I'm in Philly 1-2 times per year and after trying out most if not all of the "top" cheese steak places in the city I have settled in Lorenzo's as my clear favorite. The cheese steak is classic Philly with perfect bread, juicy steak, and the appropriate cheese options, which are generously applied. Don't skip out on a slice of pizza while there as well because it's amazing. The crust has the perfect chew and the toppings always seem to be in the perfect ratio. The guys who run the place are a great group as well and it's always a fun and pleasant trip. I absolutely recommend Lorenzo's as a must try. read more

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The pie was pretty good and affordable. The dough again was delicious! Place was a dive, but those types on places are usually da best! However, the Lorenzo's on 305 South St is a lot bigger... but pricer too. However, after trying both Lorenzo's and Lorenzo's and Sons, Lorenzo's on 9th St. is the best I've had anywhere...including NYC! read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Normally opened until 7 pm, but as of 4/1, they'll be opened til 10 pm with delivery from 5-10 pm on Friday and Sat only though. - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Visiting the In Laws in Philly always means great cheese stake's!! At Lorenzo's my Daughter also enjoyed the view of the Cook:) read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Lorenzo's is a must while visiting from Seattle! Good food and cute staff(says my 22 year old daughter) - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

I liked their cheesesteak better than others we tried. The roll was very soft, the beef juicier and more plentiful than most, the provolone nicely gooey, the Cheez Whiz well integrated into the meat. And the service was friendly. The meat was a bit overcooked and tough. Still, I think Lorenzo's edges out Pat's and Geno's Steaks in my book. I also prefer walking around the Italian market area and avoiding the craziness of parking at either Pats or Geno's. read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

CARDS: They don't take cards but have an ATM in the front of the shop. DELIVERY SIDE: Saw near the cash register that delivery is free for take-out. There are counters for eating and three group tables but the place is generally crowded together. When I first came here... I ordered a 1. Cheesesteak with Pepperonis 2. Regular Fries 3. Cheese Fries My friends ordered... 1. Chicken Fingers 2, Regular Fries 3. Cheesesteak with Mushrooms Was told the wait was going to be 10minutes but after checking what time I checked in on Yelp, the wait was 35minutes. I would've left but I was also getting food for someone else. The cook used his bare hands which was touching meat to grab fries to put into the fryer and then used the same hands to take it out some fries and put it back into the bag... what if I was allergic to meat or onions that you've touched?? This place is unsanitary with the cook not washing his hands or not putting gloves on after touching rare meat. Got it for take out. Took it home with my friends and we began to eat. The meat was dried out that I had to chew it in my mouth for a long period of time and the french fries are clearly not real potatoes and was tasteless. --- WHY I BROUGHT IT DOWN -4STARS -1STAR because the meat was dry. -1STAR because of touching rare meat and not washing hands. -1STAR lied about wait time from 10minutes to being 35minutes. -1STAR fries had no sort of taste or real potato taste. --- Only good thing about this place was the cashier being very pleasant taking my order. I rather get my cheesesteak and fries from a food truck next time. Me and my friends will not be back to this place. read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Best pies in the city. Sugo is made in house with the proper seasoning rarely seen out of American pizzerias now. The ingredients have always tasted fresh. Cheese steaks are packed generously with meat and grilled perfectly. You can tell the cooks really care about their product. read more

I don't understand how this place is on a "Best Of" list...the pizza is hardly mediocre. I ordered a slice of pepperoni and mushroom pizza, the guy picks up a slice of plain pizza with his Bare Hands and grabs a container of mushroom from the fridge and throws them on top. Wthhh...you call this pizza?! Not sanitary, sad excuse for a pizza place. read more

I just had an amazing pizza cheese steak here. No cheeze whiz. Some hot peppers. Real tasty beef. Almost like some sort of marinade seasoning on the beef. Excellent. Tight for seating. More of a eat it on the go type place. Highly recommended read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

If you are in the Italian market, Lorenzo's is a well known spot. It is always busy. The good: light, flavor-rich crust for their pies! Meh on their toppings and sauce. Won't go out of my way to try this place again. It needs a good clean on the inside. The signs are yellow with age and grease. If you sit outside, you get a whiff of garbage which tends to permeate the air at least in the summer. Many people love this place and it is cheap but not sure it gets more than 3 stars on a good day. Wish I could be more positive but legendary spots need to keep up their reps. read more

Damn the pizza is amazing here !!! Haven't been in a while and forgot what I was missing ! If your in the area and haven't been here ..give your head a smack and walk in and get a slice ! You'll love it ! As I do for sure ! read more

Lorenzo's i hands-down my absolute favorite place for Sicilian pizza in the entire metropolitan region. The only caveat is that they stop making it around 2:00 pm, so sometimes if you got there after that (actually often) they have none left. Their regular pizza is ok, their tomato pie (when they randomly make it) is just cheeseless pizza (but their sauce is delicious), and the regular fast food (burgers, steaks, chicken fingers, etc.) are alright. Everything is affordable. As i said, however, the Sicilian is to DIE for. $2.25 a slice, thick and chewy dough, deliciously garlicky sauce (my only bone of contention is that it's oftena little too sweet for me), and at least a half pound of gooey, stretchy, melty mozzarella on every piece! The best thing about Lorenzo's is that they have a service window on 9th street, so you can a) avoid the heat and lines inside and b) scope out whether or not they even have any sicilian left... p.s. i almost forgot that they have a tv by the register and they show just about every sporting event there is (all phillies games, olympics, even goofy local college team sports when nothing else is on)... read more

The term "greasy spoon" adequately describes this place. Do don't go in expecting anything else and you will not be disappointed. That being said, the food was well priced, tasty and way better than expected. IMO, the pizza was huge and very good. As was the Philly Cheese Steak sandwich. At a pizza place? Yep. It was actually better than at other places we tried! Now, I don't regard myself as a connoisseur or expert on either pizza and/ or PCS, but I do know what I like. And I liked it enough to overlook the greasy spoon aspect. And there aren't many places that I'm willing to overlook that part! read more

We tried Lorenzo's because a friend recommended it for their cheesesteaks. Well they were ok but not crazy delicious. BUT we also ordered the pizza and it was FANTASTIC! I would give the Pizza 5 stars and the cheesesteaks 3! Very nice staff too read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Now THIS is the pizza that is the shizza. Yes, go new word! This is the first pizza that I think I've had in Philly that has all the elements come together to give me that special....pizza majic? I'm not sure what it is, but I'm guessing it has to do with well seasoned sauce, a good cheese blend, just the right amount of grease, and delicious crunch on the bottom crust with soft fluffiness at the end. Within a few bites of my first slice, I knew I was in dangerous territory. This is the kind of shit where I could put down a whole large pizza by myself. Trust. It is wayyyyyyyy hard for me to keep it to one slice here. I wonder what the rest of the food is like...I so want to find out. read more

When it comes to a good "street slice", Lorenzo's is the best I've found so far in Philly... the closest thing to Brooklyn-authentic. NOTE: This place is unrelated to the overhyped, overpriced, and not nearly as good "Lorenzo & Son's" on South Street. Don't get them confused! read more

Been here twice now. This will probably be my go-to spot for slices of pizza as they are pretty good and rather inexpensive. I am not a big fan of their cheesesteak but I know a lot of people in the neighborhood prefer these to Pat's and Geno's. I would agree with that, but you gotta head over to Cosmi's a little further down 8th for a pretty quality steak. Again, that's totally relative though. They got some nice people working behind the counter and the service is pretty quick. It's a nice to place to eat inside as well with all the ways of how to order your food in what seems like twenty or so different languages. Props to Lorenzo. I'll keep on patronizing. read more

My wife and I moved back to Philadelphia two years ago after 16 years in Washington, DC. There we had a favorite local pizza place that we frequented for 16 years. Our family developed a tradition of ordering pizza on Friday nights. Since moving to Philadelphia, we have been searching for a really good pizza. We still have not found a pie to match our local place in Bethesda, MD, but Lorenzo's is the best so far. The pizza is flavorful and the crust thick. If one adds extra cheese, the cheese is awesome. Delivery times have varied, but we are in Old City and the fact that Lorenzo's will drive from the Italian Market to our house is impressive, so we have no complaint. The pizza seemed just a tiny bit salty, something we have noticed in every pizza we have eaten in Philadelphia, but this was much less salty than other brands. For the moment, Lorenzo's has become our go to pizza shop. read more

This place is as good as it gets for Philly pizza. I'm not talking about the wood-fired places and the ones where you can get smoked brussel sprouts on your slice. I mean Philly pizza- the good, cheesy, greasy, filling thing you're truly craving. Don't fight it: it's less than two bucks a slice, it's the cheapest addiction of your life. They have one of the rarest things in Philly, a good, doughy, chewy-enough crust that still remains relatively thin and easy to fold. It's a perfect balance between the thin and thick crust argument. Their sauce is sweet but still rich and flavorful, and they're the only people in a three-mile radius who seem to be able to put enough cheese on a slice for me. Delish. If pizza's not your thing... well, you should make pizza your thing. But if it's not, they have plenty of other stuff like cheesesteaks (better than any of the tourist traps, better rolls and better meat), chicken fingers and fries, and even a chicken parm sandwich that is quite tasty, with a scoop of the good red sauce over top. Their burger is my personal favorite, and it deserves its own paragraph. It's under four bucks for an enormous patty smothered in bacon, cheese, and fried onions. It's filling and has that wonderful griddle taste, considering that it's cooked on the same surface as the onions, bacons and peppers- yum. It's a classic diner-style burger on a sesame-seed roll. It's a no-brainer: get filled up for under eight bucks, enjoy the sports memorabilia and the friendly chat of the guys on the grill, and walk away happy. There's one more thing I always tell people when I'm talking about this place, and that's the collection of signs in many languages hung over the grill, all saying "please order and pay at the register." Ha. They've been written by lots of different people from different places, all just there for a sandwich or a slice. Food bringing people together, now that's a South Philly attitude I can get behind. read more

This place is not affiliated with the Lorenzo & Sons place on South Street with the giant slices - I don't know that for a fact, but I'll claim it and base it on Lorenzo's at 9th and Christian having other items besides pizza on their menu, having fairly friendly service, and of course, having regular-sized slices. Hopeful as I was upon arriving that I might enjoy a slice of giant pizza on that day, it wasn't a big deal. Our two cheesesteaks, side of onion rings, that single slice of plain, and a large drink came to a cool $17, which is one of the lowest prices for such a meal that I've seen anywhere around here. And sure enough, it was pretty good food. Not the best around, but perfectly acceptable, and easily one of the cheapest. Sometimes that matters more. read more

Wifey says..."The pizza here is OK...nothing too special. I probably wouldn't stop here again. It is however located in the "Italian market", so if you are shopping around its a good place to get a quick bite to eat. There was a line out the door, and not much room to sit inside and eat." Hubs says..."This place is your typical old school pizza place, no AC with fans running in the kitchen. Had a Philly cheese steak, and it wasn't as good as Pat's but was better than your run of the mill cheese steak. It's definitely a place you just stop in and eat if you are in the area, not a place to make a trip for. read more

Lorenzos Pizza is the perfect grab-n-go place to get a slice of pizza near the italian market. Their pizza is pretty underrated - I don't hear people talk about this place much - but it's thin, crispy around the crust but more gooey at the bottom, not too greasy, and has the right ratio of cheese to sauce. They also make a pretty banging tomato pie, with lots of chunks of tomato and garlic. Their prices are also great - less than $2 a slice - which is a rare find in Philly. They have a few tables outside and also a few tables inside, but most people that come here are stopping to get a slice and be on their way. I wouldn't say the guys working are the friendliest bunch. I almost feel like I'm talking to Tony Soprano or Don Corleone when I step up to the window to order my slice, but that adds something cool to the whole atmosphere. One drawback is their hours - they always seem to be closed unless it's early afternoon saturday or sunday. I wish they would stay open later during the week because sometimes you just want to grab a slice, whereas places that are open later you usually have to order a whole pie. So if you're walking near the Italian Market and need a quick bite, def check our Lorenzos! read more

Food isn't bad, reasonably priced. Lunch for two with drinks and fries came to about $15. Bacon cheeseburger was okay. The bacon picked up the other flavors mingling on the grill and it was pretty delicious. They use frozen beef patties though, fresh would make a decent burger great. What was amazing was that with orders coming from about three different places at once they keep good track of things. read more

Cleanliness not exactly a strong suit and don't be surprised if they go straight from putting money in register to handling your pizza but it must all add to the flavor .... Very good large sized pizza slices with very reasonable prices .... read more

It's decent, greasy, and cheap pizza in the Italian Market. Not a lot of seating inside and the outside only has a few small tables/chairs outside, but the service is fast and friendly, and the pizza is authetically South Philly-ish: greasy with plenty of cheese on a not-too-thin-yet-still-crispy crust with a sweetish sauce (not as sweet as Franzone's). It's not a gourmet pie place and they don't pretend to be. It is a fast-food pizza stand that serves a very satisfying and artery-clogging slice that is perfect for eating while you stroll through the market. The slices are big, too, so one is more than enough for a meal. My sausage slice was only about $2.25, which made for a very inexpensive lunch. While the pizza itself is nothing extraordinary, it serves its purpose well and the friendly staff certainly doesn't hurt. Cash only! read more

My second favorite pizza place in Philly behind SOHO, Lorenzo's has great slices, and good cheesesteaks. Their crusts are great, they don't go crazy with the toppings, but between the pepperoni and the sausage, i'm always happy. They also sell dough, one of the hardest parts of making pizza at home is a good dough recipe, and they can make it easy. they ask that you order a day in advance, but if you're just looking for one, and you're nice, you might get lucky. Good pizza, good steaks, good fries, good people, don't miss Lorenzo Pizza in the market, just be sure to go early, they close at 7 most days, and i think 3 on sundays. read more

Ordered the cheesesteak with fries and a diet coke. It was alright, a little dry with skimpy provolone. I would stick with their pizzas. read more

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Their Sicilian slices are good and only $3. A little dry, but the cheese is really flavorful.

Everytime i went to the Italian Market with parents, they would get roast pork from George's, i would get Sicilian (CENTER SLICE IF POSSIBLE!) from Lorenzo. Now, I just get both. The absolute best Sicilian slice in existence. This is the real Lorenzo's, not the South Street one. The decor reminds me of a classic pizza place, great service, tv always on with sports, pizza chefs and sandwich makers yelling at eachother over the TV. It's great. read more

One of the best places to eat in Philly. The doors is great and the service is very friendly. Sausage and Perra is awesome. Also... One of the only RR on 9th street, for customers only n read more

Best pizza hands down so far for the price!!! I mean this placed was accidentally discovered after venturing down to Pat's for a cheese steak that left me rather unfulfilled. So the next time anyone is in the mood for pizza, this has to be the number one spot! I couldn't even describe how the pizza taste, but a slice of sausage pizza and large coke came to $3.50! read more

DELIVERY: Ordered seamless from here and it was a complete disaster. Never showed up. Phone number provided went right to voicemail and the mailbox was full. Seamless was never able to get in touch with them. Canceled the order after seamless was somehow told the meal was finally coming but never did. Ended up being a three hour debacle and no food was delivered. read more

Very Good Pizza! The dough has a discrete sweet taste to it. It is just legit old school NY style pizza. Also, the cheesesteaks look better than the ones from Geno's... more meat, better bread, and chopped meat unlike Geno's huge slabs. I'm definitely going back! read more

Sometimes in life, a person just needs a slice of pizza. Other times, a person needs some fries. When a person wants those food stuffs, they want them good, fresh and hot. Lorenzo Pizza in the Italian market delivers that. I suspect, they're geared towards the tourists who like to visit the market offering Philly staples like the cheesesteak, hoagie, and assorted items with broccoli on them. However, the service was good and fast, while the pizza hit the spot. Some of the best since my last trip to Little Italy in Manhattan. And crinkle cut fries... you got it! Also, it's cash only. Otherwise you have to go across the street to the ATM and get a little south Philly stink eye from the otherwise nice old lady working the grocery market where the ATM sits. read more

Solid slice with no frills. It'll do exactly what it's supposed to do and nothing more. Get the white pie.

Best Cheesesteaks so far! When you're in Philly you have to at least once in your life try Pat and Gino's cheesesteak because they're famous. (They're the worst btw) I've tried other places while I was there and they were ok. But so far this place has the best! read more

THE WORST EVER!!! I live right across the street and have been ordering from them for 20 years. The business must have changed ownership, because I never had such a horrible experience. Called in to order (2) sandwiches and (1) order of fries. The dude sounded high out of his mind. Asked for a tuna hoagie on dry bread. He asked what that meant. I said "Dry bread-no mayo or oil". Also wanted a cheesesteak with extra cheese and pickles. He put the phone down twice while I was ordering, never once asking me to hold. Went to pick up the order and only the sandwiches were there. I said I wanted fries also. He said "you mean french fries?" WTF?!? Had to wait while they were getting cooked. The dude looked like he wanted to put someones face in the fryer-he was miserable beyond belief. Got home to find that the tuna hoagie was slathered with mayo on both sides of the bread. The cheesesteak had no pickles and the skimpiest amount of meat I ever saw with maybe 2 slices of cheese. I WILL NEVER get anything from this place again. Save your money and to to Wawa. This place sucks!! read more

Yummmmmyyyyyyyy. Lorenzos maybe the only reason I goto south Philly as frequently as I do. The service is always quick and friendly. Seating can be tricky, so you probably will end up taking it home, if you aren't like me and devour it walking 5 steps from the place. As for the pizza not too greasy, not too much sauce or too much cheese. My recommendation: go there. Try it. If you don't like it, you only spent $2 no big loss read more

Yuck. Seriously Below average pizza. . Just 2 bucks/slice but devoid of any taste. There is much better pizza in my New York suburban neighborhood. read more

Pizza is a mess. Cheese is good, sauce isn't bad. But the dough is soooooo thick and undercooked, really spongy feel. Not to mention it looks like it was thrown all over the place during delivery. Too many good pizza spots around to put up with this. First and last time for me. read more

Lorenzo's Pizza - Pizza Near Me - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

AMAZING by far my favorite pizza In Philadelphia The portions are humongous and the favor is an explosion!!! You can't beat the price for this jumbo sized serving of yum ! I highly recommend trying this pizza. I call it the pregnancy special because it's so big that two people could split one piece and feel satisfied read more