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    Balistreri's Pastries Plus

    4.6 (38 reviews)
    ModerateBakeries
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Updated a few days ago

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    Crystal G.

    Great local spot with all home made desserts and pastries. They specialize in a lot of Italian stuff. I stumbled upon Balistreri's because my significant other and I have been rewatching the Sopranos. After hearing the cast talk about sfogliatelle all the time peaked his interest and he was dying to try some. After some research I was happy to hear Balistreri's has this on hand. They are also in the Southtowns so it wasn't too far of a drive. This is a family run bakery. It is owned by a couple who still still run the place. They were there when I arrived and they were very helpful and enthusiastic about their products. There is a large assortment of made in house pastries, breads, cookies and to go dinners. I took home some sfogliatelle and cannolis. The sfogliatelle was delicious. Once heated a little the top layer was flaky and crisp. The filing was the perfect blend of almond with a hint of citrus. The cannolis were huge and had plenty of filling and toppings. These were top notch and right in line with the NYC Italian bakeries I used to frequent. We are lucky to have this spot! I absolutely recommend to stop by and visit when you are in the area!

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    Heather S.

    What a lovely place! Open every day, except Monday. Pastries are delightful, and can't wait to come back to try the To Go Meals!

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    Samantha C.

    What an adorable little bakery. I discovered it when picking up Chinese from next door but it was closed (after 6pm). I was nearby during the day and decided to stop in today. I'm so glad I did! I picked up about a pound of mixed variety cookies and two delicious and perfect eclairs. My favorite cookies of all time are the chocolate cookies with the cherry in the center covered in white chocolate with the dark chocolate shavings on them. I'm sure they have a name but I don't know what it is, they're the first thing I asked for and in the bottom of the box. Next is the flat toffee chocolate things you can see in the mixed cookie photo. I also got several powdered sugar covered 'butterballs' I think is what the nice man at the counter called them. :O And a few of each jam stuffed powdered sugar cookie: apricot and raspberry. The bakery also does several varieties of very tasty looking savory focaccia breads and Italian dishes to go. Prices may be a bit higher than other places for sweets but they're good quality and I love to support a local business.

    Pasta con sarde

    This is the only place I know of since Romano's (on Kenmore) closed where you can get sfinge. I drive down from north of Buffalo to get them. It's not St. Joseph's Day to me without them. This year I got their homemade pasta con sarde, as well. So good! Worth the drive.

    Arianna M.

    This place is great. I'm from Brooklyn and i've been looking for an Italian bakery that makes the same quality of pastries and bread as Brooklyn bakeries do - and this place is it! I woke-up and had a craving for St. Joseph pastry since they are in season right now and immediately came to yelp to search for the best bakery in the Buffalo area. I am beyond glad I found this place. will be back soon for more!

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    Colleen O.

    Cute and quaint bakery right on the border of Orchard Park /West Seneca. Owner was working the afternoon I stopped in and he was very informative and enthusiastic about his business. I ended up purchasing 2 cannoli ($10.50) and my friend and I really thought they tasted great! They also sell full Italian dinners such as Stuffed Shells, manicotti, Lasagna etc. Not much to look at, but I'll be back to try another baked good and perhaps a dinner!

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    Melinda E.

    My mom has brought us homemade treats from Mr. Balistreri's bakery for decades. Always stocked with standard yummy baked goods as well as classic Italian baked goods made with his own family recipes from over the years! Mr. Balistreri makes especially amazing "pizza" pies & at Christmas, Cuccidati cookies with a mystery liquer & the perfect blend of spices. He also makes heartier fare, Such as meatballs, Stuffed shells & pasta. The sauce is unique, sweet, almost with an element of honey flavor to it.

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    Fox E.

    I was going to write a review of this place while walking on a high beam, but I might lose my Balis. And that's a really really streri prospect. So I'll past. Those are my ries ons. It's a super nice place, but extremely expensive. The Brownie and the Cannoli were absolutely magnificent. Especially the brownie, and I don't even like brownies, but the woman here told me to try it and I was blown away. I'm grateful for the awesome reccomendations. I was about 10 cents short for the extremely expensive bill ($9.50 for 3 little things), and they actually waited for me to go to the car and search for the 10 cents. That was the guy, not the woman who had recommended the brownie. I thought that was a bit, I don't know. Unneccessary, given the already high prices. It's expensive, but this amazing brownie and good cannoli are well worth it. The woman here is super friendly, too. Thanks very much to Julie C for her great review that led me to go here.

    Pooja D.

    The drive here was so worth it. I got the focaccia bread, tiramisu, and cannolis. I loved everything and can't wait to go back for more.

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    People were nice, little cozy place. The st Joseph's Day staples were amazing. Will be returning.

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    We've been going to Balistreris for many years, since their bakery was on Niagara street in Buffalo. Great choices. Delicious food!

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    The tomato pie is amazing. But there's something about the cannolis... they are out of this world.

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    9 years ago

    Cute little mom and pop pastry place. Seems like a really sweet man who runs it. Love the cinnamon sticks.

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    As I turned the corner onto Forest Ave my heart sank. There was a Buffalo fire department truck in…read morefront of the store and people were standing outside. Oh no! Just as I was about to go in the place must have caught fire. Yikes! A man was leaving the bakery with as many loaves of bread as he could carry. I investigated. Sure enough, the store was filled with firemen. I couldn't get in. It turns out the firemen were buying a lot of baked goods. Whew! And the guy carrying all the loaves of bread was a caterer. He bought 50 loaves of Luigi's delicious bread. He explained he was catering a 50th wedding anniversary, and the celebrants wanted a loaf of Luigi's bread for each of their 50 years. I'm not kidding! I bought only 4 loves of bread. They were out of my favorite - sesame seeded Italian so I had to go with plain. They have a trick with their bread. They don't use preservatives, so you have to eat it within 2 days and then go back for more. It's a trap! They were out of almond and poppy seed strudel thingys, so I settled for apple, blueberry and cherry. I tried the lemon cake and it's great. But my favorite thing was the almond cake. Absolutely dreamy. It didn't make it home because I stopped at a friend's house on the way home to share some. All I got was just one slice. And I ate that before I had a chance to take its picture.

    Great neighboorhood old fashion bakery, located in Black Rock near Buffalo State. The bakery has…read morethe charm of mom and pop local place , that im sure is busy early morning/ afternoon. I was in later afternoon, purchased out of this world rye bread and a cheese danish...reasonable prices on everything with great quality products.

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    Recently I stopped in to pick up a few items to bring home for my wedding tasting. I chose a…read morevariety of cupcakes along with the Hello Dollies. The Hello Dollies were absolutely delicious those were a definite highlight. Unfortunately, the cupcakes weren't what I was hoping for. I can't pinpoint exactly what was missing, but the flavors just didn't stand out to me the way I expected. I did try to ask a few questions about wedding tastings while I was there, but the worker helping me didn't seem very enthusiastic or willing to offer much guidance. Since this is such an important part of planning my wedding, that part of the experience felt a bit disappointing. Overall, while I was really rooting for this to be "the place" especially since it's a big and popular bakery I don't feel confident moving forward with them for my wedding desserts. I truly wanted to love everything, but the tasting just didn't click for me.

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    Just received these as a gift and our entire family is blown away by the quality and taste of these…read morecookies!!! 10/10 and we will be looking to buy these at every occasion!

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