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    Dalfonso’s Italian Imports

    4.7 (12 reviews)
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    Dalfonso's Italian Imports. 162 Allen Street, Buffalo, New York.
    Malcolm M.

    An exceptional place with high quality options available. You can eat it in or take home. Plus scores of products from Italy for sale, like olive oil, pasta, balsamic vinegar, canned Italian tuna fish, canned DOP tomatoes, cookies, fig and berry jams, etc. My fresh pasta was amazing. My friend's House Sandwich was huge and filled with salami, arugula, roasted red peppers, and house-made mozzarella. Another friend's fried mortadella sandwich was incredible. And the fourth person in our party had a huge bowl of delicious ham and bean soup made in-house. We all had excellent espresso and superb cannoli. I have to mention the beautiful decor, which is very Italian islands. The place is a real treasure. Friendly staff, too. Dalfonso's is at 162 Allen Street in Buffalo, N. Y.

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    Myra C.

    The service was great! The food very good, the sandwiches HUGE! Lots to choose from, soups, breads, pasta, salads, hot expressos, also veggie Sammy's oh yeah and cannolis and if you like to shop & cook this is definitely the place to check out! Its ambiance is cozy, and average quiet, the staff very nice, can't wait to come back. If you're in the area definitely check it out.

    Brandon G.

    I heard about this new little spot that opened up in the last couple months and had to check it out. As a big fan of all things sandwiches, I knew this was going to be good. The shop itself has an Italian grocery store vibe with the Italian products and deli counter. They have so many different products so it's definitely an opportunity to try something new. The service here was also top notch and they had my order done super quickly. This sandwich was HUGE! I thought at first, no problem. I can eat this whole thing. I was wrong. I had to wrap half of it up to take home. This is the dream Italian sandwich. The veggies on it were fresh and crisp. The bread was the perfect amount of crunch and softness. The salami balanced well with all the toppings. The red wine vinaigrette was the perfect amount of flavor to bring it all together. Overall, this was a great sandwich and I will definitely be back for more.

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    Andrew C.

    Amazing cannolis! Shell was exceptionally crispy and cream has great flavor. Will be going back to try other flavors. Pictured: regular and pistachio. We sat outside to enjoy and the atmosphere was very peaceful.

    Cute little store and cafe.

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    Honestly, a great little market with both snacks and deli options. Made to order sandwiches, and…read morepick up cold dinner plates. $5 breakfast sandwiches, muffins and cookies. Reasonable and quick bodega. Cool little joint

    This is the first review I've written in years, but I needed to say it because other customers…read moreshould be prepared for what they may encounter at this business. From 2020 on we used to get food, snacks, beer and other stuff here very regularly...like three times a day sometimes. We got dinner from here at least three times a week and we loved it. At some point a new owner took over and a lot things went downhill. We eventually had to stop going there all together because of all the mistakes and lack of accountability. We recently tried them again and was happy with the food. Well, that was short lived. The last three times we've placed an order online it hasn't even been started by the time they said it would be ready and we have to wait. In addition to that, it has been totally wrong with missing items each time. It happened again this morning, our order was missing two orders of hash browns. I called the listed number in an attempt to get a refund (because this is the third time and it's adding up) and it's off the hook, busy signal. This isn't new. The kitchen literally takes the phone receiver off the cradle so that they won't receive phone orders. My husband has witnessed it in person. Apparently they don't want to cook. Since the renovation the phone is digital, but they still turn it off. This has been happening since the new owner took over and he won't do anything about it. This is strange to me. Doesn't he want business? Anyways, sorry for the long review. We can't get food here anymore (again) because times are rough (again again) and I'm not going to buy from a shop that won't refund for wrongly prepared or even completely missing items. Bye Elmwood Market (AGAIN, out of chances)!

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    The very best egg sandwich in WNY by far. Bread, muffins…read moreand cookies are fantastic. Location a bit tight with only street parking. They could do a better job of getting rid of the political BS in the front window. Other than that it's definitely worth the trip.

    I took a little walk around the corner to grab lunch from BreadHive Bakery and decided to try their…read morevegan Björk sandwich. I honestly expected to have to go home and add some sauce or seasoning, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much flavor it had. The seitan really surprised me with the texture and taste, and the sandwich was packed with so much flavor. It was also more filling than I expected. They make their own sourdough in-house, and it really takes the sandwich to another level. I also tried the peach basil hand pie (not pictured), which was a first for me because I'm not usually a sweets or pastry person. It was too cute to pass up, and I'm so glad I tried it. The filling-to-pastry ratio was perfect, and even someone who doesn't usually go for sweets genuinely enjoyed it. I didn't get much basil flavor, but overall it was still really good. I heard they switch up the flavors often, so if you see the peach basil one, grab it before it's gone. The staff was also really friendly this time around. Everyone was warm and welcoming, and I loved the small-town feel of the bakery. I can't wait to come back and try more. 9/10.

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    After a long drive to have brunch somewhere on Elmwood, just to find the doors locked, I ventured…read moreover here to have lunch and it did not disappoint! First off, I was greeted and found staff friendly and efficient! You have plenty of options for seating .. dining area, front bar, back bar, even an outdoor patio bar. Although it is dive bar-esque, it was nice and clean (let's be honest .. some dives have a stench and stickiness that can definitely ruin your appetite, no matter how much you may love them). They have a set up for bands to play, as one was playing while I was there for their 2 year anniversary (congrats!). What was nice is although I could hear the band (it was playing in the back and I was up front), it wasn't over whelming me. I have eaten places where, no matter where you sit, it's extremely loud, and I appreciated that you had a choice here. Now onto the food: The food should have been doomed to fail; my tastebuds were prepared to eat sweet, buttery, syrupy French toast with a mocktail at brunch elsewhere. But wasn't hyped about the menu because of this (which is not dog and pony's fault .. I had to work and didn't have time to research where else brunch was available). I settled on the umami smashburger by a suggestion of my waitress. Now once again, could have been doomed to fail as I'm not a French fry person and my favorite cheeseburger is one I make on my own. BUT WOW their food blew me away and made me forget all about my brunch let-down. The French fries were fantastic and had a great seasoning on them! The smashburger was great to the last bite .. and I was NOT expecting to finish it as it was a really nice portion (I ate lunch now 10 hours ago and didn't need to eat again it was so filling!) but it was so dang gone good I sure finished it! Smoked cheddar .. chimichuri aioli ... kimchi bacon jam .. oh ya that bacon jam was EVERYTHING!! Thank you to the staff at Dog and Pony for making my long drive worth while!

    We came here for lunch because we seen so many great reviews but man, what a disappointment. The…read morebar area was nice, but the service and the food was not as everyone else described. I ordered the smash burger, my husband ordered the turkey sandwich. After we were waiting for our food for over 25 minutes, the server came over and said that he was just informed they don't have the turkey because they had an issue with that freezer. Ok, so my husband ordered the cheese steak because he was super excited for the bahn mi roll. My smash burger was alright, but the bread they use for their burgers remind me of those cheap buns you get from TOPS that just fall apart. The worst part was that they forgot the dog sauce on my burger, so I asked for the sauce, and THEY CHARGED ME FOR ASKING FOR SAUCE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO ALREADY BE ON THE BURGER I ORDERED. My husband made sure to tell me after we already left because he knew I would have fought it and our already 1.5 hour long lunch date would have been longer waiting for the refund... He ordered the cheesesteak and the sandwich was so small, and the "bahn mi bun" wasn't even toasted which is a signature for bahn mi bread. He said the flavor was fine but nothing to rave about. The worst part, for me, were the French fries that came with both of our meals. They were soooo heavily peppered that they were inedible. We asked for ketchup to try to make them tolerable, and they gave us a pre-portioned small cup of ketchup... You serve french fries with most of your menu, why isn't there ketchup on the table?!? Overall, It was a nice place to have on senrca street which used to only have the blackthorn and franchescas, but I would not eat here again.

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