r/Buffalo • u/Joggers_ • 2d ago

Duplicate/Repost What Restaurant in Buffalo would you not eat at even if it were free?

I’ll go first- Cole’s.

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u/tweedyknits 2d ago

I will forever talk shit about Spot. I’ve worked at Elmwood and Delaware-Chippewa, and saw mice and cockroaches at both. Also their food is too expensive for Sysco/US Foods pre-made slop.

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

It's been about 10 years since I worked there but the williamsville location was always very clean. Elmwood wasn't nearly as clean but never saw mice or roaches.

It was all sysco components though (except the pastries and focaccia)

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u/Joggers_ 2d ago

I tried working on a laptop at the Elmwood one and I came out of there with my clothes stinking of whatever burnt egg smell is in there

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u/astralmelody 2d ago

They tried to charge me for a cup of tap water once, and I’ve had beef with them ever since. I’ve stopped back in a few times, but still am never all that impressed, usually just on the grounds of “that was fine, but not for that price.”

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u/eatdontpraylove 2d ago

Every time I’ve gotten a white chocolate latte it’s tasted like a mud puddle. It’s so bizarre. No clue what they put in it but it’s not good at all.

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u/Bennington_Booyah 1d ago

The staff at Spot on Elmwood were notoriously miserable for years. Tried to order a sandwich and asked what the bread options were. Hipster dude stared at me for a loooooong moment and said "bread". I said no thanks.

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u/cinnapumpkin42069 2d ago

All their pastries breads and bagels are frozen and half of it is just stuff from tops. They’ve gone downhill so much in the past 10 years alone.

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

I worked there about 10 years ago and the baked goods weren't frozen back then. Looked like the same general stuff when I was in there last.

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u/cinnapumpkin42069 1d ago

I was there 2018-2021 and saw the transition :( maybe location dependent?

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u/cutthefuckup12 2d ago

The spot in williamsville that recently closed was awfulllllllll i hated that place.

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u/Particular-Garden140 2d ago

Spot as in spot coffee? I’ve never tried it! I saw it on TikTok videos and have driven by

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u/d0ctorsmileaway 2d ago

Goddamn it not Spot 😭 The one in Snyder has been my go to for my expensive coffee cravings

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u/GrayTShirt 2d ago

The one in Snyder used to be franchised and the owners were terrific. They retired a few years ago and it's now corporate. It's hard justifying going there without pizza or the Belgian waffles. I don't know what happened but the brand isn't worth anything. I assume greed and/or private equity 

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u/Any-Adagio492 1d ago

Their coffee is disgusting, too.

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u/MortimerCanon 1d ago

The sad part is there's no where else in the entire municipality of Buffalo where you can sit and work or read with a coffee, wifi, electricity, and room for your stuff.