On Friday, I was at the new Buffalo Cafe on McKnight Road. Supprisingly, it was not crowded for a Friday evening at 6pm. The first thing I noticed was nothing on the menu (with the ex- ception of 200 wings) was more than $8. They have a few beers on tap, but about 100 bottled beers. My friend and I ordered chips and salsa. The chips were hot and fresh, but the salsa was a bit on the weak side. I ordered a 1/4 roast chicken dinner that came with rice and another side. They had quite a few to choose from, but I picked the corn. The chicken was very good and the corn was perfect. My friend ordered a cheesesteak sandwich and he said it was good. Not too messy, but full of peppers and onions. it came with potato chips, but these were the chips like you would get at Hot Licks (made fresh, not from a bag). All in all, I would have to give this place a thumbs up!!
Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo Cafe
After some of the discussion here about Quaker Steak and Lube and the comparison between Buffalo's Cafe, I decided to check it out for myself. I stopped in Saturday afternoon for lunch and ordered 2 dozen of their wings (dozen mild, dozen hot). They were delicious but the mild were really mild and the hot were mild (at least to my taste). Because I was there at lunch, there was a small crowd and I had to opportunity to meet the owner who is very friendly and happy to learn he was even mentioned here. I told him I would report back on my lunch. When eating the wings my neighbor stopped over and raved about the lunches she has eaten there. She claims it is now her favorite lunch spot. Buffalo's Cafe is located on McKnight Road in a new small mall next to Kuhns and Pepboys. Stop in, I think you will enjoy your meal and the atmosphere. Ray
Excerpts from netnews.pgh.food: 7-May-97 Re: Buffalo Cafe by Bill [email removed] > > If you like really hot wings, try Hooters. I know its not a great > restaurant and is designed to titilate, but they have a very hot wing not > on their menu. Ask the server about them. Ive tried most of the wings in > the Pgh area, and these seem to be the hottest. > Hmm.. I have to disagree very strongly here. Hooters has pretty tasty wings, but even their hottest (Three Mile Island?) wings are pretty wimpy. Fathead's "Volcano" is easily hotter. *IF* all you seek is *HEAT*, then the hottest wings I've *ever* had is at Charlie's (behind Mitchell's Tavern) on Center Ave. Their wings go from 5 to 10. 8 is hotter than most wings I've tasted, and trust me, their "10" is pure murder. I struggled through a half-dozen mostly to get the challenge out of the way! (My face was numb after 3-4, anyway) Fortunately, you get 22oz Rolling Rocks for $2.25. The wings are served "wet", with a lot of sauce on the plate: if you're truly a hot-sauce afficionado, you can use the celery to scoop up the sauce! My $0.02. -Maha (one of these days I'll post a review of all the places I've had wings in Pgh..) ---- Natesan Mahasenan [email removed] http://www.epp.cmu.edu/~maha/ Work: (412)268-6826 Fax: (412)268-3757 Home: (412)681-9531 "I always strive, when I can, to spread sweetness and light. There have been several complaints about it." - P. G. Wodehouse