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The knife isn't meant to represent violence, it's the instrument they use to butcher the kids

Many moons ago, but have a lot of friends still there. A year or two ago almost jumped back in and bought a place, but my golden handcuffs and common sense got the better of me.

Since you seem to indicate a bent towards latin cuisine, supposedly La Puertas has a 7 course Spanish-themed degustation menu. Haven't been but have dying to try.

Not with my walking boot on. Also, it's not so much a knee-jerk defense of the city as much as it is being a bit of a food guy and getting a little fed up with the notion the the only thing of culinary significance around here is spicy chicken and a beef sandwich. There are so many incredible options that rival some in bigger markets, you just have to know where to go. Another factor is the often fleeting nature of restaurants. Even great ones come and go in a competitive industry with razor thin margins.

Balvenie Double Barrel at Hammer's Lot it is then.

Now I no you're full of it, because most Buffalo pizza is trash. 😂 I've traveled everywhere (and still do) including overseas and most major metro areas. Unique culinary experiences can be found everywhere. To fixate on awards tells me all I need to know.

Yeah but it's a BBQ place. He'll be fine as most of the conservatives out there are vegan these days. Probably ends up retaining about 95% of his customer base.

Nearly everything you've described (save for perhaps a few of the niche asian cuisines) can be found here. No ***** LA has more options? Thanks Captain obvious. Hard to believe a metro area of 13-14 million has more choices than one of roughly 1 million. You clearly haven't been back long enough or explored enough to give the local fare a fair shake in the last 10 years, but hey, defer to your awards and magazines. But but.... the awards!

There have been several recent James Beard finalists in Buffalo. There are also plenty of incredible food options ranging from regional to ethnic cuisine that don't rival NYC in number of options, but are close in terms of quality and authenticity. It's not like an Ethiopian guy in Buffalo is somehow less real than his cousin in the Bronx. Bad take.

Change the title to "womanhunt" I guess. Wouldn't want to put anyone here at an increased risk of violence by accidentally misgendering some extremist lunatic.

Pearl is an excellent place to go, I just don't rate their wings in the top two tiers. Definitely mid-tier, although not bad. Just a few better options in the city.

Try Adolfs as well (or maybe instead). Best wings you can get downtown as far as I'm concerned.

McDermott's Merkins?

I feel like Babich may be in over his head.

Is this from the minds of those two dorks that did the embarrassing wings segment on the last hard knocks?