The ULTIMATE Buffalo, New York FOOD tour! (WINGS, Beef on Weck, Peanut Sticks, Pizza, & MORE!)
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- Today we're going on the ULTIMATE Buffalo, NY food tour! Buffalo is home to some famous (and lesser known) iconic food items and we spent the day trying 5 of the most popular. From peanut sticks, Beef on Weck, to sponge candy, and more...it was a delicious day eating our way through the city!
⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
00:35 Peanut Sticks
03:10 Buffalo Style Pizza
05:13 Wings
07:35 Beef on Weck
09:18 Sponge Candy
📍Locations in this vlog
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Bar-Bill Tavern: g.page/barbill?share
Watson's Chocolates: g.page/Watsons-Elmwood?share
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For the many people inquiring, they provided horseradish with the Beef on Weck, but we aren't horseradish fans, so we enjoyed it plain.
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I'm so glad that you two enjoyed my hometown of Buffalo NY. I'm sending you two Buffalove
Buffalove! Love that!
I love it with horseradish sauce, which is more like a creamy horseradish mayo and ketchup.
Definitely horseradish! I bet the Buffalo folks jumped on this right away! Good catch! GREAT VIDEO!
I'm from Buffalo and eat my Beef on Weck plain.
Being from Buffalo and working at the cheese plant that makes the mozzarella on the pizza you had at Imperial, and living in the town you got the wings and beef on ‘weck sandwich in; I can honestly say you did a fabulous job of picking places for a Buffalo food video. You guys truly nailed it!
That means more to us than you know! We are always a bit scared of feedback from locals (sometime they aren’t very kind haha), so we super appreciate it!
i was thinking the same thing..literally every place i would tell them to try for the foods they chose that would represent Buffalo
@@AdventuresofAplusK we can certainly be a bit hostile to outsiders, having been slighted or undersold by people who have either never been or couldn't see past their preconceived notions (see: Alton Brown, Hot Ones). You, however, went an entire episode without piling on the hackneyed riffs about the snow or the Super Bowl losses.
And though I'm not familiar with the pizzeria being from the north towns, 2 out of 3 were the best of the best, and that ain't bad!
We will say, the locals from Buffalo have so far been some of the kindest folks we have interacted with on TH-cam! We can't say the same for other cities we have visited haha, but y'all have been welcoming and we really appreciate it!
Wish they went to Kelly’s Korners in Kenmore for wings! Never been to imperial….
Congrats on knowing to say Western New York instead of Upstate lol. love seeing you all in my neck of the woods. You've helped me so much in planning adventures elsewhere. But please don't miss out on all the state parks in the Ithaca area while you are here. I know you guys would love them.
Hahah we got lucky on that because we definitely didn’t know there was a difference 🙈
I'm FROM Buffalo and it's both. Upstate is all of the region, Western NY is a sub-section of Upstate. Both are loose designations. The traditional name of the region is the Niagara Frontier. This was then replaced with the Greater Niagara designation. VERY recently, the Niagara Frontier and CA regions were merged to a new "western NY" designation. And parts of the Buffalo region, like Wyoming County, were removed from the region and given to the Finger Lakes. So some of the core regions associated with Buffalo and "Western NY" are now designated as not Western anymore. But areas farther east are. It's a mess. But all of those regions are equally Upstate NY. Upper NY is the northern region above Upstate.
100% agreed Fluffer Nutter..I went to school at UB, and I am from the real “Upstate” NY area (Watertown)….and too bad you didn’t have time to visit the 1000 aIslands A&K…next time!@Scott Alan Miller…I respectfully disagree…Upstate NY is considered to be anywhere north of Syracuse and Albany…the top hump of NYS
@@ScottAlanMillerVlog wny is not upstate
@@l.no.solace7209 I grew up in the Buffalo outskirts and all through the 70s - 2010s no one used WNY much, everyone called it Upstate locally all the time. The idea that anything other than Buffalo proper was the WNY of Upstate NY is something no one even mentioned until recently. It's some new "millenials don't know geography" thing that seems to have just come about through no one learning about their state anymore.
This makes me smile seeing Buffalo, NY in such a positive light!
We had a great time!
I live in the area and this was one of the best videos that I've seen about our specialty foods. Great camera and drone work as well. Thank you for representing this great area.
Thanks so much Dave, that means a lot coming from a local!
I would agree. Living in the area I was super excited to see this video. Beautifully done:)
I've seen a lot of videos done about buffalo and our food scene but they never got the right food to represent this city I feel. Until this video. Every place you went to for each specific item I would've said go there for it. Imperial is one of the best local spots in the area by far and bar bill is usually the runaway choice as a fan favorite for wings. Thank you for respecting this city with great camera work and truly trying to soak in each unique part that we have to offer here in WNY.
It makes us extremely happy to have had local support from this video, thank you all for being so kind and we are glad that we chose some good spots! We really enjoyed all of them 😃
@@AdventuresofAplusK we can all tell you did your research for this city and even gave facts that went beyond each food item. The food and the history of each item was amazing. But even something like the elmwood village being one of the best in the country is a real nice touch and locals of the area might not have even been totally aware of that tidbit. Great job and keep up the wonderful work. You folks are doing it right ✌
Some excellent examples of some of Buffalo's great foods. If you were to ask 100 locals for their favorite pizza, you'd get 100 different answers. Buffalo style is the way to go! Same with wings. Thanks for shining a positive light on our city with some good shots of our architecture. Hopefully you can come back and try some others as well 🍻🍕🍗🤟🏻
Thanks for the kind words Don! We had such a great time eating around the city and look forward to try the things we missed next time!
Login berry drink (Canada too) and Perogi (other Polish cities too) are pretty iconic as well. I am so used to peanut Stix that I did not realize they are unique (RIP Freddie's...best cake batter ever).
The fact yall went to the Bar Bill instead of Duff's shows how much research yall actually did. Great video!
We cannot even tell you how many hours were spent researching 😂 worth it!
Duffs wings were good at one time, now I think they are terrible. Gabriel's Gait on Allen St. has great wings.
Isn't that the truth!
@@klouise8248 all of Allen St is amazing. Allen Burger Venture has the best burgers I've ever had.
@@Number19sProductions We have way too many great places to eat. That's why we have one of the highest rates of heart disease in the country LOL
It made my day to stumble across your video about my hometown! I do historic walking tours here and have been considering adding a food tour. I love to see our city in such a positive light. Thank you for showcasing Buffalo! Go Bills!
Thanks so much Maria! We loved visiting!
Funny how the character of Elmwood Village has gone upscale. That area had lots of delicatessens, drug stores, grocery stores back in the day. People pretty much did their shopping on foot.
Loved seeing the tour of my city ❤
Buffalo is some what of a melting pot lol two examples of this could be the Broadway market and the Westside Bazaar (25 Grant street)
There's 7 restaurants, a bakery and a small vendor court on the other side there but the food.. amazing. Never had a dish that I didn't like, they've got options for everybody.
Authentic cuisine from East & west Africa, Thailand, Japanese, Burmese, chinese cultures and delicious baked goods to top it off.
Hopefully you guys can visit back one day. 🥰
We would love to come back and try more foods! We love all of those cuisines!
To say that I loved this video is an understatement! It is one of the best I have seen that showcases the amazing WNY food scene. I found it surreal to see all of the places that I go to when i visit back home in a video. Loved it! You really did Buffalo and WNY proud with this. And I am pretty sure that is the first time Freddie's Doughnuts has ever been mentioned on TH-cam! Great pull!! Now I cant wait to get back for Thanksgiving and hit me up some Bar-Bill!! Thanks again! Saving this for when I get homesick!!!
Thank you so much! That means a ton to us! So happy you enjoyed the video 🥰
This Buffalo series has been incredible, and has also made us super hungry! Can’t wait for the Adirondack segment. Not sure how long you are in the area, but if you end up near Syracuse there is a small town on the beautiful Salmon River called Pulaski. You can hike at the tallest waterfall in NY (Salmon River Falls), eat amazing pizza at Two Brothers Pizza, and eat another great beef on weck sandwich at LD’s on the River. It’s a picturesque small town that y’all would love-Kona too! 😃
So glad you enjoyed it! We unfortunately only were able to drive through Syracuse and do some chores there, but we hope to be back! We were in the area a few weeks ago and have headed very far east now! 😃
Hello from buffalo!! So glad you got to try bar bill! You’ll have to try pizza logs and bison chip dip next time 😋
Both of those sound amazing!
We've been following along on your US van life travels for a while now. My husband and I love to travel as well, and whenever we research new places to visit on TH-cam for our personal channel, no matter what, you guys ALWAYS come up in our search! I love that you've seen so many places that no matter where we look up, you've been there with loads of helpful information - we love it!
That is awesome!!! We have a goal to eventually have content for every state and major place people want to visit so we can always be a resource! ❤️ Thank you for following along!
Paulas Donuts Is by far one of the best donut shops in Buffalo and my family also has known the owners a long time, wonderful people with only one goal to service the community and create a bond. You guys really came through and showed the beauty and rich culture of Western NY, I’m glad you guys enjoyed your time here. Go Bills!
Thanks so much Grey! We loved Paula’s!
I grew up in the Niagara Region on the Canadian side and whenever my parents would take my brother and I over to Buffalo for a shopping trip, my mom would always tell us to wear our "big pants", because the food in Buffalo is so good that you always came home stuffed. Hope you enjoyed your stay in the WNY area.
Hahahahah that’s hilarious! We totally know that feeling 😂😂
@@AdventuresofAplusK What Buffalo lacks in scenic beauty, it more than makes up for it with great food and friendly, down to earth and hospitable people.
@@terryomalley1974 Terry, The architecture in Buffalo is some of the best around. The surrounding country side is beautiful, an hour or so drive from Buffalo is Lecthworth state park, the Allegheny mountains along the Pennsylvania border and the Lake plains along Lake Ontario with its farms and orchards. Ontario Canada has allot of spectacular scenery as well. I used to travel to Midland Ontario for Business fairly often and always enjoyed the trip.
Hi from Buffalo! This was such a fun video to watch, knowing that I’ve been to all of these places and that others outside of Buffalo appreciate it and love it just as much! Thanks for shedding such positive light on our home! You guys picked such great places to represent Buffalo!
Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words Lee! 😃
Horseradish is a MUST! It’s part of what makes the Buffalo beef on Weck so unique.😅 It’s an acquired taste, I think.
Also, Blue Cheese is what goes best with wings. The traditional is wings with blue cheese, celery and carrot sticks. Thanks for featuring my home place. WNY has the best variety of food in my opinion. Great video!!
Thanks and thanks for watching!
I LOVED this video and in particular the shoutout to Freddies Doughnuts and the pizza looked amazing. I do want to add my vote to a couple suggestions from others for your next visit: Loganberry, Ted's Hot Dogs and Duffs (on Sheridan and Millersport specifically).
So happy you enjoyed it! And we totally messed up by not getting loganberry!
Yes loganberry for sure!!
Ted’s and Duffs! Was so glad to see that Duffs had the same vibe when I visited a few years ago.
Haha not gonna lie, I was shocked Loganberry wasn't on the list. Definitely a winner!
Crystal beach or aunties is the question 😜
I grew up in “Elmwood Village” back when it was just “West Side” and on the edge of the Italian neighborhood. Got my haircuts at Vito’s, which is across the street from Watson’s. Pizza, beef on weck, Freddie’s Doughnuts, and wings (and fish fry) were food staples. Nice job capturing the flavor and flavors of the Queen City.
In the olden days, every neighborhood had its pizzeria and several neighborhood bars, each with a warm hunk of roast beef for slicing and piling on a kummelweck roll (that was pretty much the bar menu). Local legend was that if they served food, they could be open on Sundays. Don’t know if this was true.
Thanks so much for watching David! It’s awesome for us to hear more from locals about their memories and experiences eating in Buffalo!
You picked the best 4 places. Imperial Pizza is my son's favorite, the spicy pepperoni offsets the sweeter sauce. It's amazing. And Bar Bill is my all time favorite. Cajun honey butter bbq wing with that wonderful blue cheese dipping sauce is incredibly good, and the beef on weck with the au jus to dip is phonomal. All of Paula's Donuts are fluffy and amazing. Haven't tried the candy yet but that's next on my to do list. ✌🏼
Oh wow those wings sound amazing!
The sweeter sauce with pepperoni pizza sounds lovely. I like to use BBQ sauce with pepperoni because of the sweeter kick it gives. All of the chocolates looked amazing, but the ones you went for look like a Caburry's Crunchie that we can get in most shops in the UK. 'Sponge' seems like an odd name to give it - I'd expected it to be... wait for it... pillow-y! 🙌
Hahahahah you would think so right?! It was definitely not pillowy, but dang was it good!
You guys are killing me… :)
Being so close to the border, we were able to pop across the border for a few hours to patronize the wing
establishments in Niagara Falls, NY. or in Buffalo. The pizza and roast beef looked absolutely delicious!
Always made a stop over for food from winter trips skiing in Ellicottville before heading home across the border.
Safe travels and you’ll love the Adirondacks, especially now with the colours. Maybe a boat cruise on Lake George?
All the best to you two. :)
What’s your favorite wing spot in Buffalo?! And we unfortunately were slightly early in the Adirondacks for the peak colors (we were there a few weeks ago), but it was still sooo gorgeous!
I've been to Buffalo so many times and I never explore the areas. I always go to the outlets. Time to explore. Great video. I've marked these places down on my saved Google maps! Thank you.
We hope you can try them soon and enjoy them!
Nice review of Buffalo cuisine overall. Was born in WNY (Lewiston, NY) educated and worked there professionally until relocating in the early '90's. Miss the original Buff. wings, Sicilian style pizza and the home town favorite Beef on Weck...but only with Miller's horseradish. Elmwood district still looks great as well and had many great times there while attending Buffalo State College and beyond. Great couple and wish you both the best in your travels!!!
Thanks so much for watching!
We moved to Raleigh NC in '96 and found a restaurant that a guy from Lewiston owned called Blinco's. Saved our sanity because he had the best beef on weck, fish fries and wings we had ever had. He ended up closing his business and moving back to Lewiston to take care of his parents. We're hoping he comes back someday.
I haven't heard of the sponge candies before, those sound interesting to eat! I don't think I've ever seen Buffalo before, I really love all their floral murals.
The mural was so pretty! And the sponge candy was such a unique texture!
Buffalo's got a lot of good stuff, just a lot of people here are so used to seeing everything that they undervalue it
It's a really cool, very underrated place... Just make sure you visit in the summer! 💙❤️
If you ever are going to go to Buffalo, check out mulberrys, get the lasagna and meat ball.
Remembering sponge candy from the Garden of Sweets on Bailey Avenue. GREAT memories for my tastebuds!
Yum! My 5 year old says “Now I’m hungry, no, now I’m hungrier, and end with the chocolate, Now I’m even hungrier!” Thanks for sharing these stops and doing the research. We appreciate that! Have you thought of doing some videos of “van life cooking?” Thanks for all the effort you put into these. It takes the stress out of planning for others!
Hahahah that is adorable! ❤️❤️❤️ And we do have a video from April 2020 I believe where we cooked our favorite meal in the van, but we are trying to cook more in future videos because we’ve been a little off budget lately haha
You were in our hometown! Thank you for making us proud! We eat good around here! I was THRILLED you went to Bar Bill's! You won't have better wings anywhere else!
We have been loving all of the Bar-Bill love since we shared this! Such a great spot!
😳 I'm from this area so I didn't know our food was so unique. Like the pepperoni curling up and very supprised that peanut sticks are unique to WNY!?! Love peanut sticks, can't imagine not being able to get it. Sponge candy I knew because it can't be made everywhere. You can only make it in certain climates, not just temp but humidity ect.
If you guys haven't been to the Finger Lakes region, you definitely need to check it out. Lots of great wineries, restaurants and shops. My husband and I go to the Finger lakes every fall, and the scenery at that time of year is spectacular with all the trees changing leaves, but anytime of year is great. I highly recommend Keuka and Seneca lakes.
We definitely would like to someday!
I’m from Buffalo, you pretty much nailed it. There’s other things you could try and there’s a lot of opinions on the best pizza places and best wings, but I think you captured the essence of Buffalo well.
Thank you! It was hard to choose spots, lots of good ones to choose from!
Great video of my hometown, highlighting the best food in the U.S.A. There are piles of places to get incredible pizza, great wings, and scrumptious donuts- but you definitely visited the places that are among the best. Buffalo ranks 4th or 5th of pizzerias per capita. Problem with that is, there are only 3 cities I have been to that have a pizza that comes close to the greatness of Bflo pies, and they aren't in the top 10 per capita list.
Thanks Mike! We really enjoyed that pizza. We weren’t sure what to expect, but it was dang good!
Mmmm sponge candy. I don't see it too often, but always feel the urge to partake when I so see it.
It was such a unique treat!
I've been in Buffalo, but haven't gotten to stop and try some of the classic foods. But buffalo wings are probably my all time favorite food, and the ones you got looked great! Though I would have gotten the hot, lol. The peanut stick looked phallic to me (sorry) ... and the pizza looked awesome. Kathryn looked like she was literally in love with the pizza.... Adam should probably be a bit jealous. She even wants to cuddle with it! LOL! Glad Kona is ok!
Hahah I’m surprised no one else thought that about the peanut stick actually 😂
I found your videos because I am traveling and was checking out videos on Toadstool Hoodoos. (I do astrophotography, blood Red Moon when I will be in Page)
Then I see Buffalo! Woot! Where I am from!
You did a great job with all your picks for food!
Thanks for showing our diversity!
I will watch more of your videos! I also have the traveling spirit. I ride motorcycle across country, and next trip includes storm chasing photography tour. 📸
Be safe my friends! Keep sharing the beauty of our country!
Wow! Astrophotography and storm chasing sounds super cool! Thanks so much for watching 😃
Kathryn, your reaction to the pizza (actual footage and the blooper) is spot on. LOL Great video!
Hahahaha so glad you enjoyed it 😂😂
I really miss the food back there. I was born and raised in the Buffalo area!!! GO BILLS!!!!!
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I moved to the area more than 20 years ago and I will never leave.
The Anchor Bar is also where celery sticks tradition originated as well, if I'm not mistaken. It was an off-the -cuff idea to put these on the side. I used to live within a mile of the pizza place and never knew its specialness. So many pizza places!
I love the celery tradition! 🙌🏼
@@AdventuresofAplusK Cool.
I’m from Buffalo. You made some great choices. Horseradish makes a beef on weck next level though! Sponge candy is the best!!!
Thanks Jennifer!
horseradish!
Maybe start out with a 4:1 ratio of mayo to horseradish, then work your way up if you wan😃👌
That’s the truth !
Niagara chocolates...sponge candy...was always the BEST!!!
So crazy to see a video about places I've been going my whole life. Paula's when an after school walk I loved many times after exams haha
That sounds like the best post exam treat ever!
Fun video! So much great looking food. Enjoyed seeing the Bills stadium too. Good job! 👍
Thanks David! Adam loves seeing all of the stadiums when we travel
Born and raised in Buffalo! So many good places to eat it's the best!
I was born in Niagara Falls and live in Buffalo thank you for stopping in. 🙏💕
Great video and excellent selections in terms of the best examples of the best local foods in the area. The only consensus on what place has the best versions of each food, is that there is no consensus.
If you ever make your way back through Western New York or down the road to the finger lakes in the summer time, you may enjoy a few sites outside the city, like Griffis Sculpture Park about an hour south of the city. It was the first Sculpture Park in the US and is 425 acres of amazing sculptures from over 100 artists. The giant mosquito, giant snake, and Easter Island type head you can sit in are my personal favorites.
Letchworth State Park, also known as the Grand Canyon of the East, is another great local destination with amazing views and some great activities life white water rafting, hiking the 60+ miles of trails, hot air balloon rides, and camping.
Good luck on your future travels wherever they may take you!
We'd love to visit the Finger Lakes area one day! Thanks for the tips! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for visiting my home town, glad you enjoyed you visit and the awesome food !!!
We had an awesome time!
Love the Buffalo area! My favorite food is the Beef on Weck! Found out that you can't get that anywhere else because the salt on the weck ends up melting on the bread after a day or two and makes the bread wet, so it has to be used right away. So no shipping to other places. Curious why you didn't go to Anchor Bar for the buffalo wings. Have fun in the Adirondacks, they're beautiful!
Ooo we didn’t know that! Glad we got to try it there then! And we heard Anchor Bar wasn’t the best spot (of course, these are all opinions!) despite it being the original. We like to go more off the beaten path when we can!
There are many many places that make the wings better than the Anchor Bar.
Anchor Bar is mid level at best. It is fine to take someone from out of town but no where near the best. Bar Bill is actually the best place they could have gone as they are, in my opinion, not only the best wings but also have the best beef on weck as well.
We live in North Carolina and we get rolls shipped down here. They actually send a kit that we put it all together the very way you describe and we can get the beef anywhere but it's nice that we now have Wegman's too.
As a resident of the Buffalo area you hit the jackpot here. There are no better donuts than Paula's, no better pizza than Imperial(fight me), top 3 of Wings at Bar-Bill but they have the best roast beef hands down, and Watson's sponge candy is in a lifelong battle with Fowler's for the best. I could not have picked any better places to visit. 10/10
Figuring out where to go was overwhelming, so this means a ton to us!
Glad you guys enjoyed our great city. There’s a mural downtown that says keep Buffalo a secret and while we love our city, what we love most is when people come to see our city and see the greatness that we do.
We saw that mural! And then felt bad we were exposing some of the awesome things about it 😅
Buffalo native as well and I'll echo what everyone else is saying -- you were appreciative of the culture that gave rise to the items you tried. I always say that if you're hungry in Buffalo, it's your own fault. I've traveled quite a bit, and I think (as objectively as I can) that Buffalo has some of the best regional food in the country. You really hit the high points and did a good job of showing them off. Good critiques as well -- not slavishly "foodie" but clear-eyed assessments, nicely filmed. The last part could make my friends understand why I never, ever share sponge candy.
Oh my gosh, sharing sponge candy?! Blasphemy! 😜 Thanks for watching and for the kind words!
I know this video is old news by now, but I just watched it as I slowly catch up on your back library. I was especially excited for this one as I currently live on the shores of Lake Erie, not too far from Buffalo. You guys are so good at what you do, you almost made me consider giving the pizza out here another chance. Growing up in eastern NY where NY style reigns supreme, I consider that sweetness in the sauce of Buffalo style pizza an unforgivable crime against pizza. You nailed it with the cup-style pepperoni, though - those pools of cheese and pepperoni oil are to die for (probably literally, so let's not tell my doctor how much I enjoy it!). Awesome video, as always.
p.s. As a lifelong Bills fans, the shots of their stadium made me happy. So very happy. :)
We really really loved Buffalo style pizza! The sweet sauce isn’t how we’d prefer it either, but it worked for us! We love NY style the best probably. But like you mentioned the pepperoni on the Buff style is hard to beat!
I love flying the drone over stadiums. I can’t always do it, but when I can it is so fun and cool! If you haven’t seen our Nashville episode I was able to fly over the Titans stadium as well!
@@AdventuresofAplusK I haven't seen the Nashville episode yet, but I look forward to the drone shots of the stadium when I get to it.
I'd say next time try the loganberry here, maybe a crystal beach sucker, some webers mustard, and try a few others like grovers for the best burgers and wings in town, also Swistons for some awesome loganberry chicken wings but their bourbon BBQ is amazing too! Have yet to try bar bill because its like a 40 minute drive for me being in the northtowns but one day I'll have to make it out there!
Okay, seriously! Peanut sticks! Tastes like a Payday bar? With a cup of coffee, sign me up. I'd start every day with one. I have to see if I can find any in my area. Keeping my fingers crossed.
We can confirm…it’s SO good with coffee!
You did your homework. The places you picked are some of best around here. Next time you have to try some of our itailian and Greek restaurants .
Thank you! We did a lot of research!
Oh the flavor on that chicken looks incredible! That iconic roast beef looks amazing also...Talk about FOODIE ♡
It was all sooo delicious!
Buffalo has some great food, plain and simple! Also has great Polish food at the Polish Villa, a good hot dog at Ted's, and you can also get some great subs and pizza, but definitely has it's own style of pizza, of which it is the greasiest because of the pepperoni. It is not Upstate NY, but Western NY, has more of a midwestern feel to it than East Coast.
We loved the pizza! Especially that pepperoni!
You definitely found some iconic and traditional foods of this area but we also have a HUGE culturally diverse population and the restaurants reflect this: Mediterranean, authentic Greek and Italian as well as some great Chinese/ Asian food. And you can’t miss out on the good ole southern cooking favorites!! Great video!!
Definitely! The point of this video was to share the iconic foods, but we love foods from other cultures.
Why didn't you check out the Falls from the Canadian side ?! Funny that I didn't realize that peanut sticks started in Bflo (it's okay to let the peanuts fall- that's why they're encrusted with them). I love living here, and have enjoyed great food away from here. Your video was well put together and hope you return to Western New York again soon, whether I have the pleasure of seeing you or not... Happy traveling!
Visiting Canada is a bit tricky right now, even being vaccinated, and our dog is not allowed in Ontario due to her breed.
I liked Adam’s violent analogy of knee-capping someone lol
If you ever hear of someone being attacked by a peanut stick, pretend we never said anything 😜😂
Oh and glad you got into the Elmwood Village because its a very nice area, but for sponge candy the best place to go is PARKSIDE CANDY, building is very old and looks the same as it did in the 1920s, such a beautiful establishment it was used in the film the Natural.
We'll have to check it out next time. Thanks!
U went to some vry fine local food establishments here..Great choices..
But nxt time U guys come back try LaNova’s (for both the pizza 🍕 & their char-pit BBQ wings..get the slice of cheese & pepperoni wth the sesame crust, its so good)..For mor wings (BFLO style)..Go try Duff’s..or the inventors themselvs..the Anchor Bar🍗..& lastly..U must go to a Teds (for fresh off the charcoal grilld hot dog 🌭..yes, back-yard cookout style...wth a loganberry drink, an awesome maroon/purple non-fizzy drink)..Again, sooo good 😋
so neat to see you folks in buffalo !!!…my home town , love your adventures, I’ve gotten great ideas from you guys when my friends & I have gone to the national parks .. thank you so much!!!…keep up the adventures.safe travels 😊
We had a great time in the area! Thank you so much for following along!
well done! You all nailed it with the Buffalo food. You did my hometown extremely well. Thanks
Thanks a bunch Joseph!
I’m from Buffalo thankyou for featuring the City of good neighbors ❤️ y’all picked some great spots ❤️
Thank you so much for watching! ❤️
Spaghetti Parm from Chef’s.
As iconic to Buffalo as food could ever hope to get. And the celebrities who have eaten there couldn’t agree more
We will have to try that next time
Welcome to my hometown! We have delish food and I’m glad you visited. Next time, ask for some suggestion for some no so famous places because if you thought those places were good…you’ll go nuts over the smaller guys food. Oh, and I don’t get the horseradish either! Glad you enjoyed yourself and GO BILLS!
P.S. thanks for enjoying WNY and not visiting upstate while calling it Buffalo…we appreciate that!
City of good neighbors
Thanks for watching!
Wish I would have known you guys were doing this. Two blocks from my house when you were at Paula’s. Should have gone across the street and had a loganberry and charbroiled Sahlen hotdog at Teds. Would have liked to have met you and guided you around a little. We do food and football better than most around here. Good representation of our area. Thanks
We will definitely try loganberry and a hot dog next time 😊
Great job folks. As someone who lives here and loves the food we are known for it is very apparent you did your research and did not just go to the 'popular' locations. 10 outta 10.
We love trying to visit spots that aren’t as obvious! Thank you!
Idk why but this video popped into my recommendation and this makes my lil Buffalonian heart smile
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Awesome!!! You were basically in my backyard as you guys were trying out Paula’s Doughnuts Peanut Stick!!! Glad you guys liked the food here (people tend to gain a “lil” weight when they move to Buffalo! 😂🤣😂).
Hahaha we can see why! 😂
@@AdventuresofAplusK You guys are awesome 😎!!! 😁
Making me homesick. Great job!☺ GO BILLS!
GO BILLS!!!!!! Love this video!!! We have the best food here!!!
So glad you enjoyed it! ❤️💙
Go Bills
I love that you called it “sugar sand” 🤣. Never heard it called that, but you better believe we’ll call it that going forward.
Hahahaha it is the best way we could describe it 😂
Hello Adventurers😊😊😊, Buffalo is a cool city and the food scene is amazing! I have savored the deliciousness of Buffalos pizza pies as y'all just did. Those wings...feels like sooo much goodness in your mouth and you want more of that...its to bad that you didn't get to see Watkins Glen State Park but I'm sure y'all will revisit. The Adirondacks area, especially Lake George and Lake Placid areas are so SPECTACULAR...and you will enjoy hiking those areas too. Don't forget about the Catskills. My favorite waterfall there is Katerskill Falls with its double waterfalls so check it out. Can't wait to see what's next😊😊😊👍👍👍👍👍👍.
I really want more wings now! Haha and the Adirondacks were amazing! So excited to share that video. We hope to make it to the Catskills someday. Lots left to see in NY!
You guys did a great job showing our city! Nice choices and thanks for being so positive
Thanks for watching Amanda!
Every time I go back home to Buffalo I eat the same exact foods you showed here!
Woo! 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Thats awesome!! Barbill for sure has the best wings in Buffalo!! Sponge candy was great too!!
Woo! Glad we picked a good spot!
Another amazing video guys! Welcome to my corner of the world!
We have been loving it up in this part of the US!
Love you guys! You gave us so much great info for our Yellowstone/Black Hills trip this past summer. If you come down 90 West, stop in Fredonia and come to TaQo for a bite to eat. We’d love to have you!!!
Now that sounds like a delicious spot! 🙌🏼
You guys did your homework. All of these places are very good representations of Buffalo food, the best examples are always contentious depending on where people grew up. I highly recommend any of these places.
Thank you so much! We researched very hard and were hopeful that the locals would approve haha!
@@AdventuresofAplusK Next time you swing through you should try chicken finger, stingers (chicken finger sub with shaved steak), pizza logs, loganberry pop, and apple cider doughnuts. In Rochester you have to try a Garbage plate. And the whole Finger Lakes region is beautiful.
Enjoy the ADK! It’s bear season so be extra careful.
Definitely kicking ourselves for not trying Loganberry! We did thankfully get some apple cider donuts in Vermont, which were amazing! Just posted our Adirondacks video today and thankfully survived the bears (sort of bummed we never saw any)
The beef on weck usually comes with fries and a pickle and horseradish on the side.
"Air pockety"??? Where did that one come from? I was disapointed when Adam the Traveling Food Critic didn't think that the Peanut Stick wasn't "pillowy". Another fun and informative video, you guys are so good at videography, editing and story telling I look forward every week for your vlogs. I spent a brief amount of time in Canastota NY. Some of us would go to a winter lodge in the Catskills, the parkng lot was at a lower elevation and we would ride our snowmobiles up to the lodge. Lots of fun year-round up there. Have fun adn safe travels. Glad Kona is okay.
Thank you David! Trying to try out some new words to keep everyone on their toes 😜
Great descriptive verbiage no doubt. We keep it!
You went to the wrong spot for " sweet " pizza sauce. Imperial's sauce is definitely more on the tomato'y side. If you would have gotten slices at Bella pizza ( or a few other spots) after those Imperial slices , you would have understood exactly what people mean about " sweet " pizza sauce. They're both delicious , just two different styles. You nailed the spot for wings , though. Barbill wings are amazing ! As for sponge candy , the way I describe it to people is that it's kinda the texture of a malted milk ball but butterfinger flavored.
It definitely tasted sweeter than other sauce we have had, but we will have to try other spots in the future.
Thank you for shedding a positive light on our city! Loved the video!
We’re so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
Loved seeing a video in WNY! i live in walking distance of Imperial - GREAT choice :)
Woo! Glad you approve! 🍕🍕
I live in Florida but lived in buffalo for 20 years . Great food, great neighbors , and the bills
Wow, quite the foody bonanza in Buffalo! That all looked so good. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.
It was a solid day of eating!
Whenever I think of Buffalo, my first thought is SNOW so I'm glad I got to see this. The city looks like an awesome place and the food looks amazing. P.S. Glad Kona is okay.
Hahaha we will gladly experience the food part of Buffalo and not the snow part (we are wimps!)
okay, as a person born and raised in buffalo, i understand ya'll just think of snow but we also have all four seasons and it's really pretty when snow isn't on the ground. you should come back and see canal side in the winter to ice skate! we have igloo's you can rent!
Igloos sound fun!
@@AdventuresofAplusK they are heated! 😂
As a buffalo native I love this!
Thanks so much for watching!
That peanut bar reminds me of what I remember being called Mocha cakes, or Mocha bars.
Ooo we will have to look into those!
I love peanut sticks!! Haven't had one in years!! I want one now.
They are delicious!!
Great video. As a lifelong Buffalonian, you crushed this video. Nice work!!
That means a ton to us, thanks James!
You can usually get a good weck sandwich or wings at most Bar & Grills in WNY for a good price.And there's plenty of Bar & Grills.Fish Fry Fridays have also been big in WNY.
Oh this is going to be good!!! I’m so excited…you guys eat all the best food! I’m drooling already! 😋🤤😋🤤
Make sure you eat beforehand! 😜
Fish Fry also a Buffalo staple, check it out next time. Great Video!
Thanks for watching! Definitely looking forward to returning and eating more!
Gotta love Buffalo foods especially the iconic wings. I went to college an hour outside Buffalo and always went to Duffs for my wing addiction. I’m originally from the southern Finger Lakes region so I’m super sad you aren’t going but I understand flexibility is the need in full time RVing! We’re in the very beginning of our FT adventure.
Keep the videos coming. They are always entertaining and informative!
We definitely will be back! I cannot even tell you how many times we have had to adjust and change plans the last few weeks due to weather, work, or just needing rest. But we are thankful we have the flexibility!
In Wisconsin they are called "angel food candy." Haven't had it's since my parents moved us when I was 15. Ironically, just talked to my kids about making it for Christmas this year.
Ooo that would be fun to make! It’s such a unique treat!
Buffalo is a great city. Nice people and good food. We who live here get to enjoy all those yummy foods whenever we like. 😋
That’s gotta feel good to be so close to such good food and good people! Thanks for watching, Linda!
Next time try Donatello’s in Niagara Falls for a beef on weck, amazing!
I had a unique cheesecake in Buffalo: it was pineapple; however, the fruit was at the bottom, and the cheese was on top. The crust was cookie dough. That was 1973 on Burlington Ave. I bake it to this day! It's also good with graham cracker crust.
That sounds amazing!!!
You went to all my favorite places. Great choices! Bar Bill is in my town. Love Paula’s and Imperial.
Woo! So glad we could hit up your favs!
Yes these are all GREAT places to sample WNY's best!
Woo! Glad we picked alright!