Entries from Buffalo Chow tagged with 'Mexican'

SoCal Chow: Kogi BBQ + Bass Pro Shops, Or, On Surprises

A funny thing happened on our way back to Buffalo from testing Apple's new iPad in San Francisco this week: a snowstorm. Given the choice of being stranded in Las Vegas overnight or staying with family in Southern California, we...

Posted on January 31, 2010

Quick Bites: Snyder Bar & Grill, Jojo Bistro + Chipotle Updates

Most of the time, we struggle to condense our thoughts about the restaurants we visit into something short enough for people to enjoy reading, but on occasion, we come across a place that we don't have a lot to say...

Posted on January 18, 2010

So-So Buffalo Mexican: Elmwood Taco & Subs + Cozumel Grill

As much as we love Buffalo's Elmwood Avenue, we're not blind to its strengths and weaknesses. Eclectic indie shops? Check. Fun places to eat and drink heavily? Check. One of Buffalo's best farmers' markets? Big check. Good Mexican food? Ch......

Posted on December 26, 2009

Top 10 Great Chain Restaurants Buffalo Should Have

Locally owned and operated restaurants are great - except when they leave big gaps in local food expectations. How many years has Buffalo gone without a truly awesome Mexican restaurant? Considered Burger King or Wendy's to be the pinnacle of...

Posted on December 14, 2009

Chipotle Opens In Buffalo (Well, Amherst); Here's Why We Care

We're going to have more to say soon, but the big food story of the week is one we've been discussing on Twitter: after a soft launch yesterday, national Tex-Mex chain Chipotle officially opened its first restaurant in Western New...

Posted on December 11, 2009

O.C. Chow: How Mexican Food Is Supposed To Look & Taste

"Why is authentic Mexican food so hard to find in Buffalo?" Readers ask us this question at least once a month, demonstrating that they know the difference between real Mexican cuisine and the stuff that's most commonly served in Western...

Posted on September 25, 2009

At La Galera in Niagara Falls, Mixed Mexican Food, Service

Having spent time in California and Mexico, we're routinely reminded of how sharply our conceptions of Mexican food differed from what we've experienced in Western New York: in areas with larger Mexican populations, even second-tier places surpass Buffalo's best options...

Posted on August 18, 2009

Taste of Williamsville 2009: A French Debut & Elvis, Too

How often does a Western New York food festival include the debut of an as-yet-unopened restaurant? Where else do items such as fancy french fries and a Kobe Beef Hot Dog compete with fancy gazpachos and high-end seafood dishes to...

Posted on August 4, 2009

Taste of Chicago: The World's Largest Food Festival, Part 2

After eating our way through the Taste of Chicago - the world's largest food festival, as discussed in Part 1 of our Taste of Chicago report - the two of us were surprised to find ourselves agreeing on something we...

Posted on June 26, 2009

5 de Mayo: Decent Mexican, But Not Worth Celebrating

One of the biggest challenges in writing about food is separating the appeal of what we see from what we smell and taste: for Mexican cuisine, like that served at Cheektowaga's 5 de Mayo - named for Cinco de Mayo,...

Posted on March 22, 2009

Low Impact Mexican Disappoints at Aging Gramma Mora's

During our review of local cranberry wines last month, we came across a bottle that was fine, but had almost no actual cranberry flavor; whatever it was, it wasn't really cranberry wine. As long-time fans of Mexican food, we can...

Posted on March 4, 2009

Taco-Off: Mighty Taco & Taco Bell vs. Real Mexican Food

Call us food snobs or just critics, but after living in Southern California and honeymooning in Mexico, we can't pretend to be passive about the quality of Mexican food. Once you've had the real thing, it's obvious that there are...

Posted on February 15, 2009

Taco Time: Limited Mexican Menus at Moe's & Salsarita's

Thanks to a huge Mexican population, Mexican restaurants were so numerous when we lived in Southern California that we realized how deprived we'd been in Western New York: our conceptions of this legitimately great cuisine had been based on Mighty...

Posted on February 3, 2009

Kauai Chow: On This Hawaiian Island, Food is No Paradise

Writing about bad meals is, at least for us, a joyless affair. Some critics revel in splashing red ink all over the fur coats of sub-standard restaurants, but we hesitate to recall sad dining experiences, doing so only out of...

Posted on December 10, 2008

Authentic Mexican, in Williamsville? Si, at La Tolteca

For years, the closest Buffalo's suburbs came to authentic Mexican food was the chain restaurant Chi-Chis, which served decent enough meals but was only a shade closer to the real deal than a Taco Bell. As some point, Chi-Chis disappeared,...

Posted on May 26, 2008

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