oddBar

oddBar names its pizzas like inside jokes. The Haggard channels a cheeseburger — ground beef, American cheese, lettuce, pickles, shallots, sesame, and a house sauce, all stacked on a pie instead of a bun. Pickle Richard leans on pickles, dill, and ranch. The 'Nduja buries spicy cured sausage under pistachios and honey, and Porky Pig just piles on pepperoni, bacon, sausage, and ham. It reads as a pizza bar in the most literal sense: pies built to be argued over, and a long drink list to linger over them. All of it comes from the looser counterpart that the team behind oddBird runs on King Street in downtown St. Catharines.

The pizza splits two ways. Detroit-style slices and squares carry the everyday rhythm, thick and crisp-edged, while a roster of twelve-inch round pies carries the personality. Beyond the Haggard, the Buffalo Garlic Parmesan runs creamy and hot — bechamel, confit garlic, chicken, buffalo garlic sauce, Parmesan, and chives over a garlic-Parmesan crust. The Nashville Hot Wheel answers with pulled chicken, hot sauce, ranch, and pickles. There is a Chicken Bacon Ranch, a Hawaiian, a Mushroom built on bechamel, and a Veggie Deluxe for the table that wants to keep it green. Pepperoni and a plain cheese anchor the board for anyone who would rather not order a punchline. The lineup rotates, so it rewards a regular.