Reviews

Never had a stinger sub inside a burger before? Welcome to Stooges. Stooges Stuffed Burger Bar, launched nearly a decade ago by Joe Blaszczak and Adrienne Seekins-Kuzma, takes an unorthodox […]

After nearly a decade of rotisserie chicken and my favorite Lebanese menu in Buffalo, Almaza Grill keeps getting better. Word is out about Moussa Khalil’s chicken, with garlic mayonnaise and […]

The Yelling Goat offers everything you want from your friendly neighborhood tavern. It boasts an extensive parking lot, a little patio, and a barroom with 14 draft taps and TVs. […]

Beef plate, with housemade pickled beets, mashed potatoes, gravy, at Schwabl’s. My love of beef on weck was born in Anacone’s Tavern, watching the bartender shave beef from a round […]

Jaegerschnitzel, This Little Pig The Applebees of the world will always be with us. It’s places like This Little Pig we must fight to keep. The distinguishing mark of extraordinary […]

Seared and grilled sea bass, pesto cream, pine nuts, San Marco If you dine out, you will inevitably find yourself mourning the glory era of a restaurant that has peaked. […]

Bulgogi beef donburi bowl with soft egg and kimchi, Mr. Bowl On Main Street in the City of Tonawanda, Fast Teddy’s was a neighborhood diner archetype, serving eggs, flapjacks, and […]

Chef-owner Bruce Wieszala presents the pig’s head dinner at Beacon Grille. “What’s your favorite restaurant?” When people find out they’ve met someone paid to review Buffalo restaurants for 14 years […]

Family Thai’s Riverside location, on Tonawanda Street two blocks south of Riverside Park, is as humble as a restaurant gets. One room, five tables, one staffer hustling to greet guests, […]

Bacon blue burger with hand-cut fries, Shamus Shamus or Seamus is a stout Irish name – James in Gaelic. Shames is the Yiddish word for synagogue caretaker, the one who […]

Calamari, The White Inn As a species, hotel restaurants are worst case scenarios, places you eat if you’re too exhausted after your journey to venture out again. With a captive […]

“I can’t stop thinking about Amira’s Kitchen.” Usually that’s my line. I’ve been a fan of Amira Khalil’s cooking since she opened her first place in 2022. To hear it […]

Buffalo, New York is on the shore of a Great Lake. But you’d never know it from the menus of its restaurants. Local meat, vegetables, and fruit are rightly prized […]

Korean cold noodle Pork meatballs in gravy Shredded pork garlic sauce Duck’s blood, beef and tripe in chile sauce Fish filet sour cabbage Deep-fried eggplant hot garlic sauce Sweet and […]

As fate would have it, two of the better Buffalo tavern wing spots are named Adolf’s and Nine-Eleven. Out-of-towners sometimes pull a face. A Nazi is bad enough, but a […]