Bella Maria Pizzeria - Highland

This is a nice little pizza place in a strip mall near a movie theater. I got their food at the end of the day so please realize that when you read my review. The slices were also reheated by me in an outdoor forno venetzia pizza oven. I intend on going again midday to get a better picture of the restaurant. Got the end of day leftovers from Bella Maria and, with that in mind, was impressed. My staple pizza place is Colosseo in Port Jeff Station, but, I actually think this place does a better Sicilian slice. Based on what I ate, that is what this pizza place should market on. Sicilian was crispy and fluffy with a good helping of cheese and a nice sauce. The problem I find is that a lot of places' Sicilian slices are doughy and chewy. Not so here, so bravo. Also had a regular and pepperoni slices which were good, but nothing to write home about. Definitely good football pizza though. Tried a buffalo slice which had really good tasting chicken but no real buffalo flavor. I think if the buffalo flavor was a little more pronounced it would have been very enjoyable. However, it was still a good slice. The restaurant is under new management and it appears to have the building blocks to be really good. Maybe I will have more good things to say when I try them again with fresher food. In any event, I wish the new management the best of luck as you always want your local places to succeed. Try it out, you might be surprised.

Bella Maria is under new management and it is phenomenal! They had an open house on Sunday in which they offered a free buffet so that people could sample their food. I cannot say enough wonderful things about the food. Chef Roberto is amazing. The buffet included chicken francese, eggplant parm, chicken parm, rigatoni alla vodka, meatballs and salad. Everything was delicious. Erin, the manager, was an absolute sweetheart. We will definitely be frequenting Bella Maria.

Pizza was good the chicken parm sandwhich was likely the best i ever had. The flavor i got out of that i was like whoa lol. Sounds silly but try theirs and it was take out too delivered.

Very good food. I had the chicken parm and spaghetti and the sauce was so wonderfully fragrant and light yet very tasty and clung to the pasta well. Not watery at all. The chicken was nicely fried and tender and had lots of cheese.My only complaint is eating inside there's a very loud fan and with the space being quite open to the kitchen there's a lot going on so it's not the coziest and it seems like more of a place you get take out from. But the food is so good I hardly cared.

The calzones are the best in town and the pizza is very good. The crust has a nice crispy texture. Their special of a large pie,dozen wings and 2 liter soda for 20 bucks can't be beat.