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I could name places, but you'd probably just say they suck as you seem to do with most things Buffalo related.
One of the main things out of towners say about Buffalo is how good the food is there. Its not just homers trying to hype the area up.
You could, but you won't, because they can't stand up to any scrutiny.
You could, but you won't, because they can't stand up to any scrutiny.
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I don't typically take whether I can get a good steak as the test of quality for a restaurant, but if you insist, I can give you some suggestions. Have you tried the Buffalo Chophouse? Prime 490? Rue Franklin? Shango? Oliver's? Left Bank? Hutch's? Tabree?
No, Buffalo cannot compete with Montreal (or New York, or Chicago, etc) but for its size (which is constantly shrinking, as you love to point out) the city of Buffalo offers above-average restaurants. I didn't think that was controversial.
I don't typically take whether I can get a good steak as the test of quality for a restaurant, but if you insist, I can give you some suggestions. Have you tried the Buffalo Chophouse? Prime 490? Rue Franklin? Shango? Oliver's? Left Bank? Hutch's? Tabree?
I've tried 4 of the restaurants you mentioned, and they are insanely expensive. Yes Rue Franklin (which isn't that great compared to anything remotely authentic) is fancy, and the Chophouse is very very good, except you will easily break $70 after tip and one drink.
Yes, there is some good food in Buffalo, but it's supply and demand. There isn't much, so it becomes expensive.
There is one place I forgot about which I really enjoyed, that is Black and Bleu. Very good, and fairly reasonable. It is an exception.
One good thing about Buffalo is we can go to Niagara Falls during the off peak time, and get good meals for off peak prices, not to mention one of the nicest views in the world (I honestly cannot think of a more beautiful place than there).
Yes, the Chophouse is quite pricy. But, I think if you don't go crazy with wine and appetizers you can get out of most of the other places I mentioned for roughly $40 a piece (or less in several cases). Admittedly $40 is an arbitrary figure, but I do think it's reasonable for the caliber of food they serve. And of course "expensive" in Buffalo doesn't come even close to the prices at fancy restaurants in Chicago, New York, San Francisco.
But to be clear, while I have eaten a meal at every place I listed, you are not likely to find me in any of them on a regular basis. They are too expensive for me to patronize often, and in any case I prefer Buffalo's neighborhood restaurants. The food, atmosphere and service at, say, Santasiero's on Niagara, or Amy's on Main St, or Lagniappe's on Allen, or Betty's on Virginia is consistently outstanding and very affordable. Buffalo's neighborhood restaurants are on par with comparable restaurants in the large American cities, and that's what makes dining out in Buffalo great.
I have to say, though, that Buffalo's ethnic food is not the best. I don't really like any of the Indian restaurants as much as India House in Rochester. Taste of Thai is quite good but I'm not a fan of the other Thai places around here. I do like the Vietnamese place on Maple Rd in Amherst (forget the name) and 99 Fast Food. What really bugs me is that great places like Somali Star on Grant St and Vargas Take Out on Hudson St have to close because nobody goes to them.
I've never really understood why people in Buffalo are so obsessed with their food? They seem to think it's the best anywhere. No matter who I talk to from Buffalo, according to them, they have the best of everything.
I've never met anyone from outside of Buffalo who thought their food was anything but ordinary. Maybe someone could help me out.
I've never really understood why people in Buffalo are so obsessed with their food? They seem to think it's the best anywhere. No matter who I talk to from Buffalo, according to them, they have the best of everything.
I've never met anyone from outside of Buffalo who thought their food was anything but ordinary. Maybe someone could help me out.
You can find overly-enthusiastic supporters in any city. As I argued, Buffalo has above-average restaurants for a mid-sized city. So hometown pride on this topic is not entirely misplaced.
Of course, if there are people who think Buffalo has "the best of everything" (I haven't met them, though, and I'd guess I know more Buffalonians than you do) they are misguided.
I didn't list that one because just about everyone I know has had a bad experience there. Do you like it?
I've never eaten there, but I heard the same. I've seen it and the decor isn't very nice, especially for the price.
When you look at the their menu it says "not responsible for steaks ordered well-done."
What is that crap? What kind of cook can't prepare a steak well?
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