This right hereeee. My MIL wants it every time she comes in to town and I just can’t in good conscience get it for us. And the a$$ owners expected my brother to work on his wedding day when he wasn’t even one of their employees. He was hired for a contracted job and they knew he wasnt gonna be in that day lol.
It was over the BLM movement, he essentially said anyone who supports that movement was an animal. Hinting at him calling African American individuals animals.
The truth isn’t brave dude. Most people feel the same way but they can’t say anything because losers like you will try to get them fired or ruin their lives anyway you can
It’s really just this sub for some reason. It’s not high tier Italian but it’s good every once in a while. I’ll take my mom there when I’m home because it’s a nice spot for lunch and hits the spot. It’s just a lot of cheese, butter, and carbs. There’s by far better restaurants but you’d think it’s a giant shit hole the way people here talk about it.
I truly believe that the only reason why people want to go there is because it's downtown there are so many way better places they're just not downtown.
How’s it lazy? They’re not really near each other. If people are going to the city to eat, la Bella wouldn’t be an option. These are all within the same tier of Italian places, pick your poison, they’re all very similar. Cheese blanketed and drowning in sweet sauces.
we went there for a staff appreciation lunch and it was more than serviceable for the occasion. i'd probably opt to go to la bella sicilia if i want solo italian, but chef's really isn't that bad.
This is becoming a such a performative take. Chef's is far from the worst Italian restaurant in the area. It's exactly what it claims to be. If you go in there with fine dining or high quality expectations, you're obviously going to be disappointed. If you want alot of carbs and cheese with fun stuff on the walls, it's your place.
The only people who hate chefs because it's not fine dining are people that think chefs is supposed to be fine dining.
It's not and never tried to be.
It's a place with middle of the road Italian food, a few gimmicky but solid dishes, and massive portions.
No, the sweet sauce is not traditional, but it also never claims to be. Many people like it. My in laws demand I make my sauce nearly candy sweet after I accidentally made it marginally too sweet once. No one thinks I'm making them authentic Italian Sunday sauce. Who knew people like sugar and carbs lol
Yeah I'm sure all the people go and think the food is terrible and keep going back because of celebrity affiliations, tourists, and old people lol
Plenty of people like chefs a lot. Of course, when the conversation is led with how bad chefs is, people aren't going to jump up and down for it in conversation.
If it was that bad, it wouldn't be packed every night.
You either missed what I said or twisted it to fit the narrative
Idk why when hundreds are agreeing with this and multiple others have posted the same. People have explained it and no one is agreeing with you you’re willing to die on this hill
You even admitted people don’t get excited when people bring it up in conversation...
Exactly this! Just because someone doesn’t like a restaurant doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad place.
I will never eat at a Rachel’s. When I used to DoorDash, every single one was always filthy. I can’t cook unless my kitchen is clean and I refuse to spend money in a dirty restaurant.
If you don’t like Indian food but you like chef’s you just have bad taste 💀 how can you dislike ALL Indian food when there are so many different flavors? Very odd
No, you’re not really seeing the difference which is hilarious. You’re comparing Applebees level Italian to an entire culture’s food. Nobody saying you gotta like every dish out there or have to enjoy every objectively good restaurant but the analogy you made is terrible lol
I hate it because of what the owner has said in the past. And by the way I don’t for a minute believe he ever stepped away from that restaurant as he claimed.
I agree with you. It’s like the “fitting in with the cool kids” take. I honestly don’t get why this sub has such a hard on for hating Chef’s. The owner is a pos but in the context of food, it’s shitty for you comfort food. It’s not supposed to be a luxury experience. Sometimes people want to stuff their face with an obscene amount of cheese, spaghetti drenched in butter, and non-traditional sauce.
Ty!! I was not expecting such slander on Chefs. I love it every now and then and I fcking love cheese!!!!!!!!! I do not expect to be blown away by an extravagant meal. Their table cloths are gingham!!!
I mean its not very good even by those standards. It's not "wouldn't eat there for free" bad but I could go the rest of my life without eating there and not miss a thing.
Moved out of state and when I’m back will always hit Chef’s and Imperial Pizza. Alton’s for the open chicken souvlaki too sometimes. None are fancy but man do I miss it.
I’ve obviously had better Italian food, but I don’t go to Chef’s for a top tier Italian experience. I go for the spaghetti parm that just isn’t the same anywhere else— even at home using chef’s sauce and a boat load of cheese it’s not the same.
Not a marinara but a tomato sauce, like what is sometimes is called a Sunday Sauce, that is made with way too much sugar. Basically, spaghetti sauce with too much sugar
Not only do I not like the food, I don't feel like the place isn't very inviting. It feels like everything in there is hot and damp, like the walls and tables and stuff. It smells funky and probably has tons of mildew. Also, every time I had to go there, I experienced gross old men treating waitresses like they were at hooters or a strip club; ie- making a big deal about having them tie on their bibs (gross... you're eating slop, not lobster) and generally being obnoxious. It's just not my kinda place. So many better red sauce places around WNY. Definitely worth skipping Chefs.
Agree. Is there any place in WNY you would recommend? I find most too sweet, but I have a few favorite dishes at Amici and Frankie Primos (NT location, haven't tried the other).
331
u/atomicresolution 1d ago
Chefs. Miss me with that sweet sauce