stuffed with grilled marinated chicken breasts, chopped romaine lettuce, sweet bell peppers, house-made bruschetta and drizzled with pesto aioli.
Semi sweet chocolate mousse and white chocolate mousse sit on top of a decadent chocolate sponge cake. Dipped in rich chocolate glaze and white chocolate drizzle.
Three meatballs stuffed in a toasted baguette topped with Mario's Signature Tomato Sauce, and melted provolone cheese. Served with more sauce for dipping.
A stack of deep-fried and delicious, batons of cheesy wonderfulness served with your choice of Mario's Signature Tomato Sauce or Spicy Arrabbiata. Perfect for 6-8 people.
Enjoy two Chicken Parmigiana's each served with spaghetti and our Signature Tomato Sauce including your choice of Soup/Salad and Garlic Homeloaf, two Pepsi® Bottled Products and end with a dessert to share!
Feed 6-8 people. Choose from 1 of 4 pans of pasta. Includes 1 Large Garden Salad, 1 Bottle of East Side Mario's Garden Dressing, and 4 Garlic Homeloaves.
Build your Large 2-Topping Pizza, then choose one of our four Signature Family-Sized Pastas with a LARGE Garden or Caesar Salad & two Garlic Homeloaves.
It's always time for a pizza party! Enjoy Budda Boomers to start with a Large Garden or Caesar Salad and your choice of two of four Large 14 inch Signature Pizza's including two dipping sauces.
Smirnoff vodka, traditional spices and Mott's Clamato juice served with our iconic pepperoncini and a molto spicy cherry bomb pepper and a fresh celery spear. Rimmed with herbs and spices. 1.5 oz.
Smirnoff vodka and limoncello, hand-shaken with a combination of blood orange and mango juices, fresh lemon wedges, and fresh mint. Topped with lemon-lime soda.
We have combined two classic frozen cocktails: The Peach Bellini and Pomegranate Frosé to create the ultimate frozen Sangria - peach purée, pomegranate and rosé. 3 oz.
Love this location. Our server, Katie was absolutely amazing tonight! Probably the best server we’ve had. She gave incredibly fast service, proactively offered to refill drinks/apps, timed our mains well so not everything was crowding the table, acknowledged our toddler… Just very friendly and efficient and we had a great night :)
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Sanjay Chauhan
Jul 18, 2026
3.0
We went and got lunch here and food wasn't really great. We got the veal parmigiana (5\10)and the lasagna (6\10). The pasta that came with the veal was very light and watery. Didn't have much flavor. Veal was good. The lasagna was also okay. It had a strong tomato flavor. The Ceasar salad was good. The garlic bread was good too and potato soup was decent too. Overall food wasn't the best and probably won't return.
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Jul 16, 2026
1.0
Went here earlier this week with my family , the waitress was completely miserable and rushy ( white lady ) . The Chinese lady at the back cash register also had a miserable look in her face . The white guy sitting in the back conner by the bar on his lap top also looked miserable , I had forks with nasty food all over them . We had kids and it was very unpleasant and uncomfortable experience for my kids and us as parents . We went around 1 pm and 3 pm not very many people in the restaurant, the server wouldn't even let us sit where we wanted to and was completely miserable about it . Been here 100 times before with way better service from different servers, the food was good but not the best . Still gave the server a nice tip but fortunately we won't be going back to this dirty miserable restraunt it was a very rushed unpleasant restraunt to bring my family and if you can't handle the heat stay out of the kitchen/ restraunt . This dirty restraunt has gone way down over the past little while and nice way to spread germs and disease giving family's and kids unwashed cutlery to eat with . I would definitely not recommend this restraunt at this pickering location.
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BILLY MESINA
Jul 14, 2026
1.0
After my initial review of this establishment, the District Manager personally reached out to our group to apologize for our experience and even offered us a discount on a future visit as a gesture of goodwill. Based on that conversation, I decided to remove my original review and give this restaurant a second chance, believing that the issues we experienced were an isolated incident.
Unfortunately, our return visit proved to be even more disappointing.
After watching a movie, my family arrived at approximately 9:00 p.m. We stood at the front entrance waiting to be seated. We were the only guests waiting, yet for the next 15 minutes, at least five different servers walked past us without acknowledging us, greeting us, or making any attempt to seat us. We were completely ignored.
After waiting long enough, I finally walked over to the bar and informed one of the servers that we had been standing at the entrance for over 15 minutes without anyone assisting us. Rather than apologizing or showing any concern, she said nothing. Instead, she walked over to the other servers, and they gathered together in a huddle while we continued to stand there waiting.
At that point, it became clear that customer service simply is not a priority at this restaurant. It’s incredibly frustrating and disrespectful to be treated as though your presence doesn’t matter, especially after giving the restaurant another opportunity based on management’s promise to do better.
We left feeling embarrassed, frustrated, and completely let down. Any confidence we had regained after speaking with the District Manager has now been lost. A sincere apology means very little if the same problems continue to happen.
This was our second chance—and it will be our last. We will not be returning, nor can we recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a place that values its customers. There are plenty of restaurants that appreciate their guests and understand the importance of basic hospitality. Sadly, this is not one of them.
MK
Mel Kyriakou
Jul 8, 2026
5.0
This evening, after an extremely long long day of work and running my son around all over we had chose to call Eastside Mario’s in Pickering as my son felt like a pasta dish. He had three hours rigours practice and I too was HANGRY
We searched online for the best pasta deals as everyone knows pasta is over priced. I suggest Eastsides as we were just down the street and the pasta is pretty good. As I was driving my son looked up the menu and obviously for deals. The idea was to take out and bring it home as it was super late and we just wanted to get home
My son came across an amazing deal as one bowl wasn’t going to fill him. (Photo attached) buy one and get two. So I told him to call and place the order to go. East side the restaurant told us to call back the number and press 1 for the take out. So my son did. As he requested the deal the women told us we have to walk in and order. So already the back and forth long day etc etc. I parked up sent my son in and he comes out stating that this was an old dine in deal that the no longer offer. I obviously was disappointed, and told him no that’s not right it’s on the website and the woman told us we just had to go in to order as it was not one you can do online or through the call centre. I never understood the difference however, hungry annoyed already I took my son’s meal back in and just walked up to the first to staff members I saw behind the desk and I was pretty demanding. Which on my part was not appropriate, but in that moment I was very frustrated. I assume she was a Manager of some sort ERICA. She did not let my abrupt presence sway her kindness. She heard me out and then said it is a dine in option and that the call centre some times can get things wrong but it was no problem she would get me the second bowl of pasta no issue. She also brought out a extra loaf of bread for the trouble. I instantly apologized for my attitude as I could have myself approached in a better manner. I asked Erica if I could leave her a review because she did absolutely everything right in a service industry
She de-escalated heard me out and didn’t challenge my concern. The food was great as well
Erica you were wonderful and Eastsides is very lucky to have you
I would highly recommend Eastsides at the Pickering Town Centre 1355 Kingston Toad
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Frequently Asked Questions About East Side Mario's
Is East Side Mario's Pickering Canadian owned?
Yes, East Side Mario's located at 1355 Kingston Road in Pickering is a proudly Canadian owned by operated by local Canadian franchisees.
Does East Side Mario's Pickering accept reservations?
Yes, East Side Mario's Pickering accepts reservations and you can book online through their website or Open Table app.
What type of cuisine does East Side Mario's Pickering serve?
They serve Italian-American inspired comfort food such as Chicken Parmigiana, Spaghetti and Meatballs, Pizzas, and Calzones.
What are the opening hours of East Side Mario's Pickering?
The restaurant is open Monday to Thursday and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 10:00 PM, and Friday and Saturday from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM.
Does East Side Mario's Pickering offer takeout and delivery services?
Yes, they offer in-store pickup, delivery, and same-day delivery services to areas including Pickering and Ajax.
Are there any special deals or discounts available at East Side Mario's Pickering?
Yes, there are dine-in deals, online takeout discounts, and family meal bundles available. For example, $5 off your first in-app purchase over $15.99 with code 5ESM.
Is East Side Mario's Pickering family-friendly?
Yes, the restaurant welcomes families and children, offering a children's menu, high chairs, and a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Can East Side Mario's Pickering accommodate large group reservations?
Yes, they offer group reservations with specialized Italian-American inspired menus for lunch, dinner, and sports teams.
What nearby restaurants can I visit along with East Side Mario's Pickering?
Nearby, you can find multiple East Side Mario's locations as well as The Burger’s Priest for more dining options.
Are there any nearby shopping places close to East Side Mario's Pickering?
Yes, close by is Centre Du Rasoir for fashion and pet supplies, Reitmans for women's clothing, and The Sports Collection for sportswear and sporting goods.
What other services can I nearby find around East Side Mario's Pickering?
Nearby you can also find The Barber Shop for hair and beauty services, LensCrafters for eyewear and optometrist needs, and Cell-Tel and Wirelesswave for mobile phone and IT services.
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