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    Picnic Pizza

    4.6 (36 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Salad, Wine Bars
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Side salad

    The sauce needs more herbs and spices. The chicken was tough and dry. The calzone was very good with just the right amount of cheese. Sarah was a great waitress. This was her first day and she was a terrific waitress.

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    Paul M.

    I think this restaurant has an identity crisis. Why name it "PICNIC" pizza? As you walk in you see decor for an Italian restaurant and paper placemat with a map of Italy. Menu has several pasta Italian style dishes. However the pizza is AMERICAN style, not made like they do in Italy. Pizza was good, not great, and in a small town like Albany, maybe this is the best pizza you can get?

    Best tiramisu ever!
    Dante F.

    Having gone to Italy has ruined me on Italian food in the United States. For two weeks after returning nothing tasted good. I could taste the freezer burn on the meatballs at Olive Garden. Nothing "Italian" tasted like the food in Italy. In the nine years since, I have again grown accustomed to American cuisine including the Italian version. Olive Garden has become once again an acceptable substitute. I imagine when you have limited food quality choices, the best available becomes the best period. Then someone comes along and gives you the real thing and shatters your world. That's what happened when my wife and I came to Picnic Pizza. We started off with fried Calamari and it was the perfect mix of slice rings of the squid mantle and small whole squids. The key to good calamari is timing when cooking, and these were well timed; not too tough, not too soft, but just right. Add a little red pepper to the homemade marinara and you're in for a real treat. Then we had Fettuccine Milano. This dish is a mixture of fettuccine, homemade Alfredo sauce, ham, peas, and mushrooms. The moment I tasted it I was taken instantly back to the first moment I tasted Spaghetti Carbonara at a small restaurant in the shadow of the Pantheon in Rome. The sauce was thick but not overly thick, and compared to most American restaurants serving what they call Italian food it wasn't in the same ballpark. To steal a quote from Pulp Fiction, "it isn't even the same... sport!". This sauce was to die for. Now, mind you I stared my review before my wife ordered the tiramisu for dessert. I was already in culinary heaven. But then I put a fork full of this exquisite confection into my mouth and my mind froze. I could hardly chew it was so good! Normally I eat my food like a marine rushing off to battle, but the tiramisu was so well textured, so perfectly chilled, and such an explosion of deliciousness I had to eat slow so I could process what my senses were telling me. Even after swallowing it I had to pause between bites because the flavor lingered teasing my taste buds and olfactory senses. To top it all off the bill didn't break the bank. The service was great, the owner's wife even came out to greet us, it was all so perfect. From the outside, it doesn't look like much as its in a strip mall next to the main mall. The sign is a little faded, the inside is plain looking, and the music on the radio was country. There is nothing wrong with any of that, but they certainly don't have a facade screaming "great Italian food here!" Even the name implies it's just another pizza place, but if anyplace ever had reason for you to say "never judge a book by its cover" this is the place! In summary, if you want to eat in Italian looking surroundings with food that has Italian names go to Olive Garden. But if you want the best homemade authentic Italian food west of the boot and south of the Mason/Dixon line come to Picnic Pizza!

    Large seating area with booths and tables
    Katie J.

    This place was a perfect fit for a quick bite to eat in this part of town. We ordered a supreme pizza to share among three adults, and a small children's cheese pizza. Our supreme wasn't anything to write home about, contained canned black olives (too many for me) and canned mushrooms. The pizza wasn't greasy, but seemed pre-made and reheated for our meal. Quite honestly a bite fromthe children's cheese pan pizza was the best part of the meal. We also ordered side salads that were normal in size, fresh as expected, and tailored to our needs. All in all, I think id rather just go to mellow mushroom for something a little fresher and more options.

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    5 months ago

    We got a cheese calzone & small cheese pizza. Both were delicious. We got them to go. The hostess was very nice.

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    Great hole-in-the-wall spot! The sandwiches are absolutely amazing! The bread they have is to die for!

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    10 months ago

    If you're looking for New York style Pizza, This is it... definitely my to go place...

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    One of the best pizza I've ever eaten. The best place to go for authentic Mexican food.

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    So many great foods to choose from. I try something different each time I visit. Best Italian hands down

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    4 years ago

    Love this place good food nice people, friends and family always want ti go there...........

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    Service there has always been great. Pizza is huge and very good. Not too greasy not to dry. Kids like the chicken alfredo.

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    9 years ago

    Delicious pizza!!! Some of the best we have ever eaten. Service very good. Nice casual family place.

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    Great food, not the best atmosphere. This is a hidden gem in Albany for a good meal, but not for a hot date.

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    14 years ago

    Best pizza in town. Friendly servers with knowledge and customer satisfaction as their main goal.

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