tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post7479908422760617335..comments2024-01-31T14:00:21.139-05:00Comments on The Rochester NY Pizza Blog: Empire Pizza, Empire Blvd.Pizza Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-29395810386200288832019-11-09T08:02:33.678-05:002019-11-09T08:02:33.678-05:00Glad to know about the Empire Blvd location. I'...Glad to know about the Empire Blvd location. I'll have to stop and get a slice of meatball.<br /><a href="https://buffalobillpescara.it/" rel="nofollow">Pizzeria senza glutine pescara</a>mahnoorburihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816235493314651800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-12867130705966802142013-07-15T19:32:29.778-04:002013-07-15T19:32:29.778-04:00Hey Pizza Guy, I know you take a great deal of pri...Hey Pizza Guy, I know you take a great deal of pride about being accurate and honest in the things you put in your blog, after all it's your reputation at stake. You would not take credit for somethng you did not write, would you? Well I have a big problem with this Empire Pizza. I love pizza and love your blog, I follow the pizza scene in rochester. So when I was doing my usual pizza searches I come accross Empires new web site and I notice that it says (" Best Pizza West of NYC " Rochester Magazine) and Im thinking thas strnge because I remeber that issue and I don't remeber seeing Empire there. I happen to know for a fact that that distinction was given to a very highly regarded pizza place downtown and not to Empire. And on top of this this guy has reviews of the same downtown pizza place on his facebook page?? I guess if you can't earn it then you just take it, I think it's pretty sad! I wonder what his customers would think of his deception?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-29490092135926279952011-09-29T00:23:22.113-04:002011-09-29T00:23:22.113-04:00Hey guys, David here. Well it has been a while, an...Hey guys, David here. Well it has been a while, and I hadn't been on here to see the apparent "backlash" on my comments, ha. Let me just say, it was never my intention to make anyone upset. If I can't voice my opinion of pizza here though, where can I, you know? Anyway, that's all I intended to do here, was to give an honest review, and it was honest. To this day, I can still taste what I had that day lol, and yes, unfortunately it really was that bad. Also, I do love me some Guida's, but I also love a lot of other pizza as well, like Ralph and Rosie's in Bergen, and actually Main Street's deep dish is good, and Pontillo's in Penfield is awesome as well. <br />I mean, I dunno, maybe I just hit this place on a bad day, but I really doubt it, as it was the actual flavors of basic components like the sauce and crust that I had a problem with. Again, not trying to be rude, just using a food blog to blog about food! :)xDavidxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432468521751278056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-91262931785310873732011-09-21T09:51:53.157-04:002011-09-21T09:51:53.157-04:00As the owner I can tell you exactly what is "...As the owner I can tell you exactly what is "going on". The Pizza Stop Penfield opened in June 2010 with 3 owners. Chris Staffierri from the downtown location decided to leave in December of 2010 and go back to his dads shop. When that happened, it became a legal mess that has now been resolved. Original NY style pizza was never our name....... it is what we sell. The official name is now Empire Pizza and we are not affiliated with the Pizza Stop in any way. As far as the pizza, that hasn't changed at all. We have the same owners, same staff, same process, etc. as we did last year. What does bother me is the people who comment on here as "anonymous". That always lead to wonder if it is a legit comment or someone pretending to be who they are not. Fell free to come on by and express your opinions. There is a comment board right next to the front counter. As our handouts say.... same owners, same great pizza, same service....... new name. Empire Pizza.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-3824917695154855312011-09-21T08:46:43.347-04:002011-09-21T08:46:43.347-04:00The name changes reflect a split between ownership...The name changes reflect a split between ownership and management of the original (and now only) Pizza Stop downtown and this pizzeria. At this point I cannot speak to whether the pizza has changed here since my most recent review last April. I do intend to go back in the next month or so for an update. But regardless of what I say, you'll have to decide for yourself whether the pizza has changed.<br />One more thing - since this pizzeria has generated a lot of controversy on this blog, let me remind everyone that comments should be focused on verifiable facts or your opinions based on actual experiences. Comments that are merely nasty, or personal attacks, or that otherwise do not contribute any useful information or meaningful dialogue, are subject to deletion. Please exercise some self-restraint.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-16224090792576675652011-09-20T19:47:07.019-04:002011-09-20T19:47:07.019-04:00Can someone tell me whats gong on with this place....Can someone tell me whats gong on with this place. It's had three name changes within the last few months. The Pizza Stop, Original New York Pizza and now Empire Pizza. Do they know what there dong over there, it kind of mkes you wonder what else has changed. When I see this kind of activity around a business it's never a good sign, somethings not quite right. I use to go there back when they first opened and it was great, since then it has changed, the pizza is not what it use to be. Maybe it has something to do with all the name changes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-15611797792337260622011-09-16T19:24:12.724-04:002011-09-16T19:24:12.724-04:00post on rocwiki says that this place is now called...post on rocwiki says that this place is now called "empire pizza"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-91190728903600610092011-08-16T11:14:35.960-04:002011-08-16T11:14:35.960-04:00Reviews for good, bad and outright ugly pizza, as ...Reviews for good, bad and outright ugly pizza, as well as pizzeria's that exist and no longer exist should be 'maintained. To think that people put forth time, energy and resources to start a business;their should be a 'resource' to their effort and memory, even in failure or transition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-62253448245333005802011-08-15T10:37:18.092-04:002011-08-15T10:37:18.092-04:00Even when pizzerias have gone completely out of bu...Even when pizzerias have gone completely out of business, I keep the posts up (with an explanatory note) as a historical record. But thanks for pointing this out, and I have added a note to make clear what the current circumstances are, as I understand them.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-44640934654101563982011-08-15T00:18:39.162-04:002011-08-15T00:18:39.162-04:00I am curious as to why this review is still on her...I am curious as to why this review is still on here. It seems like the owner has made it clear that he is no longer the pizza stop in any way, so I think the responsible thing to do is remove this review and write up and do another one for the place with no name yet.<br /><br />I have driven by numerous times and there is no sign pizza stop involvement. Im sure the owner would like to be judged on his own merits instead of riding the pizza stops coattails. <br /><br />I say give this guy a fair shot and re-review him under his new identity, whatever that may be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-26757094752463707252011-07-10T21:53:17.436-04:002011-07-10T21:53:17.436-04:00pizza stop on state is truly among the best. it w...pizza stop on state is truly among the best. it wouldn't still be there if it wasnt. 1 slice -pepperoni, hit it with parmesan, and go!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-52841931212285326552011-06-18T13:27:00.293-04:002011-06-18T13:27:00.293-04:00Just want to comment again, got Pizza and wings tw...Just want to comment again, got Pizza and wings two nights ago, Pizza was great as always and the wings were substantially better!Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-14044194317484558292011-06-16T18:03:04.944-04:002011-06-16T18:03:04.944-04:00I'm posting this just to say how much I love P...I'm posting this just to say how much I love Pizza Stop. I'm from the Hudson Valley region and have never really liked WNY pizza and wouldn't get it very often. Now that Pizza Stop has opened my wife and I get it at least a few times a month. It is fantastic and I have always been impressed. Not a big fan of the wings though.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-89543525617597374602011-05-01T17:12:08.810-04:002011-05-01T17:12:08.810-04:00Blogger "David" calling the Pizza Stop &...Blogger "David" calling the Pizza Stop " THE worst we've ever eaten " and then saying a local competitor was like "Manna from heaven" is not very credible either, is it? It sounds like an obvious and lowly attempt by the "Manna from heaven" pizzeria to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-55264524383991752832011-04-26T22:15:13.157-04:002011-04-26T22:15:13.157-04:00I have deleted an anonymous comment because it mad...I have deleted an anonymous comment because it made a factual assertion from a "reliable source" without any evidence to back it up.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-26916653783943520162011-04-26T16:34:39.922-04:002011-04-26T16:34:39.922-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-32277755882932070512011-04-26T07:42:13.831-04:002011-04-26T07:42:13.831-04:00I have deleted a certain comment that made an accu...I have deleted a certain comment that made an accusation against a certain person without any evidence. The gist of it was to call into question "David's" credibility.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-19045922037133458852011-04-25T15:03:32.839-04:002011-04-25T15:03:32.839-04:00I agree with Pizza Guy. Although, as the owner, I ...I agree with Pizza Guy. Although, as the owner, I appreciate "anonymous" commenting in our defense, it does no one any good to use a public forum to trash talk others. If "David's" comments were not so dramatic or over the top, we would be concerned. <br /><br />Let's get back to using this as a neutral location to source pizza shops throughout the greater Rochester region.<br /><br />If you want to start a "battle", vote on where you want us to open up next...... East side or West, small town or large??, let us know what you think!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-78733169651987940512011-04-25T14:28:55.571-04:002011-04-25T14:28:55.571-04:00I try to maintain a liberal policy for comment pos...I try to maintain a liberal policy for comment posting, so for now, I'm going to leave these comments alone. But I'm putting everybody on notice that future comments may be deleted if in my discretion I decide that they are reckless or are not adding anything of value to the discussion.<br />In the meantime, other readers should decide for themselves whether to give any weight or credence to these comments. I also urge you to see my more recent review of the Pizza Stop (see link at end of this post).Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-68340007317594702982011-04-25T14:00:09.591-04:002011-04-25T14:00:09.591-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-85285880320766773682011-04-15T01:36:02.830-04:002011-04-15T01:36:02.830-04:00After the bad experience we had, (and again, hones...After the bad experience we had, (and again, honestly, it couldn't have been worse in EVERY reguard), I am turned off of trying either establishment ever again. I'd like to chock it up to, "eh, I must just have different tastes than other people when it comes to pizza", but my wife and I have eaten slices so many other places, all over the US and Canada, and really, it was among the worst, if not the THE worst we've ever eaten. After this experience, I decided for me, there's really no reason to "cheat" on Guida's of Penfield ever again, so I went back there earlier this week for a white garlic spinach/artichoke/red pepper slice (not even at dinner, it had actually been sitting for a bit, I'm sure), and compared to the pizza stop, it was like manna from heaven. And no, I don't work there, I'm not in any way affiliated with the restaurant, other than being a loyal (now more than ever) customer. :)xDavidxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05432468521751278056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-36032535018477545902011-04-12T15:32:05.415-04:002011-04-12T15:32:05.415-04:00I've been going for slices for lunch about onc...I've been going for slices for lunch about once a week since August. I've noticed no change in quality. I am disappointed that Grandma's slices have become a rarity though. I used to get one plain and one Gandma's almost every time. Prior to this I was going to Joe's Brooklyn on the same schedule since it opened. I've never had bad pizza at either establishment. There has been variation, and sometimes are better than others, but the Pizza Stops and Joe's Brooklyn always have great pizza.Nuujhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18251576961508522626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-74928742725839819522011-04-12T13:11:50.453-04:002011-04-12T13:11:50.453-04:00OK, well I'm sure that it's going to "...OK, well I'm sure that it's going to "settle" anything, but I will make a point of trying the Sicilian.Pizza Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10280665603124117834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-44371072122318475042011-04-12T12:29:06.514-04:002011-04-12T12:29:06.514-04:00Pizza Guy you should settle this and go down there...Pizza Guy you should settle this and go down there & try their Sicilian and let all of your loyal readers know. Their pizza always gets an A from me at lunchtime and I have been there at least 10 times.Joey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192195994465572159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8778156593001251884.post-1835783069584885442011-04-12T10:13:06.022-04:002011-04-12T10:13:06.022-04:00Frankly, I have not been that impressed. Took my ...Frankly, I have not been that impressed. Took my family there recently (accustomed to New Haven pizza), and we were very disappointed.cephraimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964050245115315509noreply@blogger.com