Reviews

Sushi assortment, Kuni’s Feasting on local delicacies is one of the best reasons to invest in travel. Seeing how other places feed themselves three times a day expands your sense […]

Extra-sharp cheddar toast with blue cheese, sour cream, hot sauce, and garlic pickles at Five Points Bakery. Sixteen years ago, I met Melissa Gardner at her new bakery in the […]

Mahi mahi piccata, Bistro 93 If snowdrifts have you dreaming of the Caribbean but your household budget doesn’t allow for cruise tickets, consider taking a drive to Akron instead. Against […]

Pho dac biet at 99 Fast Food I may have eaten at 99 Fast Food more than any other restaurant in Western New York. That’s counting meals at the original […]

Veal parmesan, The Dove With so much changing in our information diets, it seems appropriate to start the first Four Bites review of 2026 by briefly pointing the spotlight at […]

Load the lazy susan for a choose-your-own morsel meal at Golden Hill. Today, Americans are staying home more than ever. Nightspots reliably jammed with drinkers are seeing tumbleweeds. Restaurant dining […]

Sabih, born in Iraq, is one of the world’s greatest vegetarian sandwiches, available at Falafel Bar. A good restaurant can feed you well, at a fair price. A great restaurant […]

Bandeja paisa, Colombian “farmer’s platter,” at Dulce Hogar Bakery in Amherst When reviewing newly opened restaurants, I take a moment to imagine what previous occupants of my seat witnessed during […]

Taco platter at Taqueria Los Mayas Taqueria Los Mayas has been my favorite Mexican restaurant in the Buffalo area since it opened eight years ago. Then I got the chance […]

Root Down Farm Walla Walla onion in Butter Block puff pastry, at DiTondo. Ever since Sebastiano DiTondo’s great-granddaughter returned to Buffalo to transform the family’s tavern into a fine dining […]

Roast chicken and char siu pork over rice, Fu’s BBQ House. In September 2017, when Rockey Ren opened Asia Food Market, he said the huge Asian supermarket would eventually offer […]

Shah’s Mixed Platter, at Shah’s Food. Sahar Bakery had been dark for so long I feared the days of buying barbari bread on Sheridan Drive were over. But Afghani baker […]

Halloumi fried in brik, honey, Sicilian pistachios, at Mira “Friends and family” nights are how restaurants test kitchen and service crews before showtime, opening to the public. In 15 years […]

Khao soi chicken at Tiny Thai. To find the best Thai food in Buffalo, enter the three-story food incubator hub at 27 Chandler St., and take the elevator or stairs […]

“Don’t fill up on the bread” is a standard warning before sitting down to a table covered with exquisite handmade pastas. At Inizio, the Elmwood Village fresh pasta palace, hot […]