Festival Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ Location: Cheektowaga Town Park Type of cuisine: Polish What to wear: summer clothes Who I went with: my mom The festival atmosphere: fun, outdoors, festive, creative What I ate: We shared a Polish platter with beef stew, golabki, cheese pierogi, sauerkraut, and polish sausage My recommendation: I would recommend this festivalContinue reading “Festival Review: Cheektowaga Polish American Arts Festival 2025”
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Festival Review: Taste of Buffalo 2025
Festival Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ Location: downtown Buffalo Type of cuisine: all different genres What to wear: casual Who I went with: my mom and sister The festival atmosphere: really festive and in the spirit of life! What I ate: We shared a butter chicken taco, stroopwaffel, loaded pasta and cheese, ice cream sandwich – andContinue reading “Festival Review: Taste of Buffalo 2025”
Festival Review: Buffalo Greek Fest 2025
Festival Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★★ Location: Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Type of cuisine: Greek What to wear: summer casual Who I went with: my mom and grandma The festival atmosphere: festive, fun, in the spirit What I ate: We shared a cheese ring, a chicken gyro, and a baklava cheesecake! My recommendation: I recommend to everyoneContinue reading “Festival Review: Buffalo Greek Fest 2025”
Restaurant Review: Aguacates Mexican Cantina
Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: Mexican Who I went with: my mom What I ate: burrito verde (filled with shredded pork and onions) and chips with queso and salsa How I would describe the restaurant: festive, fun, bar-like What I liked about this meal: The portion size is perfect and filling. The chipsContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Aguacates Mexican Cantina”
Restaurant Review: Favo Pizza and Draft House
Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: Italian Who I went with: my mom What I ate: veggie and sausage pizza How I would describe the restaurant: bar-like, sporty What I liked about this meal: The toppings are colorful and crunchy – healthy! I love that the restaurant attaches to a frozen yogurt place.Continue reading “Restaurant Review: Favo Pizza and Draft House”
Restaurant Review: Buffalo Tikka House
Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: Indian How I found the restaurant: Google search Who I went with: my mom What I ate: chicken saag (spinach sauce), basmati rice, and naan How I would describe the restaurant: clean, well organized, good service What I liked about this meal: The chicken saag is creamyContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Buffalo Tikka House”
Restaurant Review: The Smith
Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: American Who I went with: my mom, sister Lauren, and her fiancé Ty What I ate: brussels sprouts for an appetizer and the rigatoni with vodka sauce and spinach for my meal. How I would describe the restaurant: classy, early 20th century modern, clean What I likedContinue reading “Restaurant Review: The Smith”
Restaurant Review: Pizzeria Florian
“Special note about this restaurant: all the food is made in a 900 degree, wood burning oven!” -Chef Genevieve Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: Italian/pizza Who I went with: my mom What I ate: cacio e pepe pizza and a chop salad How I would describe the meal: classy, herb-like, Mediterranean AboutContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Pizzeria Florian”
Restaurant Review: Santora’s Pizza, Pub, and Grill
Restaurant Grade: ★ ★ ★ ★ Type of cuisine: Italian Who I went with: my dad and my Uncle Dan How I would describe the restaurant: bar-like, clean, smells like pizza What I ate: Chicken caesar salad What I liked about this meal: The chicken is juicy and well-seasoned. What I would change about this meal: IContinue reading “Restaurant Review: Santora’s Pizza, Pub, and Grill”
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