# Ethnic Food Lovers, Lets Make a List **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [April 16, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025 "2013-04-16T09:42:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/21 "2013-04-17T06:36:51Z")
He’s kind of Asian, yea… ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/22 "2013-04-17T08:58:51Z")
Whenever I think of Ethiopian food I think of another member’s post on FB, “Have you ever had Ethiopian food? Neither have they.” lol ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/23 "2013-04-17T14:46:13Z")
> [@Motocrossx23](#): > > Whenever I think of Ethiopian food I think of another member’s post on FB, “Have you ever had Ethiopian food? Neither have they.” lol Paging Newman. ---
**Author:** ![Johnnylude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2acd7d/32.png) [@Johnnylude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Johnnylude)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/24 "2013-04-17T20:21:55Z")
Sun Market on Niagara Street for Burmese food, in a rough area but good food Sushi - Kunis, seabar, or papaya Authentic Chinese - gin gin or Eastern Pearl Dim Sum - no good places exist. It’s all frozen and reheated except maybe gin gin. Viet/Thai - Saigon Bangkock or Thai orchid. Haven’t been to Pho 99 since the new ownership Korean - Koreana but limited menu and no actual Korean BBQ, I’ve always had an addiction to the kim chee fried rice at Korean Express UB commons I don’t like Indian Food! ---------- Post added at 11:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:13 PM ---------- > [@Z PHAT Z](#): > > Korean House on Evan st went down hill when the old lady retired and handed it over to another couple. > Koreana is like a self serve place. have a few good dishes. > Seoul Garden on the BLVD, pretty small place run by a husband and wife. It has chinese and Korean food. Not that good. Pretty slow there. > Arirang in the plaza around UB north Campus. Been changing owners a few times. Just so so food. > Uncle John and Gin Gin are pretty good chinese places. Uncle John used to own New York New York on the BLVD right across from Delta Soni 15 years ago. He cook pretty good food. if you have craving for Dim Sum, you can try these 2 places, but it’s bleh at best. > Pho 99 I will not eat the pho there even if I got it for free. They just sold the place to someone and looks like they are not doing it right. I ordered grilled stuffs and it was all deep fried. Pretty mad but can’t say anything cuze i know the owner. > for Sushi, I would never eat at Wasabi or any local Chinese doing sushi, except Kuni on Elmwood area or Papaya on Sushi nights(It’s own by my brother and his friends, and i know where they got their fish). Most of the time, I go to Taki about couple minutes from the border. > Thai food we have Jasemine, Saigon Bangkok, Kind and I, Thai Orchid. Try them out and decide which one you like. Any reason why you won’t eat at a sushi place that’s Chinese owned, since all the sushi places in buffalo are Chinese owned. ---
**Author:** ![llink78](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/llink78/32/8037_2.png) [@llink78](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/llink78)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/25 "2013-04-17T20:42:05Z")
Pho 99 isn’t soooo bad. I mean not as good as going to Toronto but as far as driving 20 min its one of the only options. The new owner is a good friends God Father. Id say the food is the same as months ago when it was run by the PO’s ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_jedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@Digital\_jedi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Digital_jedi)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/26 "2013-04-18T13:22:39Z")
> [@Coldaccord](#): > > Rachel’s on delaware & chippewa is decent mediterranean for cheap > > Sun Restaurant on Niagara in Black Rock is pretty good > > New Jamaican place opened about a month ago on Massachusetts, Mama’s Kitchen. Haven’t tried it yet The misses was telling me that the Jamaican place was opened by the family that had their home on that extreme home makeover show. Some friends tried it and said it was pretty decent! ---
**Author:** ![Z\_PHAT\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z_phat_z/32/7293_2.png) [@Z\_PHAT\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z_PHAT_Z)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/27 "2013-04-19T20:54:09Z")
> [@Johnnylude](#): > > Sun Market on Niagara Street for Burmese food, in a rough area but good food > Sushi - Kunis, seabar, or papaya > Authentic Chinese - gin gin or Eastern Pearl > Dim Sum - no good places exist. It’s all frozen and reheated except maybe gin gin. > Viet/Thai - Saigon Bangkock or Thai orchid. Haven’t been to Pho 99 since the new ownership > Korean - Koreana but limited menu and no actual Korean BBQ, I’ve always had an addiction to the kim chee fried rice at Korean Express UB commons > > I don’t like Indian Food! > > ---------- Post added at 11:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:13 PM ---------- > > Any reason why you won’t eat at a sushi place that’s Chinese owned, since all the sushi places in buffalo are Chinese owned. I know what kind of fish and where they got their fishes from 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/28 "2013-04-20T01:56:57Z")
man i can go on for days cantina loco is good mexican but the service can be rough, and it’s a bit ridiculous trying to get a table. i order take out cuz it’s too frustrating dealing with inside. my favorite restaurant in buffalo = seabar, but not necessarily for the sushi, they just straight kill the dining game and it’s not that expensive papaya has the best pad thai in my opinion. whoever said it’s his brother, your bro is the man. best of luck on his spot in rochester. best sushi is in the suburbs out by my parents crib…fuji grill 3…they have a happy hour 4-6 weekdays, ask about it and they’ll give u half off sushi. it’s super worth it. i need to try gin gin’s dim sum…isn’t it only on certain days/times? never had dim sum before, really want to try it gonna drop a gem on ya here…best jamaican in buffalo (havent tried mamas yet) is Caribbean experience on bailey…but the place is sketchy as shit. it’s like an old bar, still functions as a club, and the owner is in the back room serving jerk. however, it’s REALLY fucking good. i go weekly when i can. consider it pretty much a takeout spot. the spanish spot on niagara is ok my friends like it but it’s not really that dope to me, and there’s a middle eastern spot on hertel that does shawarma that’s not bad either (the spot with the stickers on the window). i don’t remember either names but you’ll know if you look em up online or just drive by, theyre obvious spots. i’d say this covers my favorite “ethnic” spots in buffalo… ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/29 "2013-04-20T03:23:22Z")
I don’t get why we don’t have restaurant meets! Also side note to dstar, I noticed Nektar doesn’t have those nights anymore?? ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 7:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/30 "2013-04-20T07:08:05Z")
> [@Carnut](#): > > Paging Newman. GODDAMNIT I was getting hopeful about halfway through the thread. lowest brow. ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/31 "2013-04-20T12:37:28Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > I don’t get why we don’t have restaurant meets! Also side note to dstar, I noticed Nektar doesn’t have those nights anymore?? Nah its actually insane on fridays now…i wasnt there last two weeks due to out of town shows but we had progressive house guys rocking…come thru this friday and say hi! Get there before 12, last night guess we were at capacity at 1230-3 ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/32 "2013-04-21T11:15:46Z")
For Asian I like… Jasmine Thai Saigon Bangkok (Thai and Viet) King and I Sun International Foods (just went there Friday for lunch, most excellent it is Thai and Burmese) Saigon Cafe Red Pepper (Chinese and Viet, excellent Pho) For Indian… Tandoori is my favorite but can be pricey Taste of India Star of India India Gate For Mediterranean Meeza or Falafel Bar I love I will have to try some of the Korean places, not sure if I could get my wife to try Ethopian, I will pretty eat anything at least once. ---
**Author:** ![sasquatch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@sasquatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sasquatch)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/33 "2013-04-21T11:19:16Z")
For Asian I love king and I on Kensington. I hate Saigon cafe on elmwood. Went there the service was poor at best, and the food was flavorless and undercooked. Serious let down after being told so many times to go there. ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/34 "2013-04-21T11:28:44Z")
> [@llink78](#): > > All i know is i go to Pho 99 for some soup when i have a hang over Interesting place is like 5 minutes from my house. I will have to try it for lunch when I work from home. ---------- Post added at 02:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:19 PM ---------- > [@sasquatch](#): > > For Asian I love king and I on Kensington. > > I hate Saigon cafe on elmwood. Went there the service was poor at best, and the food was flavorless and undercooked. Serious let down after being told so many times to go there. Definitely not the best, but it has been ok for lunch. I work downtown so options are limited. ---------- Post added at 02:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:20 PM ---------- Does anyone know of any good Puerto Rican (really want some Mofongo) or Cuban places here. Also would love to find a place that did Jewish dishes, for some reason I love them. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/35 "2013-04-21T14:56:40Z")
> [@djdstar](#): > > Nah its actually insane on fridays now…i wasnt there last two weeks due to out of town shows but we had progressive house guys rocking…come thru this friday and say hi! Get there before 12, last night guess we were at capacity at 1230-3 I will most likely swing by as long as I’m not working! ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_jedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c37758/32.png) [@Digital\_jedi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Digital_jedi)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/36 "2013-04-22T01:12:14Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > I don’t get why we don’t have restaurant meets!? +1 to this! ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ethnic-food-lovers-lets-make-a-list/230025/37 "2013-04-22T02:01:28Z")
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