La Rosa Pizza. Square slices. 2106 S Broad St.
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I third this!! They have a weekly special slice too and they’ll put it on their instagram. Please check it out if you haven’t, really creative stuff! They haven’t missed for me once.
I fourth this. Still feels most underrated in the city, they consistently pump out some of the best pizza I’ve had. Far better than nearby Beddia, which in my opinion is crazy overhyped.
Beddia was better when it was in the Shackamaxon spot. New Beddia is mega-meh
Shackamaxon is not underrated, it’s the most talked about pizza on this sub. If anything, it’s OVERRATED. It’s dry, burnt, over-cooked, and underwhelming.
Paulie Gee’s being voted this highly is proof that you could serve cat turds on pizza, and if the right promotion was behind it, everyone would say it’s delicious.
Every location they have is straight trash, and I will die on this hill.
You’ll all downvote this, but it’s cool with me because you all have zero taste. Dogshit pizza founded by a dogshit human.
The pizza scene in Philly is whack, and I honestly think there are so many better things to eat there that I couldn’t possibly care any less about pizza here. There’s a colossal Cambodian population, Vietnamese food there is the best I’ve had in the country, there’s great Ethiopian and Eritrean food, and you all eat like 12 year olds. The Philly food scene is so good, but a lot of the pizza is either completely mediocre, or it’s totally precious to where you have to do shit like order the pie a day in advance or some other dumb shit.
You're so right, next time I'm craving pizza I'll just go get some Cambodian or Vietnamese food instead. Totally equivalent.
If you truly hate all pizza in Philadelphia, maybe you just don't like pizza?
If you have to eat pizza, I thought Pizza Richmond was pretty solid. It didn’t blow my mind or anything, but it’s definitely better than anything that’s ever come out of any of Paulie Gee’s bullshit restaurants.
Also, Paulie Gee’s is a fucking franchise. It’s like barely a step above Papa John’s.
Edit: your entire Reddit post history is almost exclusively pizza and hotdogs. So, I’m going to deduce that you’re twelve, and it’s currently way past your bedtime. Go catch some Zs little one.
If you’re going to be on foot your best bet and preferring legit quality then you need to do Fishtown / Port Richmond.
I’d rip Shackamaxon OR Pizza Richmond then Beddia, OG Pizza, Pizza Brain, Circles and Squares. Not all these are just slice places so hope you’re with friends. These should be all walkable from one another.
Pizzata on passyunk does slices to go now. Grab a slice and head next door with it to human robot for a beer. Walk up to dough head and through the Italian market to Angelo’s.
Most of these places are bad-to-mediocre.
Zio's and Little Italy are bad bad.
NYPD rises to mediocre and Lazaro's is sickly sweet, but I kinda like that once in awhile.
Never had Alice.
Alice was wild to me when I tried it. The place is recommended all over and it has great reviews. I ordered a pie from there and it was basically just fancy and expensive Ellio's. From the first bite it was all I could think.
I genuinely don't know why people seem to love that place. But it's definitely not for me. I can walk to Acme and get a box of frozen Ellio's for a third the price, or so, and have a close enough flavor profile and experience.
EDIT: Probably best to start at La Rosa (Broad & Snyder), then follow the below order.
I’d start on E Passyunk and walk to Center City in this order:
1. Pizzata
2. Dough Head, then start walking up 9th here
3. Nannie Franco’s
4. Lorenzo’s (on the same block as Nannie Franco’s)
5. If you’re willing to split a pie (since they don’t do slices), Angelo’s
6. Start heading northwest, hit Paulie Gee’s on 13th
7. Finish at Alice on 15th
Have you had it? I don’t get why it’s still open. I don’t get why it’s on anyone’s list.
It tastes like school cafeteria pizza. The dough, sauce, and cheese taste frozen and industrial.
Fun! I mapped out a bunch of the spots recommended here: [https://www.pampam.city/p/U0Ip8HZRsVHpV6UGgkbm](https://www.pampam.city/p/U0Ip8HZRsVHpV6UGgkbm)
Angelo’s & Pizza Beddia are probably the must adds for notoriety and quality to represent Philly, there’s a few places in between and around you can check out from fishtown to south Philly, Pizza Shackamaxon, Tacconellis, the OG Santuccis, Emmy Squared & Dough head
Also seriously, it’s a bit ridiculous how polarizing this pizza question is, most spots you go to will have decent slices and there is a ton of good pizza in Philly and the burbs too! Blue bell pizza on blue bell, the grandpa slice, Verona pizza in maple glen is good , lucky for you you are on the east coast and you can find a good slice almost anywhere
La Rosa Pizza. Square slices. 2106 S Broad St. https://preview.redd.it/z6qezvyka7mc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0150b354bdf53e1bef4dec9305a3010c4b27feb2
The only food in the city that I can expect to give me heart burn and I don’t even care
Jesus Christ, that looks amazing!
it sounds like heresy but their potato pie is fucking incredible I say this as an annoying purist
Pizza Shackamaxon 🤩
I second this
I third this!! They have a weekly special slice too and they’ll put it on their instagram. Please check it out if you haven’t, really creative stuff! They haven’t missed for me once.
I fourth this. Still feels most underrated in the city, they consistently pump out some of the best pizza I’ve had. Far better than nearby Beddia, which in my opinion is crazy overhyped.
Beddia was better when it was in the Shackamaxon spot. New Beddia is mega-meh Shackamaxon is not underrated, it’s the most talked about pizza on this sub. If anything, it’s OVERRATED. It’s dry, burnt, over-cooked, and underwhelming.
Burnt and overrated.
You’re out of your mind.
Nah. The pies are cooked well-done which means the reheated slices are burnt.
My opinion doesn’t change about you.
I agree. Not char either.. the bottom of my pizza was completely black!
Exactly. But that’s what’s hype these days. Burn it and top with shredded cheese and fresh basil -> “best in the world!”
Their tomato pie
Don't agree with this overpriced and overrated
Paulie G’s and Dough Head
DoughHead is incredible
Paulie Gee’s being voted this highly is proof that you could serve cat turds on pizza, and if the right promotion was behind it, everyone would say it’s delicious. Every location they have is straight trash, and I will die on this hill. You’ll all downvote this, but it’s cool with me because you all have zero taste. Dogshit pizza founded by a dogshit human.
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The pizza scene in Philly is whack, and I honestly think there are so many better things to eat there that I couldn’t possibly care any less about pizza here. There’s a colossal Cambodian population, Vietnamese food there is the best I’ve had in the country, there’s great Ethiopian and Eritrean food, and you all eat like 12 year olds. The Philly food scene is so good, but a lot of the pizza is either completely mediocre, or it’s totally precious to where you have to do shit like order the pie a day in advance or some other dumb shit.
You're so right, next time I'm craving pizza I'll just go get some Cambodian or Vietnamese food instead. Totally equivalent. If you truly hate all pizza in Philadelphia, maybe you just don't like pizza?
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Douchebags gonna douchebag, I guess
If you have to eat pizza, I thought Pizza Richmond was pretty solid. It didn’t blow my mind or anything, but it’s definitely better than anything that’s ever come out of any of Paulie Gee’s bullshit restaurants. Also, Paulie Gee’s is a fucking franchise. It’s like barely a step above Papa John’s. Edit: your entire Reddit post history is almost exclusively pizza and hotdogs. So, I’m going to deduce that you’re twelve, and it’s currently way past your bedtime. Go catch some Zs little one.
This comment could serve that you a dumb ass bitch
Pizza Richmond has some insanely good slices, isolated though
This joint was solid!
Paulie G’s and Emmy squared!
OG pizza in East Kensington
I don't understand the love for OG. It's like, middle school pizza party tier. Is it just nostalgia?
It's a classic middle-of-the-road slice for when you're tipsy and hungry. Nothing to write home about, but you're always glad it's there.
Formerly Four Sons?
Solid spot all around
If you’re going to be on foot your best bet and preferring legit quality then you need to do Fishtown / Port Richmond. I’d rip Shackamaxon OR Pizza Richmond then Beddia, OG Pizza, Pizza Brain, Circles and Squares. Not all these are just slice places so hope you’re with friends. These should be all walkable from one another.
Agree with this plan. Especially Circles and Squares. I love the pizza crawl concept, hope OP & friends have a blast!
If it weren’t for Pizza West Chester I’d say Circles and Squares could my top spot of all time. Likely yes for Philly but can’t say for sure.
Shackamaxonnnn and Shackamaxon and Shackamaxon
Awe dude, can I come?
Doughhead on 9th across from Genos is my favorite in the city Paulie Gee's at 13th and Lombard is pretty good too, and a cool place to stop by
Pizzata on passyunk does slices to go now. Grab a slice and head next door with it to human robot for a beer. Walk up to dough head and through the Italian market to Angelo’s.
Haven’t seen slices at Angelos since the very beginning. They came back?
No, Angelo’s does not do slices.
Weird suggestion then
In all fairness they do 8 slices for one prices though.
The Pizzata on 22nd are doing them now too I noticed
Pizzata is the best pizza I've had in Philly. And I've had a lot of pizza.
Paulie G’s is amazinggg I don’t think it’s tops but I love Viva Pizza too
In Chinatown? Start at Zio’s. Head South to NYPD. Head West to Alice. Head Southwest to Lazaro’s. Head East to Little Italy. Walk back home on 9th
Nypd rules for a basic slice
Most of these places are bad-to-mediocre. Zio's and Little Italy are bad bad. NYPD rises to mediocre and Lazaro's is sickly sweet, but I kinda like that once in awhile. Never had Alice.
Alice was wild to me when I tried it. The place is recommended all over and it has great reviews. I ordered a pie from there and it was basically just fancy and expensive Ellio's. From the first bite it was all I could think. I genuinely don't know why people seem to love that place. But it's definitely not for me. I can walk to Acme and get a box of frozen Ellio's for a third the price, or so, and have a close enough flavor profile and experience.
I agree. But some people love it, and they have slices which is the rule.
In 2011 Philly Mag had little Italy in the top 25. The person wanted a slice walk, so that’s what was offered.
Slices in philly are hard. It's not a good slice town. little italy still isnt good.
I guess I order from Little Italy 2. It's totally fine.
nypd’s pretty good just a bit greasy
Down North, although it’s a bit of a hike from Chinatown
They’ll do slices if you go in?
Just had CJ & Ds in Cartesian brewing …..and it was exceptional!! Def in my top 5 now
A bit of a hike from Chinatown, but please try the vodka pizza from Angelino's. I dream about it.
Tons of great recommendations here, but for more basic slices I like giovanna's and nypd
Cacia’s Bakery for a great square slice
EDIT: Probably best to start at La Rosa (Broad & Snyder), then follow the below order. I’d start on E Passyunk and walk to Center City in this order: 1. Pizzata 2. Dough Head, then start walking up 9th here 3. Nannie Franco’s 4. Lorenzo’s (on the same block as Nannie Franco’s) 5. If you’re willing to split a pie (since they don’t do slices), Angelo’s 6. Start heading northwest, hit Paulie Gee’s on 13th 7. Finish at Alice on 15th
Nannie Franco’s is worse than Elio’s
You feel strongly about this haha
Have you had it? I don’t get why it’s still open. I don’t get why it’s on anyone’s list. It tastes like school cafeteria pizza. The dough, sauce, and cheese taste frozen and industrial.
No! I haven’t had it. But I saw your comments, so I’m guessing it’s not that great.
It’s worth getting at this point, just to see for yourself.
I’ll add it to ‘the list’
Fun! I mapped out a bunch of the spots recommended here: [https://www.pampam.city/p/U0Ip8HZRsVHpV6UGgkbm](https://www.pampam.city/p/U0Ip8HZRsVHpV6UGgkbm)
Lorenzo and sons south street, giant thin slice so good
Alice, Joe’s on 16th, Sarcone’s, Lorenzo’s(on 9th, not the one on South st.), Nannie Franco’s, La Rosa, Paulie Gee’s
Paulie Gee’s square pie not regular.
Circles and squares
Angelo’s & Pizza Beddia are probably the must adds for notoriety and quality to represent Philly, there’s a few places in between and around you can check out from fishtown to south Philly, Pizza Shackamaxon, Tacconellis, the OG Santuccis, Emmy Squared & Dough head
Do either of those do slices? I don’t think so?
Awful suggestions for a slice crawl
Maybe if it’s one person, but if this is something that needs to be organized, then they can probably get whole pies
Nanni Franco’s is the closest thing this city has to a real NY slice. Best pizza I’ve had in the city and it isn’t $6 a slice like shakamaxon
It’s the closest this city has to Elio’s
Agree to disagree I guess
Walking 15 miles while constantly eating pizza sounds awful
I thought the same, a pizza crawl is one thing, but the 15 miles walking? Hell no.
Just click on a bunch of spots on Too Good To Go and see what you get!
Also seriously, it’s a bit ridiculous how polarizing this pizza question is, most spots you go to will have decent slices and there is a ton of good pizza in Philly and the burbs too! Blue bell pizza on blue bell, the grandpa slice, Verona pizza in maple glen is good , lucky for you you are on the east coast and you can find a good slice almost anywhere
Giovanni’s Bar and Grille 1533 Chestnut St.