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Zio Pizza
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Neighborhood: Market East
111 S 13th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 627-1615
111 S 13th St
Philadelphia, PA 19107
(215) 627-1615
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Fri. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m.
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$
- Good for Groups:
- No
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Lunch, Dinner
- Alcohol:
- None
18 reviews for Zio Pizza
Go here if you like gourmet pizza.
$2.5 to $4 per slice.
Try the focaccia pizza.
This was our first meal moving to Philadelphia, and was completely unimpressive. I originally planned to go to Paolo's, since it was significantly closer, and we were still moving things out of the truck with two little babies wandering around. Paolo's was closed for renovations, so I looked to Yelp for the next best choices... Bingo! Zio's it is.
We got a mushroom & pepperoni pie, and opened it up, still hot, surrounded by moving boxes. Unfortunately, even our desperate hunger couldn't make this any better than "Eh...ok". Bland, greasy, bready crust, industrial cheese-like-food... The best that can be said for it was that it was filling, and relatively fast. Think standard shopping-centre fare, or marginally better than chain-restaurants.
Nothing horrible about it, but certainly not good, and not worth splurging on the calories. If I'm going to eat pizza instead of something healthier, I damn well want it to taste better than this.
discovered Zio's on a friends suggestion, they've got a great selection of the norm pizza shop fare. Prices are a bit high but it's Center City.
Try the Pepperoni Pizza Steak, it's outta this world!!!
If your in a hurry try and call in ahead of time as they have a steady business throughout the day.
I like pizza. Hell, who am I kidding - I have practically had love affairs with some really well executed pies throughout various times in my life. There was the spot on the corner down the block from where I used to live in NYC that made a pretty good slice. Cheap, too. And then after I moved to Brooklyn, there were too many yummy ones to count. But I'll hold them in my heart forever, even if I can't remember their names. Hopefully they'll remember me fondly, too.
But then I moved to Philly and a strange thing happened. My beloved pizza became harder to come by. Sure, you can pick up a piece practically any old place, but I'm a girl with some seriously high standards. Standards that don't include grease, paper thin crust or dirty back rooms. So that makes my pickins pretty slim around here.
But Zio's at least treats me like a lady. They seem to put some actual thought and care into the way they craft their delicacies, and when you take a bite you may actually swoon. Bold statement, yes, but it's true. If you're looking for "the one," then you might want to throw Zio's name into the hat. Sure, it's an unusual one, but you never know how the story's going to end, now do you? For me, it ended with a full belly and a piece of basil lodged in my back tooth. But this romance is long from over...
Yo Zio
I ate nothing for a week on the Master Cleanse.
When I could have eaten at Zio's and one hour later viewed the contents of my entire G.I. tract.
Cheers to you, Zio, for this service to humanity.
I feel it is my duty to inform the people of Philadelphia about the cheese pretzel dogs at Zios. They are outta sight and super delicious. I think it may be a while until I get to enjoy one since all of my clothes are too small at the moment from holiday overload.
But I look forward to my next encounter with you oh delicious pretzel dog. (Who am I kidding, I forgot to bring my lunch today...)
Do mine eyes and mouth deceive me? Am I really experiencing it? An ACTUAL pizza in the city of Philadelphia? Not the best, but a shining star among the garbage around most of the city.
I looked on Yelp for a good long time trying to find those with similar tastes in pizza and came upon Zio's. As such, I took a drive over. Unpleasant was the endless searching for a parking spot which ultimately resulted in a ticket. WHY WOULD A LOADING ZONE DURING THE DAY BE A BUS STOP AT NIGHT? I don't even think there's a route down that part of Sansom!? Go screw PPA (and potentially SEPTA). Also, when standing and signing my receipt, a toddler walked into my shins.
Anyway, this is a winner. The consistency is right, the ingredients fresh, the taste wholly welcome compared to the pie from Celebre I had recently.
I went here on a not too busy Wednesday afternoon. The pizzas all looked pretty good in the front counter. I ended up picking a pepperoni and a stromboli like pizza slice with pepperoni and sausage in it. The pepperoni slice was pretty greasy and the cheese was not that great. The stromboli slice with pepperoni and sausage was also greasy, without a lot of flavor. I kind of wonder whether I came on a bad day after reading all of the very positive reviews. Maybe I'll go back and give it another try.
Without a doubt, the best pizza in Philadelphia!!!!!!!!!
Only draw back are their wonky hours,
closes at 8pm and closed completely on Sundays, Craziness!
Also, while their "brother" location, J & J's is good, dont be fooled, its not the same!!!
Yummy! I was walking around center city trying to decide what I really wanted to eat for lunch the other day. I wandered in the direction of Zio's and found it pretty easily on 13th street - partly by luck and the rest by accident. I remember reading some reviews for Zio's on yelp and decided it was worth a shot. I was impressed, there was quite the selection of pizzas available at the moment. I ended up getting a slice of potato, egg and bacon - it sounded interesting and worth a try... as well as a slice of pepperoni and sausage. The total came up to under $6.50 and they put the pizza on some paper plates and put it in a bag for me to carry back to the hotel. I devoured the potato, egg and bacon one, but was feeling pretty full and ended up saving the pepperoni and sausage slice in the hotel mini-fridge for breakfast the next morning.
The pizza was really good: the crust was a perfect crusty and chewiness. There wasn't too much cheese or too much sauce... I must say, I was very happy with my decision of going to Zio's. I would love to go back and try some of their other combinations of toppings, but I guess I'll have to wait until the next time I'll be in Philly.
There is a weird thing about most of the pizza shops in Philadelphia. Most of them have this aweful crust that retains all the grease which are topped by canned ingredients.
Zio's is a great shop tucked away in Center City. They use mostly fresh ingredients that compliment a great selection of pizzas. Best thing I can recommend is the Zio's Special Pizza. Fresh mozzarella, spinach, filetto pomidoro, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. mmMMm.
Everyone I've introduced or talked about with this place enjoyed. I think you will too unless you are a hardcore regional pizza fan.
tucked in a slim storefront on a crowded block (with Duross and Langel, Capogiro's, and the now-defunct Sparacinos midtown village location), it is, as K W describes, "nondescript". If co-workers hadn't suggested it to me, I'm not sure I would have stopped in. Don't be scared off by the ambiguous front and the entryway/display area which can get crowded at times. They have a great selection of delicious, pre-made pizza's and ample seating in the rear. As a vegetarian, it warm's my heart to browse their veggie selection, and the slice's that I've ordered always come out fresh and crispy after a quick re-heat in the oven. Granted, I haven't tried many of the pizza shops in the neighborhood, but Zio's pizza is like a gourmet meal compared to the few that I have tried.
sidenote: also have a selection of subs and hot sanwiches, and I still need to try their cheese fries. sigh.
Zios, you are the answer to my pizza prayers. Open Monday-Saturday until 8 pm, you satisfy my every pizza desire. Your top quality dough and robust sauce makes my knees weak at the very thought of tasting them. Zio's I have to ask you one question, Will you stay in my neighborhood and continue to rock my pizza world?
Only reason I can't give all five stars is because I need to eat more here! I really liked the fact that they keep their plain pizza crust thin and their spinach and tomato pizza is reallly good (just needs a little tiny of sauce for my liking). But yes, highly recommended for a good slice :)
I found Zio on yelp a few months ago. Good pizza is hard to find in Philly, so I try to go with what's been recommended. Even though it's in a pretty busy area, it's a little bit hidden -- the storefront is small, with just a small silver sign out front. They always have an interesting selection of pizza. There are most of the standards, like plain, mushroom, and sausage, but also more gourmet and unusual toppings.
I knocked off a star for being a bit expensive for your standard pizzeria. The pizza costs a little more than I like to pay -- I think it's about $2 for a slice of plain and $2.50 for mushroom pizza. However, the slices are pretty big. They always taste fresh and aren't doused in grease. The seating area is nice, clean, and well-lit. Also, the guys who work there are always really friendly, even if you're cheap like me and just get a slice of plain and a cup of tap water.
Yo Zio, your pizza's BANGIN'. I lived a block away from here for a year and ate here frequently. The staff is friendly, the dining room is clean (it's also a shrine to futbol), there are always plenty of CP and PWs available so you have somethin to read while you munch. the plain slices are huge and awesome. do it up.
The ravioli pizza is an indulgence my body can only handle about once a month. The ravioli is big, fluffy, and stuffed with ricotta cheese - which would be fine on it's own but on top of yummy, doughy, cheesey pizza - it's just all too much. It's usually served with a pink sauce, but it's all too much cream to withstand in one sitting so I always ask for plain tomato sauce on mine. Delish!
It's on a nondescript street which has nothing going for it. But, come in for a slice. It's so good, it's just absurd.
