Rosa’s Fresh Pizza

An incredibly generous idea with delicious $ 1 slices! Right in the Downtown Philadelphia area. Very nice people work there and it has a community feel.

Great pizza great owner great social mission great prices.
I love that pizza slices are donated, it’s quite inventive to have a social justice theme to a pizza place, and the story of this place is inspiring.

THIS PLACE NEEDS 5 STARS! THE PIZZA IS PRETTY GOOD!
The real reason is because this type of business model needs to be rewarded. They do really great things here at Rosa’s. I will come back every time I have a chance. The ambience is really cool! GO PHILLY.

A unique place, a place to have a Mission Food for All, is a good place with super low prices!!! God bless you

The pizza here is amazing. I honestly wasn’t expecting much from $ 1 pizza slices, but wow. This pizza is way better than most places in the city. It’s thin with a crunchy crust and the cheese and sauce are outstanding. I also love the concept of providing cheap pizza and being able to pay it forward with post-​its on the wall to anyone who is in need and might need a slice. I definitely cannot wait to come back for cheap delicious pizza!

When I first saw this restaurant in a news clip the post its were covering a small area on a wall. Walking in for my first time I almost cried, the entire place was covered in them! I was so moved by this concept when I heard about it I knew it was a place we absolutely had to visit and I am so so happy we did. The pizza is even good too! We went in not knowing they were about to close so we felt bad and apologized for that but still wanted to participate. The employees were very friendly and got us our pizza fast and piping hot. As we were finishing up they offered us each another slice they had that was extra. Good people working for a great restaurant :)

This is a great spot in Philly that I’ve finally tried out! Not only does it have an awesome meaning (the walls are flooded with post-​its for those who can’t afford it) and the pizza itself is cheap, delicious, and I had no wait. I would easily come back again since it’s so easy to get to, even with the massive construction happening in the city right now

It’s hard to find a decent slice of pizza in Philly and this is one of the better ones I’ve come across. I’ve been here a handful of times and the pizza is consistent. The owner Mason is very friendly with customers. There are often homeless people in Rosa’s eating pizza, as a part of the «pay it forward» initiative, and they’ve always been courteous as well.

A 4 ½ star rated pizza place should have good pizza and not just a good cause. The rating is misleading. I’m sorry but the pizza was just not good. I got delivery but still — a pizza shouldn’t be altered that much by delivery.

Five stars for their generous cause! I saw a post about this place on fb when the owner was on The Ellen Show. After learning you could donate a slice to someone in need, I had to check it out. Turns out I walk by the place on my way to work. The slices aren’t huge but they are only a dollar. It’s fresh out the oven and the crust has a nice crisp to it. I like their sauce too with a hint of sweetness. The place is covered with post its, which is how you can donate a slice, and it’s nice to see how giving others have been.

Pizza was hot and fresh. It wasn’t anything special but it is probably the best pizza I have ever bought for $ 1. The sauce was a nice balance of sweet and tangy. The pizza was fold-​able. The crust was nothing to write home about. It got the job done. I ended up getting two slices for me and 2 for someone else. I love that you can buy a slice for someone in need. Great idea! I appreciate the simple straight forward approach this place takes toward pizza.

Haven’t had really good… crispy crust pizza like this in a longgggg time… Althought the pizza is 5 star’s.the over all cleanliness of the seating area is not so good. When I seen this place on facebook, I had to get down here. But as I’m sitting here now, they really need to clean up the place. this alone would make me not stop in again and just donate online. Even though the homeless come in and are able to eat. does not mean that this place up keep should go down

It’s mediocre pizza sold by a business with good intentions. I wanted to visit this place because I saw the owner and the restaurant on the news. I didn’t expect amazing pizza, and neither should you. It’s cheap, $ 1 pizza, but you can always donate and write a message on a post-​it note for the homeless. I definitely support their cause. The restaurant itself is small and messy. Spices are in shambles. There is not much decorations except for the post-​its covering wall to wall. I’ve had worse pizza, so it’s still good support for the business.

I, like a lot of other people had heard about Rosa’s Fresh Pizza through all of the local media attention and decided to give it a try. Plus, I had just moved back to Philly, and have been looking for new pizza places to try! The social justice theme around donating a slice (or an entire pizza) to homeless or food insecure people really appeals to me as a progressive, and an organizer.
The pizza is pretty good, not the best, and definitely not the worst; right in the middle. I’ve had a lot of $ 1 slices from places in New York, and this is pretty on par if not better. The sauce is full of flavor, nice and zesty and not too sweet. The mozzarella was a bit chewy but I like it that way. And the crust had a nice light crisp but was still soft.
My partner and I went in for two slices each and waited roughly 15 minutes. I think it was a bad time (4:30pm) for us because it looked like they were readying a bunch of pies for donations as well as a rush of customers. I still think it was worth the wait though.
If you’re looking to donate a slice, you don’t even have to go to the shop to do it, you can donate through their online ordering system with GrubHub, that’s pretty neat!

$ 1/​slice. Fresh and hot. Can’t beat that.
But the main reason why you MUST go to Rosa’s is that you can buy a slice for someone else, and that someone is a homeless person. Rosa’s generous nature and their mission to feed the homeless is something that I just had to support. It’s just good karma.
You must go to Rosa’s if you’re in Philly!

For $ 1 a slice, you really cannot complain about the pizza — reminds me of the simple cheesy goodness of the pizza from places like Chuck E Cheese. Maybe I’m making that comparison because there were about 50 4^th graders crammed into Rosa’s when I went in there for lunch.
Despite the average pizza, this place is unique — you’re not just here for the pizza. You’re here to give back to those who cannot afford even the $ 1 slices. So when you pay for your pizza, give a couple of dollars (or whatever you can afford back to the cashier. For example, I got 2 slices, paid with a twenty, and asked for $ 15 back in change.
And while you’re there — post a fun little post-​it note up on the wall! There are thousands up there to give you some ideas.

Nothing much to say, but the best place to get cheap, decent pizza. Depending on the day/​night you go, you can either get good service or mediocre service, but I’ve never been disappointed by the pizza. I usually get the cheese pizza, but I’ve also tried it with toppings too. Once I ordered mushroom, and was a little disappointed that the mushrooms weren’t really cooked and since it was just sprinkled right on the pizza before they put it through the oven, it fell off of my pizza.
Other than that, this is the perfect place for a quick thin pizza fix and I love the cause they are supporting – providing food for the homeless. I was moved by the various stories on post-​its and papers posted along the walls. I highly recommend going here, sitting down for quick bite to read these, and buying some pizza to help those going through a hard time.

I was very excited to have finally get to visit Rosa’s pizza. Great friendly staff. Not the cleanest place. But that won’t stop me from visiting again. I love the whole concept of paying it forward so people can eat a slice of pizza.
It’s where the homeless can eat and be free!
The pizza was tasty! I love the thin crust. We ordered 2 pies to go and 1 soda, bottle water. For only $ 20.50! Great price! It’s more than just going to eat pizza. I’m happy to help support the pizza shop with such good intentions and love they have for the community.
Parking is horrible! The pizza shop is located off of Market street. We found a parking garage on one of the side streets.
I wish I could have met the owner!

There is two sides of this place. An ordinary buck-​a-​slice pizzeria and extraordinary project!
The project is an awesome Pay It Forward Pizza concept, it is a heartwarming idea to feed the homeless of Philadelphia and raise the awareness of this major and increasing problem countrywide.
The place is simple, not super clean but ok, very practical with 2 plastic domes. A 16 inch pizza in each, a buck a slice! SIMPLE!
Yes I had a slice and YES I will be returning. Not because It was delicious, nor because it was $ 1 pizza slice, but because it is such an inspiring concept! I’m proud to be part of it and that by itself showing the love of the city of brotherly love!
Three and half Unilocal

How could you give this establishment fewer than 4 stars? For $ 1 pizza and a wonderful corporate misson, I don’t even care what the pizza tastes like (it was delicious, in case you were wondering). The tiny place is papered with uplifting post-​it notes, and homeless Philadelphians now walk in and are able to get a free slice of pizza paid for by their fellow brothers. Everything is obviously very simple– with only cheese, pepperoni, and mushroom pizza and soft drinks. The crust actually was really delicious and not greasy like most pizza; perhaps this means each slice was less hefty, but I didn’t mind for the dollar it cost and the misson behind its cost.
The only reason I docked a star was because the pizza slice burned my mouth … but it might have been partially my fault as I couldn’t wait to try my slide of mushroom pizza that I doused with parmesean cheese! Also I had to wait a long time for my slide because they’re used to giving out plain cheese pizzas… and also I think the shop’s space could be better utilized as there was almost no room to sit down.