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2nd Street Pizza - CLOSED
Category: Restaurants Pizza Pizza [Edit]
812 N 2nd StPhiladelphia, PA 19123
Neighborhood: Northern Liberties
(215) 238-8833
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Alcohol:
- No
15 reviews for 2nd Street Pizza
15 reviews in English
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Review from Lena P.
Philadelphia, PA
2/23/2010
I came here post-bar one evening and had a chicken parm and onion rings that rocked my world. The food was fresh and reasonably priced.
For weeks I raved about this place until I stopped in for a quick dinner aka a slice of pizza. There aren't that many staff in the place, so I waited at the counter for a few minutes while the owner/cash guy was on the phone. This was followed by some of the worst pizza I've ever bought in North America. There was some gorganzola cheese on the side which I wasn't expecting and the dough to cheese ration was odd.
The size is definitely a meal though; almost the side of the giant pies from down at the shore. There is also TV playing in case you have the attention span of a 2 year old and can't patiently wait for food. -
Review from Cathy L.
Philadelphia, PA
6/30/2011
I love pizza - I truly do. But I don't love just any pizza - it has to be fresh, great ingredients and made by people that have pride in their pie. Unfortunately, this place doesn't. Their menu says to state if you want thin crust - I asked for VERY thin crust....nope - I got doughy, mediocre crust :(
Next time I'm ordering in, I'll spend a little more and go with NYPD Pizza. They have it going on! -
Review from Jake V.
Philadelphia, PA
3/22/2008
This pizza was not very good. It reminded me of greasy pizza hut pizza.
The service was alright in that they didn't delay anything or give me a hard time.
I guess I'd just pay a buck or two more and just go to Rustica across the street. -
Review from tim c.
Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2008
Well I was delivering beer to one of our NoLibs regulars and thought to myself, "While I'm here I might as well grab a beer and some lunch at Standard Tap." Unfortunately it was 3:30 and I couldn't wait around a half hour for the Tap to open. So I figured I passed this place enough times, I might as well TRY it, right? Wrong.
I walked in and ordered a plain slice. When the cashier asked for $2.35 I was so shocked I blurted out, "How big are these things?!" The cashier, who didn't seem the least bit amused, assured me they're the biggest slices I'll see in my life. Wrong again.
I waited for them to heat up my slice and looking around I began to think I should have gone elsewhere. And when they served it up I couldn't have been more correct (unless I was at Lorenzo's, but in that case I would probably be too drunk to remember/care). Pretty typical Philly pizza thing going on. Thick, undercooked dough with a hint of corrugated cardboard. Too sweet, too tangy sauce that came out of a can. Cheap mozzarella. Ugh.
Moral of the story? If you're in this area looking for pizza, and not something that's going through the motions and just resembles pizza, go to Rustica. -
Review from Anthony S.
Philadelphia, PA
12/16/2007
By FAR the worst pizza I have ever eaten. I stopped in here once as I was running errands on 2nd street and preparing for a 3 hour drive to north jersey. I figured I'd grab a couple slices to eat o the road and keep me company.
The closest comparison I could give would be those little bagel pizza bites. So if you're down with those, go for it. Personally, I like a light crispy crust and ingredients that I can taste - two things this pizza joint knows nothing about. -
Review from duocorn i.
Philadelphia, PA
6/29/2006
2nd Street Pizza is probably THE BEST pizza shop I have encountered in Philadelphia. Their pizza slices are enormous and absolutely delicious. The selection at 2nd Street is vast, and while famous cheesesteak havens like Geno's offer a c-steak for $7, you can get a c-steak and soda at 2nd Street for half that price.
The service is always great here, no matter what time of the day or night. The owner is very friendly, and the food is always deliciously satisfying (and doesn't hurt your wallet). -
Review from Rennie J.
Philadelphia, PA
1/1/2010
Awful service, even worse pizza. Took close to 90 minutes to deliver a pizza to our house, which is less than a mile away.
I guess because it's New Years Day they were busy. So busy that they ran out of sauce...there was barely any sauce on our pizza. We ordered a large pizza with half spinach and half black olives. According to their menu this should have cost $6.95 for the large pizza plus $1.25 for each topping. The delivery guy charged us (and the receipt read) $14.95 (almost twice what we should have been charged). Maybe the extra charge was for the cardboard spinach box packaging that the guys threw in on top of the pie. NASTY.
Terrible way to ring in a new year.
AVOID this place. -
Review from d s.
New York, NY
11/5/2009
Don't go here UNLESS you have no other options.
I stopped in last night with the drunk munchies. This place happened to be open, and it happened to be on my way home. And then I wasted $6 on the worst italian hoagie I've ever had.
How can you fuck up a sandwich, you ask in disbelief. Well, you can... and they do. The bread was like the kind you find on a 7-11 sandwich, and it seemed suspiciously like they used pre-sliced, packaged cold cuts. -
Review from Spencer W.
Southampton, NY
7/7/2008 4 photos
funny that *anyone* would call 2nd st. pizza the best they've ever had, with Rustica right down the street. 2nd st. pizza is fine, whatever, but it isn't anything gourmet. it doesn't come close to rustica, and wouldn't beat out Germantown pizza (a few blocks north) either. plus it doesn't have the *feel* of a great pizza place, as both Rustica and Germantown do.
So, yeah. it's fine, but nothing special. the slices can be HUGE - monsterous, really - but they don't have flavor to match. -
Review from christina g.
Philadelphia, PA
2/9/2009
The pizza was great! The large pizzas are HUGE. Staff was pretty friendly. Delivery was kind of slow, but it was superbowl Sunday. Kind of pricey.
Listed in: good places in philly
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Review from Matt S.
Philadelphia, PA
8/31/2008
I haven't eaten at the other pizza places in Northern Liberties but comapred to some of the jawns near my place in University City--this pizza is alright. The price is cheap considering the size of the slices (which are seriously huge) and the service is fine. Yeah, the taste wasn't anything special, but it was acceptable. My biggest complaint is the dough which is too thick for my tastes and a little on the soft side. The decor of the place is kinda cool and the booth seats are comfy.
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Review from Sally f.
Philadelphia, PA
7/7/2006
Best pizza ive ever had, tons of other great food, great prices, great service.
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Review from Susan L.
Chicago, IL
3/9/2007
Ummmm....I don't know about the first review, but 2nd Street Pizza was average-to-cardboard at best. Almost no cheese or sauce, this carbo-loaded dinner is a cheap option, in price and in quality.
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Review from bernie v.
Philadelphia, PA
7/29/2009
This is the worst pizza I've ever had. Seriously, do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. The dough is way too thick and they put way too much cheese on. "Well I like my pizza thick and I like lots of cheese!!!" --you may say - but seriously, you will not like this. They also use very little sauce on the pizza - which is another negative. The only other thing I've ordered from there was a meatball parm sub twice - and both times there was so little sauce on it that i had to heat up my own sauce and put it on. Totally unacceptable.
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Review from Tony R.
Philadelphia, PA
Updated - 10/28/2009
The pizza here is awful. But the hoagies and wings are good. DO NOT GET THE PIZZA. Service is still fast.
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10/3/2009
The service was good here and the food was ok. Nothing to write home about but being decent and… Read more »
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