REVIEW: At 99 Fast Food, enjoying epic Vietnamese consistency – and those egg rolls
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…
REVIEW: At The Dove, a minor miracle of Italian-American excellence
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…
REVIEW: At Golden Hill, enjoying dazzling Chinese with old-school comfort – and lazy susans
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…
REVIEW: At Falafel Bar, learning how good Buffalo eating can get
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…
REVIEW: At Dulce Hogar Bakery, Colombian flavors write new chapter for ‘El Denny’s’
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…
REVIEW: At Taqueria Los Mayas, the Mexican food that reminds me of Mexico
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…
REVIEW: At DiTondo, inhaling the blessings of principled restraint and hickory smoke
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…
Make Korean barbecue at home, like this pork.
RECIPE: Hit Hana Mart to make Korean BBQ at home
Pork (dwaejibulgogi) Korean barbecue topped with Napa kimchi. Korean barbecue is a world-class grilled meat feast. The bad news is that Buffalo New York has only one Korean barbecue restaurant.…
At Fu’s BBQ House, Chinese BBQ outpost beckons in Amherst Asian supermarket
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…
REVIEW: At Shah’s Food, digging lamb and more at Amherst Afghani outpost
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…