Buffalo Eats

I had a vague idea of what the Washington Square was before I stepped through their doors.  I knew this was a popular pregame restaurant/bar for Sabres games, so I assumed that their menu would have the usual pub food staples (it does).  But I was shocked at the size of the place, it’s surprisingly [...]

Alli and I really really love East Aurora….there I said it.  As city residents there’s an unnecessary shame in admitting that you really like the suburbs, or at least certain aspects of the suburbs.  No, were not planning on settling down and having 2.5 kids, but the small village of East Aurora is incredibly cozy [...]

Back in December 2010, I visited Bagel Jay’s North Buffalo location and wasn’t exactly thrilled with the results.  The bagels weren’t horrible, but the lack of service and the poor appearance of the location really turned me off.  Since that time I’ve gone from working in Downtown (Allentown) to working out in the Northtowns (Getzville) and [...]

The words “Bistro” and “South Buffalo” don’t often go together, but just last week Brick Oven Bistro & Deli opened their doors on Abbott Road.  In an area of Buffalo mostly known for good pub food (Wings, Burgers, Fish Fries), it’s refreshing to see someone trying something new.  I first heard about Brick Oven Bistro [...]

I’m not exactly sure how I first found out about Shawarma King but for the last 6 months it’s been on my to do list as one of the places I wanted to visit for a cheap lunch.  A couple months ago we tried to stop by and try their food but the exterior looked [...]

In the last 6 months I’ve went out of my way to find the best places for lunch that are within driving distance from my office.  Surprisingly there’s a decent selection of restaurants that are within a 10 minute drive, covering a wide range of cuisines and price points.  I’ve noticed there are a surprising [...]

When a restaurant is only open 6 hours a day, has limited parking and only takes cash, they better have good food to make up the fact that it might be a struggle for people to dine there.  La Hacienda in Niagara Falls is only available for dinner from 4pm to 10pm (except for Tuesdays [...]

It’s not very often that we are able to eat at a restaurant like Russell’s. Normally we have to wait for a special occasion or schedule a visit during Restaurant Week.  Before our visit I had never eaten at Russell’s but I’ve always heard good things about their food, service and comical remarks about their [...]

Last weekend I was pretty excited that Alli and I managed to eat the majority of our meals in the South Buffalo area. We picked up some food from English Pork Pie Company, stopped by Nine Eleven for some delicious Chicken Wings (arguably the best in Buffalo) and started our Saturday off with some breakfast [...]

One of the reoccurring complaints I hear about Buffalo’s food scene is a lack of good deli’s.  I’ve had some very good meals at several Italian deli’s (Joe’s, Marco’s) and I’ve heard we have a couple good European deli’s, but what I think Western New York is lacking are Jewish deli’s.  For a long time [...]