Our Story

Locals nearly rioted when this pizza speakeasy shut down in 2007, and then greeted its reopening in 2009 like the Rapture. Red Top Pizza By Penny’s (formerly known as Penny’s Pizza) keeps strange hours, so you’ll have to show up Thursday through Sunday for its thin, crisp pies with perfect, pocked and cornmeal-dusted crusts.

And don’t expect anything fancy; this is just a couple of kids and the ovens, delicious sweet-tart red sauce, and a white version with rich, creamy ricotta tucked beneath good mozzarella and sprinkled with salty, tasty minced garlic.

Like all good speakeasies, you enter through a back door hidden from the street. Unlike most speakeasies, Red Top Pizza By Penny’s (formerly known as Penny’s Pizza) has a sign. It has been a fixture in the Limerick and surrounding communities since 1970. With a reputation for a deliciously crunchy and unique cornmeal crust and a homemade sweet sauce, our pizzas are one of a kind.

We are also well known for our traditionally made “upside-down” pizzas. You don’t have to eat it that way, though. Just take a slice as you normally would, and enjoy!

What makes us different?

When people look at our pizza, they say it looks like an “upside-down pizza“ or a “boardwalk pizza“.
But we call it a “Red Top Pizza“, simply because we put the sauce on top of our blend of cheeses.

Here at Red Top Pizza By Penny’s, we do things a little different. From the way we prepare our dough to the blend of cheeses to our sauce and how we make our delicious food, we do things our way.

With every order, We put a generous amount into every crust to give it our signature crispy crunch and a flavor that is out of this world!

Our signature corn meal crust – you can’t find it anywhere else!

Our deliciously sweet and sassy sauce – made fresh right here!

Everything is prepared and made to order just for you!

Awards & Achievements


  • -Featured in Philadelphia Magazine (July) as one of the 50 best pizzas in Philadelphia and its suburbs.

  • -Featured in CBS Local News article Top Creative Pizza Spots In Philadelphia”

  • -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Received the Excellence Award from Restaurant Guru for Best Pizza
    -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Received the Excellence Award from Restaurant Guru for Best Pizza
    -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Finalist on Hello 422 “Eat Local March Madness Bracket“
    -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Voted as Nextdoor’s Neighborhood Fave for Best Go-to restaurant.
    -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening

  • -Voted as Nextdoor’s Neighborhood Fave for Best Go-to restaurant.
    -Received the Excellence Award from Restaurant Guru for Best Pizza
    -Nominated for Best Pizza in Montco Happening