Mattina’s Pizzeria

Good greasy spoon pizzeria. I had a half pepperoni and half cheese pizza and wings and did not realize how big their square-​cut slices were until I opened the box. I ate pizza for 5 days afterward. Thick, fresh crust with just the right amount of chewiness was unchanged after 5 days of pizza. Lots of pepperoni (the little pepperonis, not the big sliced ones) were peppered all over half the pizza and the cheese was on nice and thick. I did daub the pizza with napkins at home to remove some of the grease from the top. The sauce was not on liberally nor scantly, but the flavor was seasoned so it wasn’t spicy (ie. I had no heartburn afterwards.) Will return for a smaller pie next time. Wings weren’t overly spicy but were breaded more than I would have liked.
There is usually a coupon online or in one of those coupon packs mailed to your residence for deals. Make sure you bring it in with you or they won’t acknowledge it.

How is it possible that I had never experienced the thick, cheesy, greasy pillow of a slice at Mattina’s before?! I may have had pizza from here once in high school but I don’t remember anything about it. Now, this pizza dances through my dreams, dripping grease all over my REM cycles!
We ordered from here… Large pizza and 36 wings. I don’t know why they do 36 wings, but it’s definitely the magic number when it comes to wings because these were freaking amazing! We ordered half hot, half BBQ grilled. I only ate the BBQ grilled, as did most of my family (even though they INSIST on ordering hot wings and then barely eat any!). They were meaty, seasoned wonderfully, and some of the best in the region.
We ordered the pizza half just cheese, half pepperoni and green olive. It was perfectly assembled. The sauce is delicious, cheese ratio ideal, edges charred and bubbly dough. Awesome Buffalo pizza! Great sauce! Reminded me a lot of Bocce but even better. Not as sweet.
The only thing I will comment negatively on is service, like others. We had to wait way longer because both our pizza and our wings were given to other people. The kitchen seemed discombobulated. This pizza however, makes the wacky service totally forgiven though. Still 5 stars. This may be our new place!

A small local pizza joint by my work, affordable pizza and HUGE slices served. The location is small with only one outdoor table for seating, definitely more of an order out type of place.
Good pizza! Standard Buffalo style with thick crust and little cuppy pepperoni. Definitely a perfect fix for impromptu pizza cravings (if you’re anything like me, these can be immediate, debilitating and violent).
I would definitely recommend! Especially if it’s a nice day out, it was nice to take a seat outside and enjoy some za to get away from the office.

The most hit or miss pizzeria I have ever experienced. When this place is on they are one of the best pizzeria’s around which is why I gave them way more chances than they deserved. The problem is when you pay a premium price for pizza you expect it to be on everytime. They are at best a ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ shot at being on. They should probably take a cue from Imperial (who used to have the same problem years ago) and pay a little more money to keep their workers and develop some consistency.

I’ve been thinking about going to this place for awhile. So while I was out and about in Williamsville, I thought I’d stop by and shove a piece of pizza in my face.
It’s in a little plaza on Sheridan. There’s a beauty salon next door. There’s also plenty of parking in this little plaza.
I came in expecting small booths and tables, kind of like Franco’s has in most of it’s locations. Nope. Instead there’s someone that just stares at you, confused, wondering why you’re alone and wanting pizza at the strike of noon.
I asked for a slice of cheese and pepperoni. I was expecting a paper plate but he plopped it into a box. The only seating is a picnic table outside so I ran out there and devoured my pizza.
First of all, the slice was twice the size of my face. A++++.
Secondly, Mattina’s has successfully mastered the dough-​sauce-​cheese ratio. Just try it and you’ll see what I mean. I wasn’t totally overwhelmed with one ingredient in the pizza at any given time. Pizza experts know how to manage the ratio. Kudos, Mattina’s.
Only bad thing was that this was a very greasy experience. Use caution and bring proper hand sanitizer/​wet ones because you’ll most likely need them.
Mattina’s definitely satisfied my pizza craving. I thought the pizza was alright temperature-​wise, although I am sensitive to temperature so I might not be the best person to ask about that kind of thing.
Overall, I love pizza and I love Mattina’s. Two thumbs up, would consume again.

Some seriously awesome thick crust pizza! I did not expect such a good pie. The crust is something you just have to try it’s so damn good. Better than any Chicago «deep dish». I ordered delivery and the guy that took the call was great in explaining that half a pizza is plenty of food for two, as I almost ordered a large and that would have been way to much. So A+ for the guy not screwing me and letting me get s large and A+ for the awesome pie!

Me: You have a Mattabooboo on your head.
You: What’s a Mattabooboo?
Me: Nothing Yogi.
I wanna be like Matt Damon. You wanna be like Matt Damon. Who doesn’t want to be like him? We all aspire to be Matt Damon, we all imitate him to a certain degree. Driving at high speed around Parisian streets in a tiny little European car. A citroen was it? A renault? A mini? I forget. But yes. We all have a little bit of Matt in us. And some of us have actually had a bit of Matt in us before. Such as Ben Affleck for instance. Unfortunately not all of us have had Mattinas. And as much as we may enjoy Matt in us, I can honestly say that Mattinas is better than Matt in us. Trust me on this. Ask Ben Affleck. Ask Jennifer Garner. Ask J Lo. But don’t be fooled by the rocks that she’s got. She’s still, she’s still, Jenny from the block. And her block had a Mattina’s on it for many years. And hence her million dollar behind. I wonder if she really has ever had Mattinass? If not, she should try it. It’s delicious. Ben might get upset though.
What to order: a slice of cheese and pepperoni. It’s the second best in WNY, best in the Northtowns, and almost as good as Imperial. It’s also enormous.
Edit: I’ve been having some real issues with this pizza place. Their product is incredible but some of their employees are utterly awful. Is it really too much to ask, to heat up the slices of pizza that I’m buying from you? Do it happily, do it begrudgingly, but at least do it. I’ve now been «talked out of heating them up» by three different employees. One of them was friendly about it but so insistent that I gave up on it. One of them was less than friendly and rubbed me the wrong way. And one of them, because it wasn’t for me and my friend wanted it hot, I forced the issue and insisted… and he still wouldn’t do it. He actually got into a yelling match about it, telling me that it was fresh out, that their warmers are really hot, that it doesn’t need to be heated up and nobody asks for it to be heated up.
And guess what? It was lukewarm. It’s almost always lukewarm actually. Which is *exactly why* I ask for it to be heated up. I will be going to see the manager asap and explaining what kind of crap I’ve gotten about this. And if that doesn’t solve the issue, I’ll have to stop going here, and lower my star rating, which would be a shame because the product is so incredible.
Anyway. On with the review. What’s the Mattina with you? Never tried good pizza? Come to Buffalo. We have some of the best pizza in the damn universe, and Mattina’s here is one of the very best of the very best. In fact I would squarely (pun intended) put it in my top 5 slices in the region. And I do NOT say that lightly because Buffalo pizza is anything but light. It’s heavy as hell and greasy as f***. And we love it that way and if you don’t love it that way then GIT OUT OF MURCA. OK just kidding.
But really, I don’t say that lightly because we have some of the best pizza in the world here in Buffalo so to put a slice in the top 20 in the region is high praise. Top 10 means it’s stratospherically good. Top 5, well… it’s a bleeding must try to coin a British ish phrase. And let me tell you, the reason why «squarely» is a pun is because they are famous here for their «heart-​shaped slices». First came Nirvana’s Heart-​Shaped Box and Chris Isaak’s Heart-​Shaped World, and now you have the Heart-​Shaped Pizza by the Goo Goo Dolls, but written by Kirk Hammett of Mattinallica.
The slice is very much like Imperial and perhaps a little like Franco’s (which is literally square) and Blasdell. Imperial is the best in the region, but this place is a very good facsimile of it for the North-​East towns. I know there are a couple of other Mattina’s and I haven’t tried them yet, but I will, so I can compare and contrast and see if they are as good as this location. But if you’re in Clarence, Williamsville, East Amherst, Depew, then damn, this is the place for you. It’s close by and it’s incredible. Cheap, huge, amazing slices and everyone I know that’s shared one with me has been blown away by how good it is.
One thing though. Make sure you ask them to heat it up. It’s absolutely vital to the future of mankind. It’s just not as good if and when it’s lukewarm. Trust me.
So if you’re Saudi Arabian or you’re from a town north of Corfu (i.e. you’re one of those Madinas/​Medinas) then you need to come and try Mattina’s. And as for everyone else, you do too. It really is that good. Come and check it out.
And don’t ever let Matt do it the rear way with you. It won’t be enjoyable at all, I speak from experience. It’s one thing to Mattina’s Pizza and love it, but you will NOT love Mattinass. Not at all. Not even a little bit. In fact it’s like the opposite of this pizza. Ouch.

It was my first time enjoying this tasty pizza… and it definitely won’t be my last. We got a «white pizza» and had it delivered. It came about 15 minutes quicker than we were told it would… and it was still nice and HOT! Lots of cheese and toppings and GARLIC. The crust was a bit on the thick side with a great chewiness and a bit of char. DELICIOUS! I can’t wait to try some of the other varieties!

Perfect Sunday football pizza. Their pizza and chicken fingers are a solid bet. Don’t plan on eating there (can’t remember if there are even tables inside); but the take out and delivery is always quick.

Pizza is good, sauce is on the sweeter side. I always pick up so have not had any service delays.