Review Bruno's Pizza - Philadelphia

Good late night dinner! Good food, good prices! Will come again :)

My wife is a NY transplant and we have been on the search for a place that can deliver the consistency and taste of an authentic NY slice.  This is honestly the closest to a NY slice we could find. The pizzas are made fresh to order and have the right cheese to sauce ratio on each slice.  We each started with a slice each and they came out fast and pipping hot, just the way it should be.  After the first bite we both looked at each other and gave the nod of approval.  Other pizza places in Philly and the suburbs often over cheese the pizza and when you go to bite it, the entire cheese falls off with the bite.  Not at Brunos!  The other thing to mention is that the pizza sauce is what a good pizza sauce should be; robust, sweet and have a hint of herbs/spices.  Overall the pizza has the perfect balance of cheese, sauce and the crust is crispy and chewy - the closest thing to pizza perfection. We then tried their cheesesteak with american cheese with onions.  They use fresh rolls that are soft but remarkably absorb and hold all the meat and cheese together for a great tasting cheesesteak.  The difference with Bruno's cheesesteak is that they season their cheesesteak meat and the flavor profile is more complex than getting a run of the mill cheesesteak from other pizzerias where it just tastes like dry meat and cheese.  The taste of the meat combined with the onions and cheese all mixed up in that soft roll makes this one of the best cheesesteaks I have ever had in Philadelphia and I've been to Steve's Prince of Steaks, Genos, Pats, Jim's on South St. and Dalessandro's Steaks.  If you have tried all those other places, you need to get a cheesesteak from Bruno's and you'll see what I'm talking about. Lastly, we ended our meal with some chicken wings.  They are breaded and fried like how us Philadelphians have grown up eating from the local seafood and pizzerias.  The chicken wings were cooked perfectly and after the first bite into that crispy breaded chicken wing I was hooked.  I read some other reviews about the chicken being undercooked and based upon that guy's review I would have to disagree.  It's possible for properly cooked chicken to appear red, or even bleed, at the thigh bone. ... This is because pigments in the bone marrow seep through the thin bones of these juvenile birds, tinting the meat with a heat-stable pigment. Anyways, I recommend that you eat a slice there while you wait for your pie to get ready. If you're in the area, this is the place to go to! Pro Tip:  Reheat your pizza on the stove to bring back that fresh from the oven taste and texture.  Don't microwave your leftover pizza, don't be an amateur.

I use to get food from N&O but, they fell off. I've been ordering from Brunos lately and have been highly satisfied. They have this chicken parm sandwich that's, so good. I get the roll toasted. The lady that answers the phone is very nice. I strongly recommend Brunos. Food is fresh and you get a nice amount. Service is exceptional. No attitudes there. It's a must try.

This place ,to me make the best cheese steaks and pizza .I will not go anywhere else .iam always please ,the ladies at the the order station is well respected of you in placing your order .

I go for the cheesesteaks and their on point. When someone I know wants a cheesesteak that doesn’t need to be Max’s I send them to Bruno’s. I’ve been going for the last 10 years and I’ve never received a wrong order for my family of 5. Always nice when I walk in.

Ordered a Pizza and Fries (w/ a side of cheese) order was ready at quoted time. Food was great! Will eat here again

I ordered pizza. It wasn't bad , but lost something from the Brunos I remember 10 yrs ago. Delivery could be faster. Almost an hour for 3 blocks away.

I am in my late 20s and I have been coming eating at brunos since I was 5 years old. We used to live across the street from there and this place was my happy place! When i got older it was one of the few places my parents let me walk to alone, telling me to be careful crossing the street... I looked forward to every Friday, walking across the street and coming to this place For the most part I have been consistently happy. Like 8 months or so ago I was tragically disappointed when I ate their cheesesteak and it was BLAH then i had their cheese fries and it was BLAH *a few days after, relatives had the same experience*. I cheated on the with Delassandros, and Max's for a while because I was so devastated. (and so was my family) but one day someone in my family was brave enough to revisit and WALAHHH it was back! I finally went back and had the food that made me happy and reminded me of that childhood joy. I have watched many changes-changes in people, changes in PRICES (WOOOSAHHH), changes in payment (oh yall take CARDS NOW?!), changes in greeting, changes in the sigh out front, changes in rolls (yall got rolls with more bread so maybe a tad more meat), different people answering the phone being all hey how is your day going maam (okay brunos!), even had a black girl there at one point (only other female i havd even seen there other than the Asian woman but she isnt like a consistent worker-those who come here know who Im talking about)... ANYWHO. this place is home. And over two decades later I still go there and order the same exact thing, a mushroom chicken cheesesteak with black pepper and cheese fries and IT DONT MISS SIS! Chick cheesesteak will run ta about 7.50, 50 extra for toppings...not too shabby at all. Love this place forreal. I always find street parking and I always smile when I walk through the door because this is HOME forreal yall. =) Update: I’ve been going to this place for over 25 years! I’ve witnessed a ton of different people and variations of people. Honestly, other than this one Asian woman who used to pop in women didn’t start working there until like 2-3 years ago fr lol. But! I was ALMOST DONE with Bruno’s about a year or so ago because for about a year they would have thee skimpiest cheesesteaks! It made noooo sense! But they have returned to making them the way they should. My fave is a chicken cheesesteak with cheese fries. Cannot go wrong! It’s flavorful and honestly I’m obsessed. Even started a rewards program which they haven’t always had because I woulda had a million points. But I’m glad that they have been making their food better because it was gonna be so sad to chalk them. Bruno’s please do not go back to be skimpy. Please

I just tried this place for the first time yesterday. I only got pizza and French fries. My order arrived nice and quick. The pizza was delicious in my opinion. Great flavor with the perfect amount of ingredients. Sauce was tasty. Crust was on the thinner side and I loved it. Four stars are for the fries… they were soggy. I need my fries crispy. I will definitely try other things from here

Service is just alright but food is tasty and cheap.

Whole wings are very delicious!! Although chicken wings are very high now, I have ordered them 3 times in the past month. Also steaks are great make them just as you order!! Gonna try hoagies next!!

Very happy with my food and fair prices

Wonderful atmosphere clean very good. Food

Food is always cooked fresh the young lady always gives me enough ketchup you know who you are 👍.