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.