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    Cacia's Bakery

    4.2 (110 reviews)
    InexpensiveBakeries, Pizza, Italian
    Closed 6:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Retna S.

    The big Italian bread has a great crust, but the inside is soft like cloud. Perfect for dipping

    Jack A.

    Cacia's bakery is an ABSOLUTE must when you are in Philly! Very small bakery that sells different breads, bakery items, and sheet pan pizzas. You can see how long the bakery has been around from just looking around inside, especially the oven! Parking can be a problem during the rush, but we have lucked out the couple of times we've gone. The star of the show is the tomato pie. When we walked in we were greeted by a lovely lady and a man that came out from the back working the oven. Told them I was there for the tomato pie and he said wait, I'm pulling a fresh one out. I cannot even start to tell you how flavorful it was! I literally think about it all the time! Dough is absolutely cooked to perfection and the sauce is something I have never tasted before. Absolutely delicious! My biggest regret is not getting the entire pan! 100% recommend!!

    Actually it looked drier & cold in person!
    George K.

    Bit inconsistent more & more when I order pizza it's usually dried up... I like my pizza esp Tomato pie w lot sauce & warm if not hot & cheese bit melted if cheese pizza... I realize this is not the typical pizza pie it's a bakery... but the slices I got were cold & dried up if I didn't know better it was like eating the store reheated yesterday pizza.. was ok or below ok ... the whit pizza was dry & hard as a brick damn shame as I remember this pizza in its heyday my mom use to work at school & take hot yummy juicy slices home to us kids a lot!!!

    "Fresh tomato pie" via ubereats

    We ordered pizza from ubereats. The photo of the pies were full, normal, square pizzas. The description was "fresh tomato pie". Not only did we receive old individual slices, they were ice cold with no attempt at being heated up before delivered.

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    Omar S.

    Italian Bakery Tour - Cacia's Bakery I've been baking for the last 3 years, since COVID began, and while I've had some successes, I haven't yet mastered two native Philadelphian baked goods - Hoagie (or "sub" or "grinder") Rolls and Tomato Pie, an Italian-American/Philly take on Sicily's Sfincione Palermitano. So, one day in April 2023, I partnered with my Yelp buddy, Gerald S., to traverse the Greater Philadelphia area, visiting five well-known and respected Italian bakeries, sampling those two things. I wanted to understand the nature of those breads, to understand their common traits - size and weight, density, crumb size; and, in the case of Tomato Pie, the sweet/acid/spice taste of its sauce. Of course, none of the bakeries that I visited would share their recipes, but I hoped to return to San Diego with a good idea of how to fiddle with recipes I have on hand, to make hoagie rolls and tomato pie similar to those I ate in Philly. CACIA'S BAKERY Hoagie Rolls Cacia's hoagie rolls were not for me. I found them bland, and worse, too dense for use as sandwich rolls and too dry for table bread. When I was learning to bake and made bread like Cacia's, I called it a mistake and tried again. [Philly locals: I understand that you can't talk about commercial Italian bread production in the region without mentioning Cacia's. I don't care. That conversation also includes Amoroso and Liscio, and I'm not crazy about their products either. Also, not for nothing, all three companies are either entirely or mostly New Jersey-based, and I'm interested in Philadelphia's Italian bakeries.] The Numbers: Cacia's hoagie rolls were 12" long, 9.5" in circumference and weighed ~140g. A 4" midsection weighed ~60g. I estimate the density of the baked rolls at 0.12745 g/cm3. Tomato Pie This is where Cacia's shines, and they know it. Of the five bakeries we visited, Cacia's original retail operation at Mole and Ritner Streets in South Philly featured tomato pie most prominently, and in the greatest number of variations. Because my "project" focused on the plainest version, that's what I sampled, but the neighbors speak well of the half-dozen alternatives that line Cacia's counter. The crust on Cacia's 6" x 4" slice wasn't as rich and snappy as that of Sarcone's, and, like their bread, it was denser than I'd have preferred. But their sauce was delicious, an onion-forward, herby coating, lightly flecked with what I think was black pepper. It was less pizza sauce, more oven-baked "Sunday gravy." As I sampled, I wondered how I'd replicate that sauce, then realized that I already have something similar in my freezer. Every few weeks, I make a large batch of sauce: a hybrid of Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce (perhaps the most famous such thing on the internet) and, from seriouseats.com, Kenji López-Alt's variation of Hazan's recipe. I top my weekly pizza with my sauce; serve it over pasta; layer it into lasagna; and use it to dress meatball subs. I've added it to minestrone, pot roast and even chili. So when I make Philly-style tomato pie at home, I'll simply cook down some of my sauce, paint it onto dough, cook my pie halfway and then add a touch more sauce, for a tomato bite that's similar to, if a little fresher than, Cacia's. ******************** HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Sarcone's Bakery: https://tinyurl.com/3ssh9u3v Conshohocken Italian Bakery: https://tinyurl.com/4ffak98y RECOMMENDED New York Bakery: https://tinyurl.com/bdhtunz8 Cacia's Bakery: https://tinyurl.com/mw9yf6v8 NOT RECOMMENDED Corropolese Italian Bakery & Deli: https://tinyurl.com/26upuxdx .

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    Stan H.

    Apparently there are 5 of these bakeries but I would have never guessed as the first one I saw was in a residential area of South Philly. They have delicious pizza and apparently fresh cannolis. The other locations seem to have hoagies but not here. Probably too much competition for hoagies in Philly. Parking is not the easiest but welcome to South Philly. In the pictures is a TooGoodToGo order. Don't buy for yourself if ordering this- share share share!! Wish I noticed the bread rolls and cheese bread to share as well in addition to the pizza. Service was quick. Standard South Philly service vibe and personalities.

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    Gerald S.

    This fourth generation Italian bakery at the corner of Mole and Ritner in South Philly was the smallest of the bakery visited with Yelp Bro, Omar S., as part of his deep dive into the secrets of sandwich rolls and tomato pies that has made this part of the city so famous. While he weighed and measured samples on the trunk lid of my car, I watched and tasted a little of everything he chose to evaluate. Impressive effort by Omar. I had by far the easier and more enjoyable job. So, Casia's was purchased by Joe in 1953 to be the neighborhood bread store. Today there are 5 stores, the majority in Jersey, still run by the extended familia. They must be doing something right. Check out Omar's review for the technicals and his observations, but for my tastebuds, their torpedo rolls were very good, if not quite at Sarcone's standards, but a worthy competitor with a large following. The shop front is tiny for customers, but behind the glass is a large working flour dust filled bakery. During our few minutes in the store people were coming in and out to pick up their daily bread and tomato pies. The staff was friendly and informative, seeming to always have a moment to explain things to the inquisitive. These guys had more varieties of tray pizzas than the others. If Tomato Pie wasn't your itch, they provided a half dozen other varieties with meats, veggies and cheese to satisfy your taste addiction. The sweet Italian sausage looked particularly appealing. My limited introduction to the T.P. was very similar to all the others. A slightly divergent tomato pasty sauce and moderately crunchy cool crust. You have to love this local approach to simple sauce on dough. Most folks can't get enough. I am in the minority. I'm okay with it, but much prefer either full blown pizza or the Trenton version of tomato pie, with the mozzarella under the chunky crushed tomatoes. Still, I admire the family traditions displayed, and the 70 year history that has left its deep imprint on the community. As a kid who grew up in a city; who's grandmother walked to the local bakery almost daily for fresh bread and perhaps a sweet cookie or cupcake for her grandkids, I know how important the neighborhood baker was to all of us. Around Ritner & Mole, it still is.

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    Steve I.

    Not only does this place have some of the best pizza and bread in Philly, the folks that work here are wonderful, friendly and helpful. My daughter, wife and I drove down from from Conshohocken to get some "Bird Buns". These are green rolls perfect with hot dogs and green relish and jalapeño peppers for the game on Sunday. Unfortunately when we got there they had none. The baker/owner seeing our disappointment came to the counter told us if we could wait 20 minutes he would bake us up a batch. We got a dozen hot out of the oven rolls which he thoughtfully placed in a pizza box so they would not get soggy. He also gave us bags to freeze them with and instructions on how to defrost them on Sunday. The counter person was also so friendly and helpful carefully packing our pizza slices, all corners thank you. In this day and age there are not many places left that provide this kind of service and quality. Thanks for making our game day party special. Go Eagles.

    Pizzazz Slice, Tomato Pizza Slice, White Pizza Slice, Ricotta Cannoli
    Dante M.

    THIS IS A MUST TRY IN PHILLY! After having a couple of tomato pies, I can say that this was the best tomato pie in Philly that I tried! Cacia's Bakery is a family run business, and current owner John took it over from his father! They have an amazing oven in the back that cooks all of the pizzas to perfection! They had so many pizza options: including tomato pie, white, some with spinach, a cheesesteak, and the pizzaz! I saw one lady walk out with what looked like 40 loaves of bread!! They also have hand filled cannolis made to order! I heard that the tomato pie was amazing here, and the lady's in front of me recommended that the white was their favorite, so of course I had to get a slice when I saw it coming out of the oven! Each slice is only around $2, which is not a bad deal at all! I was talking to the owner John for a while, and he asked me if I had gotten the pizzaz, which has spicy peppers and tomatoes, and I had told him I didn't. So he gave me three slices as a special sample free of charge! The hospitality of this place is incredible! And of course, we had to get a ricotta filled cannoli to round off an awesome meal! The tomato pie was delicious, the gravy on top was absolute perfection and the best we had tried in the Italian market. The white and the pizzaz were also fantastic! The dough of the pizza reminded me of focaccia bread, which is to absolutely die for! The cannoli was super tasty as well, and definitely ranks among the top cannolis that we tried in Philly! I can't wait to make another trip down to Cacia's bakery next time I'm in the city! Note: this place is cash only but they do have an ATM out front!

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    Always great... love the pizzaz pizza for parties and they will cut it in app size pieces.

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    The best (only?) pizazz pizza in S.Phila. Actually, All the pies, Strombolis and breads are amazing!

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    The CANOLI Masters! Thank me later. Philly cheesesteak pizza was also great & magically disappeared from my hands!

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    Great ready to heat pepperoni or cheesesteak Strombolis! Bought mine at Rosie's near Mullica Hill. NJ

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    The two pies lasted at the party for about ten minutes. I would say I enjoyed them. But they didn't mane it that long.

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