Today for some us was our one year anniversary at work. We came in the same time exactly a year ago and to celebrate, we decided to have our own pizza party luncheon. After going against from going out, we decided for pizza yesterday, but we didn’t know where yet.
We haven’t reviewed La Nova because our Rochester friend was not impressed by the La Nova pizza at the Valero gas station on Elmwood. This pizzeria does have the strongest reputation in Buffalo for years now as the best pizza in town. They are also notoriously famous for their mafia ways too, but that’s old news. Their prices are a bit higher than the average, but it is always worth it. Of course, they are not within walking distance to downtown from their West Ferry original location we ordered from. Their other location is consistently great for the suburbs on Main Street in Williamsville. They’ve been number one on best pizzas lists in Buffalo for years and they earned the prize as best independent pizzeria in the United States… it even still says so on their plates. They are so famous now that their wings are starting to get more attention than Duff’s due to Duff’s never showing up at wing fest and no marketing. La Nova ships out their food via airplane anywhere in the country. Marketing outside of Buffalo has helped this place grow.
We called an hour ahead of time and it would take 45 minutes to get here. We could tell the person was talking softly over the phone and abruptly said bye after we asked for plates and napkins. It sounded like she didn’t want to be there today. As a result, the plates did not arrive, but the delivery guy came on time. Luckily, we still had La Nova plates and napkins leftover from a previous visit months ago. You can imagine their suburban place is more friendlier than the North Buffalo one. Our order was a sheet pepperoni pizza and 20 medium wings for five people… hopefully that wouldn’t be too much food for everyone... and it really wasn’t after all. We originally came in on this date a year ago as 9 people. 1 left the day of, 1 recently left, 1 didn’t have cash today, and 1 decided to go to the dark side today by ordering a happy meal from McDonald’s.
There never have been more complements to a pizza during a lunch period than today. We went as far as calling this pizza beautiful while seeing it in the pizza box. There were only a few slices left after our lunch period. The pizza was juicy, moist, and soft. There were no burnt brown or black areas on the crust. It was easy going down... it was just amazing and delicious. We wish we could eat this pizza more often. A couple of the people who got McDonald's today realized how small their food was and wanted some of this pizza... they each got a slice and wanted more. Their wings also scored well. Usually wings from pizza places are just alike and nothing too superb as opposed to getting them at bar. These wings, however, are above the scale on wings from a pizzeria. They are better than the average wing.
By default, this should be the pizza to welcome any outside visitors to Buffalo. It is what Buffalo pizza is all about… from the overall flavor, to the rise of the dough, to the size of the crust, to the essence of the sauce, and to the appearance and taste of the pepperoni and cheese... the blend of all of that was phenomenal. This is Buffalo pizza at its finest.
Final Rating: 5 out of 5
La Nova Pizzeria
www.lanova.com
371 West Ferry Street
Buffalo, NY 14213-1947
(716) 881-3355
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2 comments:
pizza was awesomeeeeeee
with a description like that, you oughta marry it ! If my calculations were correct this is the first 5 out of 5 that you have issued. I wasn't there, but I would agree with most of what you said. LaNova certainly represents Buffalo well, and their BBQ wings/grilled have no equal. LaNova can on occaision overcook their pizzas, fortunately I like my pepperoni slightly burnt and curled up on the edge.
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