Imperial Pizza - Abbott Road

The only reason I gave the atmosphere a 4 is because I’m a Chiefs fan! They didn’t hold that against us though. My husband had to have Buffalo wings in Buffalo. He said they didn’t disappoint. His lunch special was a slice +5 wings. I had the 1/4 lunch special pizza. We shared the fried cauliflower. Everything was delicious. Pricing in point. Good portion size. On site parking. Clean bathrooms.

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!

I ordered a takeout full meatball sub last week. It was terrible. All burnt and the meatballs tasted like hamburger thrown together. Such a disappointment because the price was very high compared to other places. I love the white pizza. I wish I had ordered that because I threw the sub in the trash. I have meatball subs everywhere but this was not good.

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.

This was a part of the wing crawl my son and I did. We also slid in a few pizza places. We got the 2 slices and a drink specials. I think it was around $10. It was very good. We got it to go so cannot comment on the dine in experience.

I've been a fan of Imperial Pizza since 2020, and five years on, they continue to hold one of the top spots in my list of "go to" pizza shops in Buffalo! I called a little after 4:30pm on a Saturday and an automated system answered and provided multiple options, with "1" for calling in a pickup/delivery order. After pressing "1", it took a couple minutes for someone to answer and when they finally did, they told me they had to place me on hold, thankfully this was not even 10 seconds of waiting though. A gentleman then took my order - he was courteous and I appreciated him asking the cooks in the back a question I had about topping substitutions, which they were good with. After giving my phone number and they found my name and I placed my order, he said give them 30 minutes, which is pretty reasonable, standard. Imperial Pizza on Abbott Rd. does have a parking lot, but it's usually jam-packed so I usually park along the road on a side street close-by. The pickup process was simple and quick, but I will say, the gentlemen working behind the counter weren't too friendly, but they were quick. So for dinner, I ordered a Half (9", six slice) Stuffed Hot Pepper Pizza, but I substituted the Italian sausage for meatballs. The pizza was excellent and had a nice heft to it! Perfect cook on the dough with a nice crisp to the crust and plenty of (sweeter-side) red sauce and cheese. The stuffed hot peppers are diced up and placed generously on each slice, the cheese filling within the hot banana peppers is creamy and does a nice job to contrast the spice from the hot banana peppers. The meatballs were crumbled nicely across the pizza but I could've used a little more (but that's me though :) ). Doing the substitution for meatballs did not increase the price, which was very nice to see, and compared to the other pizza shops I frequently go to, the price was reasonable! Imperial Pizza truly is a Buffalo pizza "heavy hitter"! I don't come here too often but when I've worked up a healthy appetite, I know a pizza from Imperial Pizza will satisfy it.

10/10 for the food. The lunchtime specials are very good deal. We ordered the roast beef on kummelweck with five wings and a beverage for just under $13. The roast beef was tender, juicy, and served up on a large fluffy roll with a crunchy salt and caraway top. Very delicious! This is a full size sandwich! Served with five very big meaty chicken wings. I love my hot, and it comes with a large serving of blue cheese. My little kid ordered fingers and fries with a beverage. Again, these are big chicken cutlets, with a huge plate of french fries. So generous with the portions, that he needed to take half of it home in a box. Our other little kid ordered the one slice and five chicken wings for just under 13 bucks. Satisfying, but he did have to take most of it home in a takeout box. Imperial pizza is all decked out for Halloween, the spooks and ghouls are looking over your shoulders. Very entertaining for the kids. Our server was fast and efficient, very kind and anticipating all our needs. There's always a fair number of people at the bar even on a Monday afternoon. Imperial has that sports bar vibe going on.

I'm typically a NY style guy. A large thin crispy slice is hard to beat. But as far as Buffalo style goes, Imperial is by far my favorite. The sauce is delicious, and the dough is amazing. Only ever need 1-2 slices because they are definitely filling. Would be a 5 star review but the prices for pizza are astronomical these days. And then nearly $5 for an additional topping is robbery. But as far as the product goes, it has to be up there as one of the best Buffalo-style pies.

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.

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.

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.

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

$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!

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!

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.

I ordered a quarter pie with pepperoni, cherry peppers, and onions. Pizza was delicious and cooked to perfection. In my opinion, Best in the area.

The food was great, the service was great, the ambiance perfect. Need to get more time to spend in Buffalo, NY, and I'll definitely visit this place again. Imperial Pizza food is fantastic! Their pizza (whole, half, and by the slice) is delish. Fresh ingredients, thick sliced, purr-fect crust! Their wings are huge, and they don't skimp on dipping sauce!Couldn't quite get the heat a Texan craves, but these are the best wings I've ever had! Lots of flavors to choose from. And the menu goes way beyond, seafood, entrees, salads, subs and sandwiches! I was truly impressed!

Terrible experience. The restaurant closes at 9:00 pm and we walked in at 6:50 pm. There is a sign that says please wait here to be seated, so we did. The look we got from just about every staff member was very unwelcoming as we stood there for another 4-5 minutes before anyone actually greeted us. We both ordered a cup of chicken noodle soup and split a roast beef on weck, and I ordered a beer. The soup was so salty it was inedible. The beer came in a warm pint glass that smelled dirty, and the roast beef sandwich was the actual worse I've ever had. Stale bun and the meat smelled and tasted distressed. Oh, and we asked for one extra pickle, which we got, but wow..not cold and crispy. Very warm and wilty. We didn't finish anything we ordered. We simply paid the bill after waiting for a very long time for the waitress to finally make her way back to our table. I've been to Imperial dozens of times and have never had this bad of an experience. Even the waitress was terrible. She took our order and disappeared behind the bar chatting with friends. She didn't come back to our table until she saw us putting on our coats to leave. I thought about mentioning something to the man behind the bar, who seemed like the manager, but he looked like he wanted to fight someone so I just paid the bill and left. I doubt I'll return. What used to be the crown jewel of South Buffalo seems like it's being staffed by angry lazy employees. I feel bad for the owner. Oh, and the mens restroom was disgusting..comparible to a dirty gas station restroom.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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!!!

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.

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.

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......

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

BILLS MAKE ME WANNA SHOUT.... and eat pizza!! Classic, thick, cheesy, buffalo pizza that is! Tried imperial for the first time to celebrate a Bills win and it is basically Buffalo in a box! Very classic buffalo type pizza loaded and hefty on the sauce... So personally the pizza itself was more of a 3/5 for my personal taste only because I do not like a lot of sauce and this was the total opposite of that. I also would have liked the pepp to a little more cup and char done-ness but still a solid pie with great thick flavourful dough! Size - huge pizza for like $25ish Dough - tasty and thick just how buff likes it! Non of the bready type, this is DOUGH Cheese - quality cheese, I could have used more but couldn't we all?? Sauce - sweet and tangy without being overwhelming, sauce lovers rejoice! (Not I) Pepp - thick cut little guys all over this massive pizza, I really could have used them more charred though Service - quick, friendly, and would def come again! Thank you imperial for helping us celebrate the playoff win!!! Let's DOUGH Buffalo!!! GO BILLS