Pizza Central

It’s a limited review, but I give a very solid 3 stars for their Sicilian style pies which are evenly cooked to wind up with a firm and golden crust. The dough is unremarkable, but the skill in managing the oven maximizes the ingredients. Toppings are just about right, and while maybe they could be a bit more liberal with their meat toppings, the result for multi-​topping pies is a nice balance. A decent rendition of tomato pie is also available. I’ve ordered here several times, and the quality output is consistently good.
Note that this is really a small take-​out and delivery joint. There are a few table/​bench combos repurposed from fast food restaurants, but the seating area is just a few feet from their ovens and is not a particularly comfortable environment. However, the delivery area is very wide, and I’ve found the order to pickup/​delivery time estimates to be reliable and consistent.

Sausage and mushroom New York style pizza-​excellent
Chicken wings ordered x-​crispy-​excellent (6 medium, 6 garlic parm)
Tossed salad-​fresh (Caesar dressing is yum)
Antipasto hugeeee
Very good. all in about an hour. I will definitely order from here more often!

New York pizza as I remember as a kid. Buy it by the slice, great flavor in the sauce with a noticeable hint of garlic. Specialty slices are authentic crust with flavors we love like chicken, bacon, ranch!

I ordered stuffed shells from here. The bread that came with it would have been better if it had butter and was toasted. The shells themselves were okay. They didn’t include silverware but I didn’t ask for any since I had some. The lid wasn’t put on very well and some of the sauce spilled out into the bag, luckily it didn’t leak out of the bag. Everyone at the restaurant were friendly so I am not complaining, I just recommend checking to make sure the lid is on well and be sure yo ask for silverware if you need it.

This by far was the worst pizza I have ever eaten. It taste just like the box it came in. It was doughy and tasteless.

Excellent pizza, they’re hot and ready slices for lunch are always really good. They have some indoor seating but not much and they need more parking.

I wish I could give no stars. I don’t understand the high reviews. We walked in and then walked out. It was 90 outside and hotter inside. When a restaurant has their door open in that kind of heat, with left out for who knows how many hours, it has to be a fly magnet. I wouldn’t eat there if the food was free.

We order here a lot from work. They’re pizza is always good, and delivery is fast. I’ve ordered food just for myself before and It was okay. Got a calzone which was bigger than my head — which was delicious. However, they’re wings aren’t terrific. I was a fan of their garlic knots as well. They always seem friendly and courteous. Yes, they’re actual establishment is very hot in the summer time and I don’t really expect it to be glamorous. I actually give them credit for working in such warm conditions.

This place is awesome. One of my go-​to places for pizza & garlic knots. The pizza sauce is the best part, separates it from the competition. Last time I was in there one of the other patrons was going on about how good the burgers are, so that may be worth trying sometime. The people that work there are pretty cool. The only drawback is that the parking situation is pretty tight, but whatever. Highly recommend.

Probably one of the main places my friends and I order from. The food is always fresh, the staff always friendly and our tummies always full! My friends ordered a calzone each and one was enough to feed a small village (not really but you get the point) I kept it simple and got a BLT sub. All so delicious. The pizza there is that perfect amount of crispyness and doughyness you could want from a pie and they actually put cheese on it! I always praise their food to everyone. If pizza isn’t your thing they have delicious gyros, fried chicken and even cheeseburgers. I love how there is something for everyone.

One of the best pepperoni slice I’ve had in a while but the reason for 3 stars is the environment it was very disgusting there were wasps flying around

I walked in and I walked right back out. The store is dirty, pizza boxes stored where customers are supposed to sit, grease everywhere on walls. It’s cheap, but is should be because you’ll need to save your money for the medication needed afterwards.

As I’ve traveled to different states and. lived in different areas, I have yet to find a pizza shop as good or better than this one. I use to live right around the corner from them and ate there non stop. There is an issue with consistency, however the pizza is always good. Other things that are amazing is Jamaican Beef patties and Chicken Fingers.

$ 1.08 for a pretty authentic NYC style slice.
Pretty, pretty good methinks.
For slices, this will be my new go to neighborhood pizzeria.
I will next have to order a pie with toppings and see how that holds up…

It took over an hour and they forgot the soda. I ordered from here again because we love the onion petals but the forgotten Diet Pepsi is a serious dealbreaker.

I love this place! My fiancée and I grab a few slices every time we’re in the mood for some pizza and they’ve never disappointed. It’s good, NY-​style pizza for $ 1 a slice. You can’t beat that! Their garlic knots are also really, really good and they’re also really cheap. I definitely recommend Pizza Central to anyone who’s in the Albany area and wants a few quick slices of good pizza.

I stopped in the other day for a slice, you can’t beat their $ 1.25 for any slice. I got a cheese and a buffalo chicken. Now, their pizza is pretty good, but their dough is light. That could be good or bad depending how thick or doughy you like your pizza. Their buffalo chicken pizza really tasted like every other pizza joints, nothing original there, but does the job.
Year ago review:
Now, in the past I’ve bought Bone and Boneless wings from them and I am not so much a fan. Their boneless wings I assume are homemade because they taste like chicken cutlets which are lightly floured and deep fried. You really do not taste the breading and you do not get a crunchy bite when you eat these, kinda taste like eating deep fried chicken cutlets with no breading and flavor. Eh pass.
Their bone wings are too big, which result in a soggy no crisp skin. I love my wings and I am not your average schmuck wing guy.
I had their wings when they first bought from the previous owner so their food might have changed recently?
In the end, you can not beat their prices for the quality you get. Their pizza is pretty darn good.

I can remember stopping here many years ago when this neighborhood pizza shop was Pizza Nook, located at the corner of Central Ave and Osborne Rd in Colonie. However one day back in the late 1990s, I tried to call in a pizza order from Pizza Nook and was told the place was out of business by a gentleman who was reassigned Pizza Nook’s old phone number.
FFWD to present day (2012), this pizza shop is now Pizza Central. I stopped in here recently on a chilly dark evening with a BOGO Entertainment coupon in hand. This pizza shop has an old school atmosphere and is very cozy with seating along the front windows, across from the long glass counter with several varieties of NY style pizzas (by the slices) on display, but the pizza slices required reheating in the oven. Sicilian pizza is also available. The food prep area and pizza ovens are behind the counter.
Besides pizza, they also serve calzones, rolls, subs, fried chicken, angus burgers, pasta dinners, gyros, salads, wings, appetizers, and drinks from the cooler. The prices here are pretty reasonable, most individual items are under $ 10. 10 Combo Meals are also offered served with fries and soda ($ 4.99-$ 7.99).
I decided to use the coupon for 2 large subs to go ($ 7 each before discount/​$ 7 for 2 subs), a large Steak & Cheese Sub and a large Chicken Parm Sub, which were both oven baked and ready in about 12 minutes. Both subs were mighty big and very tasty.
The tender shaved steak with peppers & onions was grilled to order in a pan on the stove before being oven baked with melted cheese in a soft Italian sub roll. The breaded chicken breast strips were tender and chewy topped with a thick marinara sauce and melted mozzarella cheese.
I will have to return to Pizza Central during lunchtime for some inexpensive specialty pizza slices!
NOTE: The parking lot is very tight in front of the building.

It’s solid 3* pizza with an extra * thrown in for value.
There is something remarkably satisfying about paying only $ 1.25 for a slice with any amount of toppings. That’s $ 1.25 for a buffalo chicken slice, $ 1.25 for a bacon and ranch slice, $ 1.25 for a veggie slice, or $ 1.25 for some meat laden slice.
The pizza is made on screens (which leave those dreaded cross hatches on the bottom), but the crust picks up some good color regardless. It’s a nice and thin version of a NY style slice. The crust isn’t terribly substantial. Even for a thin crust slice, it’s light and airy.
But those are just nits.
The only real complaint I have is that when they opened, their Buffalo chicken slice contained chunks of breaded, deep fried chicken, which was delightful. Since then they’ve changed to simply shredded chicken. You can order a whole pie with crispy chicken, but after paying $ 1.25 for a slice, it’s hard to justify coughing up the money for a specialty pie.