🔥BEST COAL FIRED PIZZA ALERT🔥 Believe it or not, this is the only coal oven pizzeria in Philadelphia! Along with another location in Radnor, Pennsylvania, this Walnut Street spot is serving sensational coal-fired pies that are more Brooklyn style than New Haven. The reason for that is the founder’s family is also the founders of famous NYC coal oven pizzerias such as Angelo’s, Nick’s & the iconic Patsy’s. The recipes have been passed down & perfected over the last 60 years, finally making their way to Philly. Aesthetically, this pie looks like a combination of Grimaldi’s cheese, Tacconelli’s sauce & Angelo’s Coal Oven crust. The dough is dynamite; flopless & firm, beautifully blackened, tremendously charred, with signature coal-fired smokiness & phenomenal flavor. Delightfully thin & crispy with incredible crunch, the dough is downright delicious, a spectacular combination of taste & texture, from the center of the pie out to the remarkably crunchy crust. Similar to Grimaldi’s style, they use fresh mozzarella cheese instead of a shredded blend. Without a drop of grease, the cheese has a clean & fresh flavor, delectably creamy & wonderfully thinly layered. The consistency & taste is tops, a truly high quality mozz, packed with fabulous flavor. With a deep, dark, rich red color, the sauce reminds me of Tacconelli’s also in Philly. Seemingly a tomato paste with a ketchup-like consistency, the sauce is uniquely flavored with a distinctly delicious taste. Slightly sweet & somewhat savory, with just a touch of tartness, the sauce is light on seasoning & spice but still scintillatingly stupendous. Not particularly tangy or zesty, but plenty tasty, the sauce is truly one of a kind. A smidge of spice & some fresh basil atop this pie could really add a touch of class & beauty, pushing this pizza to the next level. At $34 for a large pie, the price is pretty steep; but I can honestly say this pizza lived up to that lofty price point. The otherworldly coal fired texture combined with the uniquely delicious taste makes this pizza one of Philly’s finest, a must-try travel-worthy pie.
