Mineo and Sapio

Mineo and Sapio

Chicken wings might be the first food associated with Buffalo, but we have another natural resource that has been perfected over 95 years. Without exaggeration and in our estimation, it can be said that Mineo and Sapio produces the finest Italian sausage in America. Serve this sausage to someone not from Buffalo and we guarantee they'll stop and ask you where you got it. Started as a neighborhood meat market in 1920, the business has become a household name in this neck of the woods, known for outstanding flavor and quality. John Mineo's original store was located on Massachusetts Avenue on the city's predominantly Italian Westside. In the 50's John's son-in-law, Ralph Sapio,  joined the company, eventually taking the helm. The current owner, Michael Pierro, starting working at the store when he was fifteen. So, you get the idea. The business is a family enterprise, long on tradition and quality. Still on the Westside, on Connecticut Street, the company has always married tradition with innovation. They led the way in the area of prepared foods when an Italian would never allow someone else to make their meatballs. Of course, after tasting them, it was a different story. Mineo and Sapio products are found in the most discriminating kitchens, and never ones to be left behind, their food truck is also out on the road.

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