WHERE WESTERN NEW YORKERS GO FOR PIZZA AND WINGS!

Our philosophy is simple: “Our customers are our family”

La Nova was born in 1957 when Joe Todaro (Papa Joe) started La Nova Pizzeria on 43 South Niagara Street in the City of Tonawanda. He worked day and night with his son, Joe Todaro (Big Joe) who was 12 years old at the time. The father/son team was as close as close could be.

Big Joe grew up with the business in his blood and opened La Nova Pizzeria on January 6, 1971. Under Big Joe’s leadership and always with endless loving guidance of his father Papa Joe, La Nova was the first to introduce such Buffalo favorites such as White Pizza and Steak and Cheese subs. He was also the first to create La Nova’s World Famous Barbeque Wings; making them an absolute favorite in the Queen City. Any time there is an influx of Ex-Buffalonians returning home for the holidays, people just have to have their La Nova BBQ wings.

La Nova’s World-Famous Wings became available to the pizza industry when Joey III (LJ) had the idea and, with the help of Big Joe and Carla, established La Nova Wings, Inc.  The company introduced fully cooked chicken wings to the pizza industry. You can now find La Nova Wings and Sauces worldwide at any foodservice outlet. Since 1994, Billions of Wings have been sold!