Bill Rapaport's Buffalo Restaurant Guide

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Last Update: 5 November 2009

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	New Reviews	Newly-Listed Restaurants	Closings :-( (date removed from list)
Nov 09	[ a] Jasmine Thai Juniper [a] Marinaccio's [m] Torches		Chop Chop
Oct 09	[] Anchor Bar [] Salvatore's [ m] San Marco [] Carmine's [] Mother's 31 Club [am] Adam's Rib [m] La Bella Sicilia Bistro Europa Boomerang's [a] Byblos Coyote Cafe David's Grille The Dove Faso's Juniper Marco's Italian Restaurant Mazzariello's Restaurant & Bar Niagara Café & BBQ Nick's Place [m] O'Connell's American Bistro Old Orchard Inn Papa Jake's River Grill Sea Bar City Tempo Valley Inn	Lewiston Village Pub Luzvina's Family Restaurant Nissan's Kosher Deli	O Restaurant—closed for renovations? Parkside Burgers & Fries
Sep 09	[] La Scala [] Tandoori's [] Chester's Pub [] Linguine's [am] Amy's Place Asa Ransom House [a] Black and Blue Steak and Crab Brennan's Bowery Bar Cozumel Grill [a] Creekview Curly's Daisies Cafe [a] 800 Maple Edge of Town Empire Grill Friar's Table [a] Glen Park Tavern La Hacienda (Niagara Falls) Hutch's La Tee Da Macri's Italian Grille Quaker Steak & Lube Romeo and Juliet's Rose Garden Russell's Steaks, Chops & More Sake Café Sala Restaurant Schwabl's Taboo Tail Gate Deli Tantalus Tempo Vizzi's	Caffe Lola [a] Eastern Pearl Greek to Me Juniper Max on the Lake Ohlson's Bakery Cafe Taste of New York	Tru-Teas
Aug 09	[ m] San Marco [] Chester's Pub [] Rue Franklin [] Italian Fisherman [am] [] Saigon Bangkok 31 Club Bacchus Carmelo's Cheesecake Factory [a] Creekview The Dove Empire Grill Fiddle Heads Il Fiorentino Hutch's Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Irishman Pub & Eatery Kostas Left Bank Ming Teh Mulberry Italian Ristorante NovelTea Bistro (Old) Red Mill Inn Sea Bar Stillwater	Hoaks [] Italian Fisherman Frank's Grille The Lunch Box Pasquale's Tunisian CousCous House Village Casino	Dacc's Ironstone Plate-oh's
Jul 09	[] Forte [ a] Jasmine Thai [a] [] Original Pancake House [] Salvatore's [ m] San Marco [] Scallion Bistro [] Tandoori's [a] [] Trattoria Aroma [] Buffalo Chop House [] Fenton Grill [am] [] Saigon Bangkok [] Spilios [a] 800 Maple Asa Ransom House Bacchus Bistro Europa [a] Black and Blue Steak and Crab Empire Grill [am] Falafel Bar Frank's Sunny Italy [a] Houlihan's Hutch's Jacobi's Restaurant (Lackawanna) Kostas La Tee Da Laughlin's Beef and Barrel Macri's Italian Grille Mister Dee's My Little Margie's Nick's Place Nosh Cafe NovelTea Bistro [m] O'Connell's American Bistro [am] Palace of Dosas [a] El Palenque Pancake House/Arcade Papa Jake's Pearl St. Grill & Brewery Sakura Shanghai Red's Tempo Trattoria Aroma (Buffalo location) Udder Delights Ulrich's Tavern Wasabi	Gigio's Cafe Hibbard's Custard Hooligan's Sports Bar & Grill Mazzariello's Restaurant & Bar Metzger's Pub Vizzi's	2 4 1 Pizza Akron House Charlie the Butcher at Wegman's (all other branches still open) Falafel Bar (on Elmwood) Grand Buffet Mykonos
Jun 09	[a] [] Original Pancake House [] La Scala [ am]Sonoma Grille [] Mother's [] Root Five [am] [] Saigon Bangkok [] Buffalo Chop House [ a] Dacc's Anderson's The Aud Sports Bar & Grill [a] Bonefish Grill Brickyard Pub & BBQ Burgundy Room Carmelo's Casa Antica [a] Charlie the Butcher Daniel's David's Grille Dock at the Bay La Dolce Vita Fiamma Steak Fortuna's Gianni Mazia's on Main Hayes Seafood House Hutch's Irishman Pub & Eatery Jacobi's Restaurant (Hamburg) Lombardo's Magruders Marcia's Place [a] Marco's Italian Deli McKenzie's Bar and Grill Olde Fort Inn Orazio's Pano's Prime 490 Red Coach Inn [a] Red Robin Riverbend Inn [a] Romeo and Juliet's Russell's Steaks, Chops & More Sake Café Sea Bar City Shanghai Red's Sippy's Restaurant [a] Solé Stillwater Tantalus [a] Tim Horton's [m] Torches [a] Verbena Water Street Landing The Western Door Wilson Boat House [a] Zetti's Pizza and Pasta [–] Chef's [– am] Pizza Plant	Dutch Mill Jade's Restaurant JJ's Bar & Grill Luigi's Pizza & Catering Mandarin Nosh Cafe Ponderosa Udder Delights Wiechec's Lounge Wi-Tini's Youngstown Village Diner	The Buttery Macri's (but may reopen in another location) Nite Cappe (Lackawanna) 31 Jamestown Street
May 09	[a] [] Bagel Jay's [] Campobello's [am] [] Saigon Bangkok (Niagara Falls Blvd.) Carmelo's Encore Frosty's Lancaster [m] Havana House Hayes Seafood House [am] Ichiban Sushi Bar and Steak House [m] O'Connell's American Bistro [a] Panera Bread Roycroft Inn Saigon Bangkok (Transit Rd.) Schimschack's [a] Sean Patrick's [a] Solé Suzanne's [am] Taste of India Tempo [a] Verbena Wilson Boat House	Aunt Millie's Kitchen Barton Hill Hotel & Spa Cabana Sam's Gianni Mazia's on Main Marcia's Place Phil's Charpit [a+] Rachel's Mediterranean Food	Suzz Cafe
Apr 09	[] Oliver's [a] [] Original Pancake House [ am]Sonoma Grille [a] [] Elmo's [am] [] Saigon Bangkok Bistro Europa Cinco de Mayo Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Irishman Pub & Eatery Merge [m] Ming Cafe Nick's Place [m] O'Connell's American Bistro Pautler's Drive In Prime 490 Russell's Steaks, Chops & More [a] Sea Bar Sea Bar City The Shamus [m] Shango [a] Swiss Chalet [a] Thai Orchid Cafe [a] Tully's Good Times	Mom's Coffee Shop Wasabi (Blasdell) [a] Zetti's Pizza and Pasta (Amherst)	Molinaro's (East Amherst location)
Mar 09	[ am] O Restaurant [] Salvatore's [] La Scala Amici Ristorante [am] Arirang Bacchus Bar Bill Tavern [a] Black and Blue Steak and Crab Bistro Europa Cold Stone Creamery [am] Duff's (Amherst) [a] Elmo's Fiamma Steak [m] Havana House Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Inn on the Twenty Irishman Pub & Eatery The Melting Pot [a] Le Metro Mode Urban Bistro Mulberry Italian Ristorante Muse [m] O'Connell's American Bistro Old Orchard Inn [a] Panera Bread Red Osier [am] Red Pepper [a] Romeo and Juliet's Russell's Steaks, Chops & More Saigon Bangkok (Williamsville) Sake Café [m] Shango Tabree [a] Thai Orchid Cafe [a] Tim Horton's [m] Torches [— am] Pizza Plant	31 Club Encore [m] Kabab and Curry Express Mister Dee's Papa Jake's Simme's Martini Bar & Restaurant [a] Thai Orchid Cafe	Cafe in the Square :-( Ming Cafe Salvo Somali Star Vullo's :-(
Feb 09	[] Tandoori's [] Carmine's [] Chester's Pub [a] [] Bagel Jay's [a+] [] Bollywood Bistro [ am] Duff's (Amherst) Amigo's [a] Anderson's Blackthorn Casa Antica Fiamma Steak [m] Havana House [a] Korea House (Woo Chon) Left Bank Merge [a] El Palenque Romeo and Juliet's Schimschack's [a] Sun Garden Tantalus Valley Inn [a] Verbena	[] Anchor Bar (airport location) The Aud Sports Bar & Grill Comfort Zone Cafe Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant Jacobi's Restaurant (Hamburg) Merge Mr. Pita	Carter's on Downie Cold Stone Creamery ("closed temporarily") Duo Montana's Cookhouse
Jan 09	[] Pietro's Ristorante and Martini Bar [] La Scala [] Buffalo Chop House [] Mother's [ am] Siena [a] Creekview Empire Grill [am] Family Tree Gabriel's Gate Hirsch's Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Irishman Pub & Eatery [am] Kyoto Japanese Restaurant The Melting Pot [a] Mighty Taco [a] Montana's Cookhouse Old Orchard Inn Pano's Prime 490 Quaker Steak & Lube Rodney's Restaurant Saigon Café [m] Shango Swiston's Beef & Keg Tetley's Thaxton's Dinner House Valley Inn	[] Fenton Grill The Blue Wall Carlos' Cantina City Grill Daddio's Pizzeria Edge of Town [m] Kabab and Curry Quaker Steak & Lube Saigon Bangkok Thirsty Buffalo	Amaryllis Ava Cado Bel Cibo Infusion Pangaea Prespa
Dec 08	[] Ristorante Giardino [] Root Five [a] 800 Maple Brennan's Bowery Bar Buffalo Chop House Campieri's [a] Korea House (Woo Chon) Kuni's Muse Peller Estates Protocol [a] Romeo and Juliet's Russell's Steaks, Chops & More Samurai Japanese Grill Scharf's Schiller Park	Citta di Militello Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse Joey V's Pizza K Sisters Mike's Homemade Candies Rocco's Restaurant Russell's Steaks, Chops & More Sala Restaurant Sippy's Restaurant	Brick Oven Bistro