The very first thing you should notice about Omega (and its very best quality) is the fantastic beer selection for a small local pizza shop. For those of you who don't live in Philly, the liquor laws here are insanely outdated and there's no dedicated packie where you can pick up booze - its either the beer distributor to get large quantities or the local delis and pizza places where you can get six packs (side note: if you don't know what a packie is, you're obviously not from the greatest state in the US). Philadelphia is dumb.
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| This name is ridiculous |
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Sandya and I split a mixed six pack (my choices: Southern Tier Eurotrash Pilz, Ommegang Three Philosphers, Dogfish Head Aprihop) over a large veggie pizza. There is no pizza menu, unless they do a really good hiding job, so we just asked for a large pizza with veggies on it and they put on what they had. The veggie assortment was spot on - spinach, broccoli, onions, tomato, green peppers - and the veggies themselves were really fresh looking and tasting. The pizza itself was better than I was expecting. Every time I hear someone talking about Omega's, it's always about how awful the food is, so I was expecting something that was barely edible. What I got instead was a pretty decent pizza that wasn't overly greasy, had a nice proportion of cheese to toppings, but was a little bland - we added a lot of salt/garlic salt to it. The crust was also pretty boring, but just the right thickness. It wasn't a spectacular pizza, but it wasn't horrendous either. I had my leftover slice for lunch the next day, and it held its own. That's been the trend so far, everywhere we've gone has been pretty mediocre save Ants Pants. Let's hope for something exciting to happen soon.
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| that's a pretty good looking pizza, amirite? |
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| Quite the beer selection, quite the atmosphere |
Now onto the more exciting portion of our dining - the atmosphere. Omega has a similar vibe to the local pizza place I used to go to after middle school - the pizza's not the best but everyone goes there to hang out. I saw a strange array of people walk through, including a very sassy grade schooler, an older couple who probably could have been on an episode of Sick, Sad World from Daria, and two dudes who I swear were the Philly version of Jay and Silent Bob. At one point people in the neighborhood marching for
Take Back the Night came by protesting. There was a group of bandana dog hipsters drinking Bud Light, and a homeless guy asking for money to buy milk and cereal who refused to take a slice of pizza from me. Lots of dudes who had obviously just come from working out buying beer, and even a few people that we knew. This place is a hot spot for interesting neighborhood folks, so if you ever want to people watch, come grab a beer, a slice of pizza and sit down for 20 minutes. You won't be disappointed.
Sal's Omega Pizza (does anyone call it that?)
2145 South St
Philadelphia, PA 19146
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