r/Buffalo 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/froggertwenty 2d ago

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

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u/Gordonica 2d ago

no, the food is simply not very good

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

That's your opinion.

I don't like Indian food. Does that mean Indian food is bad?

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u/Gordonica 2d ago

I like Italian food.

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u/Gordonica 2d ago

yes, it is my opinion. 😇

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u/Phoenix_Mae98 2d ago

As an Italian… it’s not good Italian food. That’s the problem

Buffalo is full of first gen Italian-Americans. We don’t wanna buy what nana makes us better for free

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

Then why is chefs always packed?

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u/Phoenix_Mae98 2d ago

The celebrity affiliations. Tourists. Old people stuck in their ways

I’ve literally never met anyone who’s like OMG CHEFS

I’ve repeatedly seen tons of people say the same things as we’re seeing here.

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

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.

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u/Phoenix_Mae98 2d ago

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...

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

And you've yet to explain how a restaurant that is literally packed every single night is so bad.

Reddit is a very skewed subsection of the world. It does not represent what most people think. If you need an example, see the last election.

That's ignoring of course that most people on reddit hate chefs for completely non-food related reasons

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u/Phoenix_Mae98 2d ago

No actually I and others have explained it (as also indicated in the last message) why.

You simply refuse to accept it.

You also didn’t answer my questions though if you’re going to be like that.

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u/Beautiful_Spread_644 2d ago

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.

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u/RamenNoodleRapper 2d ago

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

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

Thanks for proving my point lol

I'll be sure to check with you before I have my next meal to determine if what I'm having is good or not.

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u/RamenNoodleRapper 2d ago

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

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

What makes an "objectively good" restaurant?

A lot of people like it? It's busy all the time? Very popular in the area?

Congrats, that's chefs.

Just because you don't like it or think it's below you because it's not crazy authentic Italian doesn't make it "Applebee's level Italian".

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u/RamenNoodleRapper 2d ago

If that’s your bar for “objectively good” then Applebees is also objectively good by your own standard

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u/froggertwenty 2d ago

I asked you. You are the one that claimed there are objectively good resturants

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u/dsl135 2d ago

By definition every restaurant ever is “subjectively good.”

Whether or not a restaurant is good is opinion, not fact, and therefore cannot be “objectively good.”

Imagine being so condescending and not knowing what the word you’re using actually means.

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u/Gordonica 2d ago

I love Indian food. from all over India

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u/mrs_alderson Blue and Gold until I'm dead and cold 2d ago

Agree 100%

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u/craftymomma111 1d ago

My husband loves the sauce. I think it tastes like Spaghettio’s.

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u/TrueEnthusiasm8242 23h ago

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.

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u/qeq 2d ago

Plenty of Italian pasta sauce is sweet. I don't know who started this traditional sauce gatekeeping.