Chef's
Buffalo, NY 14204
Phone: (716) 856-9187
- Price:
- $
- Best of Citysearch:
- Italian Food 2004
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
Editorial Review for Chef's – by Helen Russell
In Short
One of Buffalo's best-known Italian restaurants since 1923, Chef's is a favorite meeting place for local politicos, judges, lawyers and police officers. An ideal place for group or family parties, the two large dining rooms are always full. Posted on wooden boards, Chef's menu includes many traditional Southern Italian dishes like spaghetti, ravioli, lasagna, veal and chicken cacciatore. Each day of the week has its own special: eggplant parmesan on Monday, tripe and braciola on Wednesday, and chicken livers on Saturday. Desserts range from traditional tortoni, spumoni and cannoli, to tiramisu and New York-style cheesecake dripping with cherries.
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User Reviews for Chef's
03/23/2007 Posted by peyoan
Chef's is special to me, it's about the atmosphere and memories and great food. Their food is unique, which is what I love. They don't cater to a huge spread of palates like chains like Olive Garden do, but any true food lover knows that the smaller, unique, and family-operated restaurants far supersede all else. I live in Arizona and I can't wait until I'm back in Buffalo to eat here again. People who appreciate good dining know Chef's is good. There's just no comparison in WNY. Chef's remains to be one of the busiest dining establishments in the area, and regardless what a few online critiques might say (see above), there is a reason for that. In fact good food is not the only thing that WNY has plenty of, there are also lots of naysayers (hence i now live in AZ). Check it out if you are interested in a new experience, but don't bother holding up a table from other people if you really would rather eat at an Olive Garden or are fussy...
Pros: Friendly Service, Good food
Cons: Busy (always reserve), The food is better when not packed (try off times/nights)
09/12/2006 Posted by need2checkitout
I have always heard wonderful things about Chef's so we tried it and they must be doing soemthing right because it took a while to get in the place as it was so very crowded. However I don't understand why...Everything is a la carte and not very good for the overly high prices. I haven't gone back.
Pros: parking across the street
Cons: prices, food could be better
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