Imperial Pizza - Abbott Road

Pizza is great. Tastes like Bocce's cousin with a thicker crust and slightly different seasonings. Highly recommend, subs are fire too.

Delicious food & great service. We had Jamaican jerk wings & loganberry bbq wings. We also had garlic bread with cheese.

In my opinion, the best wings in all of Buffalo. My wife and I love to come here and watch the Buffalo Bills. I enjoy the fish fry (only served on Fridays). The lunch special is a favorite, too, offering pizza, sandwich, and subs with either fries or wings and a soda beverage or a pint of beer. Parking is somewhat difficult due to the size of the parking lot. You can park on Abbott Road, but those spots are hard to come by on some days. You can also park on Eden St or Whitehall (but know that sides switch at 6 pm on Mondays and Thursdays. And during football season, that's tough. They have additional parking in the old deli parking lot (next to Karczyck's). The staff is very friendly. The atmosphere is pub style. In my opinion, you will enjoy your time and meal here.

Love it here! Excellent service! The food was excellent. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Some of the tastiest pizza I've ever had! Came here hungry with my family on Friday shortly after driving down from Canada, and left full to the brim. The pizza here is huge! The dough is soft and nice, the cheese is stretchy, and the toppings sure are tasty! The sides were really good too, and massive haha. I really loved the garlic bread personally. Everyone I went with really enjoyed the food. Definitely stop by here for quality, good pizza!

It’s all in the sauce. Great thick sauce that is also smooth which is right up my alley, personally. pizza logs pair amazing with the sauce, loganberry bbq wings were great, mozz sticks weren’t hot and weren’t the best but that’s not going to affect this review. Great atmosphere and I will for sure be returning.

After traveling all day I call the Abbott rd location for a delivery. They were busy and said it would be an hour wait. After an hour and a half I called to see what was up. They had no record of my order. Fabulous! Ended up eating vending machine microwave food. They did offer to put the order in at that time, well it was already 8:30pm. Don't recommend.

We got Pizza, Wings, and Antipasto salad during the 1st and 2nd quarter of the Bills game. Seated right away and food came fast. Server was excellent and quick. Didn't get her name.

If a NY style pizza gal got together with a Chicago deep dish fella and had a baby it would be called Imperial. However they may have recently gone through a divorce leaving little baby imperial unsure of who to take after.... Aka the pizzas been a bit inconsistent. Some days it's thin other days it's thick, which to be frank, I prefer. Chicken wings juicy and big. I have to give it to them for not being necessarily known for their chicken wings, yet, executing them well. Honestly the bbq ones are my favorite, but sort of remind me more of a bbq place than anything - mostly because they have the charred goodness of the grille mixed amongst the sweeter bbq drips - which again, I personally loved - if thats not your thing though, don't order the bbq ones. Chicken fingers, not good, yellow chicken fat is not something I want to see in an already fried finger, which was also, very much over breaded. I give it a 4/5

Wish we had half stars, would definitely give them 3.5 just little bit above average but definitely not a four for me. People either love or hate Imperial, I am in the middle. Definitely not a fan of their pizza. But I do love their subs and roast beef. Their half sub really is big enough to be called full, it's a perfect portion. Their roast beef sandwiches are piled high. They have great lunch specials (dine in only) for 12.00 bucks. I got the 1/2 any sub with fries, other options was 5 wings instead of fries, which I would definitely go with next time. Their fries are cooked to perfection BUT have zero taste or seasoning. I tried to salt them up while there, and even that didn't help. My friends got the roast beef lunch special which again you can choose fries or wings. Great deal for sure. The space is large, plenty of parking I felt. Server was nice and attentive.

I ordered delivery it came in half the time!! Above and beyond delivery very kind, quick, food was HOT, excellent ALL AROUND!! I recieved the best panko fish fry I've had in a long time!! I definitely recommend!

We have to make a stop here every time we come back to Buffalo - it's just the best pizza and wings and there really is no argument. The only wings I'd eat instead of here would be nine eleven but since it's never open when I'm able to go we always head to imperial which is a close second. And the pizza at imperial (dipped in blue cheese of course) is phenomenal. Could literally drink the blue cheese. We sit at the bar and the service is awesome as always as well. Wish they lasted longer or traveled well - lol but I always find a way to eat them all and save none for later. Amazing choice for traditional buffalo food - highly recommend.

Haven't been here in a while and was really disappointed with my order the other day. With the amount they charge for a sheet pizza, you would think they wouldn't skimp on the cheese! Especially when you are just getting cheese and no other toppings. I enjoy a crust piece but this was basically like just eating crust. We also ordered fries and they were barely cooked, I had to put them in the air fryer when I got home.

$12.94 daily lunch special from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM! 3 choices: slice of pizza and 5 wings with a beer or beverage, half a sub and 5 wings or beef on weck and 5 wings! Best deal in town! Great food, service and ambiance!

I was very pleasantly surprised by this pizza! And the wings! We had some family over for dinner and everyone loved both the pizza and the wings! They are very generous with pizza toppings. For the wings we got medium, BBQ garlic parm, and the honey Cajun - all delicious. The pizza sauce was delish which I can be a stickler about. We got delivery so can't speak to the service or ambiance. Will definitely be ordering pizza from here in the future!

As the downstate out of towner visiting for the first time, I thought this was a complete dining experience. For a group of 10 on a Saturday night, everything went great. There were families eating here, friends hanging out, older guys at the bar (Cheers TV show vibes). I had a really good time here. If you're looking for a wings review, the garlic parm wings (flats and drums) was really really good. I understand as far as wings go in Buffalo there are at least 10 other places with better wings but these were good to me. They came out relatively fast for our group size. If you're looking for a pizza review, I enjoyed the slice I felt the sauce/cheese ratio was great. I understand as that has had NYC pizza you can have better, sure but I really enjoyed my slice here. Good: -GARLIC PARMESEAN chicken wings!!! -Medium chicken wings -Loganberry BBQ chicken wings -Nachos -Battered Pickle Chips -Jalapeno Chips-n-Cheese -Can-Am Burger -24oz beers? Drink up. Bad: -none

We love this pizza! The crust has a nice "chew" with a crisp edge. The sauce is thick and sweet, and the cup n char pepperoni is classic Buffalo fare! We arrived at 6:00 pm without reservations and our group of 13 was seated immediately. Don't be shocked if you encounter a completely full parking lot. It's easy to find street side parking on the surrounding side streets. Just be sure to mind the NO PARKING signs.

Okay I need to preface this post with the fact that I'm picky about pizza. But this was not bad. The crust to pizza ratio was off. There wasn't any on my slice. But the pizza had delicious cheese and not too much sauce so it was up there. Fries are meh cause I like shoestring personally. I've heard that a lot of people really love this place so maybe it was an off day? Idk but worth the try either way!

Ordered from here Twice during our stay the location was convenient. Both times placing the order the people working have no patience if you have to ask a question- like what dressings do you have. Upon pick up both times it was like you were bothering the employees to get your to go order and oh my I asked for the receipt- you would have thought aI ask him to do 100 pushups. First day we got wings - good flavor but dry. Both days we got the pizza it was flavorful, plenty of pepperoni and cheese, little pricey- slices are cut randomly. One slice is narrow one wide. We also ordered an antipasto it was a small it was hard to open the container with out spilling it - unappealing but it was fresh and good. While I was picking up I seen the have indoor and outdoor seating. Place was casual- No Dogs allowed.

Pizza is amazing, but they cut it unevenly and the staff can be rude. Not even NY "rudeness" from the fast paced environment, consistently gray skies, and being stuck indoors for months. Even locals comment on their rudeness. Nonetheless, the pizza is worth a visit since they cook it perfectly and load it up with spicy pepperoni. Choppy cutting is fine if you plan to eat the pizza by yourself. If sharing, it is annoying since everyone gets uneven slices.

went to go there and eat and it was about 100 degrees in the place. I felt like I was on the streets of Tijuana having a picnic with stray dogs. I have never had a bad experience here the people and food are great but no one is going to have an enjoyable experience In those conditions.

Went there and as always, it was excellent. If you like doughy and sweet sauce, it can't be beat. The wings were the perfect blend of crispness and moisture. Not too heavily sauced. Lots of celery and carrots as well. The service was fast and efficient for a sit down . It was the daytime crowd and enjoyable.

Sauce is a little too sweet & a bit messy.I think they're quite pricey! But hey, who am I if you can afford it go for it !

The pizza and wings were great. More importantly the waitress was nice, kept checking to make everything was ok while it was packed.

This place is going downhill idk if they got new cooks but food is not the same and the workers are not friendly on top of that the manager talks to you like your a problem when they mess up your food and is very aggressive he wouldn't give us a refund but only a credit then the next time we made an order I told them we have a credited item and they charged my wife for the credited item she didn't pay attention and when she got back she said they never credited the item so i called they put the manager on I told him about the situation and he said very rudely well you still have the credit on your account is there anything else I can help you with no thank you !!! They lost a good customer!!!

The manager of the Abbott Road location on the evening of Thursday, April 17th, approximately 8:30PM, was verbally abusive toward my wife, when she called to complain about a completely incorrect order. Setting aside the fact that all three items were incorrect (burnt, with toppings not ordered, and missing sides), he was hostile, swore obscenities, and complained about his own issues, refusing to let my wife finish her sentence. This is beyond unprofessional and should prompt a response from business ownership immediately. As we all know, zero stars is not possible so lowest possible rating in order to post and warn others of this behavior.

First time in a long time, if ever actually, experiencing Buffalo style pizza, and honestly I wasn't impressed. I guess I would have to try again somewhere else. The dough was good and sauce was fine, but it lacked seasoning and flavor in a way that left me disappointed. I also wasn't thrilled at how long we had to wait just for a slice of plain and a slice of pepperoni. I think it was like $3.50 a slice though, so a quick cheap bite. The inside is nice with arcade games, jukebox, and sports bar in the middle of a large open space surrounded by tables and booths.

Good stuff. Nailed the order: Get 1/4 chicken finger pizza with red sauce, BBQ garlic parm fingers, cut into small squares with side of blue cheese. Delish & filling, so good we didn't get a photo! Cost just over $12 as a pickup order. Yum!

Every time I have ordered from Imperial Pizza Main st service has been impeccable with awesome service and delicious food definitely receives a 5 star rating from me......

Service and waitress were fine but the wings came out cold and drowned in sauce to where it made the wings rubbery. Fried pickles came out soggy, not fried. My daughter's kid menu Mac and cheese came out 20 minutes AFTER we got our wings.. It wasn't even Mac and cheese so much it was a plate full of velvetta cheese and a few noodles. She literally said to me "dad where's the Mac part?" Waitress said they were busy which I get, I worked as a night manager for a pizzeria for 9 years. But cold soggy wings and 30+ minutes for a plate full of cheese. All costing me $82? Yea safe to say I won't be back.

Love the Abbott Rd location!!!! Pre ordered my food, it was ready and the restaurant was clean. Staff were polite other than parking it was a good experience. This is a place for that authentic Buffalo NY Pizza, the wings were good too. And of course I'll be back hopefully I can find some coupons lol.

YUM. We've had imperial pizza a few times at charitable events and loved it, so we decided to take a drive to the location in South Buffalo. We had no idea the pizzeria was a restaurant and bar. We ended up ordering three slices and also had a drink at the bar. Fun atmosphere and attentive staff. The pizza is thick with a layer of tasty cheese, a sweeter sauce and char & cup pepperoni. It did not disappoint.

Well since the pizzeria expanded the prices sky rocketed. I get it, but I also feel they took it to the extremes. The food is great like it used to be. But when I used to be able to get a half pie for about $15 and now it's like $22/23. I feel that is sort of a problem.

My father has been ordering from Imperial for as long as I can remember, now that I have a family of my own, Imperial is the best pizza joint in the southtowns, maybe all of Buffalo. Wings and subs are excellent too. The premium price stops us from getting it every time but with some of the other places nearby raising their prices and shrinking their pies, Imperial is staying consistent and becoming more of a value without sacrificing quality. Recommend

Great pizza. This pizza is always offered at the Buffalo Bills tailgate I attend and has sobered me and the group up sooo many times. Thank you for that! My favorite part is that no slice is the same size cut. Weird but I'm usually good with a slice and a half so I'm able to grab a smaller slice after my first. I've never actually been to the restaurant/pizzeria so I can't speak about the ambiance, but it is popular in the South Buffalo area.

Great joint for before or after a Bills game. Traditional medium thickness crusted Buffalo style pizza. Sauce is a tad sweet but cheese is plentiful and pepperoni was cupped and delicious.

Pizza: Huge, Extremely Doughy, Burnt a little, thick paste like sauce, good cheese, this is more like sauce and cheese on bread and less like pizza. Wings: Typical Buffalo wings nothing special, but also consistent and good quality. Subs: They build a nice sub, lots of meat and cheese, bread toasty. Price: a little pricey compared to other spots, but it is what it is. Opinion: Skip the pizza, Get Wings somewhere else, Subs are good, watch out for the price a pizza and a bucket is close to $100

Pizza arrived without toppings. The $25.00 Antipasto Salad had the wrong dressing and consisted of cheap ham and pepperoni covered in cheap mozzarella with a couple grape tomatoes, jarred hot peppers on top of badly chopped Romaine. Really?? Never again.

First time in Buffalo. First time in New York, period. Was impressed by the pizza & wings. Also got some beers the next day and sat at the bar for a while. The blonde bartender was super efficient & an absolute love! Wish I had gotten her name, she deserves recognition.

As someone who lived in South Buffalo for a number of years, Imperial Pizza was by far my favorite slice in town. I have since moved to East Aurora which I have now lived for almost 20 years. The problem is, several pizza places around my neighborhood are so inconsistent with their pies, so I decided to rely on one of my old time favs and took a drive to Imperial Pizza on Abbott Road in South Buffalo, my old neighborhood to get a typically delicious pizza. Unfortunately, I was very disappointed in the pizza. I ordered a large pizza half pepperoni, and definitely was not worth the trek. The pizza was not cooked enough, it just didn't taste as good as I remember it did back in the days, and $33.00 for a pizza, man not cool. Plus the parking is horrible! I had to circle around looking for parking. I know many people enjoy their food and the bar; just not for me, any longer. Definitely not worth the price, very sad considering how much I used to love this pizza and chatting with Dave and Jimmy the owners back in the day before when it was just a small delicious pizza pick up place. I think since they expanded into the bar / restaurant business I have heard from many people who used to go there often that it's just not the same. Oh well, now I know and I can strike them off my list of favorite pizza places in town. It was great run, but all good things unfortunately do come to an end.

Egads! These are some marvelous wings! Thank you to Fox E. for the solid recommendation. He saved me from a visit to one of the more famous wing places, to this the promised land of wing perfection. Perfection is not a word that I use lightly. Medium. Extra saucy. That's the Fox E. way, and I fully concur. The sauce is fantastic. It's a classic flavor profile, which I love. I feel like locals have started to veer from the path, which explains the love for newer places that take liberties with their wing sauce. It's all the things I want wings to be. Crispy skin. Rendered fat. Juicy meat that pulls easily from the bone. All slathered in a piquant and buttery sauce that clings to the wing and my fingers. The blue cheese and vegetables are just bonus. But what a bonus! For the most part... These aren't measly portions of vegetables for show. This is celery that stands up straight and tall to say, I am celery! Dip me, dammit. And the blue cheese dressing is fully flavored and creamy without being overwhelmed by mayonnaise. The only downside to the vegetable and dip medley are the carrots. Baby carrots? That feels a little lazy. I would prefer rough hewn logs cut from large and healthy roots. Those would be worthy of these incredible wings. But that is just a small nit. While I loved the wings, I can't say I am in love with Buffalo style pizza... yet. Maybe it was an off day. Perhaps getting the pizza by the slice is a terrible strategy. But even the cup and char pepperoni was neither well cupped nor well charred. Still, the wings here are so damn good, I'm happy to overlook the lackluster slices. And maybe next time, I'll get a half pie so I can try some pizza cooked to order. I mean, a whole pie would mean I would have less room for wings. Really, any pizza means fewer wings... so perhaps I should abandon it entirely. My Buffalo style pizza journey has just begun, and I look forward to growing as a pizza eater and finding a place in my heart for the style. Until then, I'm returning to Imperial for the wings, and adding Fox E. to the list of people I am grateful for in my evening prayers.

Inconsistent quality. Some days the pizza is okay. Other days it's over sauced or the crust is too thin where you can't even hold it. Ate in the dining room last week. It was busy. When our pizza arrived, it was never fully cooked and still doughy in the center. How disappointing! Quality has been going down in the last couple years.

30.00 plus dollars for 1 sub and a burger, absolutely DISGUSTING huge curly black hair in burger. Sub was not worth 15.00. Sent email, didn't even acknowledge.

Best wings in South Buffalo by far. Pizza is ok, I'm just not a fan of the sauce, but that's a personal preference, their pep and cheese game is strong.

They know pizza and wings for sure but the salad was delicious. Service was attentive and flowing I never felt rushed or ignored. You can eat in it take out from the counter or the bar. Nice and clean inside as well bathrooms included

We order from here for my son's boneless chicken wings ( bbq) and fried mushrooms and the best burgers !!! Thank you Imperial!!!

Grew up 2 blocks away but have long since moved away. Went there while visiting family. Signature Buffalo pizza but with a twist, the sauce is paste based and therefore sweeter than the average Buffalo sauce. That can be a plus or minus depending on your taste, but the wings were unquestionably great as well it should be in any Buffalo pizzeria. The atmosphere is laid back with a heavy Buffalo sports theme; the exception of an homage to the businesses investor and Stanley Cup Winner Patrick Kane who also grew up blocks away. I remember Imperial from 20 Years ago when my friends worked there and it was a quarter the size. I'm glad they expanded and now offer local residents a great place to hang out. If you're visiting from out of town and want to try really great Buffalo wings in a comfortable environment I highly recommend Imperial!

Great pizza by the slice! Walk in grab a slice a drink and as chair. Everyone is friendly and the food is fresh and hot. Wish I lived closer

So good every time! Love their lunch specials. Beef on weck last time, Sully style wings and pizza were spot on as always.

As of 09/2021, Imperial Pizza's prices have increased across the entire menu. It's been a couple months since I grabbed a pizza from here and I've noticed a couple changes - one pretty good and the other, not very good... At least the pizza is still phenomenal. :) Called right before 5pm on a Saturday and, at first, it just kept ringing for about 5 minutes. I hung up and dialed again and was greeted with a automated voice-over and a menu of options. I selected "1", which was to place a pickup/delivery order and immediately was connected to a gentleman. As I was giving him my phone number though, I was disconnected, so I called again and thankfully the second time, no issues. The gentleman also noticed and thought it was strange. haha I placed my order and was told it'd be ready in 30 minutes. I arrived a little over 30 minutes later and the parking lot was absolutely packed. I had to wait about 5 minutes to finally get a spot. I was in and out though in under 3 minutes, which was excellent! This Saturday, I ordered a Half (9", six slice) "Clark Classic": cheese, pepperoni, bacon, green peppers, and onions. They did an excellent job with this pizza! Every slice had plenty of sauce and cheese with tons of toppings. The dough was cooked perfectly and the crust was the right amount of crispy. They're dough is textbook Buffalo-style with it being more thick but airy and their red sauce is a little sweet, but not overly/sticky sweet, very good! The Half-size pizza is plenty for one (or two) people, but since I skipped lunch, I had no problems demolishing this pizza without feeling overfull afterward. Now, besides their new automated phone menu, this was the other big change I observed: the prices. Everything on their menu has increased by $5-$6, which is heartbreaking. I absolutely love Imperial Pizza, but paying $26 for my usual (Half-size) pie is very pricey... With that price, I can't justify coming here as often. Not to say I won't be back, but this will definitely be a more rare outing for me. Overall, Imperial Pizza serves up an excellent Buffalo-style pizza and the staff are courteous, I've not had a bad experience here. I wish their parking lot was bigger... haha But the price-hike is hard to swallow, I just hope this means that the workers are seeing a little more in their paycheck.

Imperial is my go-to chicken finger pizza in buffalo. Their bbq fingers were great although they forgot the bleu cheese. I do love a single slice of their pep and banana pepper as well. Their normal pizza is good too, but I tend not to get it because it's a little too saucy for my liking, just my opinion. Always quick service, and although I never eat in the restaurant it is a beautiful sports bar.

My new top favorite pizza spot on Buffalo! Ordered online and it was very seamless. They delivered right on time when they said they would and were incredibly kind. Pizza is delicious!! The sweet sauce, the cheese the crust, so bomb. I would say this is a standard classic buffalo pizza. Looking forward to my next indulgence ;)

Was disappointed with the pizza. I look forward to Buffalo pizza when I visit from Florida but pizza was not best. Super sweet sauce, thick spongy crust and the pepperoni char cups were under cooked with no char. Everything else was fine.

The pizza is delicious. Nothing but good words for the food. They don't scrimp on the ingredients.

We haven't been here since they did the reconstruction. It is quite amazing. They have a huge dining area and with Covid, they enough area to have a nice crowd. Their takeout area is awesome as well, they have a few windows so they can handle a line quicker. We actually came here for a fish fry and boy it was delicious. Who knew a pizza joint would have an awesome fish fry. The sides were great too! I ordered a small pizza with black olives and onions. I can't wait to come back. Service was great as well.

Myself, my wife and daughter arrived on a Saturday night at 9:20, when they close at 10pm. While I realize this is a little late, I've never heard of a restaurant/bar turning people away 40 minutes before close, while the floor is still moderately busy. I've worked in a number of restaurants myself during college and this never would have been allowed to happen. We were very turned off, and we will not be going back in the future.

Food is good but not for the price. You can get similar or better wings for a lot less. Pizza was good but again the not for that price. Service in the dining room was good and the ambiance was good.