Cristo’s NY Style Pizza

I consider myself a NY Pizza snob so it was with trepidation that I entered. I had business in the area, was hungry and needed to eat.
They offered the usual lunch special of 2 cheese slices and a soda for $ 5.50. I opted for mushroom toppings, only .25 per slice. Slices came out quickly, obviously reheated. They were thin crust firm enough to hold in one hand. Couldn’t fold it but didn’t need to. Sauce was tasty, maybe a hint more oregano than I am used to. Cheese was plentiful but not overly so and not dripping. One of the hallmarks of NY pizza that I am caring for less and less lately is oil dripping all over. Not a problem here. Mushrooms appeared to be fresh sliced, not canned.
They also offer a special of 12″ personal pie with iced tea for the same price. Maybe next time

best pizza in nc hands down.

The service was nice but the pizza crust is like cardboard. Horrible. I had the vegetarian pizza and husband had a meat pie. Asked for side of sauce and charged a fee and it was like water. If u like this pizza then u like Brixx which is equally awful (more so). Side salad was good so 2 stars.

Damn! First two pies I ordered from this joint were great. The one I brought home tonight was a pile of undercooked mush. I guess QC just went out the window. Take that pie back up north and try to sell it.

I wouldn’t give them any stars if I could… I ordered pizza from there for the first time and it was not a pleasant experience. First, I was told my wait was an hour. So I go to the restaurant to pick up my pizza an hour later and I was told they were behind. No problem it happens to the best. However I should not be in your establishment another 30 – 40 minutes still waiting after I already waited an hour. Second, the people were unfriendly. I guess if you are not a usual you mean nothing to them as a customer. Not to mention the way I saw how they treated other people who waited longer than I did. The employees were acting like some customers were an inconvenience. Not to mention, i m not sure if it was the owner or manager but he was obnoxious to an employee in front of people. Not okay in my book. Third and most importantly this did NOT taste anything like NY pizza! It was soggy and had this weird taste like it had mold on it at some point. First time I threw the pizza away. I grew up in NY not sure why they think they can claim NY pizza it was disgusting.
Lastly, they started to turn customers away for the night before their closing time… what kind of business does that???
So least to say… I will not be back for these reasons.

Great place, perfect atmosphere, great food and very friendly people. Great tasting authentic NY pizza…

Ordered the supreme pizza and garlic cheese bread was told delivery would take 30 min it took over an hour. The pizza and garlic cheese bread were both cold. The pizza was the worst pizza I have ever had no flavor soggy extremely greasy. The garlic cheese bread had no flavor whatsoever. Threw away both

We tasted Meat lovers w/​xtra mushrooms. It’s a thin crust NY style pizza. They have Grandma’s Pizza which I would want to try next time. The crust would be crispy but w/​all the meat the front part became a little soft. For an XL not as big as NY style pizza. Service was fast. The Lasagna was good right amount of everything without the too sour tomato taste. Service was personal and knowledgeable. Ambience is good except that either doors open we could smell the smoker outside.

Delicious NY style pizza. We tried several others in the area and this is the closest to our expectations: nice, thin crust, mild sauce, plenty of cheese. I had the lunch special: a salad, 1 slice, & a drink for $ 5.50. We’ll be coming back!

I love this place. When we first moved to Raleigh from Charlotte, we spent a long time trying a variety of pizza joints.
If you’re into foldable slices, NY style, this is where it’s at!

When the craving hits, there is NOTHING that compares to a Grandma’s Pizza from Cristo’s! Whether it’s eating in and enjoying a glass of wine with one of their incredible salads (they are all good!) along with that amazing pizza… or taking a hot succulent Grandma’s pizza home to surprise the always appreciative Husband… well it just doesn’t get any better than this! Prices are reasonable, and I am beyond happy to pay to add extra basil or pepperoni or sausage or whatever we feel the need to add on. But sometimes a simple Grandma’s needs nothing more than to just be simply great. Quality tomatoes, cheese, basil, killer-​crust… sigh. Need more now!
If you don’t believe me, see pics. I’ve certainly posted a few, as it is food porn at its finest. The quality, the skill to craft it… not something we take for granted… we soooo appreciate the talent and expertise, and most importantly the FLAVOR.
Do note they also have New York Style Pizza that is also excellent if you prefer that style. And sometimes we do as well, but we more commonly crave Grandma’s way. How cool that they offer different styles for different tastes!
THANK YOU Cristo’s Family for working so hard to make our Family so happy all the time! We have even held a couple family gatherings here that were made perfect thanks to the great food and always-​friendly service!

This is only a pizza review, because frankly, with pizza this good, I don’t need to try anything else on the menu… I drive 25 mins from West Cary to come here for the Gramma pie. They are one of the few (only?) pizza joints I’ve come across in the triangle that does a gramma– and it is on point! Great crust, tomato sauce that tastes fresh and not sickly sweet, and of course a delicious smattering of garlic and fresh basil. The traditional Neapolitan pie is also done very well (I can’t help but steal some slices from the kids’ order). This place would be my twice a week habit if it was closer.
To Cristos management: it’s called «expansion» and I know a perfect spot for you in west Cary…

I’ve ordered from Cristos three times now and have to say… I’m so bummed with my order tonight. We ordered the Cristos (white pizza) topped with spinach, black olives, sundries tomatoes, cheese and artichokes and the mild wings. Both were so disappointing. I had to recook the pizza, it was so underdone and even after that and putting extra season salt on it there still was somehow NO flavor. The wings were soggy and had no sauce on them, just under them. The sauce was ok, delivery was fast and the last two times I ordered I was very happy with my food so I’m going with three stars.
I’m so incredibly sad. Mostly because it’s expensive pizza. I kinda feel like I just wasted my money.

Fantastic NY style Pizza! Everything on the menu is delicious but the pizza is outstanding. nice thin crust one of the best pizza spots in Raleigh!

I’ve had this place bookmarked for a while & happily checked them out on a weekday. I called in my order & within the 10 minute drive, my order was ready.
The restaurant is warm & inviting. The employee who rung me up was very nice. She showed me my pizza — the supreme — & I couldn’t wait to get it home! I ordered a small & I already knew it was going to be enough for three meals for me.
Once home, I devoured about three slices. While the toppings were piled on — YUM! — the crust was thin — my favorite! The sauce was light.
Plenty of choices in pizza & sub/​sandwiches. Prices are very reasonable. Parking is limited.

Went there for pizza a while back, and the slice came somewhat close to what I am used to in my hometown (NYC). A nice array of toppings to select from, in addition to the menu items that one would see at a nice Italian restaurant.

Friendly service and quick turnaround on a pickup order. I thought the pizza was pretty close to NY style and I would return here again to order food for our office. Is pretty reasonably priced as well.
If you order a topping like pepperoni they dont put a ton on your pie so ask for extra if you want a decent amount.
The rest of their menu has some interesting italian food offerings that I would come back and try.

This place is so cute! I was craving pizza after a long day of work and am thankful that I followed my Unilocal nose to this place. It’s small and cozy — and I love the tiny bar up front. They had some really interesting beers on tap that I had never heard of before, and I thoroughly enjoyed my selection!
For my pizza, I ordered the Grandma’s to go and it was super yummy. Everything tasted really fresh, I loved the addition of the fresh basil. I think my pizza was done in about 15 – 20 minutes, but it could have taken longer and I wouldn’t have cared (thanks to the yummy beer I was drinking).

By far the best pizza i’ve had in over five years, i highly recommend this place, the owner came to the table and introduced herself, the service people were great, I’m a Christian and i must be honest we were the black family when entering, got quite a few stares from just about every Caucasian in the place, but we of course embraced it as looks of greetings.

2.5 Unilocal stars for Cristo’s «Grandma’s» Pizza and Garlic Knots… I’m not going to say A-​OK, just ok, compared to even cheaper Pizza and no where near as good as my favorites that are the same price or cheaper!
Basil was FRESH! Yay! This Pizza was cooked as I expected! The only thing wrong with this Pizza was the Flavor!!! If I had never eaten Pizza before I would still say this Pizza was Nothing Special !