Anchor Bar - Buffalo, NY

The original home of the Buffalo chicken wing, the Anchor Bar is an essential stop on any foodie eating tour of the Nickel City. Anchor Bar fries them, yielding crunchy skin and moist meat. The sauce is tangy with a slight hint of vinegar and spice, available medium-hot to hot, but also mild and “suicidal.”

83% Approval Rating (37 votes)

Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

Genny Cream Pitcher (N/A)

Hot Wings - Double ($12.00)

Wings ($7.00)

Mild Wings - Single ($8.00)

Anchor Chips ($3.00)

Dinner Salad ($3.00)

Homemade Marinated Eggplant ($6.00)

Written Reviews

Stephen Rushmore Jr.

"According to the Anchor Bar owners, they accidentally invented the Buffalo chicken wing while making chicken stock in 1964. The rest is history. The key to the tastiest chicken wings you can find anywhere is the cooking process and the sauce. Contrary to how most ..." [Read More].

Logbooks

5/3/2007 - shuckjov, $0
9/22/2005 - Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle, $27
5/18/2002 - Stephen Rushmore Jr., $7

Map & Directions

1047 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
716-886-8920

http://www.anchorbar.com/

Hours & Policies

Seasons:	Open Year Round
Meals Served:	Lunch
Operational Hours:	Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:	Yes
Alcohol Served:	Yes
Outdoor Seating:	No
Reservations Accepted:	No
Delivery Available:	No
Takeout Counters:	Yes

"Notice the crispy exterior on the wing. The leftover sauce is tasty to mop-up with bread."
Stephen Rushmore Jr.

"Crisp skin, hot and, believe it or not, chickeny, not drowning in sauce, and fresh, crisp celery to boot."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"Potatoes like these have various names across the country. Here they're called Anchor Chips, and they're prepared particularly well at Anchor. In the background is marinated eggplant."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"You can really taste the bleu cheese in this creamy bowl of wing soup. (Photo and caption by buffetbuster.)"
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

"The traditional Northeast Restaurant Wall Of Fame. Continued on the opposite wall, too."
Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle

""Home of the Original" chicken wing is proclaimed before you walk into the bar."
Stephen Rushmore Jr.

"The deep-frying process keeps these wings crisp and intact."
Stephen Rushmore Jr.

"A typical platter of 10 wings."
Stephen Rushmore Jr.