Pepperoni and jalapeño go on first, then a last drizzle of honey — the Sweetheart puts heat and sweetness in the same bite, and that small, deliberate tension is the whole Heartbreakers Pizza house style in a single slice. It is a Parkdale pizza-and-wine room that treats the pie as a stated point of view and the wine list as a co-headliner rather than a courtesy. The kitchen builds familiar pizzas, then bends each one just far enough to make it its own.
That instinct for contrast runs the length of the menu. Fun Guy is the earthy counterweight to the Sweetheart, built on roasted mushroom and truffle cream with mozzarella, cremini and Le Coprin Farm mushrooms; Fennel and Sausage leans savoury and direct; Ricotta and Honey and the Lovely Cheese hold a lane for anyone who wants the crust to carry the plate. The Chicken Wings with Spice and Honey work off the same heat-and-sweet idea as the Sweetheart — spice-rubbed, then finished with honey, Calabrian chilis, jalapeño, mint and basil, hot and herby and sticky at once. A Kale Salad that can be made vegan, a Green Salad and an Antipasto give a shared table somewhere to breathe between pies, and the Chocolate Cake — dark chocolate, salted caramel, whipped ganache — is the clean finish.
The menu does not rely on endless variations. Sweetheart, Fun Guy, Fennel & Sausage and Veggie Supreme show a kitchen that knows how to make pizza feel familiar while still giving each pie a reason to exist.
Parkdale and Winona serve different diner needs: one is a table-service pizza-and-wine room, the other is a counter-service stop for slices and whole pies. That makes Heartbreakers easier to use across more occasions.
The name, the 2020 opening, and the takeout pivot give Heartbreakers a real local narrative, but the strongest current proof is still on the menu: confident pizzas, wings, salads and cake.
Pizza is the defining reason to go, with Sweetheart, Fun Guy and Fennel & Sausage giving the menu a clear center instead of a generic pie list.
Sweetheart Pizza and Fun Guy Pizza are strong enough to shape the order, while the spice-and-honey wings add a memorable second reason to visit beyond the pies.
The wine identity is part of the visit, especially when richer pies like Fun Guy or Fennel & Sausage turn a pizza order into a full night out.
Winona gives Heartbreakers a faster slice-and-whole-pie rhythm, making the restaurant useful when diners want the same pizza identity without a booked Parkdale meal.
Takeaway is not secondary here: the menu travels naturally, the phone-order rhythm is explicit, and the restaurant built its local following through pizza that works off-premise.
Heartbreakers has the feel of a regular Ottawa stop: Parkdale roots, strong local affection, and a second location that extends the same pizza identity.
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