The 2022 Buffalo Eats Best Dish Tournament

We tried to find the single best dish in Buffalo in January 2022.

For our latest Buffalo Eats tournament, the team decided to get a little ambitious and hold a twitter tournament to decide the best single dish in Buffalo. These 64 dishes represent our personal favorites, all time local classics and some new and exciting restaurants. We tried our best to cover as much as possible with our selections. We kept it to regular menu items and not one off specials and we tried to limit the amount of similar style of dishes.

Bracket #1

1. Toutant – Nashville Hot Chicken

2. Britesmith Brewing – Korean Cheesesteak

3. Jay’s Artisan’s Pizza – Hot Cherry Pepper DSP

4. Kelly’s Korner – Beef on Weck

5. The Grange Community Kitchen – Double Cheeseburger

6. Ted’s Hot Dogs – Foot Long Hot Dog

7. Montes Grocery – Pastelitos

8. Vasilis – Gyro Wrap

9. Frankie Primos – Cacio e Pepe

10. Mayer Bros – Apple Cider Donuts

11. Tappo – Eggplant Parm

12. Brother’s Restaurant – Brothers Over the Top Fried Chicken Sandwich

13. Mighty Taco – 3 Cheese Burrito

14. Sunshine Vegan Eats – Impossible Niyah Steak Hoagie

15. Hutch’s Restaurant – Jambalaya Pasta

16. Niagara Cafe – Carne Frita

Bracket #2

1. Bar Bill Tavern – Cajun Honey Butter BBQ Wings

2. Mulberry Italian Ristorante – Meatball

3. Marble + Rye – Detroit Style Pizza

4. Elmo’s – Double Dipped Wings

5. Alibaba Kebab – Chicken Shawarma Over Rice

6. Macy’s Place – Sauced Pizza Logs

7. Frank’s Gourmet Hot Dogs – Violet Beauregard

8. Buffalo Bros Burger – Double Cheeseburger

9. Public Espresso – Salted Caramel Cruller

10. Liberty Hound – Ahi Tuna Nachos

11. Marco’s Deli – Big Johnson Sangwich

12. Paula’s Donuts – Sour Cream Glaze Donut

13. Cafe Godot – Pozzo

14. Mother’s – Meatloaf Dinner

15. Fresh Catch Poke Co – Lobster Rolls

16. Churn Soft Serve – The Velvet Room

Bracket #3

1. The Pink – Steak Sandwich

2. Nine Eleven Tavern – Wings

3. The Black Sheep – Sticky Toffee Pudding

4. Shango Bistro – Gumbo

5. Wiechec’s – Fish Fry

6. Inizio – Vodka Pasta

7. Cafe 59 – Chicken Finger Sub

8. 99 Fast Food – Pho Tai (Rare Beef)

9. Daniela – Carbonara

10. Chris’ NY Sandwich Co – Panko Chicken Salad

11. Dobutsu – Lobster Ramen

12. Moriarty Cafe – Boeuf on Weck

13. Almaza Grill – Rotisserie Chicken

14. Mayback’s Deli – Stinger Sub

15. Taqueria Los Mayas – Carne Asada Fries

16. Sun Restaurant – Tea Leaf Salad

Bracket #4

1. Ballyhoo – Mac N Cheese

2. Carbone’s – Sweet Sauce Pizza

3. Remedy House – Egg on a Roll

4. BreadHive – The Aaliyah

5. Mister Sizzles – Butter Burger

6. Gabriel’s Gate – French Onion Soup

7. Prescott’s Provisions – Wild Boar Gnocchetti

8. Oliver’s – Spinach Loaf

9. La Divina – Birria Taco

10. Osteria 166 – Bolognese

11. Lloyd – Dirty South Taco

12. Kuni’s – Japanese Fish Fry

13. Elmwood Market – Egg, Cheese and Hashbrown Sandwich

14. Adolf’s Old First Ward Tavern – Potato Skins

15. Melting Point – Tomato Soup

16. Remington Tavern – Creole Pasta

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Elite Eight

January 25th, 2022

• #1 Toutant – Nashville Hot Chicken defeated #6 Ted’s Hot Dogs – Foot Long Hot Dog (Poll)

• #1 Bar Bill Tavern – Cajun Honey Butter BBQ Wings defeated #2 Mulberry Italian Ristorante – Meatball (Poll)

• #2 Nine Eleven Tavern – Medium Wings defeated #1 The Pink – Steak Sandwich (Poll)

• #2 Carbone’s – Sweet Sauce Pizza defeated #5 Mister Sizzles – Butter Burger (Poll)

Final Four

January 27th, 2022

• #2 Carbone’s – Sweet Sauce Pizza defeated #1 Toutant – Nashville Hot Chicken (Poll)

• #1 Bar Bill Tavern – Cajun Honey Butter BBQ Wings defeated #2 Nine Eleven Tavern – Medium Wings (Poll)

Championship

January 28th, 2022

• #1 Bar Bill Tavern – Cajun Honey Butter BBQ Wings defeated #2 Carbone’s – Sweet Sauce Pizza (Poll)