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LaScala's Fire-University City, Philadelphia, PA

LaScala's Fire-University City

4.5
4.5
174 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today
  • Lively
  • Good for groups
  • Hot spot
LaScala's Fire at University City is located at 32nd & Chestnut on the Drexel University Campus.
(This is not our Old City location.)

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Open Table's Diner's Choice 2022, 2023

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Dining areas

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Modern European, Dessert
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (215) 397-4481
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Quentin Wills
  • Area
    University City
  • Cross Street
    33rd st and Chestnut Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Buses stop right on the corner and train is a few blocks away
  • Additional
    Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access

What 174 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.2Food
  • 4.5Service
  • 4.4Ambience
  • 4.4Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Philadelphia

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
LaScala's Fire-University City offers a "nice location and excellent food" with standout dishes like "baked eggplant" and seafood options. Guests appreciate the "excellent drinks" and a "fun atmosphere." While service is mostly praised for being "great and prompt," a few noted slow response times.

174 Reviews
  1. Wendy

    Philadelphia

    30 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    30 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    La Scala is a pizza place with lots of other choices on the menu. Our table took a non-pizza route and had a really nice meal. The fish dishes (salmon and tuna) were both lovely; the gnocchi were super, and the one person who ordered a noodle dish reported that it was very good. However, I don't think we were playing to the restaurant's strong suit, which is pizza, as evidenced by the large pizza oven visible from our table and what was ordered at the tables near us. I would have preferred not to have the large TV screens visible throughout the place, but that's a me thing. Our server was very attentive. We were very pleased with our meal, happy that we would sit at the table long after having finished eating, to continue our conversation.

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  2. OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    3 reviews

    3.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 10 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    The Mushroom pizza was the best pizza I’ve had thus far!!

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  3. William

    Tampa

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 4 November 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    The waitress forgot my guests cocktail. I had chicken piccata that had very little flavor and the pasta was overcooked Serving size was large. My friend had clams and linguine which she enjoyed very much. All in all a nice place.

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  4. James

    Pittsburgh

    14 reviews

    5.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on 26 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Fun atmosphere, great service and really good food.

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  5. MARISSA

    Philadelphia

    35 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    35 reviews

    Dined on 3 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food and service - nice patio, we enjoyed our meal.

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  6. Kat

    Philadelphia

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 26 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Yet another amazing experience at LaScala’s University City location! Every member of the staff is always so kind and helpful. The food was phenomenal, we always start with the calamari. We both got seafood dishes, the clams + spaghetti with garlic/lemon and the fra diavolo.

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  7. Mark

    Hawaii

    10 reviews

    vip
    2.0

    10 reviews

    Dined on 7 September 2024

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    School cafeteria veal Parmesan. Mostly breading and tasteless. $28 for a truly awful meal.

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  8. Heather

    Philadelphia

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on 3 September 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 3
    Slow service, waited 15 minutes for water. Staff spent a lot of time sitting around, had to ask for requested items more than once. Pizza was good, other ordered items were very average.

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  9. Mimi

    London

    8 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    8 reviews

    Dined on 27 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    We went off hours so not a full house. We all agreed that the food was very good. The baked eggplant was fab as was all else. Our service was terrific. She checked.in us and was very friendly. Great iced coffee too!

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  10. Paul

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 21 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Will recommend. Service food and environment was excellent

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FAQs

LaScala's Fire-University City offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (215) 397-4481.

LaScala's Fire-University City is rated 4.5 stars by 174 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 4 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for LaScala's Fire-University City

3200 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Dining areas

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    33rd st and Chestnut Street
  • Area
    University City
  • Hours of Operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 11:00 am–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 11:00 am–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian, Modern European, Dessert
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Buses stop right on the corner and train is a few blocks away
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Quentin Wills
  • Additional
    Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access
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