Reply With QuoteNumber 1 , YES , Number 2 , It's a room with a nice view.........Originally Posted by mesue
is this a girl friendly place? what kind of "view" did you have?
First Amendment rights are like muscles, if you don't exercise them they will atrophy.
Number 1 , YES , Number 2 , It's a room with a nice view.........
What is the view?Number 1 , YES , Number 2 , It's a room with a nice view.........
First Amendment rights are like muscles, if you don't exercise them they will atrophy.
How does it get 3 1/2 stars and not a review?
http://buffalo.citysearch.com/review/7744342
First Amendment rights are like muscles, if you don't exercise them they will atrophy.
a couple weeks ago the news picked "best cheeseburger in wny".....vizzi's won.....sterling place,grovers,malones,and a few others were mentioned...but vizzi's won it....with good reason...
Where’s the best burger around? With help from readers, one reporter traveled three counties and 300 miles to to find out
Burgerlicious: The best hamburgers in Western New York
By Andrew Z. Galarneau - News Staff Reporter
Updated: 04/02/08 11:53 AM
The Best Burgers
Burgers that are worth a try
We drove for an hour and a half through the rain, wondering what kind of burger could be worth the journey. The question lingered because the phone at the Burton Hotel in Allegany had been disconnected.
But fans had sung the Burton Burger’s glories, and a cheerful voice at the restaurant next door assured us the lights were on. So we headed south, arriving a stone’s throw from the Pennsylvania border at 4:30 p.m. The Burton Hotel, we were informed, now only serves burgers from noon to 2 p.m.
The road to declaring the best burger in Western New York was long, salty and littered with detours. Though we missed the Burton’s, we tested 22 other offerings as the Great WNY Burger Hunt crossed three counties and 300 miles.
The hunt tested our powers of digestion and our wayfinding skills. Having missed our window of opportunity at the Burton House, our stomachs rumbled as we trudged back out to the car. We pointed it toward Gowanda, at the behest of more readers, only to find that a bridge was out. We would have to go the long way, but we pressed on; we had to follow the clues where they led.
The clues were reader nominations — about 200, by post and e-mail. We learned that hamburger desires are a deeply personal expression of a person’s individuality.
We sampled every burger that got three or more nominations, and nearly all that got two mentions.
One reporter ate them all, but never alone — co-workers, friends and family tasted and debated the virtues of each burger. We endured chewy burgers best compared to grilled dish sponges. We devoured ground beef steadily through the midst of the biggest tainted ground beef recall in American history.
For the first time, we considered vegetarianism as a personal lifestyle.
In the end, we had three burgers we would drive across town to repeat. No three-way ties, said the boss, we’re looking for The Best. So, the winner of the Buffalo News’ Great Burger Hunt is:
Vizzi’s, 967 Kenmore Ave., Kenmore.
In second place, by a crumb: Grover’s, 9160 Transit Road, East Amherst.
Third: Malone’s, 3020 Delaware Ave., Kenmore.
Five more were particularly good, worth a red-meat splurge for occasional burger eaters: Sterling Place, 1487 Hertel Ave.; Hirsch’s, 8445 Main St., Clarence; Eddie Brady’s, 97 Genesee St.; DiTondo’s, 370 Seneca St.; and Gabriel’s Gate, 145 Allen St.
From the beginning, we had our definition of a fine burger. Seared to a savory crust on the outside, providing deeper flavor and contrasting texture. When we specified medium-rare, we wanted it cooked accurately, meaning pink but cooked inside. (However you like your burger cooked, we figured if they could pull off medium-rare, they could hit whatever doneness target you specified.)
We wanted it at least moist, if not drippingly juicy. A solid value for the price.
Most importantly, we wanted its taste to make us say “Dang,” even if silently, because our mouth was full. We wanted it to enjoy the flavor of the beef, which plenty of burger purveyors, we learned, take for granted.
We instituted the Heinz Axiom. The burger lost rank if our first thought, following the first full bite, was “Where’s the ketchup?”
To make comparisons meaningful, we had to eliminate distractions. The burgers were judged from the meat out, discounting the array of wacky toppings that some places offer to crown your burger.
Sides didn’t matter either, though we wondered if there was any way to conduct a search for the best french fries without our heart filing for an order of protection.
If nothing else, the Parkside Burger, at Parkside Burgers and Fries, had already provided grounds for legal action. You know what happens when you take a whole cheeseburger — patty, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, bun — dip it in batter and deep-fry that sucker?
You get a burger that comes with a side of self-loathing. It was crunchy from the batter, but juicy in a bad way, from fryer oil that soaked into the bun. We ate half, then slipped out the door.
But we endure. If we’re ordered to take our shoes off in pursuit of burger knowledge, that’s what we’ll do.
That’s what happened after we descended the stairs to the K&L Lanes, a bowling alley in the basement of the IGA Supermarket in Gowanda. We opened the door to find a sign directing us to remove wet shoes.
It was raining outside, so when the man behind the bar asked us if our shoes were wet, off they came. Apparently moisture would interfere with the proper operation of bowling shoes.
The snack bar cheeseburger was a modestly sized disc of fresh beef, on a nicely toasted bun. It reminded us of the Red Robin cheeseburger we’d had, for $8.49 with a bottomless bucket of fries.
This one was $3.50. Although the surroundings were less flashy, the satisfaction was the same. Especially since a bottomless bucket of fries doesn’t have the hold on our imagination it once did.
If it wasn’t for the hunt, we’d never have considered seeking burger joy in a basement bowling alley. After all these miles, it felt like a lesson. Don’t be satisfied with the same old freezer puck. Seek out satisfaction, because a great burger might be closer than you’d expect.
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The Best Burgers
1. Vizzi’s, 967 Kenmore Ave., Kenmore. Half a pound of beef, consistently crusty exterior, pink inside as ordered. (Medium-rare is forbidden, but medium is still rosy.) A soft roll with enough depth to hold the plentiful juices of this two-fisted monster ($5.95 with cheese, accompanied by a raft of fresh-cut fries and pickle).
2. Grover’s, 9160 Transit Road, East Amherst. A fan favorite, the top vote-getter features three-quarters of a pound of beef, cooked accurately on a griddle, but little crust. The bun is mere decoration for this fork-and-knife burger, which serves two light eaters ($5.25 with pickle). You can skip the chewy bacon, but you can’t deny the value.
3. Malone’s, 3020 Delaware Ave., Kenmore. An Irish bar and restaurant serves surprisingly satisfying, crusty burgers that practically holler “beef.” There’s a one-pounder here ($7.95, with standard-issue fries) for eaters with something to prove. But size doesn’t matter; it was a regular-sized burger that sealed the deal.
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Worth a try
• DiTondo’s, 370 Seneca St. The least moist of burgers honored here, but also the most steaklike flavor, which might explain its popularity on the spaghetti-centric tavern menu.
• Eddie Brady’s, 97 Genesee St. The kind of hearty burger you’d like to find after coming in out of the cold, cradled in a fresh Kaiser roll with enough integrity to keep it all together.
• Gabriel’s Gate, 145 Allen St. Smaller than most of the versions on this list, it stood out for precise cooking, resulting in its crusty exterior, and tender blush of the interior.
• Hirsch’s, 8445 Main St., Clarence. About a half-pound of meat, oozing flavor, marked on the grill but not crusted. Cooked accurately, bun griddled to a crisp. A satisfying dinner burger.
• Sterling Place, 1487 Hertel Ave. Second in fan voting, but our experience of one fantastic burger (crusty, well-seasoned, sharp cheddar — after a 90
Last edited by bigpoppapuff; April 17th, 2008 at 11:17 PM.
Panoramic. At least from the Right Seats.
i wanna go back!!!...today!!
Wow, that must have been some pretty awesome "scenery"!
The Big Bang Theory: God Spoke and BANG! it happened.
Wow, that must have been some pretty awesome "scenery"!
the scenery was fantasy...the burgers are the real deal!!
Sounds like the "Dirty Old-Men's Club" is in full swing.
Sounds like the "Dirty Old-Men's Club" is in full swing.
me,effigy,winfield,goody.......dirty old men???....
nailed it.i believe...(there are two other invitees,at this point,hoping they'll join us for the next lunch...)
I am down with that.
Sue,its a nice corner bar,lots of locals and people on there lunch brake.You will feel very comfortable there.
Thank you
First Amendment rights are like muscles, if you don't exercise them they will atrophy.
Hey just becuase I poked myself in the eye with a french fry doesent mean I was staring.
Oh A great cup of coffee also.We should start a resturant review thread.
In stead of stars we could use eyeballs.
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