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    LaScala's Fire

    3.7 (167 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Lorraine A.

    Solid restaurant! Not understanding the low reviews since myself and the group I came with really enjoyed our visit here. First off, I love the decor of the restaurant. It's updated and spacious and has seating for any amount of groups of people you may be visiting with. Our waitress was great and happily explained the menu to us. Portions are huge and should be shareable as she told us but we didn't mind ordering different things. I ordered the steak sandwich which was delicious. Kinda greasy but super flavorful and the portion was huge. I would definitely come back.

    Truffle Fries
    Colleen M.

    While we've gone for lunch and dinner, my favorite time to visit is happy hour. The deals are great as long as they haven't run out of anything. The truffle fries are perfection, cheesesteak eggrolls are both delicious and filling, and HH Sangria hits the spot every time. They do get a little busy and there seems to only be one main bartender but she has made it work every time I've been there.

    Grandma's Pie
    cyn g.

    Really nice host and server. Bathrooms were clean. Tables and decor were nice. It wasn't too loud. But we didn't come here for these things- we came here for what was supposed to be great food. Not sure how this place gets such a high rating. Drinks were weak. Ordered Grandma's pie, which was bland with barely any cheese. Tiramisu was meh.

    Long hots
    Harry P.

    Overall a good spot for a quick bite. The service was fast and friendly, and they have a good beer and wine list, my favorite app were the stiffed long hots, they had a nice heat level, and it wasn't overly greasy with all the cheese. My main was a truffle pasta, which actually didn't have too much truffle in it. The cream sauce was a little thin, and the pasta was overcooked of my liking, bit the flavor was good.

    Lemon Crab & Shrimp with veggies (gluten free)
    Debbie G.

    This was a great place close by the Independence Hall for lunch. It was great to sit, relax, and have a good meal. I have gluten and dairy issues so I was relieved to know they had a gluten free menu. I ordered the Lemon Scrimp & Crabmeat with veggies instead of pasta. It was so good and flavorful. My husband order a pizza and loved it. Our server was great! We will definitely be back when we are in the area.

    Buffalo Chicken Cutlet Pizza
    Ali C.

    This was a nice place to stop and grab some dinner for a girls night. The food was good and got the job done!

    Chocolate peanut butter torte
    Glory C.

    Love the relaxed atmosphere, delicious food and prompt service here. Me and my husband shared a caesar salad, a Margherita pizza and a chocolate peanut butter torte. Everything was delectable. Shoutout to our server, Steve Prada, for his professional and attentive service! What a guy! Will come back!

    Deirdre C.

    Last Saturday we were meeting up with a friend in the city for lunch. The restaurant we were originally meeting up at was unexpectedly closed. We stood there trying to find a place that was open that served Italian. LaScala's Fire was the pick! We drove over, found perfect street parking and walked around to the restaurant. We were seated right away in a booth in the window. I had never been to this restaurant. It has a great look (modern, sleek and clean with marble on many of the surfaces) and great m, friendly service. I had the eggplant parm that was very good and the serving was gigantic! My boyfriend enjoyed a pizza. If I find myself in this part of the city I would definitely go back!

    Dev T.

    Our group of 6 stopped by for dinner on a weekday. We made a reservation but the restaurant was nearly empty so maybe not necessary. I ordered the lemon crab and shrimp over linguine. I enjoyed this dish and I was surprised that they included quite a bit of crab. I also had the Workhorse prickly pear margarita sour beer that thru had on tap. I would order this again. Overall, we had a very good experience.

    Happy Hour Ricotta Board &  Happy Hour wood fired 3cheese pizza
    Paula Jean K.

    Happy Hour from 1530-1830 Mon- Friday. Order a 7USD house wine, Wood- Fired Pizza and the Ricotta Board. Great bartenders, 3 Big TVscreens at the bar and TV's around the restaurant.

    Pasta and Peas
    Christian S.

    Found this place on the internet and have to say that the place is stylish, not too loud. You can choose where you want to sit. The waitress was very attentive. The food came very warm and in a time of may be 5 minutes we had all 4 dishes. Below please see the rating for our dishes - all dishes were nicely prepared and a very good size: Alicia's Sunday dinner (4/5) - was ready good, but just had it better in Auckland, that's why 4 Stars; Vegetarian Red Sauce Pizza (5/5) - very tasty with a variety of vegetables. Tasty dough! Lemon crab and shrimp (5/5) - Very tasty sauce, a lot of shrimp and crab; Pasta and Peas (4/5) - was too spicy, but otherwise very good; Average food rating (4.5/5) I will definitely come again when I am in town.

    Chicken Piccata
    Debbie O.

    The LaScala looks like a upscale restaurant but I had a few issues with it. We ordered stuff artichokes and it was really the best I ever had. They literally melted in your mouth. My husband had lasagna which he enjoy. I had the chicken piccata which was also delicious. My daughter had the meatball sandwich and did not like it. It was very dry and she took 2 bites and was done with it. We also ordered a side of their homemade bread was delicious too. My issue was with the waiter service. She was very nice. I had to ask her twice to clear the dishes and then she literally took one plate at a time in between serving other people. So while waiting for our dessert our table was dirty from dinner. Which bothered me especially when a restaurant is supposed to be upscale. The other thing I witnessed was a party of 12 came in and wanted to eat outside. There were plenty of empty tables outside but they were told they couldn't put tables together outside. So while the food was good but pricey I probably wont be going there again.

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    I originally made a reservation for 2:30 PM thinking they offered a lunch menu, but if you're…read morecoming for the pasta, make sure to come after 4:30 PM. We actually had to leave and come back later & I'm so glad we did! The food was absolutely fantastic. The service was 10/10 from start to finish. We ordered the chicken Milanese, which was perfectly crispy and fresh. All of the pastas were seasoned beautifully and cooked to perfection. My favorite dishes were the cavatelli and the chicken cutlet!! both were incredible. I'll definitely be coming back, especially to try the chicken parm. This place has officially earned a special spot in my heart.

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    A home run find in Center City Philly. From the moment we…read morewalked in and were greeted to the goodbyes and thank you as we were leaving. Everything was as perfect as it could be why is that because this restaurants been doing it for over 126 years they know a thing or two their customers and had to prepare plate delicious meals. Surprise surprise we actually found parking OK maybe that's because we got there earlier than our reservation in hopes to make another stop that didn't work out so we came early and they greeted us with open arms took us to a beautiful table in front of vintage fireplace hence we were sitting in the perfect spot. Our server, Justin came over to greet us. We got into some conversation before we even touched upon the food. He was exceptional at his run through the menu, his explanations on preparations handling questions. This was definitely not his first, not his second and not his third rodeo he's definitely a professional at what he does. Upon review of the menu we started off with steamed clams and a spicy marinara and actually asked for fra Diavlo hence they gave it an additional hit of spice. It had a nice kick. It was very tasty. My wife was going back-and-forth between their signature lasagna and a little weak weenie with crab Bianco and in the end she went with the baked lasagna oh my goodness the size of that piece on the plate we took half home. She certainly enjoyed her. For me, I went with the veal Catherine, the medallions veal with shrimp, lump crab meat, and fresh tomato and a Bianco sauce the plating presentation I can't describe you'll just have to see my photograph. I've never seen it like this before and it was extremely tasty. Very tender I would certainly get that dish again. And since I am not a pasta eater, I ordered a side vegetable of broccoli Rob. And we ordered a bottle of the Italian Montepuliciano wine, what was the perfect compliment to our dinner? And this was my birthday. My wife was surprising me she had already pre-ordered their homemade tiramisu with ladyfingers, which would wind up taking with us cause we were kind of full and had later that night at one of our favorite coffee houses in Philly and boy that dessert was perfect and I'm glad we waited. Again, everybody was smiles, friendly, and helpful. The place of spotless and you really feel like you're in someone's home. Be sure to see my food photos and don't blame me if you drool on your cell phones

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