Buffalo, NY

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   Vanessa wrote:
>Someone wrote:
>>I'm new to Buffalo. Are there any good restaurants in this
town. Sick of
>>wings. Please offer suggestions. What type of food? Cheap;
moderate;
>>expensive? I'm hungry. Thanks.
>>
>>
>There's a Mexican place near Walden Galleria (at Consumer's
Sqaure I think) that is
>good.  Prices are moderate.  Sorry but the name escapes me
right now.
>

Here's a few:

Great Greek food - Costa's on Hertel Avenue
Great sandwiches and best wings - Gabriel's Gate on Allen Street Everything's good - Jimmy Mac's Good bar food, sandwiches, etc - Colter Bay Email me if you have any other questions KIM

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On second thought, Vanessa, in the interest of fairness, I thought I'd better add a few more to those I thought of off the top of my head.  There are a lot of places I haven't been, and I'm sure many of them are great, but I'm only listing the one's of been in the past year or so (as you can see, we eat out a lot).

In Buffalo:  Biac's, Billy Ogden's, the Metropolitan, Preservation Hall Vegetarian Cafe, San Marco, Vito's.

In Tonawanda:  Old Man River's (the one on Niagara Street, on the river).

In Cheektowaga, right next to the Buffalo airport:  Flying Tigers.

In Clarence:  Asa Ransom House.

In Amherst:  Daffodil's, the Audubon Room, Sezchuan House.

In Williamsville:  the Creekview.

In Niagara Falls:  Fortuna's Deluxe, the Como.

In Lewiston:  the Clarkson House.

All do whatever they do really well!  Try some, or all, and have fun!
 I don's think you'll get bored with the food for a while.

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, Audrey
Jill E. wrote:

>Ah, restaurants in Buffalo.  One of my favorite subjects. :)  Here's a few
>to get you started:
>Italian: Chef's (small menu, but great food) - downtown.  LaBella Sicilia
>(Cheektowaga) - grungy family place.  Awesome antipasto and stuffed
>shells.  Both of these are inexpensive.
>French/fancy: Rue Franklin downtown, Fanny's in Amherst.
>Chinese: New York, New York on Niagara falls Blvd.  My absolute favorite
>is Ming Teh in Fort Erie - well worth the drive.
>Mexican: the little place at the corner of Bailey and Winspear near the
>Main St. campus.  I'm blanking on the name.
>Ice cream: Jenny's in Williamsville
>Greek: the Towne - downtown in Allentown.
>Pancakes: I think it's called the Old Pancake House on Main St. in
>Williamsville.  Try the apple pancake.
>Deli: Mastman's kosher deli.  More for take-out.  Great corned beef.
>Thai: Jasmine on Niagara Falls Blvd.
>
>And for wings, be sure to try the Anchor bar, where they were originated.
>They have good Italain food and great fried green peppers also.
>
>That should get you started.
>Let me know if there's anything I didn't cover.
>
>Audrey
>

I would second all of the above (especially the Ming Teh) & add the following:

Billy Ogdens:  William & Ogden Sts, Buffalo $ to $$$ - very extensive menu, daily specials board Just Pasta:   Bryant St, as the name implies, plus GREAT desserts $$ ZuZons:  Main St. Williamsville $$ Fiddleheads:   Don't recall the address, in Allentown though $$$ Kunis:   Elmwood Ave, best sushi in town $$ for Ice cream, I would also add Andersons custard (multiple locations) $ for Mexican, dunno of a place that fits the above location, but I would watch for Grandma Moras on Niagara St $.  to reopen (they had a fire). In the mean time, there's a new place called Taco Loco (Loco Taco?) $ a bit North (30 min or so) of Buffalo in Olcott, NY (SP? - it's on Lake Ontario, a bit past Lockport).    The owner has been involved with Mexican food since he was a street vendor as a kid in Mexico & the food is worth the drive.

Umm, while not exactly "fine dining" the ubiquitous "Friday Fish Frys" are some of the best values in town - several are pretty good.

I also like the Dakota Grill $ Lunch $$ dinner, in the plaza on the corner of Sweethome & Maple.

Hope this helps

Now I remember!  The Mexican restaurant I am thinking of is called "El Charro".  It's worth a visit.  Try the chili rellenos or the empanadas.

Audrey