Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide

The Restaurants by Cuisine

Last Update: 13 May 2008

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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
[] 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
Charlie the Butcher
[a] Cheeburger Cheeburger
Cheesecake Factory
Chris' N.Y. Sandwich Co.
City Grill
Clarkson House
Cole's
Colter Bay Grill
[a] Creekview
[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
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
[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
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

BREAKFAST

Thanks to [JJBy] for the idea of having this listing and for some of the names on the list.

[a] [ a] Original Pancake House

[] Towne

[a] [] Bagel Jay's

Acropolis
Alton's
Ambrosia
[am] Amy's Place
Betty's
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
[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".)

[] 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