Meisner's Deli, Attica

In my various wanderings, I stopped a few weeks ago at Meisner's Deli in Attica to pick up a couple of slices of pizza. I was in the area, and it was highly rated, from the reviews that I'd read.
Meisner's is a typical small-town deli, which is a lot different from what a resident of New York City would consider a deli. It's part grocery store, part pizza/wing/sub shop, with a modest selection of cheeses and cold cuts.
And these slices were pretty typical for this kind of place as well. The crust was uniformly brown underneath, not oily, but without much backbone. They were medium thick, but with a substantially thicker, wide cornicione. Some bread-like flavor, but my overall impression was that this was a fast-rising dough that hadn't developed much flavor or complexity.
The sauce was moderately applied, and had a sweet/salty flavor. The generous layer of mozzarella cheese had melted and congealed into a uniform blanket. A scattering of thin pepperoni slices rounded things out.
Meisner's offers pizza in 12- and 16-inch sizes, 17 toppings, and three specialty pizzas (white, taco and chicken finger). They also do burgers, hot and cold subs, wraps, salads, sides, wings and several desserts. Check out the menu here. 
Nothing to complain about here, all in all, but these particular slices were nothing special either. I wouldn't go out of my way to get this pizza, but I admit to having some fondness for this style. Every small town and village should have at least one pizzeria, and for Attica, Meisner's fills that niche. It's about what you would expect it to be, nothing more, nothing less.

Meisner's Deli & Sub, 231 Main St., Attica

(585) 591-0840

Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. - 9:30 p.m., Sun. 1 - 6 p.m.

Little Sicily, Attica

My recent wanderings took me by the village of Attica, in Wyoming County, so I thought I'd see what sort of pizza I could find down that way.
I made two stops, the first of which was at Little Sicily Pizzeria. The name sounded promising, but the promise went largely unfulfilled.
I got a pepperoni slice. It was thin, and the underside was somewhat charred and crackled, overall a dark brown with a light dusting of corn meal.
So far, so good. But it was floppy. You can see for yourself from the photo. Maybe the slice I got had just sat around for too long, but this was not a good sign.
The toppings didn't help much. The cheese was of the type that doesn't so much melt as crumble. In other words, it separates into oil and solids. The point is, it wasn't very good cheese.
The pepperoni was OK, at least what there was of it. Four "cup and char" slices, nice and crisp, but more would've helped.
Little Sicily's website says that their "homemade sauce ... sets Little Sicily Pizzeria apart from its competitors." Maybe so, but there wasn't much of it on this slice, nor did it add considerably to the slice. The sauce was thin and provided little more than color.
When I had worked my way to the outer edge, or cornicione, things got better. The edge had a nice, breadlike quality, with a good balance of chewiness and outer crispness.
Little Sicily's website shows some very attractive pizzas. I'd love to try some of them. And maybe this is a place to go for a whole pie, not a slice. But this slice was not so good. I may give it another shot, sometime, and this is a bit far afield for my geographical scope, so I won't give it a grade. But this one slice, at least, wasn't very good.
Little Sicily Pizzeria, 121 Prospect St., Attica
(585) 708-5093
Hours
Mon. - Sat.11 a.m. - 11 p.m., Sun. noon - 8 p.m.