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Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide

The Restaurants by Cuisine

Last Update: 13 May 2008

Note: NEW or UPDATED material is highlighted

The restaurants are listed by non-exclusive and non-exhaustive categories; within categories, they are listed alphabetically, with my recommendations first (in rank order, alphabetically within ranks). Some names have been abbreviated. Suggestions for improvement of these categories are solicited.

For an explanation of my ratings ([—], *, **, ***), see Ratings.
For an explanation of location codes [a+], [a], [m], see Location Codes.

INDEX

American, Asian Fusion/Pacific Rim
Bagels, Barbeque, Beef on Weck, BREAKFAST
Cajun, California, Canadian, Caribbean, CATERING, Chains, Chicken Wings, Chinese, Coffee & Tea, Continental/Eclectic, Creole,
Dessert,
Franchises, French,
German, Greek,
Hungarian
Indian, Irish, Italian,
Japanese,
Korean, Kosher-Style,
Latin American, Lebanese,
Macrobiotic, Malaysian, Mediterranean, Mexican, Middle Eastern,
New Orleans, Non-Existent
Pakistani, Pizza, Polish, Puerto Rican,
Russian
Seafood, Somali, Southwestern, Spanish, Steak and Steak Houses,
Thai,
Vegan/Vegetarian, Vietnamese,
Yemeni,

"American"/"California"

[**] Akron House
[**] Bijou Grille
[**] Manhattan West
[** am]Sonoma Grill
[*] Vullo's

[a] [*] Bagel Jay's
[*] Chester's Pub
[* a] Dacc's
UPDATED [*] Mother's
[*] Root Five
[*] Ruby Tuesday
[*] SoupHerb Gourmet
[a+] [* a] Tiffin Room
[*] Yings Wings Things

31 Jamestown Street
[am] Adam's Rib
Allen Street Hardware Cafe
Allegany Grill
Apple Granny's
Applebee's
Al-E-Oops
Alton's
Asa Ransom House
Au Bon Pain
Bandana's Bar and Grill
Bar Bill Tavern
The Basket Factory
Betty's
Bistro Vite
Blackthorn
Boomerang's
Bova's Deli
Brennan's Bowery Bar
Buffalo Brew Pub Burgundy Room
Cabaret
Café 59
UPDATED Charlie the Butcher
[a] Cheeburger Cheeburger
Cheesecake Factory
Chris' N.Y. Sandwich Co.
City Grill
Clarkson House
Cole's
Colter Bay Grill
[a] Creekview
UPDATED [a] Dandelion's Tavern
Danny's
Dave & Buster's
Deco
Deer Head Inn
[a] Dessert Deli
[a] DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
Dock at the Bay
The Dog Bar
[a] 800 Maple
[a] Eagle House
E-Cafe
Eckl's
Elmwood
[a+] Embers Grill
Emerson Commons
Fables Cafe
Fat Bob's
Fiddle Heads
Fieldstone Country Inn
Fireside Inn
Friar's Table
Frog Hair Grille
[am] Fuddrucker's
Gallery Grill
Gate House Grill
Globe Market
[a] Golden Parachute
Grover's
The Hatch
Hemingway's
Hideaway Grille
UPDATED Hirsch's
[a] Houlihan's
HSBC Cafeteria
J.P. Bullfeathers
Jack Astor's
Jimmy's
Jim's SteakOut
J.J.'s Cafe House of Breakfast
John & Mary's
Johnny's Lunch
Johnston's
K. Gallagher's
Kennedy's Cove
King's Court
La Tee Da
Lafayette Tap Room
[m] Lake Effect Diner
LaPort's Pine Restaurant
Laughlin's Beef and Barrel
[a] Lebro's
Lee's Barbecue
[a] Libation Station
Linger Longer Cafe
Louie's Foot Long Hot Dogs
[am]Loughran's
Magruders
Mansard Inn
[a] Maybeck's Deli
McKenzie's Bar and Grill
Middleport Inn
Mississippi Mudd's
Mr. Bill's
Murphy's Tavern on the Green
My Little Margie's
Nichole's Wanakah Grill
[a] Nina's
Nite Cap Grill
Nite Cappe Restaurant & Tavern
North
NovelTea Neighborhood Bistro
Old North State Café
Old Red Mill Inn
Olde Fort Inn
Original Soup Man
Page's Grille
Parkside Burger and Fries
Pautler's Drive In
Pearl St. Grill & Brewery
Pettibone's
Poppyseed
Quaker Bonnet Eatery Rachel's
Ray's
Red Coach Inn
[a] Red Robin
Ripa's
Roadhouse Grille
Roycroft Inn
Sara's Deli
Sawyer Creek Hotel
Schimschack's
Schunk's West Hill Grill
[a] Sean Patrick's
Shadow Lounge
UPDATED [m] Shango
The Shores
Signature Cafe
The Silo
Spot Coffee
Sterling Place Tavern
Suzanne's
Suzz Cafe
Swannie House
Swiston's Beef & Keg
Tail Gate Deli
Taste
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
Texas Roadhouse
Thaxton's Dinner House
Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant
Touch
Tru-Teas
[a] Tully's Good Times
Village Inn
Vince's Village Grille
Waldens
Warehouse Pizza
Wehrle Family Restaurant
Webb's Captain's Table
[m] Wellington Pub
J.T. Wheatfields
Wilson Boat House
[a] Zebb's

Asian Fusion

[*** am] O Restaurant

[**] Papaya

Bob Sharky's Saloon
Koi
[a] Sea Bar
Yings Wings Things

Bagels

[a] [*] Bagel Jay's

Barbeque

BW's BBQ
Brickyard Pub & BBQ
Buffalo Smokehouse
Famous Dave's Barbeque
Fat Bob's
Ike and BG's
UPDATED Kentucky Greg's Hickory Pit
Lee's Barbecue
Niagara Café & BBQ
One Eyed Jack's
[a] Smokey Bones
UPDATED Suzy-Q's Bar-B-Que Shack
Thaxton's Dinner House
Tom's BBQ Pit
Valley Inn

Beef on Weck

Bar Bill Tavern
UPDATED Charlie the Butcher
[a] Eagle House
Kelly's Korner
Schwabl's
Swiston's Beef & Keg

BREAKFAST

[a] [*** a] Original Pancake House

[**] Towne

[a] [*] Bagel Jay's

Acropolis
Alton's
Ambrosia
[am] Amy's Place
Betty's
UPDATED Empire Grill
Escabeche
[am] Family Tree
HSBC Cafeteria
J.J.'s Cafe House of Breakfast
Kostas
[m] Lake Effect Diner
Langdon Hall
LaPort's Pine Restaurant
Legends
Nick's Place
Nite Cappe Restaurant & Tavern
Olde English Parlour
Olympia
Pancake House/Arcade
Pano's
Polish Villa
Premier Café
Signature Cafe
Spilios Taki (Buffalo)
Vince's Village Grille

Cajun/Creole/New Orleans

[*] Chester's Pub

[a] Elmo's
Lagniappes
UPDATED [m] Shango

Canadian

Benjamin's
Bogey's Grillhouse
Cannery and Carriages
Carters' on Downie
Inn on the Twenty
Langdon Hall
Legends
Niagara Culinary Institute
Old Winery
Olde Angel Inn
Olde English Parlour
Olde School
Queenston Heights Restaurant
Restaurant Tony de Luca
Riverbend Inn
17 Noir
Stone Road Grille
Tetley's
Treadwell
The View Restaurant
Vineland Estates Restaurant
Vino Primo
Zest

Caribbean

Caribbean Experience
Curly's
Doctor Birds Caribbean Rasta-Rant
[a] Solé
Spices
Steel Drums
Wilson Boat House

Chicken Wings

Buffalo chicken wings are a local specialty that have gained widespread popularity. (For other opinions on wings, see the HotSauce group's "HotSauce Reviews".)

UPDATED [***] Anchor Bar

[* am] Duff's (Amherst)

Buffalo Wild Wings
Duff's (Orchard Park)
[a] Elmo's
Gabriel's Gate
[am] Santora's Phase II
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.
Yings Wings Things

Chinese

[*] China King
[* m] May Jen/University Plaza

[a] Chang's Garden
China Buffet
China Express
[a] China Max Wok
China Panda
UPDATED [a] Gin Gin
Golden Lotus
[a] Grand Buffet
Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
Happy Jack's Restaurant
Hong Kong Buffet
Jade Garden
Jin Lan Chinese Restaurant
[m] King's Wok
Ling Ling
UPDATED [m] Ming Cafe Ming Teh
[a] Moon Chinese Buffet
New Star Chinese Buffet
Pacific Garden
Peking Garden
Peking Kitchen
[am] Red Pepper
[a] Sun Garden
Super Buffet
[am] Szechuan House
Taste Good
Wah Sing
Yings Wings Things
[a+] Young Chow

[—] Golden Duck

Coffee & Tea

[**] Kaldi's Coffee House

[*] Caffe Espresso
[*] Sweet Tooth

Borders Books, Music, Café
Buffalo Bean and Leaf
Café 59
Coffee Grind
[a] Dessert Deli
NovelTea Neighborhood Bistro
Spot Coffee
Starbucks
Taste
Tru-Teas

Continental/Eclectic

[***] Calvaneso's
[***] Forte

[***] MacDuff's

UPDATED [***] Oliver's

[** am] Café in the Square
[***] White Inn

[*] Ironstone
[*] Victoria Park Restaurant

31 Jamestown Street
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Amaryllis
Bacchus
Brodo
[m] Cameo's
Century Grill
Curly's
David's Grill
UPDATED Empire Grill
Europa Bistro
[am] Fanny's
[a] Glen Park Tavern
[a] Grapevine
Hillebrand's Vineyard Café
UPDATED Hutch's
Kristin's
Liv
Manhattan's
Metropolitan Bar and Grill
Muscoreil's Bistro and Dessert Gallery
Muse
Oban Inn
Old Prune Restaurant
Olde English Parlour
UPDATED Peller Estates
Queen's Landing
Restaurant Tony de Luca
Rick's on Main
Ridgeway's Restaurant
Rundles
Sample
17 Noir
Shadow Martini Bar & Restaurant
Shamus
Shanghai Red's
Snooty Fox Lounge
Stillwater
UPDATED Tempo
Thunder Falls Buffet
Tiara
[m] Torches
Wegman's
Wellington Court Café
William Seward Inn
Yings Wings Things
Zees

[—] Buttery

(see also: French, German, and Italian)

Dessert

[***] Aléthea's
[a] [***] Butterwood Gourmet Desserts
[a] [*** a] Original Pancake House
[***] Ristorante Giardino

[**] Bijou
[**] Kaldi's Coffee House

[*] Caffe Espresso
[*] Campobello's
[* a] Jenny's
[* m] Parkside Candy
[*] Sweet Tooth

Antoinette's Sweets
Borders Books, Music, Café
Cheesecake Factory
The Chocolate Bar
Cold Stone Creamery
[a] Dessert Deli
Fanny's
Fiddle Heads
Frosty's Lancaster
Muscoreil's Bistro and Dessert Gallery
Nick Charlap's Ice Cream
Pancake House/Arcade
Rita's
Saville's Farm Market
Yings Wings Things

French

UPDATED [**] Rue Franklin

UPDATED Daniel's
Escabeche
La Fleur
Peninsula Ridge
Terroir La Cachette
Touch

German

Black Forest Inn
[a] Prosit
Rose Garden
Scharf's Schiller Park
Schwabl's
UPDATED Ulrich's Tavern

Greek

[**] Towne

[*] Spilios

Acropolis
Alton's
Ambrosia
Athens Family Restaurant
Boulevard Family Restaurant
Charlie's Diner
[am] Family Tree
[m] Fast Frank's
Granny's Family Restaurant
Hillview
Jimmy's
Kostas
[am] Marie's Restaurant
Mykonos
Neapolis
Nick's Place
Niko's Big Fat Greek Restaurant
Olympia
Pano's
Plaka
Plate-oh
Taki (Buffalo)
UPDATED [a] Tom's Family Restaurant (Tom's Souvlaki)
Yings Wings Things

Hungarian

Schwabl's

Indian

[***] Tandoori's

[a+] [*] Bollywood Bistro

UPDATED India Gate
Kabab and Curry
[am] Moti Mahal
[am] Palace of Dosas
Star of India
Taj-Mahal India
[am] Taste of India

Irish

Blackthorn
Irishman Pub & Eatery
Ken's Chuckwagon
Steelhead Irish Pub

Italian

[***] Pietro's Ristorante and Martini Bar
[***] Ristorante Giardino
UPDATED [***] Salvatore's
UPDATED [*** m] San Marco
UPDATED [***] La Scala

[**] Carmine's
[**] Linguine's
UPDATED [a] [**] Trattoria Aroma
[** am] Uno Chicago Grill
[*] Vullo's

[*] Caffe Espresso
[*] Campobello's
[*] La Marina Seafood Market and Grille
[* am] Siena

Amici Ristorante
UPDATED Anchor Bar
Antonio's
Bel Cibo
[m] La Bella Sicilia
Bing's
Boomerang's
Bravo Cafe
Bravo Cucina Italiano
Brick Oven Bistro
Brodo
Café Gar Angelo
Cammarata's Restaurant
Carmelo's
[a] Carraba's Italian Grill
Casa Antica
Casa Nova
La Cascata
La Castelana
Cecilia's Ristorante
Como Restaurant
Delduca's
Desiderio's
Di Giulio & Co.
La Dolce Vita
The Dove
Duo
Falletta's
Faso's
Il Fiorentino
A. & C. Fontana's Spaghetti House
Fortuna's
Frank's Sunny Italy
[a] Grapevine
UPDATED La Hacienda (Niagara Falls)
UPDATED Hutch's
Ilio DiPaolo's
Italian Village Restaurant
Jacobi's Restaurant
Joe's NY Style Pizzeria & Restaurant
UPDATED Left Bank
UPDATED Lombardo's
Lunetta's
Macri's Italian Grille
Mangia Ristorante & Caffe
Manhattan's
Manzella's
Marco's
[a] Le Metro
Michael's
Mode
Molinaro's Ristorante
Mulberry Italian Ristorante
Muscoreil's Bistro and Dessert Gallery
Orazio's
Otto's
Panaro's
Pane's
[a] Panera Bread
Prima Pizza Pasta
Ripa's
[a] Rizzo's
[a] Romeo and Juliet's
UPDATED Santasiero's
UPDATED [m] Sinatra's
Tina's Italian Kitchen
Touch
Varysburg Hotel
Vino's Italian Restaurant
Water Street Landing
Yings Wings Things

[—] Chef's
[— a] Olive Garden

(See also: Pizza)

Japanese/Sushi

[** am] O

[*] Shogun

[am] Arirang
[a] Fuji Grill
UPDATED Kuni's To Go
NEW Kyoto Japanese Restaurant
99 Fastfood
[a+] Oh Bento
Pangaea Sushi Restaurant and Sake Bar
Sake Café
Sakura
[a] Sea Bar
17 Noir
Taki
[a] Wasabi
Yukiguni 2

Korean

[am] Arirang
[a] Korea House
[a+] Korean Express
[a] Koreana
Seoul Garden

Kosher-Style

Wegman's

Macrobiotic

None known to us.

Malaysian

Peking Garden

Mediterranean

[*]
Nektar

Rachel's
[a] Sara's Deli

(See also: Greek, Lebanese)

Mexican/Southwestern

[*] Chester's Pub
[* am] Chili's

[m] Ava Cado's
Baja Fish Taco
[a] Burrito Bay
Cinco de Mayo
Coyote Cafe
Cozumel Grill
El Canelo
La Galera
Gramma Mora's
K. Gallagher's
Lone Star Fajita
[a] Mighty Taco
Moe's Southwest Grill
[a] El Palenque
Tantalus—Mexican night once a week; call them for details
La Tolteca
Warehouse Pizza
Yings Wings Things

Middle Eastern

UPDATED [***] La Scala (some dishes are Lebanese-influenced)

[am] Amy's Place
[a] Byblos
UPDATED [am] Falafel Bar
[am] Marie's Restaurant
[am] Natalie's
Rachel's
Sahara Grill

(See also: Greek, Mediterranean)

Non-Existent

Prespa

Pakistani

Kabab and Curry

Pizza

[***] Gino's NY Pizza
[***] Pizza Pizza

[**] Bijou
[*] Carmine's
[** am] Uno Chicago Grill

[*] Campobello's
[* am] Siena

Antica
Bella Pizza
Bella Sicilia
[am] Big John's Submarine and Pizza
[m] Bob & John's La Hacienda
[am] Bocce Club
Buffalo Pizza Co.
Buzzy's New York Style Pizza & Restaurant
[m] Calamita's
Carbone's
Casa-Di-Pizza
Casa Nova
[a+] Campus Pizza
Fiddle Heads
[a] Gervasio's
Gino and Joe's Pizza
Gino's Pizza (Lockport)
Gino's Pizza Place (Tonawanda)
Grasso's
UPDATED [a] Great Northern Pizza Kitchen
UPDATED La Hacienda (Niagara Falls)
Ilio DiPaolo's
Joe's NY Style Pizzeria & Restaurant
NEW Johnny J's Lancaster Pizza
[am] Leonardi's
Mama Illardo's
Mattina's
[m] Milano's
Molinaro's Ristorante
Mustachio's Pizza
[am] My Tomato Pie
New Yorker Pizzeria
[a] La Nova Pizzeria
La Piazza
Picasso's
Pizza Pan
[m] Pinzone Pizzeria
Pizza Junction
Pizza Towne
Pizza USA
[a] La Porta's
Premier Café
Prima Pizza Pasta
Raintree
[a] Romeo and Juliet's
Ronny's Take Out Service
[m] Salvo
[am] Santora's Phase II
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.
[a] Sorrentino's
2 4 1 Pizza
Tantalus
Toni Pepperoni
Uno Chicago Grill
Warehouse Pizza
Yings Wings Things
[m] Zetti's Pizza and Pasta

[— m] Just Pizza
[— am] Pizza Plant
[—] La Rosa

(See also: Italian)

Polish

[*] Polish Villa

Europa Bistro
Gadawski's
Perison's
Peter K's
[a] Prosit
Ray's

(and various restaurants in the Broadway Market)

Puerto Rican/Latin American

El Fogon
Niagara Café
[a] Solé
Vargas

Russian

[a] Moscow Nights Cafe

Seafood

[**] Harbour Inn
UPDATED [**] Harry's Harbour Place Grille

[*] La Marina Seafood Market and Grille
[*] Root Five

[am] Big John's Submarine and Pizza
[a] Black and Blue Steak and Crab
[a] Bonefish Grill
Boston Hotel
Captain's Cove
Carmelo's
Dock at the Bay
[a] Grapevine
Hayes Fish Co.
UPDATED Hutch's
[a] Marinaccio's
Marotto's
[m] O'Connell's American Bistro
Protocol
River Grill
[a] Sea Bar
Shanghai Red's
Viking Lobster Co.
Wilson Boat House

[— a] Red Lobster

Somali

Somali Star

Spanish

[*]
Toro

Steak and Steak Houses

[a]
Black and Blue Steak and Crab
UPDATED Buffalo Chop House
Canyon Creek Chophouse
E.B. Green's
Eckl's
Fiamma Steak
Friar's Table
UPDATED Harry's Harbour Place Grille
Kennedy's Cove
NEW Kyoto Japanese Restaurant (?)
Lucky's Steakhouse
[a] Marinaccio's
[a] Montana's Cookhouse
[a] Outback Steakhouse
Prime 490
Red Osier
[a] Scotch 'n Sirloin
[a] Solé
Twenty One Club
The Western Door

Thai

[*** a] Jasmine Thai

UPDATED [am] [*] Saigon Bangkok

Chon Buri Spicy Thai
[m] Da Tha'o
[a] Dhini's Cafe
[m] King and I
Saigon Café
Spicy Thai (in Tonawanda)
Spicy Thai II (in St. Catherine's, ON)
[a] Sun Garden
Taste of Thai

Vegan/Vegetarian

UPDATED [* m] San Marco

UPDATED [am] [*] Saigon Bangkok

[am] Amy's Place
[m] Ava Cado's
Bacchus
Buffalo Bean and Leaf
Café 59
[a] Chang's Garden
UPDATED [am] Falafel Bar
UPDATED India Gate
[am] Natalie's
[am] Palace of Dosas
[am] Szechuan House
Taste Good
Taste of Thai
Tru-Teas

[— am] Pizza Plant

(see also: Mexican, Chinese, Indian, Italian, Japanese, Pizza, Thai, and Vietnamese)

Vietnamese

UPDATED [am] [*] Saigon Bangkok

[m] Da Tha'o
99 Fastfood
[am] Red Pepper
Saigon Café

CATERING

[**] Tandoori's

[** am] Café in the Square
[**] Carmine's
[**] Linguine's
UPDATED [**] Salvatore's
[*] Vullo's

Claudette's Catering
Como Restaurant
[a] Creekview
Dock at the Bay
Fables Cafe
A. & C. Fontana's Spaghetti House
Frontier Catering
UPDATED Kentucky Greg's Hickory Pit
[am] Natalie's
Tiddledybinks Catering

Chains/Franchises

[a] [*** a] Original Pancake House

[** am] Pizzeria Uno

[* am] Boston Market
[* am] Chili's
[*] Ruby Tuesday

[a] Anderson's
Au Bon Pain
[a] Bonefish Grill
Borders Books, Music, Café
Bravo Cucina Italiano
[a+] Burger King
[a] Cheeburger Cheeburger
Cheesecake Factory
[a] DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
Famous Dave's Barbeque
[am] Friday's
[am] Fuddrucker's
[m] Hoagie Brothers Giant Subs
[a] Hooters
Jack Astor's
[a] Montana's Cookhouse
[a] Red Robin
Rita's
Roadhouse Grille
Say Cheese! Pizza Co. (?)
[a] Scotch 'n Sirloin
[a] Smokey Bones
[a] Swiss Chalet
Texas Roadhouse
Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant
[a] Zebb's

[— a] Olive Garden
[— a] Red Lobster

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