Mac Attack at Colter Bay
The menu is surprisingly extensive. Starters feature the usual choices: wings, quesadillas, potato skins, nachos. The salads are generous in portion. The sandwich selection offers fantastic flavor combinations as with the Yellowstone--sliced turkey breast, avocado, jack cheese, and tomato--served with dill spread or mayo. The woman next to me was eating the John Colter made of roast beef with green peppers, mushrooms, onions, tomato and provolone, all grilled together. My choice was the Thursday lunch special--a turkey Reuben. The turkey was thinly sliced breast topped with sauerkraut, Russian dressing and cheese, grilled on rye bread. It’s a fantastic sandwich. I have Thursdays marked on my calendar for this one. I asked them to throw together a salad on the side and was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the mixed greens.
Okay, back to the mac & cheese. It’s homemade. The rigatoni holds everything inside; stick your fork in it and the cheese just oozes out of both ends. It was a little pink, which would lead me to believe there’s some hot sauce or tomato paste in it, but not enough to distract from the flavor of the cheese. Crusty on top with little crunchy bits if you get an edge piece, it is mac & cheese heaven. It’s not a regular feature on the menu, so if it's your one desire, give a call before you go and find out if the chef is whipping some up for the day. On the other hand, just go and take your chances--you won’t be disappointed.
Colter Bay Grill
561 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, 14202
716.882.1330
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parkview
I've been going there for years, they have three things that I look for in a restaurant, Good, Reasonably Priced and Quick. Try the jumbo it is the best as well as the blackened fish.
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dpbflo
love the food here. the beer selection is stellar. aren't those elbow noodles? ;)
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ChristaSeychew
dpbflo,
Though the effort was exhaustive, stock photos of slightly pink mac and cheese made with rigatoni just aren't out there! ;)
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RisingDamp666
Aged cheddar, parmesan, danish fontina, organic unsalted butter,organic whole milk, panko and a box of De Ceccho. Follow up with a trip to the cardiologist.
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MVPCarl
Although Colter Bay's Mac and Cheese is pretty darn good. I might have to say that Fat Bob's has the best in the area. I frequent both places and it goes back and forth, but I would ultimately go with Fat Bob's as my fav. What do you think?
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mbhxam
fat bob's mac and cheese sucks...it was great maybe 5 or so years ago, but like many things in buffalo (both good and bad), it has been living on its reputation for way too long now...
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mbhxam
actually, now that i think of it, fat bob's just plain sucks
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carlmalone
Don't forget a quick trip to the broom closet for dessert
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libba
ditto mbhxam! not only has fat bob's quality severly declined, but the guy that owns it is a scum-lord. as far as colter, i used to like that place; i hope they can fix their bathrooms and the sub-par food. for a good quality break or lunch amy's place is always the go-to!!
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simcoe
OMG, the mac & cheese might be sold out, let me clue you in, it's pasta, milk/cream, butter, and surprise-cheese.
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GoldenLark
Yes, simcoe, not a difficult concept, I know, but not always easy to execute well. I tried to make some last week and the result was about a cup of oil pooled on the top. I have no idea where I went wrong. Too much cheddar? Maybe I should have used low-fat cheddar? Too much gruyere? Anyway, I'll try it again, just not soon.
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Metropolis
simcoe - until u try this version, please don't front
go enjoy your blue box of spirals or whatever gets you off
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ablejack
For the best mac-n-cheese, try O'Connell's American Bistro. Otherwise we're just arguing about who has the 2nd best in town.
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BetterThanDetroit
Lenny Mordino's Lobster Mac 'n Cheese @ Prime 490 - DONE!
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viking
Black people for some unknown reason have in my experience make the best Mac & Cheese. When working at Baltimore Seafood many times I tried to duplicate what Ms. Brown perfected only to come short, the Holt family seems to have this knack also, Dale Holt claims it's in the genes.
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viking
Talking about Lobster Mac Cheese, Lenny's is good I'm sure, Kevin can lay claim if he wants too, but if it has to with Lobster, give me a break. Only the extremely fortunate can afford to duplicate what a dedicated Lobster Co. can do. Trust Me.
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Chefman
Mine does not have lobster........ KOJR
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