I remember my parents taking me to Darone's Fargo. You could see the kitchen through the front window. I was at Marco's a few weeks ago, and it was great. We'll be celebrating a birthday there next week.
I remember my parents taking me to Darone's Fargo. You could see the kitchen through the front window. I was at Marco's a few weeks ago, and it was great. We'll be celebrating a birthday there next week.
by the way I'm not brian_123.....
Does anyone else want to see more posts about things like "I came home today and made a peanut butter sandwich....and it was delicious"????? Or, "I made a fish stew, but let's call it bouillebiasse..."??????
I'm addicted to a 3rd grade food blog, ......I'm gonna jump....
tru2buffalo - why aren't people allowed to be opinionated about buffalo rising? brian_123 has a point nothing i have seen or read in buffalo rising makes it fair and balanced. It's actually a detriment to the credibility that i hope is being sought by the buffalo rising organization.
Why do you call me biovat?
Anyway, I have never worked more than a few months at a restaurant as a volunteer prep / line cook. I have worked 14 years in another profession and am in that profession now. My credibility is as good as any others on this BLOG. I dine out at least 200 times a year in Buffalo and elsewhere.
I was scared away from a career change - I love to eat and cook, but not to be poor. And I guess now I'll hear about how I don't have the passion.
I personally am quite apathetic but this topic (food in Buffalo) makes me speak out. I find that when people become hostile, like you, they tend to be the ones that are the most scared about change or of a real critic.
They only want banana peppers because you have you made it so. You are afraid of your own power. Buffalo has very outgoing clientele (isn't it a place for a distinct and ecclectic type of person, doesn't this very website that you adore think so?), as like Portland if I can make a personal observation. Yet the powers within the food industry there try to convince everyone those same city dwellers just want a burger. I think you leave yourself open to attack.
I trust your cred is based on 20 years of slinging fried fish and banana peppers to the people who don't want anything else.
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I'm putting on my armor, I'm gonna go on a roll the next few days,
The food in Buffalo is overpriced on a quality basis, the service is juvenile, the wine lists are pathetic, there is no "local" produce of any substance that is worth speaking of, the chefs give in to the boring clientele, and the food critics are overcredited and have little culinary experience outside of WNY.
Let's see if I get more silent treatment....
Will anyone take me up on the chef identity challenge? Ill be in town July 2 - 7 and will help sponsor it.
Put your mouth where your mouth is cheerleaders....
Getting Fish Fry at Marcos is like getting a Salad at McDonalds.
I'd love to see a negative restaurant review for once. Why not send someone to Applebees and say how crappy it is there.
Last time I went in Guercio's I was really wondering what the hype was about. The best thing about the place is the preserved food / pasta section. You get fresher produce at Wegmans. Go there now and see for yourself.
Another famous-because-I-said-so place with little or no competition. Let's praise them for not going out of business.
Look friend, you can be as backhanded as you want, I'll be plain, you can't name more than a handful of restaurants in the area that are places that excite you with food as to want to come back and that's just sad. As much as you try to insist otherwise, the town is filled with run-to-safety chefs who have thrown in the towel. If this one guy mentioned in another story has worked with all those famous chefs in Atlanta what is he doing here? Trying to be a big fish in a small pond hopefully, and hopefully not another burnout who will be serving baked stuffed banana peppers in three months.
I get a real energy burst out here when I see the same old "you must be dumb" crap coming from the blind faith of this website. Get some confidence to face reality.
I'm pleased to see that Marco's offers homemade desserts- that alone is enough to make me want to try it! I realized after a recent post by Christa that homemade desserts are a bit of a rarity at many of the restaurants I frequent.
The sociologist in me finds it so curious that some articles on YUM go without any comments, while others draw fire for issues that have more to do with general blogging processes than with the content of a specific article. I suppose it's really easy to get off topic because there's no single place to blog about BRO in general, so these conversations work their way into threads like this one.
I appreciate this article and the history embedded in it. Not having grown up on the West Side, I don't know the history of many of the restaurant establishments here. It's interesting to learn about that, and I think it adds real depth to my knowledge of our city. I use Bill Rapaport's site with some frequency, but I think one of the things that distinguishes BRO from that site is precisely this descriptive narrative. The beauty of the internet is that no one site has to be all things to all people. Why not use both? Read this article, get an understanding of the history of the place, the people who own it and work there, the food experience of one writer, and then go to Rapaport's site and find out what a bunch of other people who care enough to send in reviews think.
And before the so-called chefs chime in and say we don't have the market demand and need to charge those prices - how about this,
MAKE SOME DEMAND by elevating your food and creating sustained interest.
To all my loyal customers , thank you for the support and thank you for the nice comments about our food! Mike thank you for writing such a nice artical, to buffalo rising keep up the great work and the positive write ups. to those who doubt Marcos, enjoy the "drive thru" world of food, we will be celebrating 20 years at this location in November and i have to say , me , my family and my great staff work hard at what we do and give it our best everyday. WE DO HAVE OUR LIQUOR LICENSE We are the same company as Marco's italian deli on hertel. We also have locations on Elmwood in tonawanda and Maple rd in williamsville. again THANK YOU! hope to see everyone soon! Ciao, Marco
Deliking - You clearly have not worked in kitchens outside of Buffalo. If you think the $24 plate of food offered at Hutch's or Mode has the same quality of ingredients than a $24 plate of food in NYC or SF you are on crack. My point isn't to be like these cities, but to charge $18 for the food as it is not the same ingredient quality or freshness on a year-round basis. Local produce compared to where? Des Moines? Ok then. And where does this local produce come from October - May? Greenhouses? Then what the hell are basing that claim off of?
Please try to eat somewhere outside of Buffalo and be objective.
Please try to reign in your pride.
Some of us love Buffalo but can't stand the false sense of greatness and believe it is what holds the city down. This site and it's blind faith praise everything and that motivates no one.
Actually most of the food in Buffalo regardless of category is under priced, considering the quality. We have traveled some and actually lived other places for awhile and find Buffalo food offering to be a bargain. As for " not having local produce of any substance worth speaking of " the statement is absolutely wrong. This area grows more variety of produce than most other areas of the world, check your local farm facts. The other comments are opinion and like rectums everyone has one.
Biovat, real players get to see the back end of Guercio's, where the knowledgeable get to go personally to select the items they desire.
A little of your history may help lend some credibility to the comments, that drop like lead, you post. Such as information about one sustained successful employment or business.
If the public wants stuffed peppers, let's give them the best possible, if their willing to pay the price and find something that gives you a burst of intellect.
WTF " Put your mouth where your mouth is cheerleaders " right.
I love the food here. I have never had the fish fry here and most likely never will after seeing this post. Seems you have never had a good fish fry- this one looks like it was cooked in old oil, plate is empty, and the price is not impressive (comparing to the many other great fish dinners in the area)
For those looking for more honest bad reviews. I find nothing wrong with the way Buffalo Rising brings a positive light to some of these establishments- if your looking for more honest review with bad experience or food ratings just read user comments theres usually enough! If you dont see any negative feedback from the commenters- chances are its worth a visit.
I love Marco's Italian Deli on Hertel... Same owner??? If it is their sangwiches are phenomenal... My personal favorite is the Bugsy Segal... and their cannoli's are rivalled by few...
Has anybody been there in the last few weeks? Do they have a liquor license right now or not?
The food IS great, but many people wish to have a drink or two on a night out.
i think their food quality has declined over the past few years. they are just average now. sad.
Marco's is very good. I agree with this review. The chicken piccatta is the best.
UrbanMatt2000 - I totally agree with your suggestion. I posted Bill's website on the food coupons post here on BRO. Maybe I'll try Marco's for a Fish Fry tonight....You know it's Friday in Buffalo!
I ate at Marco's last night and it was a positive experience. Not earth shattering great food, but honest well prepared food at fair prices in a casual atmosphere. I far preferred Marco's over Chef's for example, which is such an incredibly over-hyped and mediocre at best restaurant. Marco's was worth the trip from EA for us.
Brian_123 - If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all and move along.
As I have commented before the family aspect of Marco's is an important part of their presentation. Related people working together for a common goal seems to have special appeal. The fish fry must be popular, on more than a few occasions they have been out early, but the other selections were good.
The reviews I pay attention to are specific, mention the food eaten on the visit, the impression of the place, comments about the service and if the price was inline with the offering. Any review is subject to bias and the ones written mentioning the whole menu is subject to suspect.
Biovat , clearly you don't know my personal history, and the last time I checked the same ingredients were available to all of the places you listed in the same time frame. You don't need armor, you need an education, I suggest a talk with Sam Guerico about produce availability.
Your politeness by the way doesn't overcome your lack of sensibility, even a paper tiger understands getting burned for dumb behavior.
tru2buffalo - why aren't people allowed to be opinionated about buffalo rising? brian_123 has a point nothing i haven't seen or read anything in buffalo rising that makes it fair and balanced. it's actually a detriment to the credibility that i hope is being sought by the buffalo rising organization.
I've had great meals every time I gone to Marco's but haven't been for a year or so.
A couple weeks ago we went on a Sat. night and it was raining so I dropped my wife at the door. After I parked she was walking toward me needing a drink saying that there was not liquor license.
What gives?
Brian_123 - If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all and move along.
dpbflo - If you enjoy the other entrees, why would you not at least try the fish fry and form your own opinion instead of relying on the judgements of just a few.
BRO should partner with Bill Rapaport's site. If you're not going to write your own bad reviews (and I understand why you might choose not to do that), give readers the resources to find unbiased information. (Just a generic comment on food reviews-- I haven't been to Marco's.)
As I write this, though, I realize why you should write bad reviews. I-- someone who likes to try new places in Buffalo-- see the restaurant pieces on BRO only as a notice that they exist. I don't take the advice here any more seriously than the yellow pages.
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