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| - The best of the non-chain pizzas in the immediate area! With Albany here, there's no reason to suffer sub-par pies.
I'm inclined to say "3.5 stars", as I'm still just as likely to order from, say, Pizza Pizza (largely due to group familiarity... if it's just Heather and me, I think Albany is the way to go).
As others have mentioned, the (friendly and earnest!) guy at Albany doesn't mess around with his toppings: sauce and cheese literally flow over the edge, the crust is thin and nicely bubbled/crisp on the bottom, and the toppings all seem to be fresh cut rather than purchased in bulk from a supplier (could be wrong; if I am, it's a damn fine supplier).
Curiously, he has an old review posted in his store that cites Albany amongst the best pizza in TO... but the headline over his entry is "Better than Chuckie Cheese", which he has covered with a stroke of black marker. Seems silly, because it's still legible, and there's nothing wrong with being "Better than Chuckie Cheese" when the rest of the entry refers to your pizzeria as one of the best in the city and praises you unabashedly.
Anyway. Albany is a-ok in my books -- I'll click "4 star" rather than "3 star" simply because the proprietor seems to genuinely pleased to be there. Supporting good people and local shops is worth at least half a star!
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