Aurora's Hillside in Sault Ste. Marie

760 Second Line E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 4K4, Canada

★★★★☆
(332 reviews)
Categories: Takeout restaurant Italian restaurant Pizza restaurant

About

The one-stop Takeout location thats proud to be a part of the longest Pizza and Takeout Tradition in town. Serving the city for over 75 years and counting!

Website
aurorasrestaurant.com
Address
760 Second Line E, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6B 4K4, Canada
Plus Code
GMQP+HV Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
Time Zone
America/Toronto

Business Hours

Monday
10 AM–9 PM
Tuesday
10 AM–9 PM
Wednesday
10 AM–9 PM
Thursday
10 AM–9 PM
Friday
10 AM–10 PM
Saturday
10 AM–10 PM
Sunday
Closed

Services

Service options
Kerbside pickup No-contact delivery Delivery On-site services Takeaway Dine-in
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Dining options
Lunch Dinner Catering Dessert
Amenities
Toilets
Atmosphere
Casual
Planning
Accepts reservations
Payments
Credit cards Debit cards NFC mobile payments Credit cards
Parking
Free of charge street parking Free parking lot

Reviews

4.4
★★★★☆
332 reviews

Most Mentioned

pizza (90) price (10) meatballs (9) wings (7) delivery (7) order (6) panzerotti (4) oven (3) pepperoni (3) butter tarts (2)
5 stars
207
4 stars
83
3 stars
14
2 stars
16
1 stars
12
★★★★
November 15, 2024

A local classic, the pizza and wings are excellent. Try the soups too!

★★★★★
September 23, 2024

Long time favorite. Great food, great staff. Best pizza in the sault!

★★★★
September 16, 2024

This was take away. Quality has been uneven for the pasta dish. Terrific this time as I had grown to expect but been disappointed over the last year.

★★★★★
September 12, 2024

My parents ordered a couple of pizzas last Friday for my birthday. After travelling from Toronto the day prior I didn't feel up to a dine in at the west end location. Pizza from this location was amazing. My partner from Toronto now knows pizza isn't always triangle shaped and that Aurora's hillside has the same amazing dough and toppings I grew up loving. Thank you for making my birthday pizzas enjoyable for all!

★★
August 21, 2024

YIKES! Possibly some of the worst pizza we've had in the Soo. Pasty dough that resembles a frozen product and raw flavourless toppings. With So many other choices, I would avoid this place at all costs. Turn your oven up folks and get some crisp on that crust and some flavour in the toppings! The delivery person was delightful!

★★
July 9, 2024

Pizza has gone down hill in my last experience. Standard breaded frozen wings. Too much vinegar in hot sauce . Salads simple . Lasagna are good sauce and meatballs good. Better pizza options in town now.

★★★★★
September 9, 2023

Absolutely delicious, home made food. The waitress was amazing and always there when we needed something

★★★★
August 28, 2021

Aurora's has always had the best pizza. (Although it appears they have changed their cheese since we were last there .. it was more oily than previous) Toppings are good and the thick dough is great. We also have ordered half cooked, then frozen and shrink wrapped to bring back home to Southern Ontario.

★★★★★
Local Guide
July 23, 2024

Great pizza as always

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Best pizza ever!

★★★★★
Local Guide
June 23, 2024

Had a panzarotti it was great.

★★★★
May 23, 2024

Pizza was really good and a medium was perfect for 3 people (with leftovers for the next day!)

Local Guide
May 23, 2024

To the young women working front counter durning lunch hours today, perhaps she was having a rough day but her entire mannerisms were disrespectful. When I had pioletly asked for a fork to go with the salad I had purchased, she tossed it on the counter and told me to move so the person behind me could proceed. Will not be retuning here. Do not recommend.

★★★★★
Local Guide
May 23, 2024

Food was great as always...

★★★★★
Local Guide
March 23, 2024

Had the pizza ready for the time I asked.Food was hot and good even after driving home.And the young lady at the counter was friendly and efficient.

★★★★★
March 23, 2024

Nobody is perfect! #Auroras Hillside did, however, nail it so so so so ( 4 x so) very close this past Thursday March 13 2024! We decided to go for the large square #Pizza Thin Crust - Well Done - Pepperoni Mushrooms SausageCumble GroundBeef and Onions w GreenPepper on half! It was synchronicity from the idea right from the outset! We called. They answered. We spoke briefly. Discussion more than satisfied. We ordered. They said 45 minutes. i said Thank You kindly! 45 minutes later I watched as it was removed from Aurora s Hillside ovens! Sweet I said..finally a well cooked hot pizza -Not Doughy!! And, that s exactly how simple uninvolved the ordering was along with the pick up & purchase transaction. It was old school simple the way it should be! Mo coupons, no loyalty card, no survey, no unnecessary add-on sales! It was pleasure! Why not 5/5 across the board? Two Things: (1) Where did the mushrooms end up? That is an indispensable tie-the-flavours-together-item that brought the otherwise perfection in even their perfect pizza box down quite a bit! In fact, if it were not for the perfect service at near late 90s pricing (Not quite that good and cheap but still highly reasonable in compare to all options!!) and otherwise perfectly assembled and impeccably well cooked pizza,the while dinner could very well have never warranted even a word! Yet, here, I am providing a Beacon Calling report and Review on the place known as Aurora s Hillside which I will in rare fashion take a bold stance now and bestow it with the honour of TwinSaults Best Pizza hands down !! And, I did not forget: (2) Without a solid Chocolate offering and I mean chocolate desert offering(s) Perfection will always remain out of reach! Aurora s Hillside I dare you to #RefuseToEverLetItSuck and strive further toward perfection in the TwinSaults local takeout dining and takeout Italian fare spaces including ALL-Things-Pizza hands down! You are definitely the closest from my vantage today! Be bold: put double check item protocols in play & bring in some great local chocolate desserts (hint chocolate & marshmallow make delicious cookies especially served warm!) and watch your pies learn to fly right out that front door!

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

A variety of fresh and/or freezer-ready meals at reasonable prices! Everything is so tasty & fresh!

★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Everytime I enter auroras east or west youre humbly greeted and have so many home made food options. Take your pick and the food is pretty top tier. One of the best pizzas in town hands down. Always a treat.

★★★★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Nice to see Auroras make a comeback after the east side disaster. Food was always cold and soggy but this crew knows how to make a pizza.

★★
Local Guide
January 23, 2024

Update tried another attempt for a pick up order. Showed up after an 1hr pizza was not ready. 30 min later got the pizza and it was raw. They did give me a credit which I have very slowly used. Used to be great food. Lately they have been over cooking everything. Ordered a combo platter and asked for double sauce which they said would be extra which is not a problem. When the order arrived the sauce was not with it. Not a big deal but out of 5 orders and being charged for the I have only actually got it once. The combo platter was all over cooked. Chicken strip were rock hard baked potatoes had bacon that was black cheese sticks cheese was crunchy from cooking to long not even cheese anymore. The cheese dip was great though. When we called nicely to explain all they said was they would send out the extra sauce which would take another hour to deliver. Place has really fallen on my list of places to order from very disappointing

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

So awesome to arrive with my bike and heavy load there and see my friend Lil Jas for a pizza! Always loved the food there when I lived nearby during my journey!

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Not bad pizza

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Excellent pizza and wings with gluten free options.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great pizza!

★★
December 23, 2023

Just went and ordered a slice of pizza with the young lady workimg the counter who was very courteous and professional. Unfortunately the owner/manager was not. Reprimanding her employee publicly infront of customers is NOT okay - esp when that employee provides very good service. I will not be returning if this is the atmosphere at this restaurant.

Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Pizza wise these guys use to be amazing, back in 1995 . Everything has changed, definitely the most hyped/ worst pizza in the soo. Team perfecto pizza all the way now! Save your self the money and a trip and go anywhere else. Hey the service is great tho.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Best Panzo in town!!!

★★★
December 23, 2023

June 22, 2023 Brianna took our order over the phone, I called initially at 10:50am to place a large order for our company (7 people). Brianna was impatient over the phone, didnt want to write our names on our orders. She gave me a total and hung up promptly. I called back shortly thereafter to complain about her service and asked what her name was and so she told me but also was very curt over the phone. I asked if she did write our names down and if she could repeat our order to verify she got it right. After she repeated it, I verified it was right. We advised her 3x that we would be there to pick it up for 11:45am, her response was it might be later than that, but ok. And hung up. Upon receiving the food, our names were NOT written on our orders, we were missing a side of mayo for someones fries, and a meatball that was supposed to be added with lasagna. Other than the missing items and the service, the food was a pretty good.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Love it!!!

★★
December 23, 2023

Used to be a good place, now it s overpriced and lacklustre food. Ordered 2 meals of spaghetti and meatballs with a salad. The total was 42 dollars. Take out containers were not full, and the bread they include was literally toonie sized. You feel like you re getting ripped off. On the plus side, the staff were very friendly, courteous and efficient. Great group of people working there. Just wish my meal tasted better than something I could get out of a Chef Boyardee can.

★★★
December 23, 2023

I went to pick up our order and I thought everything wasn t there. The person who had taken our order forgot our chicken Casear salad. Then the very nice girl at the counter (not the person who took the order) realized that the other Casear Salad was also missing so got another one. Once home we realized that we were also missing the add on meatballs that were ordered. Good food but when the orders aren t done right it makes for frustrated customers.

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

Excellent

★★★★★
December 23, 2023

I miss having a sit down Auroras restaurant, but the food is still consistently oh so delicious after all of these years.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Great food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2023

Families favorite go to pizza place. Always awesome tasting, fresh ingredients. Keep up the great work!

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

Delicious pizza and cheesecake. friendly staff.

★★★★★
December 23, 2022

ALWAYS AMAZING

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Cant go wrong with a meal from Auroras !!

December 23, 2022

Sad customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

OMG, the coconut cream pie will melt all of your troubles away.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Great people

★★
December 23, 2022

First time I ordered pizza from Hillside, very disappointed. It was burnt, crust was so hard you couldnt chew it, top of pizza was burnt. How could they actually send this out to a customer.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Kitchen was busy A.f but I was able to adjust my order and it was still very timely and the employees were fantastic about everything.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Much like an industrial pizza. That tells you everything. Also overpriced, medium size pizza 24 bucks. They wont see me again. Not recommended.

★★
December 23, 2022

More like an industrial pizza.. If you go inside doesnt even look like pizzeria. Not inviting.. Service was just ok, prices are too high, medium size pizza $24+, can of Pepsi $2.60 ..Sorry but I wont go back.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

To my friend working there who also does not like coffee or bacon - your costumer service is amazing. I cant believe that there is another person on this planet that shares those traits. Great food and service and always! Will be back from Toronto this week for more amazing food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

In a city with so many great pizza places...Aurora s is my favourite. Sometimes it is so busy that even a timed pickup or itll be ready in 45min means a little bit of a wait beyond that time, however it is worth it.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Always good food, big portions and a friendly smile!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Good food......especially their panzarottis!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

My old man loved the soup you guys had and the pizza is always great. Always 5 stars.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

Always absolutely fantastic service and one of the best traditional Sault pizzas in town. If you are from out of town and want a taste of a traditional sault pizza, I recommend you get one from here.

★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

All the hype..nah. the panzo was a glorified sub. No sauce inside, I have never seen a panzo done so bald. And the pizza was just edible. Nothing special at all..sorry Auroras fans!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

This is a takeout for premium frozen Italian food. Good variety, quick, easy, staff is helpful. I love the meatballs.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2022

I always get the Penne and Meatballs with a large pizza for dinner

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Ordered a pizza yesterday with Bacon and Feta, and let me tell you... THEY PUT FETA!!! It was amazing, there was so much feta. It was cooked thoroughly and defs in my top 10 best pizzas of all time. THANK YOU GUYS! Most places put like one piece of feta and call it a day.... not Auroras. Thank the chef!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Easily our favourite go to for when we want to pickup some hot pizza or pickup some frozen pasta sauce with meatballs for when we need a quick and easy dinner. One of the best pizzas in town and definitely some of the best sauce and meatballs around. Dont tell Nana!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Perfect deliverables are available

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great place to have a bite to eat, veary interesting menue, and freindly staff.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good food good service

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Auroras is fantastic! Pizza and wings combo is on point and there selection of pre cooked, in cooked, and desserts are insane. Come to the Sault for the scenery, stay for the Auroras!

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

god tier

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

I love your pizzas quality and quantity.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great customer service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Always a great meal! And the staff are amazing especially during covid lockdown!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Lasagna was absolutely delicious... Friendly staff

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Never disappointed

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Best Gluten free pizza Ive ever had

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Front counter staff amazing...thank you

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Classic pizza

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Amazing pizza!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Yummy yummy In My Tummy Awesome Pizza Tasty Pasta And Meatballs And The Coconut Cream Pie Is To Die For!!

★★
December 23, 2021

Worst service ever

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great service Picked up a big salad and was very fresh

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

First time at the hillside location not as a delivery driver and had 2pcs of the meat lovers from the to-go warmer... It was like a meatier shower.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Pizza is always 10/10 but Alicia or whoever answers the phone is suuuuper rude

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Visiting the Sault? Pop in and grab a sinfully delicious Chicken Parm Pizza and hit one of the areas many beautiful beaches.

Local Guide
December 23, 2021

My panzerotti had no cheese in it, and the staff that answered the phone when I called was rude and had a huge attitude.

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Best food

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Best pizza ever!!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Delicious food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great place! Easy to get in and out! Kids love this pizza. Always our go to place.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Super busy pizza was good

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Good pizza

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

The best pizza and root beer in town.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great Pizza !

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Best pizza .

★★★★★
December 23, 2021

Excellent service, pizza was amazing. Buttertart was so delicious.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Food always awesome but hospitality/service has taken a drastic dip since covid. Our last few visits, cashiers have been rude & customers upset due to slow service and cold takeout. Suggest more cashiers as 1 person answering the phone, doing orders and take-out a bit too much and unfortunately affects their demeanor.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Havent had the taste of home made stone oven baked pizza in years. Until we finally tried Auroras (Hillside). Fresh ingredients, flavourful and the crust perfectly done. Our new in-town favourite!

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2021

Great pizza and pasta

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

The food is really good. Selections from the freezer for good meals available. Disappointed when I purchased a gift certificate for my senior parents whom cannot use it for delivered (to their home) orders.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Its good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Another visit, another bunch of amazing pizzas. This is always one of my first stops in Sault Ste Marie and it doesnt disappoint.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Pizza is good

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great food

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Perfect Place, very delicious

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I hosted a large family event and had Auroras Hillside cater the food. It was great, thanks for the great service!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Usually their pizza is Superb!!! I mostly get a large Double Cheese & Pepperoni pie & I always ask for my crust to be extra thick & not too well done. But the last few times my order was not the greatest. The crust wasnt thick at all, it was hard/crispy & even the toppings were tough and browned. Finally, the Absolute best part of eating pizza, The Cheese, wasnt even soft & stretchy!!!

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Best pizza in town friendly and courteous service fast and convenient

December 23, 2020

Ordered my pizza & wings special in store, paid for $7.00 delivery charge, pizza arrived over an hour later, everything was cold & old, did not look fresh at all, pizza & wings looked like a reheated order from the day before, never will I ever buy from Auroras Hillside again & I would suggest Batchewana First Nation find another pizza establishment to dole out their vouchers or purchase orders in the future

December 23, 2020

Got the cajun chicken sandwich. Chicken was dry and burnt to a crisp, old soggy lettuce and one tiny pickle, the only thing edible was the bun. Fries were almost non existent and looked like old mcdonalds fries that had been soaking in water. Been here a couple times trying to give them a second and third chance but apparently cant cook basic food. Not impressed in the slightest.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great pizza

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Great food and service

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Auroras makes a wonderful pizza. It is not thin crust and has nice flavour to the crust. Toppings are plentiful and have good flavour (meat pizza). I would recommend them when you are in the Soo.

December 23, 2020

No customer experience at all. Waited for 5 minutes to get asked what would you like then get told sorry we are closed! The sign said closed at 10pm and got told this shortly after 8pm. Never going again.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Perfect

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Best meatballs. Bread,buttertarts

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

We love Auroras pizza.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Best salads

★★★★
December 23, 2020

Always been, and still is great food.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Food is always good quick service.

★★★★★
December 23, 2020

Service and food is great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Always great food with friendly and personable staff

Local Guide
December 23, 2020

I just bought a club house sandwich, who doesnt put any mayo at all on a club sandwich. Aurora does driest sandwich ever. I will never be back.

★★★★
December 23, 2020

Great food

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

They sell the nicest pizza Ive ever eaten:)

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

the Service was great

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

The friendly staffs is their best asset

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Among the best pizza in town with thick sweet dough crust and low acid tomato sauce

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2020

Excellent food

December 23, 2020

Not a fan. Is it just me or does one of the girls working there have a major attitude problem?Maybe she should get another job. Also, pizza is very bland and delivery was horribly late on an order.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great place to get takeout good food.

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Food is great, resonable price, i think they are large portions.

★★★★
December 23, 2019

Go to this place all the time for pizza! So far the food has been great. You can add all sorts of toppings, from classic pepperoni and cheese, or something crazy!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Fast, friendly, delicious.

December 23, 2019

Horrible service. Takes forever, food is overpriced and mediocre and they literally tried to charge me extra for ketchup! When I refused and left the girl at the counter started laughing....wow. Wont be back! They lost hundreds of dollars of orders for years to come over ketchup!

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Pizza is always hot and ready in 45 minutes from ordering. Staff are pleasant and attentive to customers coming in.

December 23, 2019

Pizza just wasn t good , not the same as Westside won t order from here again

★★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

Great food

★★★★★
December 23, 2019

Food is always delicious and made just the way i like it.

★★★★
Local Guide
December 23, 2019

If you are in the Soo, Auroras Hiiside is an excellent stop for pizza or pasta. My family took advantage of a local school fund raising event which sold Auroras punch cards for pizza or pasta.... Needless to say, weve used the card quite a bit. Fantastic pizza and the pasta is always cooked perfect.