I recently stubbled across Olisi's and I am very happy I did. I have had the Deep Bleu Chicken Pizza. It's excellent but it's a gut buster so be ready to do "your thing", the NY Style Cheese and Pepperoni pie which I think is nice and light, full of flavor with excellent crust and the garlic knots. The knots were very good but once they were on the yeast side. It happens. Overall, I put this in my top 5 pizzeria's and I plan on continuing to try their foods. read more

What a phenomenal place. The people are so friendly and the food is delicious, cheap, and NOT greasy. The Stromboli is a fantastic deal for the money and doesn't need a single dash of extra salt, seasoning, or even sauce. Oh, but the sauce. Olisi's has the sauce. I could drink it. Also worth mentioning are the assorted stuffed garlic breads, fried mushrooms, and pepperoni pizza. I like this place way better than any Franco's, Just Pizza, or other "Buffalo style" pizzeria. read more

I was loyal to Franco's for a long time but it was time for a change. So glad I decided to try this pizza. I bought four slices for a sharing taste test: cheese, pepperoni, margarita, and mushroom. We all loved every flavor. Excellent crust and sauce. Four slices cost $15 and some change. I will be back!! read more

I bought a 16 inch New York pizza with pepperoni and a small order of medium wings from Olisi's, this for the first time ever and to see if the food is the genuine article. I am pleased to report that the pizza was as close to "New York" pie as it gets in WNY, being chewy, cheesy, fold-able and with a well-spiced (and not sweet) sauce. Pepperoni were thinly sliced and ample. The wings were tasty and as ordered. I put away three pieces of pizza -- one more than I can usually handle -- and am looking forward to eating some for lunch! I have one, very small gripe about Olisi's: one of the cashiers looked like she would die if she cracked a smile, and that was off-putting. Something for the owner/manager to consider. A smile costs nothing. read more

Olisi's is the best place to get pizza in the area by far. Their customer service is incredible and the selection is endless. The stuffed steak pizza makes any sane person drool. We've only come in for single slices and have never chosen anything even subpar. Also, the garlic knots. Must do. They also offer subs, salads, pastas, wings, fingers, and a cooler full of drinks. They have a pretty big dining area, but can also get your to-gos heated up fast. Highly recommend!! read more

This place is usually very good. I called Saturday night for delivery. The young girl told me they don't take credit cards for delivery. I told her they always have in the past. She rudely gave in. Then they leave the tomatoes off of my white pizza. Who do you have working on Saturday nights?? read more

Every time Brad and I drive past Olisi's, we always say we should check it out. We finally went on Sunday. I love love love NY style pizzas. I was so excited. We ordered a hot chicken finger sub for Brad and 2 slices of cheese and pepperoni. Pizza - This was nothing special. I didn't think they heated it up when we ordered. It seemed just luke warm. I felt that Molinara's was much better. Sub - This was very good. I had a few bites. I do think it wasn't "hot" in regards to spicy. If I can have bites of it, it's not hot. I thought the sub bread was delicious. I told Brad to call them back and see if they make their own. He said that was "weird" and wouldn't do it. I would definitely order a sub again. All-in-all, I thought it was good for subs. I think I would try a whole pizza next time, instead of just the slices. read more

First, I have to start off by saying that Olisi's is my new favorite place in Buffalo, for pizza slices! I went there the first week it opened and it was great then! It is absolutely perfect now! It is difficult to find very good NY style pizza in Buffalo. This is it!! Perfectly thin crust! I frequent Olisi's at the very least, once a week. It is conveniently located right around the corner from me. Which, I'm trying to decide is a good or bad thing. I'm finding it hard to drive by, without going in!! I have yet to try something I dislike. As far as slices, I have narrowed my favorites down to: Tomato Basil pizza, Steak and Banana Pepper pizza and the Steak Stuffed pizza! I would also highly recommend the spaghetti, with marinara sauce. It is sautéed with garlic and fresh tomato sauce. I ordered the lunch special and it is a very generous portion. It also came with the most delicious garlic knots!! Olisi's has a full menu. Subs, pizza, wings, tacos, salads, gyros! The list goes on. The employees are all so happy and welcoming! I truly love Olisi's! read more

If you like New York style pizza this is the place for you! The pizza is always fresh and hot when we pick it up. Their chicken wings are very good as well, always crispy and soaked in delicious hot sauce. read more

Olisi's NY - Pizza Near Me - Tonawanda, New York

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Ordered here because of the overwhelming positive reviews on yelp but surprisingly very disappointed. Cardboard crust. Light sauce. Cheese not cheesy and more pasty. Mediocre toppings at best. Delivery an hour and a half late because driver got lost and received zero comps or even an apology from the manager who I spoke to on the phone, twice. Overall below average pizza and below average customer service. read more

I loved this pizza. The pizza is huge and the pizzas are made fresh. The service is fast and you get your food within 10 minutes.

Every time a place advertising NYC pizza rolls into town, I make it a point to visit as soon as I find out about it. The lack of a decent slice is one of the hardest things about living in Buffalo. It's been a decade of searching, with a mostly disappointing end. Today, that all changed. I mean it when I say that I walked into Olisi expecting disappointment. The sign advertises wings- not an authentic NYC tradition for a pizza joint- and Olisi is not an average Italian last name. But when I saw the pizza out on marble in a glass instead of in a tiny turtle tank with aquarium lights, I got a little hopeful. Then I got my order. My tradition is to order a cheese slice at a new place- because a decent cheese slice is simple enough to judge the integrity of the pizza. Then I saw that the garlic knots- usually absent in a Buffalo pizza place. And they looked high quality! I got four to share with my husband and he got a pepperoni and meat lovers slice. A good NYC slice should have a crunch to the bottom, a healthy amount of sauce, and a cheese layer that allows some pink from the sauce. If the cheese is cheap, it will pool grease and make the pie mushy. Everything about this slice was perfect. The bite on it was spectacular. The ratio of crust to sauce to cheese? Perfectly calibrated. Exactly warm enough. Exactly foldable enough. Truly delicious. A few bites of the pepperoni slice revealed that the the slices were of a high quality and were baked on- not added later like some pizza places around here do, claiming to be NYC influenced. Higher quality pepperoni won't pool grease- thin slices add tons of flavor without ruining the slices texture. Exactly what we have here. The staff are friendly, the place is clean and comfortable to sit in. As far as I am concerned, all other places "NYC" pizza places in Buffalo could shut their doors this instant. I'd be more than OK with it. I'd never miss them. Olisi's has my loyalty forever. read more

This place is probably the best pizza in the area the absolute best blue cheese best garlic knots and for the price in the morning can't beat it always fresh . Never a disappointment read more

Ordered twice from this location. Both times my orders were delayed over an hour, despite ordering ahead. Food is unremarkable. Service is underwhelming. Look elsewhere. read more

we ordered the house pizza - we were told it was going to have 8 very large slices. They told me I could have it cut in 16 slices instead of 8. The pizza was NOT cut in 16 slices as requested. We also ordered 30 chicken wings with 20 of them being MILD. They were definitely NOT MILD. When we picked up our order, the 3 guys behind the counter were not the most friendly. They appeared to have ZERO personality and didn't appear to want to even be there working. What happened to good friendly service and getting our order correct? I asked for a new menu and they said they don't have any. OK, should we order from this place again soon???????? read more

I moved here from NYC seven years ago, and have been on the hunt for what we folk consider "real pizza" since I arrived, with heartbreakingly little success. I love my new city, but the pizza is just not what I call pizza. And the signs throughout the city proclaiming "New York Pizza" pretty much mean, "We have something that is not sauce- and cheese-covered cake!" :/ I mean no offense to Buffalonians...but if you know a New Yorker, you know we take our pizza very, very seriously. At first, the best option appeared to be Wegmans thin crust. It made me sad. Then Zetti's on Elmwood opened, and their stuff was closer, but the sauce was too sweet and the cheese just didn't cut it. Gino's on Elmwood was my choice after Zetti's closed, but still it was only the best approximation. Then I discovered Sal's on Kenmore Ave - which is now closed - which was by far the closest thing I'd found to the pizza I know and love. Here's what makes NYC pizza authentic. The secret is not merely the thinness of the crust. 1. Not a foolproof indicator, but if the establishment features garlic powder and red pepper flakes on the table, this is a good sign. 2. The slice must be long enough that the tip drops down if you don't get it folded fast enough. This ensures that you can *only* eat the pizza by folding it in half (which is, of course, the only way to eat pizza). ;) 3. Crucial, and very difficult to find outside of NYC, for reasons I do not understand: when you fold it, the slice cracks. It cracks promptly, at the base of the slice, and up at least a couple of inches - but not all the way to the top. If it cracks more than midway, the crust is too thin and has no chewiness in the middle. If it doesn't crack at all, it just ain't NYC pizza. It's too doughy. 4. The pizza drips hot orange oil. The perfect amount is not so much that it runs down your wrist as you lift it (but at least that means that it has cracked!), but enough that your plate is decorated with several circles of orange when you are finished. If there is not enough oil, there is not enough crunch in the crust. 5. The sauce is not sweet. I can't say this enough. Pizza = salty. Flavorful. Vaguely tomato-y, but not as sweet as tomatoes. The sauce is NOT SWEET. 6. The cheese is an entire and connected layer of the slice. It stretches from the slice into your mouth when you bite into it - it does not just slide off of the crust - and it will burn a chunk of the roof of your mouth clear off if you're not careful. It does not taste like a gob of mozzarella in your mouth, on top of sauce on top of bread. It is one with the sauce and the crust and the toppings. These are not separate parts. Olisi's is all of this. Yes, that's what I said. If you're a fellow NYC transplant, hear me: Olisi's pizza is ALL of this. After seven years, I was not optimistic. But I had tears in my eyes as I bit into it. Thank you, Olisi's, for this connection to home, and for giving me the opportunity to grow my Buffalo-raised daughter up on NYC pizza. May you live long and prosper in Buffalo. May you never change. And for the love of everything holy, please never, ever sweeten your sauce. read more

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Good New York style pizza. Which means everyone in the House loved it while I think it is "okay". Greasy, but with a good solid "spice" to the sauce - everything we've ordered has been pretty much on point. A little pricy - that is what keeps me at a 3 rather than a 4 - because while good, I don't think it is so "outstanding" as to be worth the slightly higher cost. read more

Pretty nice place, it's very convenient which is a major plus for me. They have a good variety of different pizzas in the display case which can be heated up in a moments notice. They have subs and burgers as a normal pizza joint should, tv and a good amount of seating inside. The only thing missing? FLAVOR. I can only speak for the heated up slices of pizza because that is all I have had the times I went there, the slices are big and they fill you up but they leave you wanting more taste in each bite. I also find when I go in there they almost fast talk or push other stuff on you like the marinara sauce (again not bad but not great either) or the deals for the half off drink. Recap: quick, convenient, relatively cheap, the slices of pizza are mediocre read more

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It's an okay place to grab a bite if you're in a hurry or in pajamas. Good variety of pizza slices as well as cold and hot subs. Staff was friendly but seemed a little distant. Good amount of seating if you have a big group! read more

Olisi's NY - Pizza Near Me - Tonawanda, New York

i love this place. forget the pizza, they have the most delicious subs in the area by far. Usually you see costanzo rolls around - i don't know what kind of rolls they use but they are BETTER. Have never had a bad meal from here. Their STINGER SUB is also the best i've ever had. It puts Jim's (a block away) to shame. read more

ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS PIZZA!! It is the only pizza I love out here in Buffalo. Thank you for making amazing pizza!! NY style pizza is the best and the sauce is to die for! read more

Like the this chewy crust. Order medium wings to they were more oily than saucy and there wasn't really any heat. Good service and clean restaurant read more

Love Love Love this Pizza. It isn't easy to find NY Style Pizza in the Northtowns and Olisi's nails it. If you love thin crust NY style pizza and you're in the Town of Tonawanda this is your place! read more

Pizza is thin style like NY. Staff is friendly and helpful. Pizza always comes cooked to perfection and hot. Delivery is timely. Other great menu items are the fried mushrooms and subs. Wings are great too. read more

Great addition to the Downstate pizza movement in Buffalo. The slices were light with the right amount of cheese and toppings. The crust was great and the slices were heated up just right. A slightly higher quality cheese would be the only recommendation. The service was great and the server brought the slices to the table after ordering - old school cafeteria trays were a nice touch. If you like thin crust pizza, definitely go a try this place. read more

Olisi's NY - Pepperoni, Sausage and Pepperoni and a plain slice - Pizza Near Me - Tonawanda, New York

I stop in for slices from time to time and they have always been very good, but I have never ordered anything else from here and probably never will again. My favorite local pizzeria closed and I was craving some wings so I ordered wings and a slice of cheese pizza. They never warmed up my slice so it was cold. I had asked for the wings to be extra crispy and I couldn't even eat some of them because the skin was still chewy/very under cooked. VERY disappointed by my order today read more

I've ordered here before and the food has been ok. I decided to try it again. But tonight, they kid on the phone is sorry to inform me that they are not taking my order because they close..... in an hour...... for the Fourth of July. Its July third, and a Tuesday. There are 28 other pizza places in the 5 mile radius. Great job not wanting to be bothered. So I called the next place and said, "are you still taking orders?"..."Of course, were open until 10". Congrats you made it to the bottom of our list. read more

There are many pizza places in Buffalo. Some of them are very good (Bocce's) but none of them can quite do NY style pizza. Having grown up in NYC, just a block away from a pizzeria that I frequented many afternoons on the way home from school - I like to think I know good NY style pizza. As soon as you walk into this place - you know it's the real deal. Anyone who's been to a pizza place in NYC can tell you there's a certain way they smell - and it's a sign of a good pizza place. Olisi's has that smell. The next is the presentation - behind glass, on raised metal trays, on a marble countertop. Zettis does the display on marble behind glass..but the slices sit on the countertop. My true test comes from looking at the pepperoni. Most places in Buffalo put the pepperoni on too early and burn them to crisp, making them bitter. Olisi's does it just right - the pepperoni is baked on but not burnt. I had to have a slice. I got the pepperoni and sausage - not little round sausage bits but actual shredded sausage. And it was perfection. The crust was perfect - crunchy but not burnt, foldable and yet still kept the cheese on. Along with the slice, I got garlic knots. And I swear, for almost a moment, I was sitting back in the pizzeria down the street from where I grew up, enjoying a post school meal on a warm spring day. If you're looking for a real NY style slice - go no further. read more

Great NY style pizza! Forgot to take pictures but I had 2 slices one Pepperoni & Sausage and one Bruschetta. They were both really good. They played nice up to date music and my friend and I stayed and chatted for awhile. Started to get busy around dinner time which is to be expected. Glad I found this place. The staff was nice and the food was good. I will be back again! read more

I've been looking for NYc style pizza in buffalo for months. I do love buffalo style but preferred nyc pizza that particular day. So far in a lot of looking this is the place. Great pizza pie was ready in 20 minutes. They have what I like when you walk in and the individual slices of pizza is in a case in front of you. Tons of topping options that I will probably experiment with but I really enjoyed the pepperoni pie I got. read more

Olisi's NY style pizza's is one of the best places to get a pie in Buffalo! With a wide variety of options to order from, Olisi's really makes you make a tough decision every time on which delicious option of their's is going to make your mouth water!! Very good no matter what you get. Definitely a 5/5 stars! read more

Good variety of slices at the counter. slices did not come out as hot as I wanted. A little pricey but the variety is worth it. All the slices I tried were average, the stuffed steak was interesting and worth a try. read more

We took our dogs for a walk on the bike path and decided to try the pizza here. I'm a big fan of New York style. Ordered a large cheese. It is really delicious. Cooked perfectly and the price is really reasonable. We will be ordering from here again!! read more

Good spot to go! I was in the mood for pizza, and the Yelp photos were displaying some thin crust, which I love. I went there on a week night to check out the menu and ordered a large. The guys behind the counter were really great and helpful, and my pizza was ready in good time. The flavor was alright. I'll admit it, I ordered Buffalo Chicken Pizza. Buffalo Chicken sounded so, so, so good, but as is typical (since I follow a vegetarian diet), the meat didn't taste as good as I imagined. That tends to happen when I venture to have a meat meal, and then I feel like splurging wasn't worth it. Meat eaters will disagree, but I have crazy high standards when I do eat meat, and a pizza shop isn't the place to give in to nutrition cravings anyways. So I ended up picking the chicken off my slices and gave them to my husband, who liked it just fine. I would definitely go back here because they had plenty of vegetarian options I could have chosen from, and the service was so great I'd be happy to go back. It is out of my way, so I might not go back often, but it was definitely a thin crust pizza place I'm happy to bookmark! read more

Great pizza. Love being able to stop and get a couple slices for dinner. Absolutely delicious. All the staff are super friendly.

One of the best NY style pizza places I have found in the area. I'm so glad I stopped into this place and tried it out. I grew up around the NYC area, and although I like Buffalo style pizza, sometimes a NY style slice is what I need to satisfy the pizza craving. This place sells some serious slices. I tried a classic pepperoni, and then I went out on a limb and tried a stinger slice. Oh boy that was a mistake. There was enough meat on this slice to feed a small town. It took two hands to carry it to the table. I started small with the pepperoni slice to work up to the stinger slice. Both were absolutely delicious, and I was stuffed by the time I could actually get up and leave. I would certainly check this place out if you are looking for a great NY style pizza that's at a decent price. read more

Save yourself, and go somewhere else. I should have known that this would be a bad experience based on basic lack of understanding of ricotta cheese, and the simple desire to add ricotta as a topping to a pepperoni pizza. The cheese fiasco aside, the pizza was just plain bad; cheese was under cooked, crust was soft but not chewy as it should be, and there was too much sauce (not the hip hop kind of sauce). The wings were rubbery and lacked sauce. If we had eaten in, I would have certainly asked for a refund. We threw away half of the order. read more

This pizza is mediocre: little sauce of no consequence a few scattered elements (i can't believe i wasted the cash on a few onion pieces), skimpy cheese and uninspired crust. I got the impression that the crust was prebaked...not very crispy. To call this ny style is pretty meaningless here. I think better to just call it mediocre. The wings were a snooze as well. Wegman's wings are sooo much better. Oh well, no need to return. It isn't even less expensive, so why bother. read more

Meh. We had a steak and spinach pizza, deep fried mushrooms and French fries. The pizza was bland, I was surprised it could have so many ingredients and so little flavor all at the same time. The mushrooms were delicious but the fries were also very boring. Might give it another try someday, nothing was outright bad but unimpressed for now. read more

As a resident of the Town of Tonawanda, I could throw a rock and hit 3 different pizza places from my house, but Olisi's is my new favorite. The pizza is true NY style pizza and is very well made. Their selections are incredible and the staff was very friendly. I was skeptical at first since a large (which is their smallest size) pizza set me back $15, but their smallest pizza easily satisfied .y family of four. Bottom line is if you like NY style pizza you won't find any better in WNY. read more