Cosimo’s Pizza II

Like any pizzeria you can’t go for the stuff that’s obviously been sitting out all day. I.e. Unless it looks fresh stay away from the specialty stuff. BUT, if you can get the NY style cheese or pepperoni on a busy night when it’s fresh; no-​contest, the best thin crust I’ve found in Albany.

I am at the Colonie Center Mall about every six weeks. There are very few places for a vegetarian to have lunch at most mall food courts, making a pizza an important stop. Unfortunately Cosimo’s is probably one of the worst pizza places to fill this need. The staff is unfriendly as are most of the people in the food court. The pizza looks like it has been there from the day before even at 11:00 in the morning. When you order a slice they barely warm it. Nothing worse than just warm pizza. The pizza is also tasteless. Not enough flavor, especially the cheese and tomato. I gave them one star because I couldn’t give them less.
Sbarro is 100% better. I have had Sbarro pizza at many locations and Cosimo’s doesn’t come close.

Pizza was fresh out of the oven but when I took a bit out of it, I found a small piece of metal in my pizza. I asked for a refund the guy got mad and only gave me a partial refund. Never eating there again!!!

Located in the Colonie Center food court, Cosimo’s Pizza has been a longtime mainstay here serving up thin crust NY style pizza (by the slice or whole pie), pasta, salads, and baked rolls. Cosimo’s has similar menu offerings as other mall food court pizza places including Sbarro, Roman Delight, Regina Pizzeria, Villa Pizza, and Mrs. Vanellis (in Canadian malls). I actually prefer Cosimo’s over Sbarro pizza.
The prices here are moderate, but fair: a big slice of cheese pizza is $ 2.99 plus tax and a whole 16″ cheese pizza is $ 13.99. They also offer combo meals served with a drink.
I used to stop here quite frequently during my lunch breaks when I worked in Colonie back in the late 1990s. My coworkers would order food from various places in the «Capital Eats» food court and we’d eat lunch together here.
Since moving away from the area, I’ve only stopped here for meal breaks a few times when I’m already shopping at Colonie Center. IMO, the food here is quite tasty and filling. The thin crust pizza slices are actually pretty good for food court pizza, which is topped with the right amount of thick red sauce and mozzarella cheese and toppings, not too greasy. The thin pizza crust is firm outside, yet soft and chewy on the inside with a slight sweet taste. I’ve had their calzones which are filled with ricotta cheese and choice of fillings; very tasty and heavy, like eating a brick. They used to have lasagna on their menu (no longer available), which was pretty good tasting.
If ordering pasta (spaghetti & baked ziti), I recommend getting here early when the food is fresh. I’ve seen some nasty looking pasta sitting out very dry behind the glass counter during the later evenings.
Recently, I ordered a Whole Cheese Pizza at Cosimo’s and used a savings coupon (from a discount coupon book-​not Entertainment) and paid only $ 7.99 plus tax for the whole pie. Fortunately for me, there was already a whole cheese pizza already made behind the glass counter, and the staff member quickly heats up the pizza in the oven for 3 minutes and I was good to go with my hot cheese pizza to bring back to NH.