It pains me to give Rambles only 2-stars…read more
This place is fairly new to the Philly scene and is already much beloved, and raved about. I even know people who order from here once, sometimes twice a week!
I may have had super high expectations, which were impossible for Rambles to live up to, but I have to be honest-- it's just not that good. We recently ordered from them while they were at ARS on a Thursday evening-- a margherita pizza with sausage and mushrooms. A little unconventional, but some of the pictures online steered us in that direction.
The pizza was ready for pick up at the designated time and the pre--phone ordering was seamless. It took us a little while to get home and find parking, so we decided to heat up our pizzas in the oven to get that fresh pizza effect. However, when we opened the box, the toppings were barely discernible, or at least, not as plentiful as previous Yelp posts had shown them. We shrugged it off and hoped the taste would redeem it.
The pizza wasn't bad, but it really wasn't good either. The sauce, from the little I could taste, had amazing flavor-- there just wasn't enough of it. I had the same sentiment with the cheese and the toppings. My friend actually said while eating the pizza, "Oh, I forgot we ordered mushrooms because I can't really see or taste them."
The crust was thin, but lacked a chewiness that I want in all my pizzas. I'm usually a 2-slice max person, but honestly, I was STILL hungry after two. It just kinda reinforced the idea that the pizza lacked substance :( My friend and I just about finished the 16" pizza ourselves.
Overall, I'm just a little disappointed-- at the hype, quality and apparent inconsistencies.