Bocce Club Pizza — Restaurant in Town of Cheektowaga

Let's start with this, it's a pizza place at an airport. The atmosphere isn't dirty, and they have self service grab and go which is great for an airport. Credit where credit is due. Staff was nice. I want to be clear, I don't think any staff did anything other than follow directions for making this communion wafer of a pizza. Now the pizza. The thing you came for. It's truly bad. I don't think there's any accounting for taste here. It's just blan. Blank, empty. Blanco, blanc. Think stack of tortillas smashed together in the center under the weight of a meteor, topped with a can of unseasoned tomato sauce they found in a bomb shelter with very little rust on the can, finished off with cheese that has only been heated enough for the string cheese tubes to just barely melt flat. Think dry, slow cooked pizza, in a bad way. If vanilla was a flavor of pizza, this would be a good entry for the blue ribbon. But not like French vanilla. Like whipped milk they labeled vanilla. Vanilla was in the room next door and only introduced themselves to the neighbor once. I would rather have day old heat lamp gas station pizza. I truly feel it was the worst pizza. Like remember Bjs Wholesale Club? They had a cafe you could get food at. They had a little microwaved personal pizza. Delicious compared to this.

THE REAL problem is that this flipped over dough frisbee that got thrown into a dumpster full of toppings is what we have as a welcome to BUFFALO!? Santoras, La Nova, Picassos!, Pasquale's,Crosbys gas station even! A flippin Pizza Hut Express (if Buffalo area hadn't already out pizza'd the hut, hurrah!) Did I eat most of it? Yes. I'm getting on a plane and just spent 16 of my hard earned coinage on a toasted edible dinner plate made of four cheese sticks and the sauce that sticks to the sides of a spaghetti Os can. Did I enjoy it? 😲 I actually tried to unclick the 1 star.

But don't take my word for it.

I've never had Bocce pizza before so I hope this isn't a good representation. But I'm reluctant to try...

Bocce should be embarrassed. This arrangement they have with Delaware North is bad for their business. In a word, the pizza at the airport is junk. Similar sauce, similar cheese, but the crust is an imposter. It's not Bocce, and thus is destroying their brand. Their crust outside the airport is light, fluffy, airy. Ironic that in the AIRport, the crust is not airy. In fact, it's frozen cardboard. It's awful. On top of that, the day I was there, they only had one person working and she was working her tail off, but said you could only get pizza or mozzarella sticks, anything else was not available. And then they abruptly closed. At 1 pm! Worse, this lone girl was unable to allow me to tip her for her effort. She took the order, made the pizza (on a frozen junk crust), cooked it and watched it and served it...But yet their system wouldn't allow a tip. In recent months, Delaware North has lost the business at Rich Stadium (I honestly do not know what it is called these days), and this iteration of Bocce's done by Delaware North is another strike on their record. They ruined a Buffalo icon. Folks, Bocce is really good Buffalo pizza, don't let your experience at the airport keep you from their locations in town. And Bocce? I'd recommend a first-hand assessment. If your contract allowed for this, then it's your fault, you sold out. And in doing so, you've damaged your brand. If not, you need to determine if this is right for your business. Until then, I am going to other iconic Buffalo pizza shops; La Nova, Picasso's, Macy's,...

I can’t really say much to the service or atmosphere - it’s an interesting concept where everything is touchless. However, that’s where the pros end.

Now this is probably the worst pizza I’ve ever eaten in my life. I’m lucky enough to have paid $14 for a cheese, I can only imagine how ripped off others feel for paying more. I was in a rush and picked the fastest thing I could find but now I know I’d rather stay hungry than eat this pizza. My elementary school lunch ladies could make better than this. My jaws actually hurt from chewing so much. Please, check the reviews before you come here, this place is the one time I haven’t and dear lord I don’t know how they still have a spot in the airport concourse. Please avoid, I can guarantee even your kids that only eat chicken nuggets and mac n’ cheese would throw this in the trash with no remorse. I’ve traveled all over the world and eaten at different airport restaurants and I’ve never regretted something quite as much as...