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Omega Pizza & Restaurant
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- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
17 reviews for Omega Pizza & Restaurant
I am not reviewing Omega Pizza for their pizza or food, because it sucks.
I am reviewing them for their amazing selection of take out beer. Great microbrews from various places across the US, as well as imports. You can create your own six pack as well, and buy by the bottle.
Hooray beer.
NO THANK YOU!
The Pizza sucks. The rest of the food is Bla...
The only reason to even step in this joint is the Beer selection.
I actually like their veggie pizza... when my family comes up and we order pizza they always talk about how good the pizza from this place is, as in "are we getting it from that one place that takes forever to deliver but has really good veggie pizza?"
The toppings always look good, and the crust is thick which I personally prefer to thin crust you get most places in Philly. It is always better hot though, something about this pizza doesnt lend itsself to eating cold. It isnt someplace to traverse the city for, and they arent by any means QUICK but if you need to get pizza delivered in GHo in say, about an hour, call this place.
This place is HILARIOUS. I have never seen such a yipster beer selection in a hole in the wall place--they've got all your beer snob beers in 6 packs.
The pizza at 1.80 a slice is cheaper than most places in center city, but I'm not a fan of the thick spongy crust. It's 2 blocks from where I live though, so I am sure I'll roll there pretty often.
Casual, laid back, walk-in place. Can order pizza, pasta, subs to go or sit down. Can buy beer by the bottle or make your own 6 pack. Great place to stop by on your way out... or on your way home! Definitely a super casual place.
The pizza here is not good. It's not even good when you're drunk. It's bad. I don't even think they try to fake it.
That's why so many people call this "the beer store."
I love this place. I love their veggie grinders, though if you're like me you have to get them without green peppers and lettuce, and with onions. Also, get mustard/mayo and have all the veggies cooked before AND after they are put on the grinder. Delicioso! This is the only food I get here, as I am trying not to eat animals that led terrible lives, and Philadelphia eateries don't seem too concerned with the living conditions of their beef.
Also, the owner here is kind of awesome. Any proprietor that enjoys talking shit about the Cowboys is ok with me! And they have like a million beers, though they must be obscenely overpriced. Seriously, some bitch got 2 six packs and a supersized bottle of Lambic and it cost $36.95. And one of the six packs was of Yuengling! I was kind of amazed that she didn't even bat an eyelash at that. Clearly I should have mugged her after she left.
Anyway, veggie faces and rich beer fans should love this place. I guess I fall into one of these categories.
For pizza - a big fat NO
Apparently has a great beer selection so that would be a big YES
Aw, c'mon GHo. Omega isn't THAT bad.
I initially started going here because of the beer. At the time, I had yet to become a beer snob so I didn't fully appreciate their expansive list but it was close to my house and that was all that mattered. Then I tried the pizza. Apparently everyone else hates cheese because they have REALLY cheesy pizza. Which, yes, in turn, makes it greasy. Let's be honest, when you're eating pizza are you REALLY trying to be healthy? Most pizza = greasy and really cheesy pizza = really greasy. It's a simple equation. Also, you can fix the grease problem by blotting it with a paper towel. Anyway, the long story short is I love their pizza and I think it's really good and I'm happy that I can get hangover-curing pizza and the hair-of-the-dog in the same place.
Also, their beer is AWESOME and the owner really knows his stuff. I'm a beer snob due to my current restaurant of employment and it's really good to hear him comment on some of the lesser known stouts and Belgian brews that I buy. He clearly puts a lot of thought into what he stocks, unlike other places in the area.
When I first walked in I thought this Omega Pizza was going to be disgusting. Aesthetically, it certainly suggests that. But in reality, the pizza isn't terrible, and I had a meatball grinder which was actually quite good. (They put a fair amount of cheese on it). The slices of pizza are greasy, but they are also come in at under 2 bucks a slice. Which ain't bad for the city.
Their beer selection deserves special commendation. It is quite good, not only for Macro/Micro brews, but also harder to get stuff, like the Brooklyn/Schneider Hopfenweisse or Dogfishhead 120 minute. The lack of prices makes beer buying a bit tedious however, as you have to go up and ask the cashier how much each is. A bit of a pain, especially if it is busy.
Omega Pizza is a 3 minute walk from my house and it's the perfect place for carry-out beer. The selection is very impressive and you can build your own six pack. I have been in this establishment about four times and the staff has been friendly every time. The food is nothing to write home about. If you are in dire need of something to eat and you are suffering from a terrible hangover, Omega Pizza will suffice. If I could sum this place up with one quote from a movie, it would be this line from Babe:
"That'll do pig, that'll do"
Omega is my neighborhood pizza/grinder place. I think it's great. Not too expensive, wide variety (in the realm of corner pizza/hoagie/beer place) of food and great variety of beer.
Beer selection is amazing - build your own 6 pack is a big plus. Pizza is only edible when i am extremely hungover - it is super greasy - cheesesteaks..ehh...
A beer distributor posing as a Pizza place........every lager gulping guy knows, parking in this area is hard to come by so instead of driving for a dozen bottles and lose your spot after , walk to Omegas instead. The name could be Omega Red Pizza that would have made it way yuppie / student friendly.
okay- i actually like this place.
the wings are delish, they have great burgers and fries.
cant go wrong with an expansive beer selection.
Most pizza places in Philly are what bodegas are to New York: places to buy beer.
Omega has decently priced beer, and even some really classy wine-beers. They sell singles and by the 6er. This is my second favorite such stop in the city (shout out to Pasqually's in West Philly), but unlike that place, I'd actually eat here.
The food is just sustenance. No more, no less. But the place is open late, cooks lightning fast, and has become a mainstay with its hideous blue plastic awning to the west side of South Street.
Like what Jake said, Omega is a beer distributor disguised as a pizza joint. If Pa would get rid of some of its stupid liquor laws we wouldn't have to dance around the fact and could all just run into 7-11 to buy a six pack. But until it does, we will have to settle for these small pizza (beer) places. Come for the beer, stay for the pizza...or at least try it...its not too bad.