Café Carmela
2859 Holme Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 821-2584
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Best buffalo chicken cheesesteak in the city hands down i order it everytime
I heard this place was great so thought I'd give it a try. The drunken rigatoni was ok. The basil needs to be chopped before putting on the dish. The big leaves aren't appetizing or pleasant to chew when whole. At $20, I expect better. The tiramisu was small and just soaked at the bottom. The peanut butter explosion is barely any peanut butter. It's a chocolate ganache ball with chocolate mousse and a thin layer of PB around the sides. Barely noticed the PB at all. The place is tiny and crowded. Disappointed after the rave reviews I heard.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 2
Service: 3
Excellent pizza!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely cozy place, cheese steak was so delicious. Hot wings awesome. Chicken and French fries so good. Love to come eat again!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place, can’t wait to come back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Wings, Sicilian Wings
Im telling you this place has the best gnocchi I have ever ever.
I could eat it everyday.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Caesar Salad, Gnocchi My Nini, Fried Mozzarella, Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak, Chicken Wings
One of the best cheesesteaks in Philly. Can’t forget the truffle fries with cheese!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We had a great experience! Our table got a pie, 1 cheesesteak with, 1 cheesesteak without and a chicken parm sandwich. We loved everything! They were super busy w carryout (1st eagles game vs the cowboys) and we still got our food quickly. Great service and great waiter!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It's definitely a top 10 cheesesteak cafe in Philadelphia. It's a tight inside, but the food is delicious. They have more than cheesesteaks.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious, fresh, and authentic! Stopped here to eat dinner while visiting the area after being highly recommended by a local resident. So glad we did! The place was packed for a good reason…the food and service were phenomenal!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent food, staff is very personable and very reasonable prices
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food, the service, the atmosphere. Phenomenal
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
While the people I brought here weren’t a huge fan, I definitely enjoyed my meal here. Started off the meal with an order of the Arancini and the mozzarella sticks. Both were generously covered in parmesan cheese and fried to perfection. The crunchiness was heavenly and it paired well with the pesto rice filling in the Arancini. The contrast of the two textures worked beautiful and when topped off with some of the best marinara sauce resulted in great bite but wish the rice filling had a bit more flavoring. Mozzarella sticks never ever fail to disappoint and the added topping of Parmesan cheese gave it that extra bit of flavoring that it needed. The marinara sauce truly was a highlight here and had a great flavor that wasn’t overly acidic or bland, was done right. The main reason of the visit was to try their highly raved about cheesesteaks and honestly they were pretty solid. Soft seeded rolls and plentiful of steak and copper sharp cheese. The meat was nice and tender and the cheese was incorporated throughout every bite but wish the steak had a little more salt to it and was a little wetter than I like my cheesesteaks as well. Which isn’t a big deal breaker for me because overall it all came together to make a solid cheesesteak. Will definitely come back to try their pastas and pizzas.
Food: 4
Service: 4
Great cheese steak!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
They cook very tasty food and the service is top notch!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
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