Comments on: Fire With This Smoke?

By: .....

..... — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:33:08 +0000

It’s sorta open… it’s kind of shitty and temporary with a limited menu. I’d wait until the real one opens but they haven’t started building it yet…

By: Ridiculous

Ridiculous — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:55:44 +0000

The burger shack is open, haven’t checked it out yet, though…

By: brown

brown — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:55:56 +0000

i feel like really good pizza is kind of an artisan product, which imho, has not been stephen starr’s particular strong suit to date. if he gets a liquor licence and does everything else right (make it feel like a hip east village italian joint), it could certainly be a big success, but i think there are probably easier battles out there…

when does starr’s shake shack open? that will be a good test of his ability to focus on a singular food product…

By: mike

mike — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:26:48 +0000

sounds great. Tacconellis is inaccessible and Lorenzo’s is too greasy these days. I recently tried Gianfranco’s in south philly and thought it would be great for a good pizza like that in a sit down spot like cosi. Mmmm I think there’s a big market for this.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:09:56 +0000

Ditto El Tuerto! Otto in Philly would be amazing!

By: el tuerto

el tuerto — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:06:46 +0000

We need something like Otto in NYC!

By: Emmkay

Emmkay — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:02:25 +0000

I suspect his version is closer to Osteria than Lorenzo’s.

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:52:23 +0000

This will not compete with Lorenzo’s and Tacconelli’s. This sounds like Mix on Chestnut Street, or Pietro’s–a casual sit down pizza place with a liquor license.

It’s not a bad idea; they aren’t that many decent “pop in” casual places to sit and drink on South Street. Add the sidewalk seating it actually sounds pretty good.

By: bhiladelphia

bhiladelphia — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:34:50 +0000

how about tomato pies like DeLorenzo’s stephen?

By: Roland

Roland — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:16:00 +0000

watch out for the special Starr Fried Calamari pizza…

heck i’d give it a try

By: Andre

Andre — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:02:56 +0000

I’ve been to tacconelli’s once. it’s not hard to compete with a difficult to get into out of the way place. lorenzo’s is okay, but not as good as nearby pietro’s. I can see him bringing ny pizza to philly though, unless he’s talking neapolitan pizza which would also be welcome.

By: Yuppie Eats Philly

Yuppie Eats Philly — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:53:42 +0000

Sounds interesting. I know I will definitely give it a try. But how is Starr going to make his pizza place stand-out? How will he compete with standby excellent places like Lorenzo’s or Tacconelli’s? Will the price per slice be typical Starr?