# Good, non-mainstream, Restaurants
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [October 22, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156 "2006-10-22T16:54:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/21 "2006-10-23T10:32:59Z")
> [@RobtC](#):
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> ^poppyseed has to be the gayest/most dyked out restaurant ever, but they do have good food. not live i’ve ever been there before or anything…
haha. true.
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### Author:  [@BuickGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BuickGN)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/22 "2006-10-23T10:34:23Z")
> [@The\_Russian](#):
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> Famous Daves Legendary Pit Bar-b-Que. on Walden in Cheektowaga. Best barbie ever.
u obviously have not been to BW’s then.
no chain\>chain
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/23 "2006-10-23T10:40:03Z")
I went to the north end tratoria last night. It was wonderful, small but still real nice. I alos am a huge fan of Pietros and Lombardos. All nice more formal places
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### Author:  [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/24 "2006-10-23T10:41:01Z")
> [@RobtC](#):
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> ^poppyseed has to be the gayest/most dyked out restaurant ever, but they do have good food. not live i’ve ever been there before or anything…
one of my friends cooks at the poppyseed. I wonder if he is gay…
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/25 "2006-10-23T10:41:53Z")
> [@RobtC](#):
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> ^poppyseed has to be the gayest/most dyked out restaurant ever, but they do have good food. not live i’ve ever been there before or anything…
Don’t forget about Amy’s Place
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### Author:  [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/26 "2006-10-23T10:44:34Z")
> [@BuickGN](#):
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> u obviously have not been to BW’s then.
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> no chain\>chain
bw’s beef \> \* i still prefer al e oops pork though
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### Author:  [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/27 "2006-10-23T10:50:32Z")
amy’s place is pretty good too.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/28 "2006-10-23T10:59:03Z")
> [@taurusho](#):
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> Heyo… well I tend to eat at the same run of the mill restaurants day in and day out. Pizza Plant, Montanas, Jade, Outback, Roadhouse, blah blah blah. Nothing too crazy, nothing new. Same plates everytime I go.
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> The girlfriend comes in this weekend and I was trying to think of some good places for a meal with my family and then a night when we just go out. We’ll eat ANYTHING as we did over the summer in NYC. Anyone care to offer up some ideas?
lol, andy… no more runs to the strip club/canada then I take it?
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### Author:  [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 11:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/29 "2006-10-23T11:02:39Z")
> [@JaysGreenLX](#):
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> Don’t forget about Amy’s Place
+1 for gayness.
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### Author:  [@JaysGreenLX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JaysGreenLX)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/30 "2006-10-23T11:09:21Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#):
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> +1 for gayness.
haha but I have had some pretty decent food there. Plus my wife is a vegetarian and they have tons of that shit.
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/31 "2006-10-23T11:17:16Z")
> [@redrum](#):
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> Lots of great restaurants in the city…
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> good casual places: Gabriels Gate, Colter Bay, Jimmy Macs, Coles, Fat Bobs, Betty’s, Brodo, Laughlins
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> more upscale: Le Metro, Toro, Hutch’s, Tempo, Mothers, Rue Franklin, Brownstone Seafood House, Chophouse
:word:
lots of great places in this list :tup:
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### Author:  [@93dx\_hatch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93dx_hatch)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/32 "2006-10-23T11:21:59Z")
I hear left bank on Rhode Island is pretty good,
I also like sakura, O, and the old kunis; But I would rather spend my money on sushi than anything else
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### Author:  [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/33 "2006-10-23T11:49:03Z")
left bank is really good
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### Author:  [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/34 "2006-10-23T13:11:35Z")
Papaya’s on Wednesday’s for cheap sushi. $5/plate They’re probably just trying to clear out the old stuff but I haven’t died from it yet.
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### Author:  [@badazzss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/badazzss)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/35 "2006-10-23T14:27:28Z")
the steer has awesome food for good prices
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### Author:  [@Bucker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bucker)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/36 "2006-10-23T14:33:32Z")
Coles, Colter Bay, Jimmy Macs, Gabriels Gate
Chophouse, Le Metro, Hutch’s, Tempo, Mothers, Rue Franklin, Toro, Brownstone Seafood House
I know I’m missing a ton, but I haven’t seen the city for 6 months…
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### Author:  [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/37 "2006-10-23T14:57:17Z")
I like Siena grill on main.
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### Author:  [@ezfd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ezfd)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/38 "2006-10-23T16:39:55Z")
+3 for Left Bank
Also, Bravo Cafe on Seneca St. past transit going toward Elma. It used to be on the right next to an HVAC place but now it moved next to the plaza with the chiropractor. They should be open soon. They have amazing Italian themed food and nothing on the menu is more than $15.
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### Author:  [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/39 "2006-10-23T16:53:57Z")
Sterling Place Tavern on Hertel for the best burgers in the city.
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### Author:  [@Helidrop](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Helidrop)
#### Post date: [October 23, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-non-mainstream-restaurants/19156/40 "2006-10-23T18:24:07Z")
if you like Italian, and when i say italian, i mean real italian, none of that Olive Garden and Carabba’s Shit …The Como in Niagara Falls in Little Italy is AWESOME
And a lot of you arementioning Brownstone Seafood House … They are closed for “remodeling”
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