Santora's Pizza Drive-In - Pizza restaurant in Depew - 3440 Transit Rd, USA

Wow! The owner is unhinged! That's all i can say. We will never return. First, two of three of our orders came ten minutes before my wife's food. I ordered a calzone. Unless otherwise specified, a calzone has ricotta and mozzarella, and meat of choice. Here, it is just a pizza dough folded in half, with sauce and nothing else on the inside, with a little mozzarella on top. So, it is a folded pizza with half the amount of cheese as a pizza. I ate two bites, and could not find any cheese, so I asked server if I could have a side if ricotta. She said "we don't have ricotta ". Let's go to when my bill comes with to go boxes. I asked that if I was being charged for my uneaten meal, then I would take it home (I do have ricotta). She told me to go talk to owner. I told him that what I got was not a calzone, he was rude and said "that's how we do it". I said "that's fine, but you should call it something else, because it is not a calzone". He said that because i took a bite, that I had to pay for it. Fine. Bad service..but fine. I sat down and then got up to go pay at register (not sure if you have to pay at register, but my server walked by me twice, and I wanted out of that place). I go to register, and said to the owner "what's your name, sir?". He said " get out of here, or I am calling the cops". I asked him, "for asking for your name". He walks away and picks up the phone. I am standing there the whole time with my bill and my debit card in my hand at the register. I reminded him that misuse of 911 is a crime. He came to me and asked if I was going to pay..duh.. handed him my card. Then, and only then, did he instruct his employee to take it off my bill. I worked in the restaurant industry for a long time, I have never seen this before except for on TV shows. I feel bad for his employees.

Went to visit my 83 year old Mom & she offered to buy dinner. We chose to try Santora’s again as the last time we had the pizza it was mostly dough. Well this time it was absolutely awful!! As were the chicken fingers. You would think the employee filling the boxes would’ve noticed the cheese & pepperoni pizza was black 🤮 burnt & the fingers were nothing but grease. $50 later out to the garbage. It’s a shame because when Mom 1st moved to the area a few years ago, on other occasions we had good food. The manager should be more attentive. Whatever happened to having pride in the product a company is providing.

This place is awesome!! We always stop here when we visit the Buffalo area. Our waitress Kim was the best!!❤️❤️❤️ she was very attentive and on top of things! Our pizza 🍕🍕🍕was excellent with a puffy crust! We also had chicken wings 🍗🍗🍗 which were very good! Our antipasto salad 🥗🥗🥗 was above and beyond loaded with meat, cheese 🧀,olives 🫒🫒🫒, onions 🧅 🧅 , peppers 🫑 and peppercinis 🌶 !!! Unbelievable! We also had an Italian sausage sub! Very good but a little spicier and thicker than the last time we were there! If you’re in the area, you must try Santoras pizza!! Many fine foods to try there!!

Local small pizza shop with a dining room- this has been a good spot to stop in for pizza shop staples for a long time. There pizza has always been one of the better ones, and the same goes for their wings- they even listen when you ask for wings to be extra crispy, sauce on the side, etc. They also have an excellent fried dough dessert which is more than enough for four people. Prices are reasonable, and one of my favorite parts is that the offer a 5 wing option, or a 3 finger option- they don’t force you to order 10 or 5 respectively like most other places.

We ordered subs on Christmas Eve and I must say they were the best subs we have had in a very long time. They had the perfect amount of everything on them. I had a ham sub with the most delicious ham and my husband had a chicken finger sub that was huge.

I went to Santora's Transit Rd location for pizza and wings. The pizza was served piping hot and was delicious, however the chicken wings arrived cold, not even warm. The sauce that was poured on top of the wings was turning to jelly, that's how cold the wings were. I informed my waitress about the situation and she promptly returned the wings to the kitchen. She returned about 7 minutes later with a plate full of wings which appeared to be the same order as before. The wings appeared to have more sauce which felt warmer but the wings underneath were still room temp. I realized at this point that this was done deliberately. I decided not to complain again. Instead I quietly paid my bill and left.

I have given Santora’s Pizza Drive-In multiple chances, because my 10 year old son enjoyed his dine in experience there with family members. Based on his experience, he has asked me to buy pizza from Santora’s about 3-4 times since then. However, this will be the last time I do take out from this pizzeria. The pizza is ALWAYS BURNT, NOT overdone, but BURNT, on the edges of the pizza. Also, the pepperoni is ALWAYS BURNT. The pizza is usually hot and somewhat edible after I have to remove (cut out) the burnt parts. I should not have to doctored up a pizza! This is totally unacceptable for the expensive price I have to pay. My spouse calls the pizza “a mess” and refuses to eat any slices. He urges me to take back the pizza and get a refund. My son has finally given up on take out and asks “why do they always burn the pizza and pepperoni.” My response … 🤷🏻‍♀️😒.

Best pizza in the world, not just Buffalo! We have been going here since 1976. The crust and pizza sauce make it the best. Unlike everywhere else. Excellent Buffalo wings, too. Subs are great. Highly recommended!