Review: At Cafe 59, digging an old-fashioned neighborhood restaurant
Home of favorite chicken finger sub, Allentown spot survives by listening to customers Cafe 59 has served Allentown so long that it started as an Internet cafe. Leon Rung had…
Review: At Pham’s Kitchen, the best Vietnamese menu from here to Toronto
After Vietnam trip, Cheektowaga spot that bakes its daily bread shines even brighter Pham’s Kitchen house special banh mi ($7.75) features housemade ingredients: this morning’s bread, four kinds of cold…
Review: At Southern Junction, the new Buffalo brunch to beat
Stand in line for barbacurry tacos, sausage-fenugreek gravy, and Texas-sized cinnamon roll Part of the breakfast taco array at Southern Junction brunch. Waiting in line for Sunday brunch was more…
Review: At Zambistro, Orleans County’s finest restaurant worth a pilgrimage
In Medina, Michael Zambito and team have built a splurge-worthy destination Steak frites with sweet potato fries, Zambistro. Two centuries ago, surveyor Ebenezer Mix plotted the land along Lake Ontario.…
Review: At Shawarma House, welcome addition to my Lebanese map
Especially pungent garlic sauce alone worth international journey to Welland Mixed shawarma plate with extra extra toum, Falafel House Two years ago Graham Regan, my partner Jen’s only child, started…
Review: At Dick & Jenny’s, escape to New Orleans over Grand Island bridge
Thursday night piano phenom, Cajun-Creole classics with something extra deserve standing ovation Smoked shrimp and Colby cheese grits, Dick & Jenny’s In 2005, Hurricane Katrina blew a piece of New…
Review: At Yalley’s, exploring the globe in Kenmore, dish by dish
Clockwise from top left: Jollof rice with fried chicken, plantains, peanut soup with fufu, “red-red,” blackeyed peas in palm oil with hardboiled egg. You can go to restaurants just for…
Review: At Tortuga, Central American flavors tuned in to your diet
Kenmore spot offers salads, grain bowls, potato boxes, not just sandwiches Quesabirria tacos, three to an order, vie for best-in-Buffalo crown, at Tortuga The only place in Buffalo offering Peruvian…
Review: At Woo Chon Korea House, taking dinner into your own hands
Grill-it-yourself adventure gives pickiest meat eaters complete control If you are particular about how your meat is cooked, perhaps you’ve already learned to enjoy Korean barbecue. The best offer an…
Recipe: Make mango sticky rice, Southeast Asia’s favorite dessert
Steaming rice may be a first, but ingredients are easy to find in Buffalo Mango sticky rice The cuisines of Southeast Asia – Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Burma, Laos – are…