Had to change rating after second visit. My second pizza wasn't prepared as ordered, and it just wasn't as good, overall. Disappointed. Looking forward to their next incarnation in the Northtowns so I can give them a third try.Previous review:This goes out to all of those who normally go to Bocce.Does this taste like Bocce pizza? Yes and no. If you like Bocce should you try this? Yes.This was my first time trying Bailey Ave Pizza, and the pizza ordered was a half size with pepperoni and mushroom.Appearance: Chock full of toppings, and rectangular as opposed to half-circular. Cut into 8 equal-sized squares. I'm impressed with size and presentation. Pizza completely filled box, from corner to corner. Nice. Can barely make out the cheese through the abundant toppings. Some cup and char happening, good sign.First bite: Lifting slice out, it's got some heft to it and droopage from weight of toppings. That's fine by me, I don't like a stiff bottom. Sink in teeth, and- mmmm, ok! We have a contender, folks! Favorable first bite impression! Nice and fresh, chewy but not too soft on that dough. So you've got a nice mix of bite, crunch and chew, if that's your jam. I might even detect a slight buttery-ness here? Not sure, but I like it. Fresh, pleasant texture and taste.And then all those toppings! I wonder if this is normal, or an extra special treatment due to being newly opened and attempting to impress. With so much sitting on top, there's a tendency for bite over-draw.. You know what I mean? When more toppings than you're expecting pull off with one bite? Lol. Again, that's ok, I like it! Yum.Taste profile: Nice spiciness on the 'ronis. They are more uniform in size and thickness than Bocces. Perfect little circles. Abundant. Nicely finished with some dark charred edges, and yeah, little pools inside, too. Mushrooms remind me exactly of Bocces. Plenty of them. Good. Sauce? Fine. Not overly applied, though. No surprise gobs. I like the odd extra sauce puddle every so often... this wasn't a feature of this particular pie. I think the flavor profile on the sauce is also close to Bocces, tending towards sweet and not super garlicky. The cheese- now- other than being almost completely MIA under the blanket of toppings, the cheese was fine. Maybe even perfect, because it didn't hit me one way or the other, you know? It did what you want your cheese to do. Hold things together and pull, etc... good gooey-ness, basically.The crust: this pie stretches the toppings all. the. way. to the border-land, so what you're left with is a nicely balanced, fair bit of crust for your chewing pleasure. Just enough to get that sensation of end-piece. Compared to Bocces, there's less of a crust experience- but I'm not complaining. There's more pizza going on here than huge crust. Considering that a wide swath of crust actually equates to mostly unadorned, plain bread... I'm totally on board!Final impression: Ultimate answer- Do I want to order from Bailey again? Yes! Even though they trend higher in price, the product justified it. At least this pizza did. Can't wait to see how they do in the neighborhood and continue to perform in a highly competitive area. Best of luck, guys! (Oh, sidenote: I met the owner on this occasion and he was terrific. Engaging and caring. Glad to have met him on my first visit!)
Elizabeth F.
I've wanted to try this place for a while. I heard that their recipe was similar to Leonardi's which was SO good. Was really upset when they went out of business. Anyway, we ordered the 12 pizza with 10 wings. The wings were awesome and the bleu cheese was really good, it must be homemade but it was a little garlicky. Now on to the pizza. I posted a picture and it LOOKED delicious when we opened the box. Got pepperoni and mushroom with extra cheese. First the dough was not cooked enough, it was very dougy, and very sweet like it had a lot of sugar in it. And the sauce was not that good, it was sweet also but not in a good way. Plus yes there was a lot of cheese but hardly any pepperoni and even less mushrooms. I'll just say the pizza as a whole was just ok, NOTHING like Leonardi's!! Will we try them again? Maybe, maybe not, it was very expensive and Bocce is much better.
Betty SIMS
The pizza was not well done enough. I ordered a can coke and it was not given to me with my order. when I went back for it they acted like they didn't want to give it to me. The order was 45 minutes and it was over and hour when I received it. I want be back.
Cory W.
As is our custom lately, we have been ordering wings weekly in an effort to continue supporting local businesses. I was skeptical of this place at first, but we rolled the dice on somewhere new and experience was mostly good. My wife and I got an order of 30 wings, hot and saucy. The guys here really took the saucy request seriously, so much so that when I picked them up the guy at the counter asked me to open them and make sure they were saucy enough (which I loved). They were saucy enough and also plenty hot. Beautifully cooked and good size, I really enjoyed the wings we got here. On top of that I enjoyed the Bleu cheese, which is important in my opinion. The reason I say that the experience was mostly good was because there was unfortunately an issue with our order. We ordered a triple order (30 wings) and somehow we only ended up with 26 wings. It made for a nice dinner for two, but not much of a lunch the next day and honestly cost the review a star. I'm hoping the counting issue was just a one time gaffe, but overall it was a good trip and I'll definitely be back.
Pamela Scrivens
I’ve been looking for good pizza since leonardi’s closed . Well people I have found it !!!!! yesterday I ordered a large double cheese double pepperoni pizza, half with onions , pizza cooked well done . I did not look into the box until I got home and when I opened that box, it was love at first sight ❤️ The pizza was delectable , very fresh ingredients , cooked to perfection. This will be my go to pizza place hands down. I give them 2 thumbs up and the staff was very polite and patient when I placed my order. Bailey Ave. Pizza North you have a life long customer . I can’t wait to try other items on the menu .
Philip Szal
great pizza with tons of well cooked pepperoni
Julie S.
Gave this place one last shot and again disappointed! First time our pizza was half baked and sloppy and now it was burnt. They are nothing like Leonardi's, no comparison . Will not go back, they are so inconsistent and haven't had a good experience.
Neil McManus
Posted last month regarding extremely slow service. Management extended a comp meal to make up for it, great gesture. Ordered my comp pizza to be ready at 6:45 pm...keeping in mind I let them know this at 3:30 pm...walked in the door at 6:46 and was told they just put it in the oven and had to wait....again....while waiting there were two other gentlemen who were waiting more than 20 minutes for their order. One guy was given the wrong order TWICE. Sorry guys...bush league service...won't be back.
Carol S.
This was my first time ordering from this place. I can sum up my pizza and experience in one word ...AWSOME! The pizza was great, the service was equally terrific. It was a busy night and we were in and out to pick up our pizza in just minutes. Very good and friendly interaction both on the phone and with pickup. WELL DONE!!
Joseph H Zarcone
Had pizza and chicken fingers. The food was fantastic. It was the best I've had in a long time. The pizza was huge and so were the fingers. Great friendly service. Highly recommend. I'll definitely be back for sure.
Excellent food, friendly people. Glad I can go to a place and get some good quality pizza.
Robert S.
I called on a Saturday afternoon place and order for the next day. My pick up time I chose was 4pm. Got to the pizzeria at 4pm. Stood in line for 20mins. Just to find out they were "a little behind" and that my pre placed order was ready (not even made) and that it was going to be another 25-30mins AND they ran out of the some of the ingredients I asked for. So they wouldnt charge me for them. I called another location less than a mile away and gave them my business and I got all the ingredients that I asked for. Im glad I didnt pre pay the knock off Leonardi's
Jack L.
Decent Buffalo style pizza. It is in the old Leonardi's Pizza building and its the same recipe just altered a bit. However it is not as good as Leonardis was. That said Leonardis had started to go down a touch in crust thickness towards the end. Back to this new place. It had a decent quality sauce. It is not sweet enough in my opinion but still good. They use cup and char pepperoni and you get a ton for just single topping. I would not do double pepperoni as you would get too many and it would be like eating a bag of cooked pepperoni. The crust is classic buffalo style and has a nice crisp. I got double cheese and you could tell it was double. Had a good taste to it. The overall combination makes for a good but not great pie. I would put on par to a touch better than Bocces. Amherst Pizza and Ale House in Getzville is still the best area pizza in my book with the sweet sauce over their normal sauce but its nice to have a choice as taste preferences differ. This place Bailey Avenue North is pricey but who isn't nowadays with some decent specials that make it reasonable. The medium wings I found spicy but flavorful and good. My order was ready in 35 minutes as stated when ordered over phone. I ordered on a Tuesday and place was not busy so that may be why. All prices include tax. I think they will be around many years.
Rachel H.
Employees don't wear masks and those who did pulled down their mask to talk to me and did not wash their hands. Customers also not wearing masks, i was only person in the pick up room wearing one. They're not taking the pandemic seriously and I don't need a crappy pizza ruining my health.
brian borkowski
Terrible experience. Ordered a whole pizza and 10 wings at 4:50pm. I was told 40 minutes on the phone so I figured give them 45 just in case, I arrived at 5:35. I was told an employee quit earlier in the day and it would be another 10 minutes. No big deal, however when I went back in at 5:45 my food was still not ready. I finally received my food at 6, and let me tell you the quality was not at all what I was expecting. The pizza was mediocre (almost no sauce, maybe that's not how they make it but I wasn't a fan). the wings were swimming in sauce and beyond soggy, and the blue cheese had an unbearable amount of garlic to the point it was as gritty as hummus. I am a strong supporter of giving a place two chances in case they were having a bad day. But I will NEVER order food from this place again. Do yourself a favor and go to another pizza place.
Had to change rating after second visit. My second pizza wasn't prepared as ordered, and it just wasn't as good, overall. Disappointed. Looking forward to their next incarnation in the Northtowns so I can give them a third try.Previous review:This goes out to all of those who normally go to Bocce.Does this taste like Bocce pizza? Yes and no. If you like Bocce should you try this? Yes.This was my first time trying Bailey Ave Pizza, and the pizza ordered was a half size with pepperoni and mushroom.Appearance: Chock full of toppings, and rectangular as opposed to half-circular. Cut into 8 equal-sized squares. I'm impressed with size and presentation. Pizza completely filled box, from corner to corner. Nice. Can barely make out the cheese through the abundant toppings. Some cup and char happening, good sign.First bite: Lifting slice out, it's got some heft to it and droopage from weight of toppings. That's fine by me, I don't like a stiff bottom. Sink in teeth, and- mmmm, ok! We have a contender, folks! Favorable first bite impression! Nice and fresh, chewy but not too soft on that dough. So you've got a nice mix of bite, crunch and chew, if that's your jam. I might even detect a slight buttery-ness here? Not sure, but I like it. Fresh, pleasant texture and taste.And then all those toppings! I wonder if this is normal, or an extra special treatment due to being newly opened and attempting to impress. With so much sitting on top, there's a tendency for bite over-draw.. You know what I mean? When more toppings than you're expecting pull off with one bite? Lol. Again, that's ok, I like it! Yum.Taste profile: Nice spiciness on the 'ronis. They are more uniform in size and thickness than Bocces. Perfect little circles. Abundant. Nicely finished with some dark charred edges, and yeah, little pools inside, too. Mushrooms remind me exactly of Bocces. Plenty of them. Good. Sauce? Fine. Not overly applied, though. No surprise gobs. I like the odd extra sauce puddle every so often... this wasn't a feature of this particular pie. I think the flavor profile on the sauce is also close to Bocces, tending towards sweet and not super garlicky. The cheese- now- other than being almost completely MIA under the blanket of toppings, the cheese was fine. Maybe even perfect, because it didn't hit me one way or the other, you know? It did what you want your cheese to do. Hold things together and pull, etc... good gooey-ness, basically.The crust: this pie stretches the toppings all. the. way. to the border-land, so what you're left with is a nicely balanced, fair bit of crust for your chewing pleasure. Just enough to get that sensation of end-piece. Compared to Bocces, there's less of a crust experience- but I'm not complaining. There's more pizza going on here than huge crust. Considering that a wide swath of crust actually equates to mostly unadorned, plain bread... I'm totally on board!Final impression: Ultimate answer- Do I want to order from Bailey again? Yes! Even though they trend higher in price, the product justified it. At least this pizza did. Can't wait to see how they do in the neighborhood and continue to perform in a highly competitive area. Best of luck, guys! (Oh, sidenote: I met the owner on this occasion and he was terrific. Engaging and caring. Glad to have met him on my first visit!)
I've wanted to try this place for a while. I heard that their recipe was similar to Leonardi's which was SO good. Was really upset when they went out of business. Anyway, we ordered the 12 pizza with 10 wings. The wings were awesome and the bleu cheese was really good, it must be homemade but it was a little garlicky. Now on to the pizza. I posted a picture and it LOOKED delicious when we opened the box. Got pepperoni and mushroom with extra cheese. First the dough was not cooked enough, it was very dougy, and very sweet like it had a lot of sugar in it. And the sauce was not that good, it was sweet also but not in a good way. Plus yes there was a lot of cheese but hardly any pepperoni and even less mushrooms. I'll just say the pizza as a whole was just ok, NOTHING like Leonardi's!! Will we try them again? Maybe, maybe not, it was very expensive and Bocce is much better.
The pizza was not well done enough. I ordered a can coke and it was not given to me with my order. when I went back for it they acted like they didn't want to give it to me. The order was 45 minutes and it was over and hour when I received it. I want be back.
As is our custom lately, we have been ordering wings weekly in an effort to continue supporting local businesses. I was skeptical of this place at first, but we rolled the dice on somewhere new and experience was mostly good. My wife and I got an order of 30 wings, hot and saucy. The guys here really took the saucy request seriously, so much so that when I picked them up the guy at the counter asked me to open them and make sure they were saucy enough (which I loved). They were saucy enough and also plenty hot. Beautifully cooked and good size, I really enjoyed the wings we got here. On top of that I enjoyed the Bleu cheese, which is important in my opinion. The reason I say that the experience was mostly good was because there was unfortunately an issue with our order. We ordered a triple order (30 wings) and somehow we only ended up with 26 wings. It made for a nice dinner for two, but not much of a lunch the next day and honestly cost the review a star. I'm hoping the counting issue was just a one time gaffe, but overall it was a good trip and I'll definitely be back.
I’ve been looking for good pizza since leonardi’s closed . Well people I have found it !!!!! yesterday I ordered a large double cheese double pepperoni pizza, half with onions , pizza cooked well done . I did not look into the box until I got home and when I opened that box, it was love at first sight ❤️ The pizza was delectable , very fresh ingredients , cooked to perfection. This will be my go to pizza place hands down. I give them 2 thumbs up and the staff was very polite and patient when I placed my order. Bailey Ave. Pizza North you have a life long customer . I can’t wait to try other items on the menu .
great pizza with tons of well cooked pepperoni
Gave this place one last shot and again disappointed! First time our pizza was half baked and sloppy and now it was burnt. They are nothing like Leonardi's, no comparison . Will not go back, they are so inconsistent and haven't had a good experience.
Posted last month regarding extremely slow service. Management extended a comp meal to make up for it, great gesture. Ordered my comp pizza to be ready at 6:45 pm...keeping in mind I let them know this at 3:30 pm...walked in the door at 6:46 and was told they just put it in the oven and had to wait....again....while waiting there were two other gentlemen who were waiting more than 20 minutes for their order. One guy was given the wrong order TWICE. Sorry guys...bush league service...won't be back.
This was my first time ordering from this place. I can sum up my pizza and experience in one word ...AWSOME! The pizza was great, the service was equally terrific. It was a busy night and we were in and out to pick up our pizza in just minutes. Very good and friendly interaction both on the phone and with pickup. WELL DONE!!
Had pizza and chicken fingers. The food was fantastic. It was the best I've had in a long time. The pizza was huge and so were the fingers. Great friendly service. Highly recommend. I'll definitely be back for sure.
Restaurantji Recommends
Excellent food, friendly people. Glad I can go to a place and get some good quality pizza.
I called on a Saturday afternoon place and order for the next day. My pick up time I chose was 4pm. Got to the pizzeria at 4pm. Stood in line for 20mins. Just to find out they were "a little behind" and that my pre placed order was ready (not even made) and that it was going to be another 25-30mins AND they ran out of the some of the ingredients I asked for. So they wouldnt charge me for them. I called another location less than a mile away and gave them my business and I got all the ingredients that I asked for. Im glad I didnt pre pay the knock off Leonardi's
Decent Buffalo style pizza. It is in the old Leonardi's Pizza building and its the same recipe just altered a bit. However it is not as good as Leonardis was. That said Leonardis had started to go down a touch in crust thickness towards the end. Back to this new place. It had a decent quality sauce. It is not sweet enough in my opinion but still good. They use cup and char pepperoni and you get a ton for just single topping. I would not do double pepperoni as you would get too many and it would be like eating a bag of cooked pepperoni. The crust is classic buffalo style and has a nice crisp. I got double cheese and you could tell it was double. Had a good taste to it. The overall combination makes for a good but not great pie. I would put on par to a touch better than Bocces. Amherst Pizza and Ale House in Getzville is still the best area pizza in my book with the sweet sauce over their normal sauce but its nice to have a choice as taste preferences differ. This place Bailey Avenue North is pricey but who isn't nowadays with some decent specials that make it reasonable. The medium wings I found spicy but flavorful and good. My order was ready in 35 minutes as stated when ordered over phone. I ordered on a Tuesday and place was not busy so that may be why. All prices include tax. I think they will be around many years.
Employees don't wear masks and those who did pulled down their mask to talk to me and did not wash their hands. Customers also not wearing masks, i was only person in the pick up room wearing one. They're not taking the pandemic seriously and I don't need a crappy pizza ruining my health.
Terrible experience. Ordered a whole pizza and 10 wings at 4:50pm. I was told 40 minutes on the phone so I figured give them 45 just in case, I arrived at 5:35. I was told an employee quit earlier in the day and it would be another 10 minutes. No big deal, however when I went back in at 5:45 my food was still not ready. I finally received my food at 6, and let me tell you the quality was not at all what I was expecting. The pizza was mediocre (almost no sauce, maybe that's not how they make it but I wasn't a fan). the wings were swimming in sauce and beyond soggy, and the blue cheese had an unbearable amount of garlic to the point it was as gritty as hummus. I am a strong supporter of giving a place two chances in case they were having a bad day. But I will NEVER order food from this place again. Do yourself a favor and go to another pizza place.