Ladies and Gentlemen, I have been surprised!
Tonight our trio was minus one, Dad and I went on a wing recon by ourselves to Buffalo Wild Wings on Mckinley Pkwy in Blasdell. As I am sure alot of you know this is a pretty large chain of restaurants across the country, boasting lots of tv's, gametime specials, and a very friendly atmosphere. As with other similiar restaurant chains who offer gimmicks to distract one's attention from the horrible service and nasty food, Buffalo Wild delivers!!!
We were greeted by a friendly hostess, and were shown to our table straight away. The restaurant had a great sports bar atmosphere with more tv's than you'd think to find in such a place! The music was great, they had hockey games showing, and all kinds of games to hold one's attention. A fully stocked bar adorned the back wall, with every type of liquor you could want, and plenty of beautiful waitresses to take your order. The seating was open and airy, with a nice patio off the side, which we couldn't use because of the wind and rain(the patio ALSO had tv's!)
Arriving at our seats out waitress took our drink and appetizer orders, which were brought out to us very quickly. Dad had ordered the wings just as he always has, mild, crispy and with little sauce, I had the Big Jack Daddy Burger(yes i know, not wings but i had to try something new).
When the food arrived I was very impressed, the wings were almost perfect, they could have been a bit crisper and possibly served in a bowl with a rack to keep them from soaking in the sauce at the bottom. My burger was mouth watering, in a word..colossal. Aside from the 1/2 pound patty, it had barbeque pulled pork, lettuce, tomato, cheese, and all the trimmings on it, with a side of crisp onion rings and a juicy pickle! Overall the wings were great, cooked almost to order and they were nice and meaty with great flavor and just the right amount of heat to them. My burger was everything a burger should be, juicy, flavorful, with nice crisp veggies. Now i know pulled bbq pork is a little odd on a burger, but whoever came up with that is a GENIUS!!!! It was the mose unique and delicious burger I have ever tasted, and I will definitely be going back for more!
But there is a little rain on this parade, our server, she started out great but the quality of her service had deteriorated over our time there. It became increasingly hard to locate her when we needed another beverage or to even get our check at the end of the meal. We ended up waiting fifteen minutes just to get our check, but I think with a few little server training tweaks Buffalo Wild Wings will be at the top of anyone's list for a fun night out!
Friday, March 2, 2012
Hello again Buffalo, it's J back with another two posts for you this evening. First up on the list is Riley's Bar in Orchard Park, and then onto Buffalo Wild Wings on Mckinley Pkwy in Blasdell!
Upon arrival at Riley's it has your typical hole in the wall type feel to it, it is centrally located among other various businesses in the area and easily accesible. There is plenty of parking and the do have a nice patio off the front of the building for those sultry summer nights to enjoy an ice cold beer.
Inside was where I was a bit disappointed, it is roomy with good seating available at the bar or at a table of your choice. They have several televisions to enjoy Sabres or Bills games, whatever your pleasure may be, the major downside for me was the very dreary and dismal lighting in the bar. Now I understand a bar is supposed to be a little darker, it adds a little mystique I suppose, but I was trippin over chairs trying to get to the patio!
Once seated we had ordered our usual, three beers and a bucket of mild, slightly crispy and not too saucy. I should let you know up to this point I was not holding out much hope for this bar given the setting and general feel of the place. When the wings had finally arrived they looked FANTASTIC, crispy with a nice light coating of sauce, and steaming hot. The wings tasted even better than they looked, first bite was juicy and just loaded with flavor, with a nice crispy skin that gave a delightful crackle when you bit into it. Top notch wing cooking in my opinion!
Getting onto service, the poor bartender looked as tired as a dog, her and the cook were the only two employees I saw working on a Saturday night. I wasn't very impressed with the service, honestly the scheduling could have been better prepared, but I do give kudos to the bartender for working as hard as she did.
As I mentioned before the overall feel of the bar was your atypical dive bar, not many people, not much to do, but they have excellent wings and ice cold beer. For a late night wing craving or for a beer after work, stop on in, I'm sure you'll be surprised.
Upon arrival at Riley's it has your typical hole in the wall type feel to it, it is centrally located among other various businesses in the area and easily accesible. There is plenty of parking and the do have a nice patio off the front of the building for those sultry summer nights to enjoy an ice cold beer.
Inside was where I was a bit disappointed, it is roomy with good seating available at the bar or at a table of your choice. They have several televisions to enjoy Sabres or Bills games, whatever your pleasure may be, the major downside for me was the very dreary and dismal lighting in the bar. Now I understand a bar is supposed to be a little darker, it adds a little mystique I suppose, but I was trippin over chairs trying to get to the patio!
Once seated we had ordered our usual, three beers and a bucket of mild, slightly crispy and not too saucy. I should let you know up to this point I was not holding out much hope for this bar given the setting and general feel of the place. When the wings had finally arrived they looked FANTASTIC, crispy with a nice light coating of sauce, and steaming hot. The wings tasted even better than they looked, first bite was juicy and just loaded with flavor, with a nice crispy skin that gave a delightful crackle when you bit into it. Top notch wing cooking in my opinion!
Getting onto service, the poor bartender looked as tired as a dog, her and the cook were the only two employees I saw working on a Saturday night. I wasn't very impressed with the service, honestly the scheduling could have been better prepared, but I do give kudos to the bartender for working as hard as she did.
As I mentioned before the overall feel of the bar was your atypical dive bar, not many people, not much to do, but they have excellent wings and ice cold beer. For a late night wing craving or for a beer after work, stop on in, I'm sure you'll be surprised.
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