June 17th, 2021
Kenmore, NY
Our last stop on this road trip was one of the best. Jay’s is just north of Buffalo, NY, in Kenmore. It was a bit out of the way coming back from Detroit, but it was well worth the extra miles in the car. Jay’s made the 101 list in 2018. We’ve been drooling over the instagram pics since then, figuring out when we could find the time to make the long drive back up to Buffalo.
Jay’s Neapolitan pies use a wild yeast sourdough starter with an extended fermentation and use a lot of local ingredients. We ordered a margherita (our standard) and also one of the ‘Nduja with chili oil, which is one of their most popular pies. They are open until the dough sells out for indoor seating, but since we had driven so far for this pizza, we were certainly not going to risk not getting one and ordered online in advance.
This was one of our favorite pizzas from the trip. You know it’s a good pizza when you’ve already had 12 pizzas over the week and you still want to finish the whole pie. The crust on these was incredibly fluffy and chewy. Toppings were excellent.
At some point they also started introducing square Detroit-style pies. Having just come from Detroit, we decided to pass on those. They have some very unique flavor combinations, including cheeseburger-inspired square pie and one with jalapeños, pickled onions, and poblano cream. We wish Buffalo wasn’t such a long drive from NJ. We want to try them all!
And that was the end of our second pizza road trip. We drove partway home, staying overnight in the middle of PA, and picked up the boys in the morning. They had a great time with their grandparents for the week and we were so happy to see them. We also had plenty of leftover pizza to eat in the car on the drive back.
To visit:
2872 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, New York 14217
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