Duffs

Wanted to try buffalo wings in buffalo! Overall it was just okay… I felt like I’ve had better ones. The “hot/spicy” warning imho was not really accurate. We ordered one medium and one hot, and it didn’t feel that much different from how “hot” it was. I read other reviews after finishing my meal and would agree that the sauce felt too “vinegary” and is pretty salty. Their IPA was good though. Not sure if I would recommend it or come back.

High expectations that just did not deliver. Coming from Toronto, we always hear about how well known Buffalo is for their top tier Chicken Wings. After a little research, we discovered the famous Duff’s Wing chain in Buffalo so we set our maps and went on our way. Upon arrival, the restaurant has a very homey feeling. Could imagine coming here after baseball practice with the family to some nice hot wings. The inside of the restaurant is a blast from a different time. The service here was very good for us, our server was busy handling her tables but she made sure to take care of us and repeatedly ask if we were in need of anything. Now on to the menu. First of all, the prices here are actually quite high in my opinion. Most deals here roughly have you spending $1.75-2 per wing, but thankfully there are decent deals that include the likes of sides and drinks. Our table of three got two of the $19.99 10 wings + two sides deal, which ended up being more than enough food for us. As for the the food itself, this is where personal opinion and taste come into play as we were greatly disappointed by these wings. Firstly, a good chunk of our wings were cooked well additionally, the wings themselves were decently sized. The flavour themselves is where it is lacklustre, as other reviews have stated, the spicy sauces tend to be high in vinegar content. This may just be because of how used to us Canadians are to the wing flavours up here, but the famous Buffalo sauce just doesn’t do it for us. The spicy bbq sauce was slightly better but still not worth the price. The sides as well were lacking as they felt like they were just store bought frozen fries and onion rings. Additionally the salad was slightly brown and was served with a packet of salad dressing…with no expiration date weirdly enough. Overall, we really walked in here with high expectations which may have been the downfall of this review as the food itself just did not deliver. Try it out for yourself, you may well adore the Buffalo sauce, but as for us it was just not it.