Last Chance For Lombardi's Pizza

[Holly Moore]

Lombardi's Pizza on 18th Street, Philadelphia, along with much of the local neighborhood has been in an ongoing battle of sorts with condominium developers who purchased most of the buildings on that side of the block and plan to tear them down to build another Rittenhouse Square hi-rise. Looks like the developers have won. Surprise!

For a while Lombardi's was looking around for a replacement location in Center City. Turns out that nowadays retail rents in Philadelphia are approaching New York City rents.

So May 15 will be the last day for Lombardi's Philadelphia. I'll miss the place. One of Philadelphia's best pizza's. Ran circles around New York City's other coal oven pizza place with a Philadelphia outpose, Pietro's.

[philadining]

That is a major bummer, I just had a truly excellent pizza there a few weeks ago.

[gbredben]

I hated to see the loss of Wawa at 16th and Walnut, and now the loss of Lombardi's. Don't force closures of businesses that make Center City special.

[MarketStEl]

Perhaps the Pizza Club should have a memorial outing before it closes?

[ghostrider]

We almost had lunch there yesterday, but I didn't quite have the appetite for pizza at that hour, so we had some panini at a little place across the street. Pretty good.

That's a great little block of 18th St though. Appalling that it's to be torn down for another high rise.

[KatieLoeb]

Perhaps the Pizza Club should have a memorial outing before it closes?

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Seconded! If this takes off move plans to the Pizza Club thread.

[jmbrightman]

how does Lombardi's do when compared against NY Patsy's?

[jmbrightman]

I hated to see the loss of Wawa at 16th and Walnut, and now the loss of Lombardi's.  Don't force closures of businesses that make Center City special.

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A Wawa made Center City special? puhleeze. (don't get me wrong, it was a fine Wawa).

[jrichman]

What???? Thanks for the heads up on this (although disapointing news) - I have to make it there before the close - this one is definitely better than the NY Lombardis in my opinion!

Lombardi's Pizza on 18th Street, Philadelphia, along with much of the local neighborhood has been in an ongoing battle of sorts with condominium developers who purchased most of the buildings on that side of the block and plan to tear them down to build another Rittenhouse Square hi-rise.  Looks like the developers have won.  Surprise!

For a while Lombardi's was looking around for a replacement location in Center City.  Turns out that nowadays retail rents in Philadelphia are approaching New York City rents. 

So May 15 will be the last day for Lombardi's Philadelphia.  I'll miss the place.  One of Philadelphia's best pizza's.  Ran circles around New York City's other coal oven pizza place with a Philadelphia outpose, Pietro's.

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