The best wings in Buffalo — or anywhere

TooMuchBlood
TooMuchBlood Posts: 312
edited June 2013 in The Porch
To wings fans visiting Buffalo, be sure to go to La Nova on West Ferry Street and order the barbecue or hot-barbecue wings, which are deep-fried, sauced, tossed into a fire pit, sauced and tossed back into said fire pit and then resauced. As many times as I try to replicate what La Nova does — and I buy gallon jugs of hot and hot-barbecue sauces from them online — I still cannot get my wings to fly like theirs.

I've been experimenting with gourmet-style wings with lots of marinades and seasonings, but the simplicity of La Nova's wins out. Crazy tasty.
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  • nycrats
    nycrats Posts: 1,355
    how close to the venue?
    '98: Camden 1 '00: JB2 '03: MSG1 '04: Boston 1 '05: AC1
    '06: Irving Plaza, East Rutherford 1 & 2 '07: Lolla '08: Camden 2, MSG2, Beacon
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  • TooMuchBlood
    TooMuchBlood Posts: 312
    nycrats wrote:
    how close to the venue?

    It's about three to five miles away. Cabs fares aren't terrible in Buffalo. It'll be worth it. Trust me, an honest man.
  • pjten77
    pjten77 Posts: 225
    TooMuchBlood wrote:
    nycrats wrote:
    how close to the venue?

    It's about three to five miles away. Cabs fares aren't terrible in Buffalo. It'll be worth it. Trust me, an honest man.

    Just don't pull a Patrick Kane on the cabbie!!
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  • PJ Fan est. 1990
    PJ Fan est. 1990 Posts: 1,788
    i'm not going to buffalo, but if i wanted wings, i'd go to the place that invented buffalo wings...i forget the name though
  • Tenzing N.
    Tenzing N. Posts: 466
    Haven't been there but I think the Anchor Bar has the best.
  • Red Lukin
    Red Lukin Canada Posts: 2,994
    I've been to the Anchor Bar. Pretty good but I wouldn't say they are the best I've had.

    Never been but I also head Gabriel’s Gate makes good wings, and like Anchor Bar it's not too far from the venue.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    I've had the anchor bars and I will say they are the best I have ever had.

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  • TheVan218
    TheVan218 Posts: 302
    No one who lives in Buffalo thinks Anchor Bar has the best. They either have all their own individual places.

    I personally like Duff's.
  • kbuchholtz
    kbuchholtz Posts: 63
    born and raised in Buffalo. Duffs has the best wings here for sure. Unfortunately, they're not close to the arena. Gabriel's Gate is much closer, located downtown, and has great wings too. Other great restaurants downtown are Founding Fathers pub, Cozumel for Mexican, Colter Bay, Pearl Street Grill and Brewery.

    But for wings downtown, hit Gabriel's Gate. Anchor Bar, where wings were born, are very small.

    Enjoy my hometown.
  • nycrats
    nycrats Posts: 1,355
    thanks for the tips will check them out..
    '98: Camden 1 '00: JB2 '03: MSG1 '04: Boston 1 '05: AC1
    '06: Irving Plaza, East Rutherford 1 & 2 '07: Lolla '08: Camden 2, MSG2, Beacon
    '09 :Philly 1 & 2 '10: Buffalo, Newark, MSG1, MSG2
    '11: PJ20 1 & 2 '12: Missoula '13: Wrigley, BK2, Philly 1 & 2, Hartford
    '14: Ams 1 & 2, Cincy, St Louis, Detroit, Moline '15: Central Park
    '16 Philly 1 & 2, MSG 1 & 2, Toronto 1 & 2, Fenway 1, Wrigley 1
    '17 Brooklyn hall of fame ‘18 Fenway 1 '21 Jersey Shore '22 MSG  '24: MSG1, MSG2
  • tragicheadjam
    tragicheadjam Posts: 200
    duffs for the hot wings......and you can't beat the la nova bbq!

    anchor bar :thumbdown:
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  • BUFFALO
    BUFFALO Posts: 760
    La Nova, and Duffs for sure. Anchor Bar is ok...
    When I lived in Florida I had La Nova Delivered to there and the wings were still Fn good
    And i got a free La Nova T shirt :)
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  • pearljamdude420
    pearljamdude420 Posts: 1,380
    kbuchholtz wrote:
    born and raised in Buffalo. Duffs has the best wings here for sure. Unfortunately, they're not close to the arena. Gabriel's Gate is much closer, located downtown, and has great wings too. Other great restaurants downtown are Founding Fathers pub, Cozumel for Mexican, Colter Bay, Pearl Street Grill and Brewery.

    But for wings downtown, hit Gabriel's Gate. Anchor Bar, where wings were born, are very small.

    Enjoy my hometown.

    since when did buffalo have mexicans, isnt it to cold? lol, is it really good good mexican food, or texas mex bs?
  • TooMuchBlood
    TooMuchBlood Posts: 312
    Tenzing N. wrote:
    Haven't been there but I think the Anchor Bar has the best.

    Not true. Believe me. They are average to above average at best.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,907
    Gabriel's Gate or Duff's



    Anchor Bar's are OK, but its more geared toward tourists and visitors. Duff's and Gabriel's Gate ramp up their game because they go for the "home crowd".
  • emily18
    emily18 Posts: 489
    absolutely get lanova's. now i'm in the mood for some, it's been a while...
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    me and my friends love wings ... i had such high expectations for anchor bar ... but all i got was some wings deep fried and tossed in some tobasco sauce ... disappointing ... i'll have to try this other place ...
  • landbeaver
    landbeaver Buffalo, NY Posts: 47
    Born and bread in Buffalo... It's Duff's and it isn't close. You won't be disappointed.
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  • davidtrios
    davidtrios Posts: 9,732
    Duff's is far and away the best place for wings on this PLANET.

    The other places in Buffalo have GOOD wings (better than most joints outside of the great city of Buffalo)
    -la nova
    -bob and johns
    -anchor bar is the original
  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,252
    Stop in Syracuse on the way and go to Dinosaur BBQ.
    best wings I have ever had, buffalo included

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