pizzeria stella

i will dream of their pizza

it is a nice and cosy restaurant, where you are not packed. there are plenty of light in therestaurantand the unusual decoration gives a great atmosphere.

everything is marvelous: pizza with light and elastic dough, fresh ingredients, choice of white pizza, great salad and pasta.

service was perfect

  as mentioned in my review of the movie frances ha , lunch prior to the screening was at pizzeria stella (420 s 2nd st, philadelphia, pa 19106) . also as previously mentioned, slowly but surely, i aim to get around to all the stephen starr restaurants in the city, but he populates them so fast, i doubt i'll ever catch up; my palate and stomach are willing, but my pocketbook still lags behind. actually, pizzeria stella is quite affordable for those employed - lol!  pies range from $11 - $19 and seem to be the exact right size for a party of two. just don't ask for meat to be added to a vegetarian pizza, because they're gonna charge you $5 for one sliced meatball. we ordered the margherita san marzano tomato, basil, buffalo mozzarella . $15 (added the meatball $20).  i know stella will be offended by this, but to me their pizza tastes like the italianrestaurantchain bertucci's, only perhaps not quite as good.  bertucci's has the same brick oven, flat style, but just a touch bready-ier

pizzeria stella is another stephen starrrestaurantand like most starr establishments it does not disappoint. therestaurantis large and spacious and located in one of my favorite areas of town. directly behind the hostess stand lies the open concept pizza station where the chefs are busy rolling the dough, adding the toppings and placing in the brick oven pizza all in front of a crowd of hungry diners. if you enjoy watching your food be made then ask for a seat facing the kitchen... you may learn a thing or two about making pizza from scratch. we ordered three pizzas to share amongst a group of four. the tartufo- a black truffle, egg and fontina pizza; the spinach- oven-roasted tomatoes, pine nuts, mozzarella and baby spinach; and the sausage- wood-roasted sausage, hot pesto, mozzarella and tomato sauce (see menu) . the sausage pizza and the tartufo were my two favorites of the night. ground pieces of sausage sprinkled generously over a perfectly baked dough with fresh mozzarella, t

the long awaited pizzeria stella review is finally here. pizzeria stella is another fine creation by philadelphiarestaurantgenius stephen starr. located at 420 north 2nd street (2nd and lombard street), philadelphia, pa 19106, this pizzeria is open seve

my husband calls philadelphia restaurateur, stephen starr, "king midas". everyrestaurantthis dude touches turns to pure gold. although, i think his success has less to do with him having super h uman powers and more with him being a smart business man w