Cestra's Pizza III 44 Westchester Square, The Bronx, NY 10461

"Ordered with Uber eats stuffed shells and pizza. Pizza was not the best did not taste great at all could use better sauce. Stuffed shells were alright but i have had better"

"Great place. I sometimes get the mushroom slice which is OK. A little bit greasy which I actually like lol. The salads are OK. The chicken is grilled which is OK, but it's a little bit dry. Otherwise the salads are great. The soups are amazing. I recommend this pizzaria, especially if you can eat normally."

"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. I've had better pizza in Florida, and their water makes good pizza hard to come by. I ate here because I hadn't eaten all day, and I was hoping for traditional italian pizza from a place like this. Sorely disappointed."

"It may depend on the the time of day. Late evening gives you attitude and looks of weariness. If you get past that the salad slice is awesome. With the dressing of course. I would recommend getting there nice and early for good service. Best bet is to cop and go. Bathroom was out of order. Maybe you'll have a better experience."

"My first time there yesterday absolutely a gem of pizza!!! i was driving by that way saw a person eating pizza on a park bench across the street was Cestra's pizza. made a uturn got 2 slice cold and 1 hot so i can eat, and wow thin crust pizza with right amount of cheese and sauce. this pizza place i would go again enjoy that slice !"