I am so happy to see Buffalo Deep Dish back open, this time next to one of my favorite craft…read morebreweries in WNY! After waiting for the fervor to settle down a bit since re-opening early 2026, I finally had the opportunity to do my own "quality control" and make sure Buffalo Deep Dish's Detroit and Chicago style pizzas are just as good now as they were a couple years ago. Really, it's needless for me to say, but the answer is yes, Buffalo Deep Dish is still cooking up EXCELLENT pizzas!
Several family and friends met up at BriarBrothers Brewing Co. around 5:30pm on a Friday. The parking was a bit sparser but I still found a spot. The place was buzzing with people but we managed to find a big table for all of us. I didn't place our dinner order but I was aware that the Chicago Deep Dish-style pizza takes close to an hour to cook, but our dinner was already ordered, so we sat with the buzzer, had some drinks and caught up. Where we sat, there was large projector playing golf, then the 2026 NFL Draft, without sound, but beware the noise levels inside are a bit elevated so you'll have to speak up a little. But the dining area, our tables, chairs, were clean and we grabbed several plates, napkins, silverware from the empty bar behind our table.
For dinner, we ordered a Cheese & Pepperoni Detroit Style Pizza (six slices) and a Cheese & Pepperoni Chicago Deep Dish Style Pizza (eight slices) as we needed to make sure both styles were as high quality as we remembered a year, or so, ago. :D To start, I went with a slice of the Chicago Deep Dish and pulling out the slice, that cheese pull was incredible! The slice itself was incredible with the soft, and sweet dough undercarriage and the thick, heavy cornmeal crust with plenty of mozzarella, red sauce, and cup-n-char pepperoni, with a nice sprinkle of parmesan cheese to top it all. I love how cheesy and saucy this pie is! After that, I made sure to grab a corner-slice of the Detroit Style Pizza and woo-wee, this was excellent (surprise-surprise! haha). The soft, doughy undercarriage that somehow has the perfect balance of crispy and doughy, paired up with the crunch of the cheese-skirted crust is amazing! Like the first slice, this was generously topped with mozzarella, red sauce, and cup-n-char pepperoni, then topped with a nice sprinkle of parmesan cheese. Now, I'll be honest, I had a tough time determining if Buffalo Deep Dish's red sauce leans more sweet or more savory, as the sweetness of the crust and mozzarella complemented the sauce rather nicely. But if I had to guess, I would say the red sauce leans towards more savory as I didn't think the pizzas themselves were too sweet, they were really nicely balanced. With the high-quality ingredients, presentation, etc., the prices, for the year 2026, reflect that. The prices aren't cheap but are appropriate for the all-around excellence you're getting.
Buffalo Deep Dish is back and just as good, if not better! BDD really does elevate the Buffalo pizza scene so I'm glad to see them back and I hope they don't go away again. I can't wait to come back for another pie, I really want to order the specialty Detroit Style Pizza, "Star of the Show", and sip on a cold BriarBrothers beer!