Cestra's Pizza III — Restaurant in New York

In terms of atmosphere, this is a pretty typical pizzeria - not much to speak of. The refrigerator is at least 50% empty. The pizzeria is not centrally located, as it is just about 5 minutes off of the active path of traffic. Now, the pizza.

I always buy a plain slice and a plain Sicilian. This gives me the best idea of what a pizzeria offers, because mistakes are more noticeable. In this case, there are many.

First, the cheese is cheap. How can you tell? When you take a bite, a big chunk comes off of the slice, leaving no cheese behind for the rest of the slice.

Second, the crust is limp, with very little crisp. Not nearly enough to make it a NY flat crust. It's more like a flat dough that did not have nearly enough time in the oven. I couldn't blame it on traffic either, because it was relatively empty. The limp crust is extremely noticeable with the Sicilian, as it is soft overall, and not that far from mostly uncooked dough.

Lastly, the sauce has little to no flavor. I put on a bunch of garlic, parmesan and oregano, and it still had very little flavor. It's disappointing to the point of wanting to complain but, honestly, I don't much see the point. It is very much just not good pizza.

I strongly recommend exploring other pizzerias in the area before coming here. Based on the appearance, it looks like they are already out the door anyway. That might explain the poor choices in quality sauce and cheese. But you don't bring more money by cutting corners - especially when it comes to pizza. I've had several dollar slices that would run circles around this place.

I hope they get better at the baking and improve their ingredients - I prefer to support mom and pop joints like this. Most of all, whomever is responsible for making the sauce shouldn't be. It's just not good.

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This is not good pizza. Ordered two cheese slices to go on Saturday August 15, 2021 at about 8:00 pm. What I received were two fairly large greasy slices that to me were tasteless even after I put the usual seasonings. The issue with this pizza is they put entirely to much tomato sauce on it. The crust was soggy even after I told the counter guy I wanted it "crispy". The right balance of good mozzarella cheese, sauce and dough thickness makes or breaks a good Neapolitan style pizza. This pizza definitely does not have good balance. Mass production pizza joint. Quantity over quality. It was busy when I was there so they have their loyal customers, but I have had way better pizza. One good point, two slices were...

You would consider this good pizza only if you lack functioning taste buds. I ordered one plain slice and one pepperoni slice, as I consider myself a pizza connoisseur and use these two types of slices to gauge a pizza restaurant. If a pizza restaurant cannot make these two basic slices taste good, then it does not measure up to my expectations. Both slices were soggy and completely devoid of flavor. I should have judged this place by the "Grade Pending" sign on the door. I can only surmise that the brief review using the clichéd phrase "awesome" and the woefully misspelled review were written by either friends or family members...