PINE STREET PIZZA
Although we have had pretty good experiences with Pine Street Pizza, there is one major disappointment: there are no single slices. A small pie, which costs $5.75, is slightly bigger than a Pizza Hut personal pan pizza. They come with six small slices, roughly equal to two and a half "real" slices. The pizza is thick, and Greek-style, with crust that tastes almost like French bread. It's a good balance of mozz and sauce, but still too thick and chewy for Picky's liking.
Also on the menu are other Greek specialities like souvlaki and gyros. Picky went for a gyro, which he found to be nice and overstuffed, served in tin foil wrapper. He found it to be quite good, with plenty of shredded lettuce and diced fresh tomatos as well as a nice helping of sliced beef and yogurt sauce, and, for a twist, sliced pickles which was new to him and not a good, but not a bad combo.
Two other important facts about Pine Street Pizza: it's open until midnight, which is pretty late for the neighborhood, there are always cops in there. Always. Like four officers every thirty minutes.
And how large are the small pies? Below is a photo with a CD for reference:
Messy: ***
Picky: ***
The final word: Decent Greek pizza open til midnight, with lots of security.
12th St & Pine St
7 Days 11am - Midnight
Delivery to 11.20pm
215-922-2526
January 16th, 2006 at 3:25 pm
Pine Street Pizza is awesome. It's definitely not a New York Pie, but it is also not anything else particularly obvious either. The pie that is most worth trying is their special: It's AWESOME… Especially with anchovies!
February 14th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
Do people really like Pine Street's pizza?? I always thought the ever-present cops meant the place was a front for sure - maybe they're distributing the bribes from the local drug kingpin in the back - because it sure as hell wasn't the awful pizza bringing them in. Seriously, why are the cops there? Do they get a discount?
February 18th, 2006 at 1:14 am
Very cognitive….
June 7th, 2006 at 4:00 pm
pine st. pizza is the best!
May 2nd, 2007 at 12:54 pm
Personally, i think that what mithras said is totally naive. Me, being the nephew of the owner would know. And , also the police are always there because they eat the good food that is there. And no they do not get a discount. We also own the restaurant across the street.. Effie's Authentic Greek Cuisine. Maybe mithras owns a pizza store, but, of all the pizza stores i have seen in Philadelphia, I have come to the conclusion that every store that i have seen … are ugly and they have not seen a mop in forever.
May 29th, 2007 at 5:45 pm
I love Pine Street Pizza. Not only is their pizza the best that I've had in the neighborhood, but they make great salads & sandwhiches! The lettuce is fresh, never wilty, and the veggies are crispy. In fact, I'm ordering from them tonight!