Iannelli’s Bakery

Nothing more I can say but this place is absolutely amazing. I had to plan a tailgate for 65+ people and Vincent helped me through the process (even planned the whole menu) to perfect execution. The food was delicious and everyone couldn’t stop raving about the tomato pie and stromboli. No doubt in my mind where I’m going the next time I’m planning an event that needs the best Italian food in Philadelphia. Look no further… Iannelli’s is the place.

It really is the best tomato pie in the city and I’ve eaten at most, if not all, of the South Philly spots (old and new). Honestly, that’s one of the only things I have gotten at Iannelli’s because it’s just that good and the spot is usually only open on weekends. Stromboli and cannoli are great too.
Vinny’s a good dude and will bust your balls while you wait. Small businesses like this are what makes a neighborhood special.

Tomato pie is definitely one of the best in all of Philly and my personal favorite. Ordered a ricotta pie for Thanksgiving, which was really good too.

I braved the cold and snow on a Saturday to walk over to Ianelli’s for their famous tomato pie. I was glad to see they were open when I got there, because I wasnt positive that they were going to be. The place is very small, and if you didnt know where it was or where to look, you may just stroll right by it. The sign is very small and inconspicuous.
I walked in to find one lonely gentleman behind the counter. There wasnt much left in the case. People must have been out and about early before the snow really kicked in. I asked for a slice of tomato pie, and I decided to order a pistachio cannoli as well, to see if theirs measured up to some of their competitors in the Italian Market area.
After warming up my slice in the oven, he wrapped it up for me along with the cannoli, and I was back out into the snow to trek the 7 or so blocks home. By the time I got home, the pizza needed to be reheated. No biggie. I popped it in the oven for a few minutes and when I took it out, I found out why people think its one of the best in the city. Outstanding. I know the tomato sauce is supposed to be sweet, so this isnt a critique of it, but I would have liked it to have a bit more herb flavoring, or a touch of red pepper to it. It just needed a little bit more.
The same could not be said for the cannoli. It was pretty poorly executed. The shell was ok, but the filling was watery and extremely lackluster. There wasnt much flavor to it at all and it didnt have any pistachio or ricotta flavor to it at all. I actually wound up not eating most of it.
Id definitely go back for the tomato pie, but Ill stick to some of the other better places in the area for gold old fashioned cannolis.

Best. Tomato. Pie. You can argue — but you’d be wrong.
I get that everyone has they’re own preferences, but if you haven’t had Ianelli’s you don’t know what you’re missing.
Vincent is one of those guys who genuinely loves food, loves what he’s doing, and loves his customers.
Sometimes you just have to bring something along, whether it’s a dinner, picnic or just a night with the boys — bring Ianelli’s and watch how fast it goes.

Thank you for helping me celebrate my sons 21^st birthday away from home. He’s been living in Philly for the past 3 years attending college. I wanted to make it special for him, and you helped me do that. They loved the food. He says he’s going to visit you guys for some more of your delicious pizza and cupcakes…

You have to try the tomato pie. Bought it with fresh mozzarella cheese. Was there around 1pm and the cupcakes were already gone. Owner was super nice. We talked for a bit.
Place is tiny but it was empty so we had a place to sit.
There was another either there and he gave us good choices for the cannoli. Vanilla cannoli was sooooo good and in point. Comes in two sizes. Not so sweet and just perfect.
Will be back.

This is the type of hole-​in-​the-​wall, family-​owned Italian bakery that you see in the movies or on the Sopranos (I live in Northern Virginia, so these types of places are rare, or rather non-​existent). I stopped in with my family after spending the morning at one of the local museums and we ended up getting a couple of cannoli, a jar of sauce (gravy!) and a pizza to take home.
We had to wait a few for the pizza (a caprese with a garlic crust) but the owner of the place, Vincent (who should have been an extra on the aforementioned Sopranos), was so engaging and entertaining that the time flew by. And when we got home and tried our pizza, we were blown away. I’ve had some good pizza in my years and this ranks right up there with the best. If you’re in Philly for the weekend and are craving some authentic Italian, try this place.

First off, I’m giving it two stars because of the ridiculous prices, not the quality.
On Sunday the 8^th, I stopped there to get my girlfriend’s boys some cupcakes. They make very good cupcakes, so I wanted the boys to try some. I didn’t really remember the prices, and it had been a year or two since I’d been there. I got 4 cupcakes and a slice of pizza to go. The guy there told me how much: $ 20 and change! I said «how much were the cupcakes?» He said $ 4.30 each. $ 4.30 for a cupcake? That’s more than the ripoff Cake Boss in Manhattan. For the price of four cupcakes, I could go to a nice Italian bakery in South Philly and get a whole damned cake!
That’s the problem with some of these places. They get popular with the yuppies and the suburbanites, and they see it as a license to gouge. No cupcake in the world is worth $ 4.30. There are too many options in town to put up with this kind of gouging.

I called this company to ask a question and they told me to go F*** myself. I wont ever go there.

The Tomato pie is great. If you’ve never tried it, I suggest that you do. It’s my favorite kind of pizza.
Also, the service is terrific hand friendly.
Thanks.

This place is exactly what you think of when you think South Philly… I pass by here a lot but it never looks open or I never have money on me. I decided to get closer to see if they were actually closed or just looked that way, lucky for me they were open! I ordered and was told it would be a few minutes. I nanny in the area and while I was waiting, Vincent was nice enough to give the baby a little treat to keep him occupied. Vincent was in and out but each time would make conversation. He showed me his niece and had great small talk. The 15 minutes I waited (the grills weren’t on when I came in so they had to fire them up) seemed like 5 minutes.
The baby needed a nap so I decided to walk back and eat at home. The tomato pie slice (HUGE) was cold but still so good! The panini I got (chicken with pesto) was also quite large, the size of what would be 2 paninis anywhere else you would go. The sandwich was good, however I would have liked there to be a bit more pesto and a bit less balsamic vinegar. Also, my bread was a little tough; I’m not sure if that is because they toasted it then I walked home or if that was just the bread for the day.
All around a good experience with great prices for the amount of food you get! I will be back!

This place is a diamond in the rough. My friend too me here on a cold rainy day and I had no idea what a treat I was in for! Enzo was working in this cute small, intimate joint and he immediately greeted us and offered us a tasting of his fresh homemade penne a la vodka. It was just what we needed coming in from the rain. It was hot, creamy, absolutely delicious! He started us off with his delicious italian wedding soup and then gave us each a wonderful bowl of his creamy tomato sauce with perfectly al dente penne. We were stuffed but we could not resist the next course which was a slice of their famous tomato Pie. He even wrapped us both a slice for us to go. This place is a bakery and also well known for it’s treats and it was hard to not stare at all the yummy cupcakes/​cannolis. My friend and I both got cannolis to go and they were so yummy. I would say one of the best in philly! This place was truly wonderful, the service by Enzo was impeccable and the food was AMAZING. A MUST eat in PHILLY :)

Tomato pie… Boom! Not pizza, or really Sicilian pie, its tomato pie. Don’t expect to satisfy your pizza craving here, it’s a completely different entity and it’s a delicious thing in and of itself. Try it! I hear fri/​sat dinner and Sunday (early) dinner are bomb too (as well as the cupcakes, but I didn’t get to try them). Enzo and chef George are awesome!

I ordered a whole tomato pie, a whole chicken sandwich and a veggie pannini. All the ingredients are very fresh and made to order. The veggie pannini was large, packed with veggies and wasn’t greasy like most pannini’s that I have had. The whole pizza pies are huge and 2 boxes are needed. The whole sandwiches are really huge and enough for 2 people. The food was all perfectly prepared and ready when they said it would be. I can’t wait until I have an event that I can order cupcakes for.
For large orders, you must order at least 24 hours before.
I hear they also do private events for up to 14 people at night and up to 5 courses.

I purchased a Living Social for Iannelli’s Bakery after reading about how good their tomato pies and cannoli’s were. The Italian food in my part of the city isn’t that great so I was excited about going to Iannell’s. I was a little nervous about my purchase after reading some of the Unilocal reviews, so I called to make sure they would honor my Living Social. The man I spoke with assured me that they accept Living Socials, and helped me place an order.
I ended up ordering ½ a tomato pie and a ½ veggie and mozzarella pie. The pies were AMAZING and a really huge portion. I also ordered some cannoli’s which I thought were just okay, but I’m more of a savory person anyway. I would definitely come here again (with or without a Living Social), but next time I want to try a white pie and some of the cupcakes.

I recently bought one of those online coupons with amazon where you get 50% off. It was for $ 20 that entitled you to $ 40 of food at this place. My wife and I like to use these to try new places out. If we like them we often become regular customers so its a cheap form of entry and if it sucks we don’t feel so bad about the loss. I called this restaurant twice. The first was the day I bought it I was told, pretty gruffly, that I had to wait 24 hours to use it. I thought it was just because the deal value would not realize until the next day as i bought it the day the deal came our. 2 weeks later, after a day of traveling, we decided we would order two half pies and a salad rather than cooking. I called. They asked, when I said I would like to place a pickup order, if I had any kind of coupon. I guess this has become a common question for them. I said I had an amazon voucher. At that point I was told «you have to call 24 hours in advance to use that. It’s right there in the fine print» !!!
Who orders a pizza 24 hours in advance?!
This is a scheister move on their behalf. Shame on them for accepting a deal like this and then putting unrealistic expectations in place for potential customers. I for one am done with the snotty attitude and shady practices. It’s a pizza not a 24 hour marinade! Or was the plan to take orders ahead and give people day old pizzas you hadn’t sold because they paid «less». A terrible business blunder that could have made you lots of new customers. Short-​sighted and rude. It sounds like this should be blowing up in your face Iannellis.
I called amazon and got my money back. You should too.

I started going to Iannelli’s Bakery when I lived 3 blocks away in 1989.
Yes, you can get Grandma’s cookies, Italian Bread and even sandwiches now. But for my review, five stars goes to what has never changed in the some 20 plus years I’ve been going… and that is the Tomato Pie.
No one, and I mean no one, comes close to the perfect slice of Tomato Pie as Ianelli’s Bakery, and I’ve tried them all (at least I think I have).

I’ve been here a few times and have to say, they definitely know what they’re doing! The cannoli’s are amazing and filled when you order them, the pizza is awesome, and their dough is great to take home. The cupcakes are also pretty good.
The service is great, too. Nothing over the top about this place, which is why I like it.

It’s one of those days.
You wake up a bit groggy and you find out that some friends are eating brunch around the corner from you. (shout out Royal) After you brunch and bloody mary, you find yourself walking down Passyunk to the next bar for one beer (shout out POPE)
And then, out of the corner of your eye, you catch a red sticker that says «People love us on Unilocal»
Enter Iannelli’s.
I took the plunge and walked into this south philly row home. It’s a well lit baker’s kitchen and a display case. The man working the counter (maybe the owner) was very nice and talkative. I felt welcomed and comfortable.
I settled on two massive cupcakes. One chocolate and one vanilla. They were delicious. I was very happy with my choice and I will definitely return for more. Next time, I’ll be trying on of their cannolis. We’ll see how it compares to Ferrara’s.