I am heading over to UC Swim club, 48th and Spruce, in about an hour.

Does anyone know of any good pizza shops within walking distance?

-UC

Not within walking distance. Varsity, Colonial and Fiesta all deliver there ...

Check out this thread ...

Best Pizza in the neighborhood?
http://phillyblog.com/philly/showthr...ighlight=pizza

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Penn Pizza next to the mechanics shop on Spruce by 48th used to be good.

I took bg's advice and ordered a pizza from Fiesta pizza.

$9 delivered to the pool.

Fiesta pizza was OK.... but it was a Greek pizza. I am not a big fan. Like I said it was OK, I ate it, but I don't care for Greek pizza.

Aren't there any real pizza shops that deliver to the UC Pool?

-UC

I like Royal Pizza on 42nd and Baltimore, which will deliver that far, because it has good crust but it is not necessarily Lorenzo's super thin crust style. BTW- the Wurst House seems to have gone noticably down in quality since they changed names and managment to the Best House but its still the spot in West Philly for beers.

Hmm. My wife and I were just talking about how much better the "Best House" pizza is than the "Wurst Haus" pizza. That's the only thing we've had--slices of chicken parm pizza and of cheese--and actually we thought it was the best in the neighborhood. Not incredible but decent thin crust pizza cooked to a reasonable heat and crispness (instead of the typical undercooked rubber) and with a tangy sauce. And not Greek style.

I disliked the Wurst Haus pizza a lot. I am also no fan of Fiesta's pizza though I do think they do a decent job on sandwiches and steaks and fries. Penn Pizza is nothing special but is better than Fiesta, in my opinion.

But it's just a matter of taste.

I do the like the addition of more toppings at Best House and the selling it by the slice is a definite bonus. Come to think of it my negative assesment of Best House was based on the sandwiches and not strictly the pizza, so I rescind my previous comments. Best is Wurst at delivery though. A friend has ordered several times only to have to call back an hour later because they forgot about the order.

I always thought Allegro's was OK as pizza went - do they deliver to the swim club?

Allegro is decent, and I'd guess they do deliver to the swim club, since they come to my house which is not very far away.

If Best's delivery is as bad as Sean says--and I'm sure he's right--then Neil's right that Allegro is probably the best option for delivered, decent pizza.

I lived in University city for many years, and never found a shop that makes real (i.e. Italian style) pizza. However, things may have changed in the few years since I moved. That being said Powelton Pizza (on Lancaster & Powelton) makes a decent pizza, and should deliver anywhere in UC. In addition Ed's & Rana's (on Lancaster) also make a pretty good pie.