Sorellina Neopolitan Pizza - Review - Spring Garden - Philadelphia - The Infatuation

"Sorellina is the newest addition to the slew of dining concepts at the Divine Lorraine in Spring Garden, and Cicala’s sister restaurant (after all, sorellina means “little sister” in Italian). It’s a nice place to sit with a friend or a date—the space is bright and airy, covered in colorful Italian tiles and artwork, and busy with people drinking cocktails around the central bar. Unfortunately, the lackluster Neopolitan pizza doesn’t quite keep up with the promising lemon-yellow room just yet. The sauce on the margherita is bland. The inside of the puffy fritta pizza is raw. And despite having those quintessential, delicious char bubbles, the bottoms of the pies are burned. The small plates, however, like the silky eggplant caponata, are fantastic. We've ordered extras of the creamy-on-the-inside, crispy-on-the-outside potato croquette because one isn't enough. If you need a few snacks and a spritz before a show at the Met, grab seats by the pizza oven. But for great Neopolitan pizza in the neighborhood, you’d be better off at Pizzeria Vetri until this little sister settles in a bit more." - Alison B. Kessler