I came in for a pizza by the slice and decided to eat it in the restaurant. They call this 'Hangout Pizza' but I actually found it not a pleasant place to hang out. The guy working here didn't ask me if I wanted my slice to go or for here and just put it in a to go box. Eating it in the restaurant was not pleasant as the guy had DJ music blasting across the restaurant while he was working in the kitchen. He should have offered to turn it down for me. The pizza itself was just okay, about what you would get at like 7-11,v definitely not as good as a slice from the Costco food court. They only had cheese and pepperoni by the slice and I selected pepperoni. They may have good pizza here if you custom order your toppings, I don't know. I'm certainly not rushing to return back here but am glad I gave them a try out. Low customer service effort here. read more

What a fun place to hang out! You guys wont be disappointed with their pizza, all the ingredients are all fresh, we gave this place a try and it was wonderful experience. read more

It was a ;ot easier to salvage the pizza than the salad. Yesterday I added truffle oil and balsamic vinegar to the salad and it was still just OK. I wouldn't order it again, particularly when the Greek salad is so full of goodies and I know I liked it. The pizza, on the other hand, perked up tonight when I added escabeche from Picnic and marinated artichokes. It was like pizza and a salad all in one. I didn't need anything else. read more

I like the quality of their pizza but they have gotten our order wrong three times when we called in for a take out order and asked for an item on a combination omitted. Twice I had to wait for them to make a new pizza. Never offered any compensation. We finally quit. read more

Sometimes Jamie W. and I have a craving for a pizza. Usually we will go somewhere to satisfy the need, but the beatdown we felt from all those atmospheric rivers made us go the delivery route from a place I've never even noticed. It's somewhere on San Pablo, but frankly we never looked for it. However, we learned something constructive from our experience. They make a very good California Garden Pizza. A large cost us $30.99, which was on the high side for us, but it was chock full of fresh veggies - bell peppers, spinach, mushrooms, black olives, tomatoes, zucchini, and artichoke hearts - atop a thin crust saturated with melted cheese (photo: https://bit.ly/3H3n6RP). It was good for three days because there was an absence of pepperoni grease. To overcome our calorific guilt, we also ordered the $13 Greek Salad to share. This was a good one, too, with romaine, carrot, red cabbage, cucumber, grape tomatoes, pepperoncini, red onion, artichoke hearts, green olives, and feta cheese - accompanied by Italian dressing on the side (photo: https://bit.ly/3N1qIY3). Yep, nothing earth shattering here, but man, it hit the spot. FOOD - 4 stars...veggie pizza and Greek salad are a good match AMBIANCE - n/a...who knows? SERVICE - 4 stars...everything came well packaged TOTAL - 4 stars...pizza, pizza RELATED - Exploring Albany? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/3ebRKbk read more

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The mo:mo here is absolutely delicious! I've tried mo:mo from many places, but Hangout Pizza makes the best by far. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

Incredible food and service. Pizza was authentic and flavorful, cooked just right. The Nepali momos are outstanding, savory and delicious. Jayant is an exceptional host who goes above and beyond for a guest to have a good time.. Great spot for a casual meal with friends. Highly recommended! Karaoke helps a whole lot too. All in all, a wonderful vibe. read more

Great customer service! Lovely pasta that you build on your own! Very chill ambiance, enough TVs to go around.

Albany Pizza has improved soooo much since the previous owners. I enjoy the artichoke, diced tomato and black olive pizza with extra sauce. The crust is soft and chewy! Go Albany Pizza! Derek-the Drummer Plumber read more

One of the best pizza places around. When do you want a traditional pizza? They have a lot of variety and very friendly friendly. They also have karaoke for anybody brave enough to sing. read more

I have ordered takeout "Create your own" pasta from Hangout Pizza 3 times. It has always been delicious. My favorite has been the Alfredo. It was flavorful, creamy, and rich! I love that you can add different vegetables and meat. The portion is generous. I also LOVE the garlic bread. I look forward to visiting in person soon! read more

I absolutely love this neighborhood pizza parlor. Super nice mom and pop place. Nice family, small and intimate setting.. The pizza is always fresh and hot, fresh ingredients with a home taste. Its always ready when they say it's gonna be. Never going back to regular pizza franchise. Haven't had any other items, but I will real soon read more

The pizza was made with fresh ingredients and was amazing! Loved the pizza there. The staff were great and friendly. Great ambiance and cool spot to hang out. read more

Was looking around for a more traditional tasting pizza outside of the larger chains like Roundtable, etc. and came across this place. I was able to place my order via phone and the representative was very helpful. I ordered the Monster Slice that comes with a can drink. When I came in it was pretty empty but the other representative was very helpful and expressed they just recently took over a couple months ago. Overall great experience and the pizza was just what I was looking for. Would try again. (Don't mind the missing slice I was hungry by the time I remembered to take a picture). read more

Hangout Pizza & Pub - Monster Slice w/ Pepperoni, Sausage & Black Olives - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

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This place does dough really well for their pizzas. It is chewy and crispy. So if you want a good dough, get your pizza here. The owners are very nice also. read more

Excellent pizza spot with sports on TV. Great place to bring kids! Pizza was hot and fresh

I have ordered from this place plenty of times on grubhub and though they have some great dishes, they can be considerably inconsistent. I find the spaghetti to be my favorite! It is always tasty... but every time I have ventured outside of this meal I have been left disappointed. I once ordered ziti and received pesto pasta, and another time I ordered rigatoni and it was more like penne Alfredo. Both times I left honest reviews based on my experience and both times the owner left condescending responses taking no accountability. In one response they accused me of lying about my experience and possibly being a competitor and another suggested that I took my business elsewhere... and I will. I feel that if they worked on consistency and actually remedied the issues they could be great, but I refuse to waste my money here any further. read more

Had a simple sausage cheese pizza and it was good. Also had chicken wings, garlic fries, and the rigatoni. The rigatoni was a bit on the dry side but still tasty. The wings and the fries were a hit! Ordered for a particular pick up time; it was ready exactly at that time. I was happy with that. Pick up was quick and painless. Will definitely order from here again. read more

I returned to Albany Pizza today after a year ago. I am so happy I did. I ordered a medium pepperoni pizza and it was delicious. Fresh fresh flavors, generous portions, moist, nicely seasoned and ready on time. The staff were sweet and friendly. I am very pleased and encourage others to give this local, hardworking business your support! Thanks so much! read more

We were there on a Friday night around 6:30 pm and the place was dead. In my experience, Friday nights were perhaps one of the bigger nights of the week for a pizza place. We ordered pizza and beer. The pizza was good enough to return for take-out and better than the Albany Pizza it replaced. Pizza choices in this area are not particularly good for those who might consider themselves a pizza connoisseur. The crust was medium thickness, crunchy and had a nice flavor. As for the ambience, not a place most people would want to hangout as it felt more like a store or small afternoon sandwhich shop (bright lights, unattractive decore). The on-tap beer selection is very limited but will work if they happen to have your particular selection. read more

Today my first visit for pizza and pasta. Delicious. New owners opened in January, check it out. Small pizza, regular crust, and spaghetti and meat sauce. Inexpensively priced, owners in house cooking and delivering. read more

New owners/ management previously it was pretty bad here but decided to give it an a try again, I heard that there were new owners so I wanted to give it a shot and I am glad that I did, very basic traditional pizza that's actually pretty good, not to mention affordable staff is very friendly, I will return and try it again soon read more

We went to this pizza place with my kids. I had ordered martini pizza. Their pizzas are freshly made and we can taste the freshness. If I had read old reviews, I won't be going but someone had mentioned they are new owners. Yes they are new owners their pizza is extremely good. My kids loved it and they ate most of it. Best pizza in east bay. read more

Fast delivery and excellent Hawaiian pizza!. Ordering over the computer was easy and friendly. Grub hub delivery was on time and the delivery person was very friendly. I recommend this Pizza place highly! read more

Great little pizza shop. The food is good and prepared quickly, even via delivery. We order their pizza weekly.

Decided to give Albany Pizza and Pastas a try, and I'm pleased I did. The pizza was delicious, with a notable mention for the excellent crust. Notably, Albany Pizza stood out with an impressive variety of toppings on their pizza. The abundance of toppings added to the overall enjoyment of the meal, making it a flavorful and satisfying experience. I found it to be a satisfying and affordable option. Will certainly be ordering from them whenever I'm craving a tasty and reasonably priced pizza. read more

Good food, friendly service. The slice was like a small pizza in itself. Very conveniently located and will gladly return.

11-15-24. Perfect West Coast pizza! This was our go to spot for over 12 years, but then it changed ownership and was really bad. We switched to a different place for a few years, but were never happy and decided to give Albany Pizza another shot recently in case ownership had changed again. And wow! Now for sure it's the best pizza around in the Albany El Cerrito Kensington North Berkeley Richmond Annex area (we've tried them all). . Perfect thickness for a California style crust, with nice fluffy edges. Good zingy red sauce with lots of flavor. Generous amount of toppings. Arrived hot. Couldn't be happier. So glad this place is back at the top of our list! read more

Yikes, what happened to this place? This was our pizza place for more than a decade and now it's less than Domino's quality. All of the ingredients taste lower quality than ever. read more

The soggiest and most flavorless pizza. The only flavor was salt. It's was way too salty and the pizza was a mess. Any other pizza chain is better. read more

Very good pizzas we come back for in my neighborhood. Courteous service. Take out. Seems to be family run, which we want to support as regular customers. read more

This place in my opinion, has the best pizza. The crust has that nice crunch and the toppings are fresh if you haven't yet give them a try you won't be disappointed! read more

Best pizza in Bay Area. My 5 yrs old son love pizza here. Everything they make from scratch so always fresh and testy. Owner is super nice. Definitely my favorite for pizza. read more

I feel so bad I spent $25 on a pizza here. Worst pizza ever. I had a veggie option and the frozen veggie pizza from Trader Joe's tastes better and I could buy 4 of them with the same amount. Don't waste you money here. read more

Yummy as hell! Quick service and lots of opinions for even the pickiest of eaters. Truly a personal place to enjoy a meal with friends, a decent amount of seating. They've got bathrooms so that's always a plus. The decor is lacking where the cheese pizza is fabulous. Kevin makes great pizza, can definitely count on getting quality every time read more

Hangout Pizza & Pub - Pizza Near Me - Albany, California

This pizza used to be my favorite. Slices were sooo good and almost the size of a small. Iykyk....went there yesterday and it's completely changed due to new owners...probably won't be going back. They were trying but can tell they were overwhelmed and slices definitely aren't the same any more! read more

Unfortunately the new people here have changed the monster slice again. It's now VERY bready. The crust is practically a loaf of bread and the main pizza section is very thick bread. read more

I ordered a pizza here yesterday. Delivery was prompt and polite, but the pizza I received was not the one I paid for - it was supposed to have 7 toppings but it only came with 2 (one of which I didn't request). Will not be back. read more

Can't believe I haven't updated this review over the years. We come to Albany Pizza Co. about once every week or two. Or, it's better to say, my wife sends me hear every week or two when we're ready for something tasty, easy, and no fuss. We eat here and at Gordo's more often than all other places combined. Why? A.P.C. is cheap, delicious, and staffed by the nicest people in existence. There's great people watching while you wait. An interesting slice of society comes in here, and they all leave happy. (Slice! Hah!) About those slices, we both get monster slices, it's basically like a small pizza custom made for you. We both get different toppings. J always the sane things. They've known her order for years now. I always mix it up, and they don't mind if I ask for extra sauce. They don't skimp on toppings, it's fresh dough, the sauce has a good flavor, the cheese is high quality mozzarella. There is a ton of great pizza around here. But when you are ready for just some solid regular pizza americana, say for a bunch of kids having a birthday party, this place is better than all the others. Give it a shot! read more

Why is this still listed as "Albany Pizza," when it is now Cybelle's? Perhaps this is a strategy to prevent customers from being able to read these honest, dismal reviews? Albany Pizza wasn't ever gourmet, but for some reason my teens like it. So, trying to make them happy, we ordered and picked it up a few months ago. WAYYYYYYYY overpriced for school cafeteria grade pizza! Then, we tried again (why? I guess we don't learn) via their delivery service offered on cybellesalbany dot com. They took HOURS to show as being on the way,,,then showed delivered,,,,NO PIZZA! Several texts later, they had NO idea where our two pizzas were, and still charged us. I am now awaiting a refund for our phantom pizzas. Teens got dinner from a different establishment...at 8pm instead of 6. Be smart (not like us!) and DO NOT ORDER FROM THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more