Fox E.
Yelp
The Casa Di Pisa is a house in a small city in Italy famous for a building that looks like it's falling over. Whereas the Casa Di Pita is a Greek place. And the Casa Di Pina Colada is a bar specializing in girlie cocktails (my fave kind). Whereas the Cashier Di Pizza is the cute guy who rang me up for my slices the most recent time I came in here.
What to get: Late Night Slices.
This is the new location of the pizza legend that used to be on Elmwood. Their slices are still really wet, delicious, yummy, and typical Buffalonian, however their prices have gone way up, so I understand all of the negative reviews. However I review based on price alone, and their products are still yummy-as-f*** (YAF to hipsters).
If "Consistent" was the name of a band, then this pizza place would be the lead singer. In the sense that it is "In Consistent." Seriously though, the first time I came here (a couple of months back), I got two slices and they were the biggest, hottest, wettest, juiciest, sexiest slices of Buffalo Pizza I can remember eating. Then the second time I came here the slices were lukewarm and dry and smaller and definitely not a 5-star experience. The third time, the experience was somewhere between the two... so I have no idea what the norm is. I guess a fourth visit is on the proverbial cards.
The Casa Di Priya is the house of my cute Hindu ex-girlfriend. Actually it's her Dad's house and if he had ever found me in there with her, well... I wouldn't be writing this review today. Names have been changed to protect the guilty.
So I'm not sure exactly what to tell you about CDP. They make quintessential, doughy, wet, juicy, cheesy, saucy Buffalo-style pizza and they make it very well - sometimes. If you go on a day when the slices are akin to my first visit, then you're in luck. They're not too pricy for a place near downtown ($2.50 tax included), and they're juicy and will fill you up. On the other hand I can't guarantee you that you'll get amazing slices, since once they were just good and once they were, well, bad.
The Casa Di Peter is where Mr. Sellers, Mr. Gabriel, Mr. Parker aka Spiderman, and Mr. North (the one who erupts like a fountain, famously so... OK this is awkward. My friend told me about it), all share a room. Apparently, in that household at least, Mr. Gabriel is, in fact, not the "Sledgehammer" as previously advertised. That mantra is owned by one of the other three residents and I shall say no more.
In addition to the on-again-off-again slices, I have tried the dirt cheap Chicken Finger Sub (when it was on special... a full size sub for $5), and it was... well, dirt cheap. It wasn't the best CFS I've had, but then again it was far from the worst. Pretty average really. Not too much chicken on there, but you can't expect too much for $5. My friend who loves CFS sandwiches said that it was delicious. But then she says that about nearly everything.
The Casa Di Lolita is not worth visiting. You might think you're having fun, but being in jail is no fun. Take it from my friends Bubba The Lifer and Large Marge. Actually that's my sister and brother. :(
Finally, the great thing about CDP is that it's open super late. I think it's something like 11.30 or 12, which means that when most places are done for the night, you can get big, cheap, hot slices here to fill you right up. If you miss the window and CDP has closed, then venture over to Hertel Avenue where Zip's (yum!) and Daddio's (decent with much better service than Zip's) await and are open until 2 or 3am.
And of course, let's not forget that the Casa Di Panochita is where you go in Mexico as the equivalent to the Casa Di Lolita aforementioned. But again, I have to strongly advise against this. It's just unethical. Then again so are most of my reviews.