Let’s get one thing out of the way first: Boston Pizza does not have an official secret menu. There is no hidden menu card, no employees’ handbook of off-menu items, and no “secret” dish the kitchen keeps behind the counter. If a website tells you Boston Pizza has a secret menu, it is making things up.
What Boston Pizza does have is a genuinely flexible kitchen. Between the official Create Your Own Pizza builder, a long list of house dips, swappable sauces, and a staff that deals with customization requests all day, regular customers have figured out combinations and tweaks that never appear on the printed menu. This guide collects the ones that actually work — realistic requests a BP kitchen can make with ingredients it already has on hand.
How we verified this
Nothing in this article is a made-up “secret menu item name.” The hacks below are built from three sources: (1) Boston Pizza’s own printed menus, which explicitly invite customization (“Not sure what we’ve got? Just ask!”); (2) the dip and sauce lineup listed on official menus, which is larger than what gets paired with any single dish; and (3) long-standing customer tips and staff-accommodation patterns observed across Canadian locations. Anything we couldn’t confirm is flagged as “ask your location” rather than stated as fact.
Pizza hacks (the main event)
1. Stack extra toppings onto any signature pizza
Every Boston Pizza menu carries a Create Your Own Pizza section with the note that extra charges apply. That same flexibility applies to signature pizzas. Want banana peppers and mushrooms added to the Great White North, or double pepperoni on the Deluxe? Staff can ring in extra toppings on top of an existing recipe for a small per-topping charge. The charge is usually modest — ask when you order.
2. The cauliflower crust swap
Boston Pizza’s cauliflower crust is listed as an 8-inch individual pizza with a maximum of four toppings. Here’s the hack: you can build a full custom pizza on the cauliflower crust instead of just the plain version shown on the menu. Pick the 8-inch individual size, choose the cauliflower crust, and load it with up to four of your favourite toppings from any signature pizza combination. It’s the best gluten-wise customization on the menu, and most people don’t realize it’s an option because it’s buried in the “Alternative Crust Pizza” section.
3. Mix sauces like a regular
BP pizzas and pastas each come with a default sauce, but the kitchen stocks far more. Signature pizza sauce, BBQ, buffalo, buttermilk ranch, vodka sauce, creamy garlic — most of these exist somewhere in the kitchen. Asking for half-and-half sauces (e.g., half BBQ, half signature on a Tropical Chicken) or swapping the vodka sauce from the Pepperoni Stinger onto another pizza is a routine request that staff handle regularly. Just be specific about what you want.
4. Add Mike’s Hot Honey to anything
One of the newest printed customization options: you can add Mike’s Hot Honey to any pizza for a small charge (listed on current menus). It is especially popular on pepperoni pizzas, but try it on the Great White North or the Italian Deli for a sweet-heat twist most diners never try.
Dip & sauce hacks
5. Order dips that don’t come with your dish
This is the easiest win in the whole article. Boston Pizza’s official dip lineup is generous — cactus dip, chipotle, ranch, creamy garlic, Santa Fe ranch, honey dill, hot honey garlic, sriracha ranch, blue cheese, and pizza sauce — but most dishes arrive with just one default dip. You can add any dip to any order for a small charge. Cactus Cut Potatoes with creamy garlic instead of cactus dip, pizza with honey dill on the side, wings with chipotle — all doable. The dips are even listed as GlutenWise on the menu, so it’s a legit customization for anyone watching gluten.
6. Dressing swaps on salads
The salads come with set dressings, but the kitchen has the full dressing roster: creamy Thai, buttermilk ranch, Caesar, blue cheese, and more. Asking for a different dressing on a salad (or on the side, for takeout) is one of the simplest requests a server ever gets, and it makes a big difference if you’re particular about flavours.
7. Ask for the sauce on the side
For pastas and wings, asking for the sauce tossed “light” or served on the side is a common customization. It works particularly well with saucy pastas like the Jambalaya Fettuccini and with tossed wings — you control how much goes on, and takeout reheats better when sauce hasn’t been sitting on the food.
Pasta hacks
8. The Create Your Own Pasta builder is underused
Just like the pizza builder, Boston Pizza has a Create Your Own Pasta option where you pick your sauce and add-ins. Most people order the named pastas and never touch it. Use it to build things like: spaghetti with Alfredo sauce instead of marinara, fettuccini with spicy buffalo sauce, or extra proteins doubled up. The kitchen does this routinely.
9. Half-pasta, double-protein
Adding an extra serving of chicken, shrimp, or sausage to a pasta is a standard add-on. It’s not a “secret menu” trick — it’s just on the menu as an option — but few customers think to ask. If you’re sharing a pasta or you’re just hungry, the extra protein usually costs less than ordering a second dish.
Lunch, kids & drinks hacks
10. Ask about slice-style pizza at lunch
Boston Pizza’s lunch menu (served daily, roughly midday — hours vary slightly by location) is built around value combos. If you’re dining alone at lunch and a whole pizza is too much, ask your server whether the kitchen can do a smaller individual-size version of a signature pizza combination — the 8-inch individual size is the same base used for the cauliflower crust, and it exists in the kitchen. Not every combination is possible, but individual-sized versions of popular pizzas are often available on request.
11. Kids-menu items, adult-sized
The kids’ menu (Chicken Fingers, Pint-Sized Pizza, Spaghetti & Meatballs) is fully available, and several locations will happily make an adult portion of a kids’ item if you ask — a full plate of the chicken fingers or a bigger spaghetti & meatballs, for example. It’s a great hack if you love a simple item but the kids’ portion is too small. Ask your server; it’s at the location’s discretion.
12. Off-menu drink customizations
Boston Pizza bars carry a full back-bar of spirits, liqueurs, and beers, and the printed cocktail list is only the starting point. Asking the bartender to mix a cocktail to your spec — a different spirit in a house recipe, a custom Caesar variation, or a combo not on the list — is normal restaurant behaviour, and BP bartenders are used to it. At many locations you can also ask about seasonal or rotating tap beers that aren’t on the printed menu.
How to order customizations (without being “that” customer)
Customization works best when it stays simple. A few ground rules from how restaurant kitchens actually operate:
- Keep it to one or two tweaks. “Deluxe pizza, extra pepperoni, half BBQ sauce” is easy. A five-step rebuild of a signature dish slows the kitchen and is more likely to come back wrong.
- Use ingredients the kitchen already has. Every hack in this article follows this rule. Don’t ask for something BP doesn’t stock — that’s how you end up disappointed.
- Avoid peak rush. Friday and Saturday evenings are the worst time for complex requests. A Tuesday lunch or weekday afternoon is when the kitchen has the breathing room to get your custom order right.
- Be specific, not clever. Don’t order by invented “secret menu names” — the kitchen won’t know them, and neither will the server. Describe what you want: “Can I get the cauliflower crust with pepperoni, mushrooms, and green peppers?”
- Accept that locations vary. Boston Pizza restaurants are franchised, so policies on charges and what’s allowed can differ slightly by location. If a server says no to something, that’s the answer for that location.
- Tip for the effort. A custom order takes extra work from the server and kitchen. A decent tip keeps everyone happy.
What’s NOT real
A quick honesty check on claims you might see elsewhere:
- There is no official BP secret menu. Full stop.
- Nobody can guarantee a specific price for customizations. Extra-topping and dip charges vary by location and by province. This site’s category price guides track standard menu prices; for custom charges, ask your location when you order.
- Invented dish names (“the BP Burrito,” etc.) are internet fiction. If you see one, it’s not a real order the kitchen recognizes — describe the ingredients instead.
FAQ
Does Boston Pizza have a secret menu in Canada?
No. There is no official secret menu at Boston Pizza. However, the kitchen is flexible: extra toppings, sauce swaps, dip add-ons, cauliflower crust builds, and pasta customization are all real options, and the official menu itself invites you to ask (“Not sure what we’ve got? Just ask!”).
Can I add extra toppings to any Boston Pizza pizza?
Generally yes. Extra charges apply per topping, and the amount varies by location. Staff will typically add extra toppings to any signature or custom pizza — just ask when you order.
Can I get any pizza on a cauliflower crust?
The cauliflower crust is officially an 8-inch individual pizza with a maximum of four toppings. You can choose the toppings yourself, effectively building any combination up to four toppings on it. It’s only available in the 8-inch size, not medium or large.
What dips can I add to my order?
The official dip lineup includes cactus dip, chipotle, ranch, creamy garlic, Santa Fe ranch, honey dill, hot honey garlic, sriracha ranch, blue cheese, and pizza sauce — and all of them are listed as GlutenWise. Any of these can usually be added to any order for a small charge, even if they don’t come with the dish by default.
Can I customize pasta at Boston Pizza?
Yes. The Create Your Own Pasta builder lets you choose your sauce and add-ins, and you can request swaps and add-ons (like extra protein) on the named pastas too. Sauce on the side or “light sauce” is a common request, especially for takeout.
Can I order kids’ menu items as an adult?
Absolutely — the kids’ menu is available to anyone, and many locations will make an adult-sized portion of a kids’ item on request. It’s at the location’s discretion, so just ask your server.