Tag: Campieri's 888 Main
monday april 21st 2008
888: It's More Than Great Pizza
By now, Allentown residents and Buffalo Rising readers have heard about 888 Main (a.k.a. Campieri's, Campieri's 888 Main and simply, 888). Opening this past winter after 2 1/2 years of construction, this Buffalo-style pizza joint has quickly gathered a group of loyal followers. Though the restaurant's interior still gives the perception of not yet being entirely done (it's rather dark, and the richly colored walls are free of art), the pizza is downright delicious.
What makes it better than the rest? The answer is owner Dan Campieri's secret dough recipe. It's my guess, that in this pizza-obsessed town, there aren't a lot of pizza restaurants that still make their dough from scratch. Many years ago it became a lot less expensive (when you consider labor and ingredients) to buy pre-made frozen dough balls from local wholesalers, and so that is what most local pizza joints do. Some of the worst places in town even take a shortcut there, opting instead to buy the frozen pre-made pizz…
