Jake’s Pizza

Honestly this place is pretty dirty, but the food is actually good. I just eat the food and try not to think about the condition of the restaurant.

This place is amazing! I was stuck at the convention center for work with very little time for lunch. On a long shot, I looked for places that had delivery and found this. The girl on the phone was beyond friendly and even though there’s no parking near where I was, she arranged for someone to meet me outside and deliver the most delicious mozzarella pizza fries and garlic bread. I can’t say enough nice things about Jake’s.

Don’t order their chicken fingers they are now processed. I use to love their chicken fingers. a mess never again will I order anything from jakes.

Yesterday (tues) I had 2 pieces of their pizza and it was delicious. But the girl that was there yesterday made the pizza hot and today the guy warmed them for less than 2 mins and it was awful. So if you go insist they warm it yo properly

The place is kind of disorganized and a little run down, but didn’t seem dirty. I got an old fashion cheese steak to go. It was better than the one I had at Geno’s the next day (Although it was like $ 10). If you are staying close to this place I’d try it out, but I wouldn’t go out of my way.

THEY HAVE MICE!!! Need I say more!!!
It was late so didn’t have many choices. This place was not clean on the surface but ordered anyway because of proximity to my hotel. Ordered pizza and was sitting and waiting for the order to be done. Look over and what do I see? Mice running around like they own the place. It took everything out of me not to scream and make a scene. Totally gross based on cleanliness.

If you never wanna gamble on good pizza,
Go Here! Excellent service & product – plus takeout for beer!

We were staying only a few blocks from this place so i decided to grab a slice of cheese pizza and wash it down with a cold Red Stripe. Pizza was good, service was good, and the beer was good. I will definitely revisit this place when I come back to Philly

I gotta say the place was a random find. Nobody referred me… but they should have. This place has it all and its gooooood! The pizza s made fresh and the subs were fresh and yummy.
Stop in here for dine in or carry out
Prost!

Quick delivery after waiting on the phone a really long time to order. Were out of fries and couldn’t find the marinara sauce on the cheesesteak. Too cold and tired to go out, the cheesesteak was ok. Since this was my first «philly» cheesesteak, I don’t have anything to compare it to. However, the pastrami Reuben from Herschel ‘s was most excellent!

The place is good but not great. I would only go there if I was close by nothing to go out of your way for. They’re cheese steak was a little below average them what I’m used to but the pizza is not too bad, all and all can’t go wrong with jakes but don’t expect too much

This place was aight. I came for a couple slices. The plain cheese was super greasy and crust was really thin… Felt like eating a damp napkin. The supreme was good though. The specialty slices are larger than plain and crust is thicker (how a real slice should be). They don’t list slice prices. 1 plain, 1 supreme, and a soda was about $ 8. Free wifi, clean restaurant, ESPN on the flat screen, air conditioned. I’d recommend for a quick fix of a specialty slice if you’re in the area.

As a fairly regular patron, I can appreciate when the staff remembers my order without asking. They are efficient and friendly, inquiring about what brings me in so often. I love to sit outside too when there is a breeze and people-​watch. Their milkshakes are one of the best around, super thick and delicious, chocolate’s my fav! Also, as a self proclaimed French fry conessueir, theirs are number 1 when asked for well done! I have an addiction and consume at least 3x/​week!
There are two things that detract my affinity. 1. The cleanliness. Even when there is no one in the restaurant, 70% of tables sit with crumbs on them … Yuck! Most of the time I end up cleaning them off myself.
2. The temp. I know for a fact they have AC but maybe they’re just too cheap to turn it on? With this epic heat, you can be assured it’s always stifling humid in there

Great spot for pizza, fries, and sandwiches! I haven’t had much else but the pizza is really delicious and ready in no time! Definitely one of my new go-​to spots for casual pizza when I need to grab a quick dinner on the run.
Plus they have outdoor seating and wifi!

The pizza is great and it’s always ready pretty quickly. The staff is friendly too. I only go here when I’m working nearby because they get my order wrong about half the time, usually meaning I either get slices I don’t want and didn’t order but got charged for, or they miss half my order. If they were better at getting orders right I would totally recommend them to people since the food’s not the issue at all.

The best thing about a long night is walking outside to see a giant OPEN sign! I Unilocaled this location when we passed it going into the convention center, only to make sure it was open late night! Score! They stayed open til midnight! We dragged our tired selves into a dimly lit pizza dive and found some great varieties of pizza by the slice. As with any ‘by the slice’ venue, they heated up those super duper slices, and placed them in our to-​go box. We chowed on those slices like they were gourmet! Kudos for their variety, late night hours, and proximity to our hotel and the convention center.

They’re not friendly, they’re not good about explaining pricing, and their food is nothing special. You do get a platter full though, and it is fairly priced.
A cool touch: the mural of the city painted over the walls.
Jake’s Pizza gets the job done.

Wer in Philadelphia ist, der muss ein Philly Chease Steak essen, das ist
ähnliche Pflicht wie in Wien mal beim Heurigen gewesen zu sein oder
Weisswurst in Bayern. Nun ist es nicht ganz leicht den richtigen Laden
dafür zu finden. Im Prinzip ist das Fastfood und den gibt es für
Takeaway aber diese Mischung zwischen Hotdog und Hamburger zerbröselt
in der Hand, so dass ein Imbiss gefunden werden muss, in dem man eben
auch sitzen kann. Das ist bei Jake’s der Fall, dem Imbiss an der Ecke.
Es herrscht chaotische, aber sympathische Stimmung. Hier könnte meine
neue Fastfood-​Geschmackserfahrung geboren werden. Dazu nehme ich erst
einmal eine Diet-​Coke, was ja immer wieder ein Widerspruch in sich ist:
Man futtert das ungesündeste Zeug und trinkt dann besonders kalorienarme
Cola, verrückt. Und dann kam er, trotz Imbiss an den kargen Tisch
serviert, der Leckerbissen. naja, ich fand es nur laff. Hackfleisch
wurde mit ein wenig Käse und milden Jalapenos gebraten, das dann kaum
gewürzt, in zwei Hotdogbrötchen gepflanzt und fertig war das Sandwich.
Ganz ehrlich, es war kein Erlebnis. Habe mit Salz und Ketchup
nachgewürzt, was die Sauerei wiederum größer machte –nach Verzehr sah
ich selber wie ein Cheese Steak aus. Das Fazit ist ernüchternd: Der
Lokalkracher kann in Jake’s Ausführung meine Geschmacksnerven nicht
kitzeln. Ob es an Jakes oder dem Lokalen Fehlgeschmack liegt, das kann
ich nicht beurteilen und werde es auch nicht mehr erfahren. Achso, und
das noch: Dafür 10 US$ mit einer Diet Coke, das ist happig.

One thing I live by… pizza is like sex… even when it’s bad it’s good… Given that nugget of wisdom, I still stand by my assertion that this place has good pizza. I may be biased because this is our local go-​to pizza place but I honestly have enjoyed all the pizza I have gotten from this place. Delivery is fast and the pizza is always hot.
You can never go wrong with the the Sicilian Supreme (or deluxe or something like that.) My husband also has a thing for their milkshakes, extra thick of course. Additionally, I always request my pizza well done and they always oblige. There is no worse offense than an underdone crust.
Also check these guys out for pizza by the slice. Really solid cheesy, doughy goodness. Yes.

Tried the Primavera pie (Olive oil, garlic, mushrooms, artichokes, roasted red peppers, fresh tomato, and mozzarella cheese.)
The combination of the garlicky white pizza, the vinegary tang of the artichokes, and the sweetness of the roasted red peppers hits the spot. The dough itself has a nice bit of chew, though it could have been seasoned with a bit more salt. FYI — this is coming from someone who typically eschews salty food.
Perfect the next day in the oven — topped with some pepperoni from Hatville Deli in Reading Terminal Market.

Have you ever had an exceptionally terrible roast beef club sandwich?
— One that has bread so stale and dry that it cuts the roof of your mouth?
— One that has meat so old and flavorless that while you are eating, you start thinking about how a McDonald’s cheeseburger seems appetizing?
— One that makes your jaw feel like you just finished a terrible workout that you will regret the next day?
— One that has such rubbery meat that you keep choking on it because your brain keeps trying to force you to swallow it reflexively after you’ve been chewing for ten minutes?
— One that is so sloppily made that you reach for the nearest utensil to help you eat (which turned out to be a spoon of all useless things)?
— One that makes you feel significant cognitive dissonance because you want to throw it away but that would mean admitting that you wasted money?
Have you had such an unappealing sandwich? Well, hopefully now you never have to. I hate you, Jake. You broke my mouth, diaphragm, intestines, and possibly my heart.
P. S. the horrid coleslaw that was included was just adding insult to injury. My friend vouches for the bottle of Cherry Coke that he purchased when he with me.