Lorenzo’s
I am ashamed to say I lived in Center City for 4 years without even hearing of this place let alone going there. On 4th and South there lies a place where all slices are cheese only, 3 bucks, cash only, and strict rules apply to the “in” and “out” doors. Such a place sounds like it only exists in the land of Happily Ever After, but alas, its true. And the slices are about as big as two plates side by side. Greasy cheesy goodness on a thin crust with no pretentions to gourmet. This is the epitome of drunk food; if you don’t get kicked out for not following the rules, that is.
In Riva-again
It comes as a surprise to us all that it has taken over 6 months for us to go back to In Riva for another go at the pizza. Before I continue, let me just say that In Riva does other things on its menu very well including the vasi and the pasta. We just never bother with these things when the pizza mood strikes. Going back we insisted on trying new pizzas. We did the spicy ham, a pizza that, while on the menu all the time, seems to always fly below the radar for us. And our second choice bianco verde, appears to be on the newer side of the menu. The spicy ham has their fabulous red sauce with well baked ham and pickled chilis. The chilis bring the heat without being excessive. The red sauce… well it just goes without saying. Bianco verde is a goat cheese pizza with arugula, onion, almond, and some lovely lemon olive oil. You would think that the goat cheese overpowers the other flavors, but not true and we were not short on the goat cheese either. The lemon added a nice balance to it as well. It is probably likely that as we went this time on a Wednesday as opposed to a weekend there was more time to focus on the quality, but the crust was spectacular. Although it still sits at number two on our previous list, it is more secure at number two than previously.
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