Manhattan Pizza

One of us had our first trip and experience to this pizzeria ever. For being so close on the popular Chippewa and Delaware corner, it may go unnoticed because it isn't on Chippewa. In fact, it's only a 10 second walk maybe from the corner. There's nothing really across the street from it other than a Starbucks and there’s nothing else down the block on Delaware that would compete. They also don't have a website so it's harder to find out about them aside from just walking by it.

This place does have an advantage. Its advantage is the eating area. It could probably sit 50 to 100 people easily. They have three seating places: one near the pizza counter inside, one that's separate inside with a bunch of tables in there as their main dining area, and one outside on a sidewalk patio with umbrellas. The patio is key for the summer time. This is the only pizza place around that has a patio with tables and it is very relaxing. For a pizzeria, this atmosphere ranks high. Many people were coming in and out quickly with food and enjoying it but it is never too busy to get your food here and have a spot to eat which is great.

At this place, we of course got the pizza and nothing but pizza. That's how you start at a pizzeria. As we walked in, we smelled some great food so that was a pleasing sign. We went by slice also and got a couple specialty pizzas which weren't bad. By the slice, it's $2.75, but you can get a couple slices and drink for about $6. They had a few pizza lunch specials on the chalkboard and one of them was 2 slices of pizza and a drink. Well, one of us just ordered two slices of pizza and then the woman at the cashier asked if we would like a drink right after. They are that quick here at reading orders and applying it to their specials. We each got a special and the service there is very much aware of what's going on. They were sharp for a New York style pizzeria, unlike what you might get at Zetti's. Although the slices are longer with big toppings at Zetti's, the appeal of this pizza is comparable to what you would get at Manhattan style pizzeria. They were long slices with the right amount of toppings still with a nice taste and not heavy with the sauce. From the counter, they put the pizza in the oven for a couple minutes to warm up. This made the pizza crispy on the bottom opposed to getting it freshly ordered though.

We regret we didn't bring back a menu, but they do offer a lot more than pizza. We can assume their large pizzas are bigger than the standard in Buffalo and they had available salads and wraps to go. Like we said, it's an easy place to get access to and they're helpful with your order.

If you're in the mood for New York style pizza downtown, this is the place. There really isn't anywhere else downtown. This is within walking distance and this would be the place to go to over the summer for pizza to eat there. The pizza is about a 3.5 basically because we got it off the counter, but due to the atmosphere, location, and everything else, it slightly receives higher. Delivery in the future might happen as well.

Final Rating: 4.0 out of 5

Manhattan Pizza
244 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202-2009
(716) 842-1986