Imperial Pizza

Most, if not all, of the Southtown pizzerias do not cater to downtown. Some set a minimum delivery order, but most are not willing to drive the extra ten minutes to downtown areas. If you look, we haven't had a pizza from south of downtown ever reviewed on this site.

We were told by a couple people at work how amazing this pizza is compared to any pizza we've had for lunch here. The problem was this pizza, to our knowledge, leftovers or fresh, has never been in the building. We knew this place won't deliver so we were considering taking a longer lunch to drive down there, pick it up, and come back. We've heard they don't have much of an eating area inside either.

Fortunately enough for us, one of our coworkers was off today and was kind enough to pickup the pizza a half hour before our lunchtime and deliver it straight to us. They don't have a website so we were looking at pictures of the menu online. We were surprised at how cheap the prices were. For a sheet pizza and an item, it was about 22 dollars which is a few dollars less than the norm. However, we decided to go with the basics to try out how they are. We ordered a large cheese pizza with pepperoni, as well as quarter size pizza with hot peppers and onion and a mini turkey and cheese sub. We skipped out on the BBQ wings even though we were told they are the best in the city.

Thanks to our coworkers, the delivery was prompt right before our lunchtime. Everything we requested came including plates and napkins. They have their own labeled blue cheeses, pizza boxes, sub wraps, and even napkins. The menu we got stated they do downtown delivery which we found interesting though since we called before and said they don’t.

Incredibly high expectations were set for this pizza. We heard the pizza is similar to Bocce Club pizza. Well, that comparison couldn't be more right. The appearance of the pizza right away from opening the box looked exactly like it. The crust style was extremely similar with that thick, but light and fluffy crust. The pepperonis are the same as well as the sauce they use. This was not a greasy pizza or soggy pizza where one would have to fold it up and eat it like a taco. We are not sure what the whole story was if more of the owners split which is what happened to Bocce Club, but we know that the location on Abbott was a Bocce Club. This pizza fulfilled our expectations.

Considering the Bocce Club pizzerias are among the top favorites in the north suburbs of Buffalo, this place ranks with it in comparison. If the menu is true that they do in fact deliver to downtown Buffalo, then we would absolutely order pizza from here again.

Final Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Imperial Pizza
1035 Abbott Road
Buffalo, NY 14220
716-825-3636