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    Cestra's Pizza

    3.7 (72 reviews)
    InexpensivePizza
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 3 months ago

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    CESTRA'S PIZZA ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Sicilian slice
    Jay I.

    Wow I wow wow. I want to wear Cestra's pizza grease dripping down my wrist like a badge of honor. I had a meat lovers pizza and it cradled me. While I was waiting to order I noticed that they had a chicken Caesar salad pizza and there was a woman who was getting one; she said that it's now the only thing that she even gets from there any more. Their crust is chewy crusty deliciousness it tastes like what pizza standards used to be when there were standards. As for my Sicilian slice the cheese tastes amazing it actually has its own flavor you can taste each devoted component of this pizza the sauce is perfect, the crust crusty and cariño cheese ican stand on its own. Some time and love was put into this. Thank you all!!

    Ordered a couple of calzones. They didn't look like calzones. One of the easiest things to make at a pizzeria. They tasted good. But geez check this picture!

    Awesome sicilian . Nice little neighborhood spot Old school place . The crust was nice airy with a great crisp

    On the recommendation of our son, we ordered pizza, garlic knots and Sicilian slice. This was the worst pizza we ever had!!
    TastyLadiesNY P.

    On a recommendation of our teenage son, we decided to order in. We ordered a regular cheese pizza, a Sicilian slice and garlic knots. Maybe this was a bad night for them? This was hands down the worst pizza we have ever had! This pizza was void of taste! The crust was limp and the sauce was acidic. The garlic knots was hard and almost stale and the Sicilian slice had a metallic taste. By the time it was delivered it was also Luke warm which did not help the food. With all the amazing pizza places in the nabe...please stay clear of this one!!

    Burnt tasting pizza

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    Great pizza especially the Sicilian slices. Have a good mix of specialty slices also and a great neighborhood pizza place.

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    Best pizza in The Bronx! The staff is friendly and the store is clean, I would definitely recommend this place.

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    Food amazing friendly and fast delivery would highly recommend eggplant parm hero our dinner delicious

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    Real pizza by real people. Only the elite would know. Make sure you get extra cheese when you order!

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    Order at least once per month and always pleased. Great pizza and wings. Courteous and quick delivery. Recommend without reservation!

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    Just got a delivery eggplant parmigiana. Very good and still hot. Very good. You won't regret it. Always good food

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