Message from New York Pizzeria

Casual Upscale Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria - Galleria Area
  • Authentic New York Style Pizza
  • Delivery & Online Ordering
  • Corporate Catering

Owner-chef Anthony Russo is proud to serve old-fashioned, authentic New York Style pizza in a comfortable neighborhood setting at all of his New York Pizzeria restaurants. Legendary New York Style pizza is loved the world over for its crisp thin crust and full rich flavor. New York Pizzeria lives up to its name. At New York Pizzeria, you get the real thing, the same honest-to-goodness, drippy, gooey, cheesy pizza you find at street corner pizza shops in New York. And just like those incredible pizza shops, you can buy pizza by the slice at New York Pizzeria. It's no coincidence that Russo makes the best pizza in Houston. He learned how to "cook Italian" as a child in his family's restaurant in Brooklyn, New York. Russo studied the art of pizza-baking from the master, his grandfather Giuseppe. Buon Appetito!

MarkerNew York Pizzeria

5 Star Rating - World class 2 reviews – Review New York Pizzeria

(832) 251-0220

5727 Westheimer Rd
Houston, TX 77057

Editorial Description by Citysearch
Russo family franchise for New York-style pizza, daily lunch specials and delivery.
Rated 8.8 out of 10 by Citysearch.

2 Reviews of New York Pizzeria in Houston

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Excellent Pizza I am from Brooklyn NY  5 Star Rating - World class

I have had your pizza and your baked Zitti , I am a native New Yorker Raised in Brooklyn known my Italian food and known that your quite affordable nothing like NY prices my grandkids love it they are Texans who have been in Ny and Know how to spell. all my co workers want to order but you don't deliver to our job site which is close by, your loss but i still love your pizza I'm Home thank you.
Brooklyn,NY old Red Hook.

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Great Food  5 Star Rating - World class

The food here is great no matter what you get weather its the signature pizza or the hot fresh made to order pasta. The staff is also very helpfull and the area is well organized.

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Hand down this is the Best Pizza in Houston 5 Star Rating - World class

If your looking for a great slice of real New York Pizza, this is the place to get it. Originally from Miami, I've been in Houston for seventeen years and Russo's New York Pizzeria is by far the only restaurant I have found where they actually serve authentic New York Pizza. It's delicious!

Pros: Authentic New York Pizza
Cons: None
Posted 07/23/08 at 7:04am

Dont go if you dont want to get picked up on by cheesy Owner/Manager! 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

I went to this location with a girlfriend of mine to chit chat and to catch up. Food was decent but could not get rid of the Owner! Continuosly offered wine on the house for such "Pretty Ladies" I will never go here again I felt smothered. Especially since being a man of his age...he should really try and pick up on women his own age... completely ruined my appetite-YUCK!

Posted 01/14/08 at 11:50am

NO Flavor...NOt new york at all 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

My wife and I went to the location on 5727 westhiermer, I had the Greek pizza while my wife had the chicken piccata!!!! we were very dissapointed the pizza has no flavor, I'm sure they just open a can of pizza sauce no flavor or any spices!!! same with the chicken piccata the lemon butter sauce is runny and it has lots of cheap wine in it ,no flavor,the sundried tomato is uncall for it in this dish, it dosn't make it any better, so for the price this is NOT a good place to dine in. I excpect to get my moneys worth when I dine out, so to pay high price and to get bad food this is not good.

Pros: location and parking
Cons: prices and food
Posted 01/06/08 at 5:41pm

Pitiful Pizza 1 Star Rating - Unsatisfactory

This is definately not New York pizza. If this chain opened a franchise in New York, it would be BANKRUPT. The only reason why this place does well is because Houstonians don't know anything about pizza, and what real good food should taste like. The pizza is terrible and expensive. $4.80 for one slice with sausage. Dough is thin so it looks like New York pizza, but it is very tough and chewy. Half of the slice didn't even have any cheese or sauce--very strange! Sausage tasted exactly like frozen sausage toppings from Dominos. You do not get actual italian sausage. You get the sausage nuggets which is exactly what you get from Pizza Hut or any other chain. Any person who knows real pizza knows that sausage on a pizza comes in slices from actual sausage. The slices are very big--and I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. They have a pizza on display by the counter, but it doesn't look anything close to what you get. Again, the small amount of cheese and sauce was very odd...as if they have never made pizza before! There were spots of the pizza where there was neither sauce nor cheese, just plain chewy dough. Anyone who thinks this is good does not know anything about NY style pizza or was either bribed to write a good review.

The inside is decorated nicely and the pizza box looks very nice too. You are better off ordering in from Dominos or Pizza Hut. I was extremely disappointed. Don't believe any good review this place gets! This is not even just bad NY style pizza, but just bad pizza in general. Pizza from even Macaroni Grill or frozen pizza made at home is better. It is just plain awful. But the inside of the restaurant looks nice. If you like eating crappy food in comfortable surroundings, this place is for you!

Pros: Nicely decorated, Atmosphere good for family and friends
Cons: Food is terrible
Posted 11/19/07 at 7:55pm

Best in Texas 4 Star Rating - Very good

The staff was friendly, and the pizza was to die for. Try the Margarita, OH MY GOD!

I'm from the north and now I don't miss NYC.

Posted 09/07/07 at 2:02pm