Fame’s Famous Pizza

Fame’s isn’t the cleanest place ever but their pizza is the best at Temple. City View, Plaza, Maxi’s, Owl’s Nest and the dining halls can’t compete!

By far my favorite pizza on campus and most likely anywhere. The buffalo chicken pizza would be on my last meal list. Whatever the sauce they use on there is so delicious and impossible to replicate (I’ve tried). Do yourself a favor and try it, you won’t regret it
Also, if you are complaining because the man wasn’t nice to you, get out of Philly because you don’t belong. Thanks.

Fame’s probably has the best pizza on the Temple campus. The 2-​slices for $ 5.00 deal works well for me, and I especially enjoy the sicilian slices. Not much else to say here, as there’s little you can go wrong with here, except maybe a long wait time around noon.
And I have no idea what the other reviews have against the owner, I find him amusing and friendly.

not the most cheapest on a college student budget but their certainly tasty. The pizza is very yummy and fresh always. They can be very sour and give attitude sometimes. I had a very bad expirence last spring when they gave my friend massive problems and I have only went back once but besides maxi’s its my go-​to place for pizza.

Only two of the joints along Anderson Hall take debit cards, so my options were limited as I found a place to eat. I went to Fame’s – which is not famous – and enjoyed a spicy BBQ chicken hoagie ($ 6.50).
My order on that row is:
1) Tai’s
2) Ali’s
3) Fame’s

So the pizza here isn’t bad. Spicy ranch chicken is probably their best pizza, but I’ve had their mushroom and others a few times too. I mean, how hard is it to screw up street pizza?
The two stars isn’t for the food, it’s for the cashier guy who takes the orders. He is REALLY irritating and makes me very uncomfortable.
1. I had zero cash and only my debit card, which had less than $ 5 (so I couldn’t use the ATM), was terribly dehydrated, and I was almost late for class. So I stopped by Fames, one of the only places in front of my class that accepts card, and asked for a bottle of water. The guy gave me a lecture on how I could save money by using cash in front of all the other customers. Not that I care what the other customers thought, but I thought it was rude of the cashier to call me out and nose into my financial situation. Obviously I am not trying to spend more money than necessary, but I don’t need to be lectured on buying water from the person I am buying my water from. I’m not an idiot.
2. He always repeats the same jokes. He literally repeats the same jokes. I order, he cracks a joke, I step away, next person orders, SAME joke. Way to be original and genuine, huh? And the jokes are not funny; some of them are borderline creepy. For instance:
Me (or any other customer for that matter): Could I also get a drink?
Him: Yeah, I’ll buy you a rum and coke [insert horribly executed wink/​smirk]
Me: Yeah, just a coke.
Him: You sure? I’ll take you out for a drink.
Me: [Fake laugh because I don’t know how else to react] Haha, no just a coke. [Also very annoyed at this point because the amount of street harassment I have to put with in the Temple area is ridiculous, but that’s another matter.]
Another example, not creepy, but still equally irritating:
Me (again, or any other customer): Could I please get a paper bag for the pizza?
Him: It’s $ 5.00.
Me: Really?
Him: Yeah.
Me: Uh.
Him: Gotcha, here you go.
Another:
Me (any other customer): Can I get a slice of [whatever topping] pizza?
Him: $ 40.00
Me: Seriously, the real price please.
3. This one time, I used my card at Fame’s pizza for a few slices of spicy ranch chicken. He swiped my card, and it didn’t go through for some reason. He swiped it again. Obviously, I became somewhat nervous. I asked if the first swipe didn’t work, and if I’d be charged twice. He reassured me it was fine. I check my bank statement two days later, and find that I’ve been charged twice. Hm. I guess it’s not really a huge deal, especially since I was able to dispute the second charge, but I was already sketched out with his creepy jokes.
I am sorry if I come off sounding like I have something stuck up my butt, but I just want to get my food without being lectured, without hearing the same repetitive jokes, without having my leg pulled, without being kind of hit on, and without being charged twice. Is that too much to ask for?
IN SHORT: I come back and deal with this ish because I love their spicy ranch chicken pizza and because they are one of the few places at the Anderson wall that accepts card. The wait isn’t that bad either. Food is decent. Service is gross.

I’ve only been here three or four times, but every time the staff was very rude to me. The last time I went was the last straw– I asked if they had parmesan, and the guy looked at me and said «I’m italian, italians don’t put cheese on cheese». While I am also italian and am aware of what he’s talking about (they don’t tend to mix different kinds of cheeses in Italy), it made me wonder that if they are so italian, why do they put barbecue chicken on pizza? Moreover, why do they live in America serving Temple students America’s version of pizza?
Eddie’s next door is much better and very friendly

Not too impressive but nothing bad to say about it either. In my opinion not the best pizza around campus but probably top 3 that I have tried — same goes for cheesesteaks. Just like every other place along «The Wall» at Temple it gets crazy busy for lunch. To me, its not worth a long wait — especially since I found my own hidden gems for the same type of meal.

Fame’s Pizza is on Temple Campus, right next to the Tech Center. Out of the 3 – 4 pizza places at Temple, it’s probably my favorite — plus they serve curly fries. Besides just cheese, they do serve «gourmet» pizza, like spinach and ricotta (my favorite) or barbecue chicken. The wraps are pretty good too — when I ate meat, the buffalo chicken wrap was my favorite. The guy who runs the place can get kind of crabby sometimes, and mess around with you if you don’t know what you want when you order. The line is ridiculously long from 11 — 2ish, so be prepared to wait.