Now that New Era has opened up shop in downtown Buffalo, it's up to customers to forage for food after a shopping spree. Brian, part of the Street Crew at New Era, asked us where we were going to snag some food and we told him that we were undecided. Have you eaten at The Chocolate Bar?" he asked us. I told him that I had, but my friend had not. "It's the best place around, you should check it out again." That's all it took for us to go for it.
We walked over to Chippewa and stepped inside the restaurant. Once inside we pointed to a window seat and surfed the menu. While we were scoping the selections we pulled out a laptop to see whether we could tap into a WiFi source. Score! We managed to pull up a strong signal with no password required, then ordered a couple beers to celebrate the city's retail achievement.
Now, check this out... as we all know, The Chocolate Bar specializes in killer Butterwood desserts, but did you know that the eatery has the best peanut butter, banana and honey toasted panini sandwich on the planet? OMG, it is absolutely delicious. So good that I will be dreaming about it tonight. The three-cheese and tomato panini sandwich was also very good (my late lunch girlfriend friend says amazing). And to top it off we added a side of pasta salad to the order and were amazed to find that it was piled so high that we have sworn off dinner. Now back to the grilled peanut butter, banana and honey sandwich. It's definitely not your every day meal that you will find at a nice restaurant... and that's what makes it so special. It was such a welcome surprise to find a fun option that made us feel like we were couple of kids again. To wash the sandwich down with a beer was a bit devilish too.
The server was so cool. He made the lunch even better. And my date was so excited to see Willy Wonka playing on a flat-screen in the lady's room. Unfortunately the water fountain was not operational today. Normally the sounds of falling water are so relaxing and tranquil. We couldn't have asked for anything more. Thanks for the suggestion Brian.
The Chocolate Bar
114 Chippewa St
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-332-0484