The Buffalo News: Dining

Dining

Four stars: Revisiting some top rated restaurants: By Janice Okun
Updated: 08/15/08 2:07 PM; There are a lot of good restaurants in Western New York, but only a few have been given the four-star rating that labels them “extraordinary” in the opinion of News Restaurant Reviewer Janice Okun. In fact, Janice has only given a four-star rating to three restaurants since July 2007. With Janice off this week, we’re taking the opportunity to look back at those three restaurants with condensed versions of her reviews. Bon appetit!

Londa's Diner: Multitasking to a satisfying meal: By Anne Neville
Updated: 08/15/08 2:01 PM; Londa’s Diner has a fairly low profile in its plaza with a thrift store. Or maybe it’s the unusual hours — this place serves only breakfast and lunch Sunday through Wednesday, adding dinners Thursday through Saturday.

Chef's Restaurant plans drive-through pick-up: By Sharon Linstedt - News Business Reporter
Updated: 08/13/08 9:03 AM; Grab the bibs! Buffalo’s popular Chef’s Restaurant is planning to add drive-through dining to its Italian menu.

Hoak's: Lakefront restaurant thrives on its fish fy: BY JANICE OKUN -- News Restaurant Reviewer
Updated: 08/08/08 12:29 PM; Western New Yorkers have been crazy about Hoak’s since 1949. That’s the year the modest restaurant opened to the public with two brothers, Edward and Bert Hoak, at the helm. Fish fry was the big attraction and the view was too, of course — Hoak’s overlooks a stretch of Lake Erie that seems to extend forever. Diners can see a bit of Canada, and the Buffalo skyline is ’round the bend.

Cheap Eats: Torella's Chicken and Pizza: By Anne Neville
Updated: 08/08/08 12:33 PM; We eat chicken a lot. Boneless, skinless breasts, either grilled or baked. They’re pretty good, or so I used to think. That was before John and I bit into a fried chicken breast from Torella’s Chicken and Pizza.

Cheap Eats: Buffet delay a problem at August 25 on Route 20A: By Anne Neville
Updated: 08/01/08 10:04 AM; John and his buddies discovered August 25 while looking for a beer after a round of golf. (Our server said the place was named for the date of a bankruptcy several owners ago.) There was no beer, but the guys enjoyed homemade soup and desserts, and John noted the Sunday breakfast buffet for $8.95.

Kyoto: A spacious place with sushi bar, big menu options: BY JANICE OKUN News Restaurant Reviewer
Updated: 08/01/08 12:04 PM; Wow, this is a big restaurant. Kyoto offers its guests a choice of seating in the regular dining rooms, at the large sushi bar or at what is called “hibachi” tables, where seating is arranged around a grill with a chef presiding in the usual theatrical fashion.