My friend and I were on our way to be counselors at Muscular Dystrophy camp at Camp Courage for a week and we decided to stop here for lunch on the way. I ordered a big IPA, and they are large and not crazy expensive. I ordered two more. They were a little understaffed, so our lunch lasted about an hour and a half, but we were in no big hurry. A couple lest, because it was taking so long. My buddy ordered the Detroit ultimate style pizza, oh my gosh, so good! The cheesy and crispy crust melded perfectly with the toppings. It was perfecttion! I ordered the Squeaker, a pulled pork sandwich with a side salad. The meat was plentiful and the side salad was good size. The dive bar feel was so great and lots of sports teams were there enjoying themselves. Lots of TVs with sports on and a TON of beer on tap! My kind of place! Besides the long wait, I loved this place! Next time, we will order the pizza when we leave the Cities and we should all be good. Try it out for a small town dive bar with great food! read more

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A hometown favorite! Loved Norm's Wayside -- We had the Detroit-style pizza with a crispy, cheesy crust, perfect for couples to share. They also have burgers, sandwiches, and salads for everyone. Don't forget to try the chocolate chip Pizookie cookie with ice cream--made for two! We recommend this wonderful spot. read more

Norm's Wayside - Pizza Perfect- Norm's Wayside in Buffalo, MN - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

Have never had any bad food there. Service is above average. And, fast if not too busy. I like the senior menu, too!

Went cause we heard about the pizza. Walked into the place and ya it's a little different of a vibe. But we ended up with a table and had some decent food. We will be back! read more

We have eaten here a few times now and the food is always delicious. Their Detroit style pizza is some of the best pizza I have ever eaten and is consistent. My husband and I are looking forward to it being summer so we can sit outside and enjoy food and drinks. We only wish it wasn't closed a couple days during the week. This is our new favorite spot! read more

This spot is a favorite! Staff is always friendly and welcoming. Portions are huge and always delicious. We had the fish and chips tonight. Light crispy batter. 3 huge pieces, coleslaw and a crazy amount of fries. Tartar sauce is homemade..delicious read more

Norm's Wayside - Huge portion! You can't see but there are 3 large pieces of cod. - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

Sunday afternoon to get a burger. We were ignored 5 minutes, we almost walked out. Waitress then treated us like we're bothering, we asked for ketchup and tableware they reluctantly brought it slamming it on the table No smiles. The burger wasn't great. Too bad, but we'll probably avoid in the future. read more

A hometown gem with comfort food, good vibes, and flavor done right! I had the juicy cheeseburger with golden fries and a cold beer--pure hometown goodness. My wife had the detroit style pizza--perfection. My sweet tooth couldn't resist a brownie with ice cream. We highly recommend Norm's Wayside! read more

Hidden Gem of a Restaurant! Delicious Food everything I've had on the menu has been great!

The food was amazing and the service was even better! No complaints at all! Very good! Came out hot and fresh! read more

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The service is great - really friendly server, and she and the runner worked hard to take care of our large-ish group. It was a pretty busy when we went, and we had several pizzas in our group, as well as other items. It took a while for the food to come out, but they timed everything well, so we all got our items within minutes of each other. I've been to Norm's several times now, and everything I've tried has been great, from the Detroit pizza to sandwiches to fish. read more

We had no idea that this was a political bar. It is so political with local, as well as national propaganda suggesting violence that it makes you feel very uncomfortable because it comes off as very angry and hateful. Not a place to bring children and I would never go back. read more

If you truly love America, you will love... Norm's Wayside! Had detroit-style pepperoni/sausage pizza and a beer on the outdoor patio. How was it...A-Mazing! Also, side note, I'm pretty sure a majestic bald eagle flew over my head as I was taking my first bite, which I took to mean, this is...the most American restaurant in the US. I was exactly at the right place at the right time. At Norm's Wayside. Thank you Norm. Thank you. read more

Ok at best they aren't quick the food ain't all that good and only one of the servers actually seems to care about the place but it's edible

Really good pizza!!! Good for groups and kids tho slow when fills up... will come again! read more

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I wasn't going to leave a review but I saw they averaged a 3 star & that doesn't seem fair. They are a solid 3.5 - 4. Great value. Their HH specials are a great deal. Their pizza is very good. My sister loved her Caesar salad. The servers were great. read more

Amazing food the ambiance is the great american bar scene, and service is amazing. Waitress was respectful and amazing

Its been a number of years since we've been back but decided to give it a try while we were in the area for a Comedy Show being put on down the road. Its Norm's... Hwy 55 sports bar kinda place! We stopped in at 630pm and was greeted right away and warned they are down a cook. Shortly after we got our order in and about 2hours later...pizza's came out. Def a bummer when you dont drink and have that "entertainment" to kill time and its tooo late to go someplace else.. It was good pizza..and an unfortunate cook issue. Felt horrible for the server as it looks like she was running from one end of the bar to the other side of the restaurant. Have no idea if we'll head back here as we have friends that all live around here or plan to find another spot in a sistering town... read more

Political bar and grill where the food isn't great. Fuck Waltz was carved into the door, wait staff in dump t's. I suggest a rename of the bar. "Crackers Gone Wild!" read more

My friend told me to check Norms for some Detroit style pizza I am glad I did! We got the supreme sizzle small and it was perfect for two people (we had two left over pieces)! We also ordered the fried pickles which are speers and not chips. If you like pickle speers better you know they are hard to find!! The service was exception and our server was great!! If you're in the area and want some delicious food in a cozy atmosphere, norms wayside is the place! read more

Norm's Wayside - Small supreme pizza - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

Wow! This place just keeps getting better. The best pizza you will find! Worth the wait. They have car shows the 1st Thursday of the summer months and the interior decor has a fun vibe. We had a party of four and fabulous service from Linda. She managed a huge number of tables and was pleasant and efficient. Thank you Linda for showing up while help wanted signs are prevalent in many businesses right now. The food is delicious and the happy hour specials are a good deal. It gets busy and can get loud with everyone having a good time so if you are crabby and in a hurry, you might want to keep going....but then you are missing out on some yummy food! read more

Great Detroit style deep dish pizza! Beer reasonable, and fun atmosphere. Great place place for a group

Three strikes and your out. I went from loving their food and tolerating their horrible service to now hating both. We went back since we missed their Detroit pizza Saturday 1/7 and it took over an hour to get said pizza and it was horrible. Something was off with the crust and it gave us a horrible stomach ache when we got home. My daughter fries were barely fried - no body wants a soggy cold fry. After getting fed our horrible food and just wanting to go home it took another hour to get our check. They should really just keep it a bar with the apps and stop serving food. Will not recommend this place to anyone. Needs new owners ASAP read more

Excellent food, drink and atmosphere. Detroit style pizza was flavorful, filling and fairly priced. Enjoy with a Bell's Two Hearted on tap and experience a great local bar... live music was fun too. Our server was attentive, funny and courteous. Never had a negative experience at Norms- don't believe the whiners and cry babies, free speech is still celebrated here. Come enjoy, or don't. read more

Norm's Wayside - House special Detroit style pizza with bells two hearted. - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

This used to be one of my favorite spots to drive up from the cities and have some amazing food and drinks. Although this past year I was a bit horrified when I walked in. First of all wow the political stuff was everywhere, to each their own views wise, but I can guarantee half of the people showing up will not come back. I unfortunately am probably one of them. The only reason I would've considered it would be because of their fantastic menu. However the usual Messy Burger I ordered was burnt and did not have the same taste I had grown accustomed to. The Detroit style pizza was also a good choice. Sadly unless they change I will not nor will I tell people to checkout Norm's. read more

Was there on Saturday afternoon. Ordered pizza which took over an hour and bottom was burnt. Took it to go so did not realize this until I got home. Service was not like it use to be also. read more

Service was amazing and food was very good! I had the Buffalo chicken wrap and it was spicy (for my Midwest tastebuds). Anyone who likes spice will think it's mild. My friend had the spicy shrimp appetizer and gets it every time. I tried a couple of them and they weren't too spicy, more Cajun flavor. Had the Norm's brew beer, it was similar to a Mich Golden Light. Reviews weren't very good for this place so I was hesitant to try it, but I'd go back! read more

we frequent Norms 2 to 3 times a month. we ordered the chicago style pizza and it was burnt to the point of not enjoying it. To return it and have them make another one would have been another 40 minutes. Usually we don't get bad food but this time we did. Not sure what was going on in the kitchen. read more

Way better this time around! Fast service! Super attentive again! The food is fresh and made with love. We got the recommended Detroit style pizza and Was great! A tad more sauce and a tad less oregano (or whatever spice I'm tasting) and would be perfect! But great stop after golfing all day! We will be back! read more

Norm's Wayside - a slice of pizza on a plate - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

Great tasting Detroit style pizza. Topping weren't exactly abundant, but the flavor and crust are awesome

Interior was good. Every thing was clean and had lots of features. Our waiter was nice too. We got our drinks and my sister got a kitty cocktail and it smelled and tasted like coke but got a lemonade and tasted like lemonade. I checked out the bathroom and it was so small and there were pictures of women in bikinis in there. We got the food after 40 minutes food was good although fries weren't that salted but it's fine cuz I salted them myself. read more

I live probably 5 miles from Norms. Love the atmosphere and love the food. However, my one star rating is for service. We waited over 20 minutes for a waitress- that I had to waive over. Mind you in that 20 minutes, I personally cleaned off our table and another parties table, who were in the same boat, and grabbed menus. The waitress was so rude when she finally came over and basically yelled at me for grabbing menus. The service that day was enough for me to never go back. I love giving back to my community, but Norm's is not worth it. Our entire visit took two hours for one pizza and cheese bread. Go elsewhere. read more

Don't get me wrong, I love heading out of the city and going to places like this. Our group stopped out on a recent Sunday. The menu looked awesome - burgers, pizzas, sandwiches. Unfortunately, we were there on a Sunday at noon and they serve breakfast until 1! I don't want breakfast at noon on any day of the week because burgers, pizzas, and sandwiches are much more delicious, in my opinion. The beer list was good as some have noted. There is an indoor typical bar roadhouse atmosphere, and an outdoor covered deck, plus open air patio. From the deck you can see a local gal pulling up in her boat in a bikini :) J/K it's a mannequin. I would elevate the review to three stars if they did one simple thing - clean all the cobwebs that were well established by the tables on the outdoor deck. I was pretty gacked out about it during my meal as I drew the seat closest to the wall. read more

Don't even bother. If you're lucky enough to be hungry when they are actually open it's a crap shoot on whether they will answer the phone or get back to you. I've never seen a business so adverse to...business. I'll take my lonely elsewhere. Too bad too, they do have good pizza just not worth the hassle. read more

This is a really cool place to eat. The restaurant is clean and the food is beyond Great! We ate there at Noon today and had their deep dish pizza. It was loaded with cheese and everything about it was perfect. It is definitely a place to return to. read more

Have eaten at Norm's a couple of times while in Buffalo (pre-covid) and stopped in once during covid, but left after seeing no masks or other recommended safety measures used by the staff etc). Drove by the other day to see a huge sign out front, 'Gov Walz is a Dick Wad'. Assuming this is the owner's response to Walz closing restaurants due to spiking covid cases and deaths. It's businesses run like this that directly contribute to the spike in covid cases and deaths. Ideally, natural selection will prevail and businesses like this won't make it post-covid. read more

Went after work, with co workers. Corned beef sandwich was literally the best I've ever had!! Corned beef had different spices, flavor than any before. Excellent beer selection and its COLD! Coworkers had cocktails and commented they were great and strong.... A couple days later and we had Norms provide lunch for our company training, they provided racks of ribs...AWESOME RIBS!! No music when I was there. I will go back. read more

Norm's Wayside - Spinach dip - Pizza Near Me - Buffalo, Minnesota

Great place. Great food. Go here! Owner has put lots of money and time into it. Detroit pizza is phenomenal

We have lived near Norm's since it opened. I'd say we're batting .300 on whether we've stayed to eat out of the 15 or so times we've gone there. Food is great, I have absolutely nothing bad to say about the food and would recommend it for sure. It's either closed when it should be open or the service is so bad we walk out before even order drinks. It's too bad, I try to eat there every now and then because I do enjoy the food, but as I said, it's sadly about 30% of the time we end up ordering. read more

We have been here twice. Both times ordering their pizza because we heard it was good. We ordered the Detroit style a couple weeks ago and it was very dry so we decided to order the hand toss this time, the Wayside specialty. We got the pizza and it looked great, but then started eating and it seemed like there was no sauce and all we could taste was onion. We asked the waitress for a side of sauce and by the time we got it, it was 15 min later and the pizza was cold. We just packed up the pizza and took it home to reheat and put more sauce on it. The waitress knew she took a while for the sauce because when she brought it to us she apologized and ignored us the rest of the visit until she brought us out tab and box. read more