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Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide

The Restaurants by Location

Last Update: 8 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 general geographical and tourism information, see Geography.

INDEX

ON OR NEAR CAMPUS:

[a+] On UB Amherst Campus (mostly at the UB Commons):

The UB Commons is a mini-mall on the UB Amherst Campus that has several fast-food restaurants (listed below), shops and services (including a pharmacy-less drug store), and offices.

[*] Bollywood Bistro

Burger King
Campus Café
Campus Pizza
Korean Express
Oh Bento
Sub Shoppe
Starbucks Coffee
Young Chow

And, at the Student Union:

[* a] Tiffin Room

[a]"Near" UB Amherst Campus (within 2 miles as the crow flies):

Except for the fast-food restaurants at the UB Commons, nothing is within walking distance, unfortunately (with the possible exception of Embers Grill).

[***] Butterwood Gourmet Desserts
[***] Jasmine Thai
[** am] O Restaurant
[***] Original Pancake House

[**] Café in the Square
[** am]Sonoma Grill
UPDATED [**] Trattoria Aroma
[** am] Uno Chicago Grill

[*] Bagel Jay's
[*] Boston Market
[*] Chili's
[*] Dacc's
[*] Duff's (Amherst)
[*] Jenny's Ice Cream
UPDATED [*] Saigon Bangkok
[*] Siena
[*] SoupHerb Gourmet

[am] Adam's Rib
Amy's Place
Anderson's
[m] Arirang
Big John's Submarine and Pizza
[a] Black and Blue Steak and Crab
Bocce Club
Bonefish Grill
Brodo
Burrito Bay
Byblos
Carraba's Italian Grill
Chang's Garden
UPDATED Charlie the Butcher
Cheeburger Cheeburger
[a] China Max Wok
Claudette's Catering
Creek View
UPDATED Dandelion's Tavern
Dessert Deli
Dhini's Cafe
DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
800 Maple
Eagle House
Elmo's
Embers Grill
UPDATED [m] Falafel Bar
Family Tree
Fanny's
Friday's
[m] Fuddrucker's
Fuji Grill
Gervasio's
UPDATED Gin Gin
Glen Park Tavern
Golden Parachute
Grand Buffet
Grapevine
UPDATED Great Northern Pizza Kitchen
Houlihan's
Irishman Pub & Eatery
Korea House
Koreana
NEW Kyoto Japanese Restaurant
Lebro's
Leonardi's Pizzeria
[a] Libation Station
Lighthouse Point
Loughran's
[m] Marie's Restaurant
Marinaccio's
[a] Maybeck's Deli
Le Metro
Mighty Taco
Montana's Cookhouse
Moscow Nights Cafe
Moti Mahal
My Tomato Pie
Moon Chinese Buffet
Natalie's
[a] Nina's
La Nova Pizzeria
Original Soup Man
Outback Steakhouse
[m] Palace of Dosas
El Palenque
Panera Bread
La Porta's Pizzeria
Prosit
[m] Red Pepper
Red Robin
Rizzo's
Romeo and Juliet's
Santora's Phase II Take Out & Delivery
Say Cheese! Pizza Co.
Scotch 'n Sirloin
[a] Sea Bar
Sean Patrick's
Solé
Sorrentino's
Sun Garden
Sweet Tooth
Swiss Chalet
Taste of India
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
UPDATED [a] Tom's Family Restaurant (Tom's Souvlaki)
Tully's Good Times
Wasabi
Wegman's
Zebb's

[—] Olive Garden
[—] Pizza Plant
[—] Red Lobster

"Near" UB Main Street Campus (within 2 miles as the crow flies):

UPDATED [*] San Marco Ristorante

[**] Café in the Square
[**] Johnny B's
[** am] O
[** am]Sonoma Grill
[** am] Uno Chicago Grill

[*] Boston Market
[*] Chili's
[*] Duff's (Amherst)
[*] May Jen/University Plaza
[*] Parkside Candy Co.
UPDATED [*] Saigon Bangkok
[*] Siena

99 Fastfood
[am] Adam's Rib
Amy's Place
[a] Arirang
Ava Cado's
La Bella Sicilia
Big John's Submarine and Pizza
Bob & John's La Hacienda
Bocce Club
Calamia's Take Out Deli and Pizzeria
Cameos
Cobti's
--> Da Tha'o Vietnamese & Thai Restaurant
UPDATED [a] Falafel Bar
Family Tree
Fanny's
Fast Frank's
Friday's
[a] Fuddrucker's
Hoagie Brothers Giant Subs
King and I
King's Wok
Lake Effect Diner
Leonardi's Pizzeria
Loughran's
[a] Marie's Restaurant
Milano's Pizzeria and Family Restaurant
UPDATED Ming Cafe
Moti Mahal
My Tomato Pie
Natalie's
99 Fastfood
[m] O'Connell's American Bistro
[a] Palace of Dosas
Pinzone Pizzeria
[a] Red Pepper
Rita's
Salvo
Santora's Phase II Take Out & Delivery
UPDATED Shango
Taste of India
[m] Wellington Pub
Zetti's Pizza and Pasta

[—] Just Pizza
UPDATED [—] Pizza Plant

ON THE WATERFRONT:

Lake Erie:

[*] Root Five

Dock at the Bay
The Hatch
McKenzie's Bar and Grill
Shanghai Red's

Niagara River:

[**] Harry's Harbour Pla ce Grille

Happy Jack's Restaurant
Ming Teh
Mississippi Mudd's
Queen's Landing
Queenston Heights Restaurant
River Grill
The Shores
The Silo
Water Street Landing

Niagara Falls:

[*] Victoria Park Restaurant

Lake Ontario:

Hillebrand's Vineyard Café
Queenston Heights Restaurant
The View Restaurant
Vineland Estates Restaurant
Wilson Boat House

Ellicott Creek:

[a] Creekview

Lake Chautauqua:

Webb's Captain's Table

BUFFALO:

Downtown:

[**] Bijou
[**] Papaya
[**] Towne

Au Bon Pain
Bacchus
UPDATED Buffalo Chop House
Buffalo Smokehouse
Cabaret
Century Grill
Charlie the Butcher
China Express
Chris' N.Y. Sandwich Co.
City Grill
Deco
Desiderio's
Duo
E.B. Green's
E-Cafe
Emerson Commons
Fables Cafe
Gino and Joe's Pizza
Globe Market
The Hatch
Harvest Moon Café
Hemingway's
HSBC Cafeteria
Jimmy's
Jim's SteakOut
King's Court's
Lafayette Tap Room
Laughlin's Beef and Barrel
Louie's Foot Long Hot Dogs
Mama Illardo's
Pearl St. Grill & Brewery
Pettibone's Grille
Prespa
Prima Pizza Pasta
Shanghai Red's
Snooty Fox Lounge
Spot Coffee
Swannie House
Taki (Buffalo)
UPDATED Ulrich's Tavern

[—] Chef's

West Side: Allentown/Elmwood Ave./Buff State Areas:

UPDATED [***/wings] Anchor Bar
UPDATED [***] Oliver's

UPDATED [**] Rue Franklin West
[**] Towne Restaurant

[a] [*] Bagel Jay's
UPDATED [*] Mother's
[*] Nektar
[*] Sweet Tooth
[*] Toro

Acropolis
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Allen Street Hardware Cafe
Amaryllis
Ambrosia
Bel Cibo
Betty's
Bistro Vite
Boomerang's
Bova's Deli
Brodo
Buffalo Pizza Co.
Buffalo Wild Wings
Café 59
Casa-Di-Pizza
Cecilia's Ristorante
Cole's
Colter Bay Grill
Cozumel Grill
Elmwood
Europa Bistro
Falafel Bar
Fat Bob's
El Fogon
Gabriel's Gate
Globe Market
Great Wall Chinese Restaurant
UPDATED Hutch's
UPDATED India Gate
J.P. Bullfeathers
Jim's SteakOut
Joe's NY Style Pizzeria & Restaurant
K. Gallagher's
UPDATED Kuni's To Go
La Tee Da
Lagniappes
UPDATED Left Bank
Louie's Foot Long Hot Dogs
Marco's
Mode
Muse
Mykonos
New Star Chinese Buffet
New Yorker Pizzeria
Niagara Café
North
La Nova Pizzeria
Panaro's
Pano's
Peking Kitchen
Pizza Towne
Prespa
Prime 490
Quaker Bonnet Eatery
Sahara Grill
Saigon Café
Sample
UPDATED Santasiero's
Signature Cafe
Somali Star
Steel Drums
Stillwater
2 4 1 Pizza
UPDATED Tempo
UPDATED Trattoria Aroma
Tru-Teas
Vargas
Wah Sing

[m] Hertel Ave. area:

[*] La Marina Seafood Market and Grille

Bob & John's La Hacienda
Buffalo Bean and Leaf
Café Gar Angelo
La Dolce Vita
Di Giulio & Co.
UPDATED Empire Grill
Fiamma Steak
Frank's Sunny Italy Family Restaurant
Gramma Mora's
J.D.'s NY Deli and Restaurant
Kostas
UPDATED Lombardo's Ristorante
Lone Star Fajita Grill
Lunetta's
Mighty Taco Pangaea Sushi Restaurant and Sake Bar
Romeo and Juliet's
Shadow Lounge
Sterling Place Tavern
Taste Good Chinese Restaurant
Taste of Thai
Vino's Italian Restaurant
[m] Wellington Pub

Elsewhere in Buffalo:

South Buffalo:

[*] Chili's

Blackthorn
Bocce Club
El Canelo
Carbone's
Neapolis
Ray's

[—] Just Pizza

Black Rock:

[**] Harry's Harbour Place Grille

Charlie the Butcher
Faso's
Nick's Place
Viking Lobster Co.

East Side:

Carbone's
Charlie the Butcher
Ike and BG's
Lee's Barbecue
Neapolis
Perison's
Scharf's Schiller Park

North Buffalo (see also: West Side, Near UB Main St. Campus):

Anderson's
Applebee's
Cold Stone Creamery
Doctor Bird's Caribbean Rasta-Rant
Kelly's Korner
Parkside Burger and Fries
La Piazza
UPDATED [m] Sinatra's
Viking Lobster Co.

EAST AMHERST/TRANSIT RD. AREA:

[***] Aléthea's Chocolatier
[***] Calvaneso's
[***] Pietro's Ristorante and Martini Bar
UPDATED [***] Salvatore's Italian Gardens
[***] La Scala
[***] Tandoori's

[**] Carmine's

[*] Caffe Espresso [*] Campobello's
[*] Chester's Pub
[*] Chili's
[*] China King
[*] Shogun
[*] Spilios Family Restaurant
[*] Yings Wings Things

Brennan's Bowery Bar
Brick Oven Bistro
Buffalo Brew Pub
Buffalo Wild Wings
Cambria's Restaurant
China Panda
Coffee Grind
Cold Stone Creamery
Dave & Buster's
Falletta's
Frog Hair Grille
Grover's
Jade Garden
Jim's SteakOut
Kabab and Curry
[a] Mighty Taco
Moe's Southwest Grill
Pacific Garden
Pautler's Drive In
Protocol
Rachel's
Rizzo's
Roadhouse Grille
Sake Café
Super Buffet
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
La Tolteca
Touch

[—] Golden Duck
[—] Just Pizza
[—] Pizza Plant
[—] La Rosa

OTHER AMHERST/CHEEKTOWAGA:

[** am] Uno Chicago Grill

[*] Polish Villa

Anderson's
Alton's
Athens Family Restaurant
La Bella Sicilia
Bing's
Borders Books, Music, Café
Bravo Cucina Italiano
El Canelo
Captain's Cove
Cheesecake Factory
China Buffet
Cinco de Mayo
Danny's
DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
Famous Dave's Barbeque
Friar's Table
Fuddrucker's
Italian Village Restaurant
Jack Astor's
Lunetta's
Mr. Bill's
Murphy's Tavern on the Green
Otto's
Peter K's
Sara's Deli
Sakura
Smokey Bones
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
Waldens
Wehrle Family Restaurant

[—] Olive Garden

CLARENCE and NEWSTEAD (see also: Transit Rd.):

[***] Aléthea's Chocolatier

[**] Akron House
[**] Linguine's

[*] Caffe Espresso

Asa Ransom House
Falletta's
Gate House Grill
Hayes Fish Co.
UPDATED Hirsch's
Kennedy's Cove
NovelTea Neighborhood Bistro
Old Red Mill Inn
Orazio's
Rose Garden
Valley Inn

OTHER AMHERST/TONAWANDA/KENMORE

Amici Ristorante
Anderson's
Boulevard Family Restaurant
Cold Stone Creamery
DiBella's Old Fashioned Submarines
Gallery Grill
Gino's Pizza Place (Tonawanda)
Jin Lan Chinese Restaurant
J.J.'s Cafe House of Breakfast
John & Mary's
Ling Ling
Manzella's
Marotto's
Mattina's
Mustachio's Pizza
Nite Cap Grill
Pane's
Peking Garden
Pizza Junction
Pizza Pan
Plaka
Plate-oh
Premier Café
Rachel's
River Grill
Rizzo's
Seoul Garden
The Shores
UPDATED [m] Sinatra's
Spicy Thai (in Tonawanda)
Star of India
UPDATED Suzy-Q's Bar-B-Que Shack
Suzz Cafe
Swiston's Beef & Keg
Tail Gate Deli
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
Texas Roadhouse
Toni Pepperoni
[m] Torches
Towne Restaurant
Vince's Village Grille

LANCASTER/DEPEW:

UPDATED [***] Salvatore's Italian Gardens

Al-E-Oops
Anderson's
Antoinette's Sweets
Burgundy Room
Cambria's Restaurant
La Castelana
Frosty's Lancaster
Grasso's Pizza
Hillview
NEW Johnny J's Lancaster Pizza
UPDATED Kentucky Greg's Hickory Pit
Magruders
My Little Margie's
Page's Grille
Picasso's Pizza
Ripa's
Ronny's Take Out Service
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
Uncle Vinny's
Ying's Wings Things

SOUTHTOWNS:

Blasdell:

BW's BBQ
Dock at the Bay
Ilio DiPaolo's
Outback Steakhouse
Poppyseed
Warehouse Pizza

[—] Olive Garden

Boston:

Boston Hotel

East Aurora area:

Bar Bill Tavern
Charlie's Diner
Old Orchard Inn
Rick's on Main
Roycroft Inn
Tantalus
Taste
Tony Rome's Globe Hotel & Restaurant

East Concord

Fireside Inn

Eden

Schunk's West Hill Grill

Elma

Bravo Cafe

Evans

Baja Fish Taco

Hamburg:

[*] Root Five

Coyote Cafe
UPDATED Daniel's
McKenzie's Bar and Grill
Nick Charlap's Ice Cream
Tina's Italian Kitchen

Lackawanna:

Bella Pizza
Curly's Bar and Grill
Jacobi's Restaurant
Mulberry Italian Ristorante
Nite Cappe Restaurant & Tavern

Lake View

Nichole's Wanakah Grill

Orchard Park area:

[***] Original Pancake House

Duff's (Orchard Park)
Anderson's
Cinco de Mayo
Country Breads and More
David's Grill
The Dove
Eckl's
Il Fiorentino
Mangia Ristorante & Caffe
Mansard Inn
Montana's Cookhouse
Panera Bread
Saville's Farm Market
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs

West Falls

The Dog Bar

West Seneca

Deer Head Inn
Frontier Catering
A. & C. Fontana's Spaghetti House
Schwabl's

CATTARAUGUS COUNTY

Allegany

Linger Longer Cafe

Gowanda

31 Jamestown Street

Perrysburg

Old North State Café

CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY:

Fredonia:

[***] White Inn

Greenhurst:

[*] Vullo's

Jamestown:

[***] Forte
[***] MacDuff's

[**] Kaldi's Coffee House

[*] Vullo's

[*] Ironstone

Johnny's Lunch
Tom's BBQ Pit

Lakewood:

[*] Ruby Tuesday

Johnny's Lunch

Mayville:

La Fleur
Webb's Captain's Table

Westfield:

William Seward Inn

GENESEE COUNTY

Stafford (Batavia):

Red Osier

NIAGARA COUNTY:

Lewiston:

Apple Granny's
Brickyard Pub & BBQ
Carmelo's
Casa Antica
Clarkson House
The Silo
Steelhead Irish Pub
Water Street Landing

Lockport:

[*] DeFlippo's

Anderson's
Cammarata's Restaurant
Fieldstone Country Inn
Gino's Pizza
Hong Kong Buffet
LaPort's Pine Restaurant
Manhattan's
Metropolitan Bar and Grill
Molinaro's Ristorante
One Eyed Jack's
Shamus
Spices
UPDATED Ted's Hot Dogs
Thaxton's Dinner House

Middleport

The Basket Factory
Middleport Inn

Niagara Falls (NY):

[***] Gino's Pizza

Anderson's
Antonio's
Buzzy's New York Style Pizza & Restaurant
Casa Nova
La Cascata
Como Restaurant
Fortuna's
Gadawski's
La Galera
UPDATED La Hacienda (Niagara Falls)
J.T. Wheatfields
Koi
Macri's Italian Grille
Michael's
Red Coach Inn
Seneca Niagara Casino
Taj-Mahal India
Thunder Falls Buffet
Tiddledybinks Catering
Pizza USA
Shadow Martini Bar & Restaurant
Suzanne's
The Western Door

North Tonawanda

Granny's Family Restaurant
Hideaway Grille
Mississippi Mudd's
Niko's Big Fat Greek Restaurant
Olympia
Sawyer Creek Hotel

Ransomville

Johnston's

Sanborn:

Schimschack's

Wheatfield

Macri's Italian Grille
Muscoreil's Bistro and Dessert Gallery

Wilson

Wilson Boat House

Youngstown:

Bandana's Bar and Grill
Olde Fort Inn

ALLEGANY COUNTY:

Alfred:

[**] Manhattan West

Belfast:

Allegany Grill

ORLEANS COUNTY:

Childs:

Village Inn

WYOMING COUNTY:

Arcade:

Pancake House

Varysburg:

Varysburg Hotel

ONTARIO, CANADA:

Throughout Ontario:

[***] Pizza Pizza

Beamsville

The View Restaurant
Peninsula Ridge

Brampton

Bob Sharky's Saloon

Brantford

Olde School

Cambridge

Langdon Hall

Fonthill

Zest

Fort Erie:

Happy Jack's Restaurant
Ming Teh
Yukiguni 2

Jordan

Inn on the Twenty

Grimsby

Bogey's Grillhouse

Hamilton

Black Forest Inn

Niagara Falls (ON):

[*] Victoria Park Restaurant

17 Noir
Antica Pizzeria
Canyon Creek Chophouse
Delduca's
Golden Lotus
Legends
Lucky's Steakhouse
Niagara Fallsview Casino
Taki
Twenty One Club

Niagara-on-the-Lake:

[***] Ristorante Giardino

[**] Harbour Inn

Cannery and Carriages in the Pillar and Post
Escabeche
Hillebrand's Vineyard Café
Niagara Culinary Institute
Oban Inn
Old Winery
Olde Angel Inn
Peller Estates
Queen's Landing
Restaurant Tony de Luca
Riverbend Inn
Stone Road Grille
Terroir La Cachette
Tetley's
Tiara
Zees

[—] The Buttery

Port Dalhousie

Treadwell

Queenston

Queenston Heights Restaurant

Ridgeway:

Ridgeway's Restaurant

St. Catharines:

Chon Buri's Spicy Thai
Spicy Thai II
Kristin's
Liv
Vino Primo
Wellington Court Café

St. Jacobs:

Benjamin's

Stratford:

Carters' on Downie
Ken's Chuckwagon
Old Prune Restaurant
Olde English Parlour
Rundles

Vineland

Vineland Estates Restaurant

Outdoor Dining in Summer (definitely incomplete list!!!):

[**] Bijou
[** am] Café in the Square
[** am]Sonoma Grill
UPDATED [** am] Rue Franklin West
[**] Towne

[*] Caffe Espresso
[* a] Jenny's Ice Cream
[* m] May Jen/University Plaza
UPDATED [*] Mother's
[*] Root Five
[* am] Siena
[* a] SoupHerb Gourmet
[*] Sweet Tooth
[*] Victoria Park Restaurant

Asa Ransom House
The Basket Factory
Betty's
Cole's
Colter Bay Grill
Creekview
The Hatch
Hemingway's
UPDATED Hutch's
Kosta's
Le Metro
Red Coach Inn
River Grill
Roycroft Inn
The Shores
[a] Sun Garden
(and UB Commons)


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