67 West Chippewa Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
Erie County
Phone: (716) 842-0281
Fax: unknownWebsite: no website on fileEmail: no email on fileHours: unknown
by Sonia Grashot on Quantity over quality. 3.5 stars rounded up. Went here for the Tuesday 5-8 Happy Hour, $18 AYCD beer and wine PLUS AYCE fried chicken, pork cutlet and pickled radish. They also periodically throw in some baked potatos with bacon, as well as spicy rice cakes. Vegetarians beware, as the spicy rice cakes and pickled radish are pretty much the only things you can eat here during this time (perhaps ever). I came here twice, actually. The first time did not end so well. I had not eaten in nearly 24 hours in preparation for an epic meal slash battle. Having rounded the troops, we were sat in the lounge area. Two girls (one vegetarian) were with us. The men ordered the happy hour special, ready to go. I informed the waitress that the ladies needed some more time perusing the menu before deciding what to eat. There are no vegetarian options to be seen. I asked the waitress, and only then did she tell us that the happy hour special was the only food option. Thank you for telling me that before. -1 service. Anyways, we left. Round 2. I had attempted to go through the preparations as I had the week before, but I failed to resist temptation at lunch when the hospital held its annual holiday lunch party. I then tried to make up for it with a BM but failed to do that since I held it in too long and I only eat meat. This would prove to be negligible. DECOR/AMBIANCE: I guess it's trendy. Pretty upscale looking. +1 SERVICE: It was much busier than last time. They had only 2 or 3 waitresses for a packed house. I'd say service was great, except for the fact that they forgot / ignored things. So what could have become a 0 for service (vs. last visit) stays at a -1. QUANTITY: Doesn't matter how many people are in your party. Whether you have a 2 or 10, you will get the same amount of food. The trick is to order again as soon as you get it, because they don't listen when you ask for more at once. They win points on free-flowing alcohol. QUALITY: Meh. Chicken is soft, and bones are few, but definitely bland. Must make sure to use the dipping sauce. I asked for more when it was done, and they forgot... yet another blow to their service. The rest of the food is relatively bland as well. I would be severely disappointed if I came at regular hours and paid full price for any of these items. BANG FOR BUCK: Amazing. Why? Mostly because of the alcohol, which includes wine, and partially because of the food. It might not taste that great, but at least you get your money's worth and then some. So to break it down: +1 Ambiance -1 Service +1 Quantity (AYCE, after all) +0.5 Quality +1 Bang for the buck Glad I came. Shame it's only on Tuesdays. If I'm down to get pissed then I'll return. Otherwise, Boka's chicken is superior to everything Third Floor Cafe offers food-wise.
by Jay Z. on My friend and I ordered some of the rateclubsers' favourite items but we were both disappointed. We started with she-crab soup. My friend said it has no crab taste at all and I thought it was just sour, must be some kind of wine or wine-vinegar that's in the soup. Soup was creamy but that was about it. Then we shared two appetizers, Fried green tomato, BBQ Pork and one entree, Shrimp & Scallop with Grits. The green tomato was rather bland if not for the goat cheese. The tomato tasted flat or neutral. The batter was very crispy. The Pork was dried and was slathered with a sour side BBQ sauce. The Pork or the sauce had good smoke flavor but I couldn't tell whether it was smoke flavored meat or sauce. The Shrimp and Scallop were grilled nicely but were both too salty. The Grits were too thick and the sauce was bland. The only bright side was the corn muffin which has good texture, corny grits and tasted just right. The accompanied biscuit was way too dry. It just stick to the throat. If you are near Nashville, TN, go to Battleground Brewery at Franklin for a much better tasting Shrimp and Grits.
by Lashonda Vargo on I like this place. Great crowd. Upscale ambiance... so no ghetto people. Yay! I remember seeing my manager here once and he was hitting up the 3 women I was hanging out with that night. Good times. They have a pretty nice bar/restaurant. No watered drinks served here. 2 beautiful floors and always filled with good looking people. Some are snooty and some friendly. Life is a box of chocolates then again... What I really like about this place is that every time I went... I made an interesting friend or met someone great to date. Kinda wicked but I don't mind. The genre of music is pretty diverse and all around good dancing music. IF you go here... order their long islands... something spacial about it... always hits the spot. Parking is a crap shoot... several rounds later... you're bound to run into an empty spot... grrr... SF... grrr!
