Bocce Club Pizza Timeline

4174 North Bailey Avenue
Amherst, NY 14226
716-833-1344

1614 Hopkins Road
East Amherst, NY 14221
716-689-2345

"My favorite is Bocce’s Pepperoni. September 21, 2009 Hi, Let me start out by saying that Buffalo is my home and when I was 11 yrs old ..about 53 years ago, my cousin brought home a pizza (back then it was called a pizza pie) She came in and said that she had a pie downstairs... well I thought it was an apple pie so I ran to get a slice but when I laid my eyes on it I really don’t remember what went through my head, she said go on get a slice and when my mouth tasted that pizza ... when I think about it I can still taste it after all these years. That shop was ran by the Bocce brothers on Clinton & Adams St’s and actually I try to go every time I’m home but I must say it’s still good but nothing beat the pizza pie back in the late 50’s up until I think 2 of the brothers died. The people in the south because I’m in Charlotte, N.C. now think that they know pizza down here ..HAH!! I laugh, the closest one is Doninos Pizza, the rest there’s no word for. Thank you Bocce’s for the best pizza in the land! Carolyn McDuffie "- Carolyn McDuffie

Bocce Club Pizza Timeline

1922 – May 18th S. Dino Pacciotti was born to Italian immigrants in Buffalo, NY.

1942 – Dino goes off to war

1945 – When he gets back he works part-time for Bocce Club and gets a job at General Mills as an accountant.

1946 – Dino Pacciotti and sister, Melvina Sacco purchase the Bocce Club and starts developing pizza.

1955 – Dino takes a risk and quits job at General Mills to work full-time at Bocce

1958 – Hickory Street closes, Clinton Store opens

1959 - Bailey Ave. store opens.

1966 - Bailey Ave. store existing brick structure built
          Old wooden structure torn down

1978 - Dino Pacciotti dies October 19th
          Pacciotti family continues to run Bailey Store, Sacco family runs
           Clinton St.

1983 - Bailey store remodels with wood front

1988 - Pacciotti family opens Hopkins Rd. store

1996 - Bocce celebrates 50 years in business!

2009 - Bocce on Bailey Ave. remodels with new stucco front and celebrates 50 years at Bailey Ave. location