Café Carmela

2859 Holme Ave, Philadelphia
(215) 821-2584

Recent Reviews

James Nusky

Very good Cheesesteaks. Great place to order out, or eat in whenever that crumb bum Mayor Kenny and Wolf stop playing games with people and stop trying to destroy businesses. 4 th time ordering. Try the Cooper sharp wit fried onions. Best fried mozzarella I ever had.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Cheesesteak with Fried Onions and Cooper Sharp, Fried Mozzarella

Rachel Dodek

My son ordered a Stromboli and mozzarella sticks. He went to pick it up. The counter person on 3/29 gave him the recipt for him to sign. He took the food and came home. Turns out we were given the wrong order, honest mistake. He drove back over to get the correct order. At that time the counter person yelled at him and said you should have opened the box to make sure you got the right food. She took no accountability, and blamed my son for receiving the wrong order. I was very disappointed in the customer service here.

Food: 1

Service: 1

Damaris Torres

My husband, Tony saw a post about this little Hidden Gem on IG and it did not disappoint. From the moment we walked in, they made us feel welcomed. Carmela came to our table to chat with us and she was a real sweet heart. We ordered the truffle fries, their famous cheesesteak, their wings, and their Oh My Sweet Ricotta and their Crab White Pizza. Can I say Yummmm! The food came out super fast, it was Fresh, Delicious, We had explosions of flavor in our mouths. Highly Recommend them! Tony and I will definitely be back to try the rest of their menu ?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, Cheesesteak with Fried Onions and Cooper Sharp, Wings

Damaris Rodriguez

My husband and I came here after seeing a post about them on IG, this is definitely a NE Hidden Gem, the food was AMAZING, fresh, and delicious! Carmela came to our table and she welcomed us like we were part of the family. Ray was very attentive and sweet. The food came out super fast and we order a lot of it. Highly recommend this restaurant! We will be coming back for sure and I think this is going to become one our go to places for date night.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, Cheesesteak with Fried Onions and Cooper Sharp, Wings

Que P

Good cheesesteak and

Food: 5

Service: 5

Victoria Li

First time having a proper Philly cheesesteak! Would totally recommend!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Keith Newman

Hands down the best cheese steak in the city. You could argue with me or try it once to tell me I'm crazy.Chicken Parm Blush is another dynamite dish, but most people love the pizza. It's good, but certainly not the best in Philly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Brittany

Never misses & takeout is always quick.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Cristina Novoa

I loved Cafe Carmela, it is such a cute and cozy ambiance and the food was so good! I had their Italian wings which I have never seen anywhere else before and they were so good! I also had their italiano cutlet sandwich and it was delicious. We ended with the cheesecake also delicious!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Wings

Bernie Bujak

The Bianco pizza is spectacular. The fresh mozzarella and ricotta cheeses were the perfect toping. The dough was perfect and crusty and was not oily or greasy.We also had the chicken wings which were large and had enough meat to make me happy. I hate those small wings that are overly crusty with a lot of toping and have very little meat.Keep up the great food, as in NE Philly, it is rare to find a restaurant with your quality. I hope you last forever.To update my prior review, we went back an additional three times and had different spectacular food. Don't change anything and you'll have a customer for life. Great place.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, South Philly Pizzaz Pizza, Cheesesteak with Fried Onions and Cooper Sharp, Chicken Wings, The Maggs, Wings

Damon Hardy

Had eggplant parm. It was

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Parmigiano Sandwich

Shane Bright

Absolutely Fire! Cheesesteak is KILLL, pizza is just as good! Food-wise, both locations are the same! My mom said this is the best steak in the city, and I can’t argue that! Upset that I didn’t get a picture of the steak sandwich!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Pie

Mark Miller

I ordered a cheese steak to pick up. It seemed ready when promised (20 min.) I watched the cashier go to the back and retrieve the wrapped steak from a warming cabnet (which is a good idea.) She placed it near at register then proceeded to the tables to talk to customers and process a couple checks. Then she answered the phone and took a large takeout order. When she finally was ready to check me out, she said, $16 and I tapped my card. But she accidentally charged me over $100 for the phone order she recorded on her computer. So I had to wait until she refunded my account and was prepared to charge my card again. I was watching my steak getting cold on the counter for 20 minutes. Very awkward standing at the register when diners were coming and going through the narrow space. It was a good cheese steak but the logistics of a pickup needs to be improved. The terminal requested a tip of 15%, 20% or 25% for this pickup. For comparison, I can get a nice cheesesteak at Aldos for $10 and it's always easy to check out there.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 1

Rich JR

Food is

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Stanley Kaluza

Amazing food & excellent service, highly recommend you trying anything on their

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Truffle Fries, Pasta Special, Mamma Leuzzi’S Pie, Wings, Caesar Salad

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