# Review: EMPIRE Grill **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 27, 2006, 4:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370 "2006-10-27T16:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 8:04am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/21 "2006-10-28T08:04:43Z")
most expensive meal i belive was 26$ other then that the apps were between 6-11$ its older styling/new nyc styling. i like that fact there is no parking lot also. Makes me feel like im in NYC for a second. I went in there last night for drinks @ 11pm-1am very cool and relaxed in there. i like this place alot. & try to get michelle for a waitress shes awesome! black short hair with glasses and BTW there wooden chairs… very ikea styling in there ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/22 "2006-10-28T08:09:35Z")
Just went to empire yesterday for lunch from work. Nice place, Nick knows what he is doing (same owner of Toro and Fahertys on Elmwood). The menu looked great, but our server kinda sucked (brought the wrong soup, seemed flustered etc). The food was good, but each item that got was missing something, as if the chef was in a hurry or forgetful. Perhaps just working out the kinks of a new restaurant. Most lunch items were $6-11, while most dinner entrees that I saw were $12-25. Its not a super high end place, and isn’t intended to be such, perhaps explaining the ikea-esque modern yet somewhat cheapish decor. I definitely want to go back and check it out for dinner. > [@turbo ls1 ss](#): > > that looks like too nice of a building to be in Ruffalo You must not get out much. There are plenty of buildings/restaurants in Buffalo that are far nicer than that. > [@dozr](#): > > Anyone check out Basher’s skyscraper presentation at the statler the other night? 366million dollar cannon design tower going up on a surface parking lot with underground parking. Nothing being tore down, great urban planning, and private financing… what more could a city ask for?!! Lets not forget the 80 million dollars he’s sinking into the Statler hotel! Bashar. Its a cool building and would be great if they build it, but they arent breaking ground until 40% of it is leased, so I’m not going to hold my breath until that happens. Buffalo is a great city and I have always been an advocate of living here, but the one thing I have learned is not to get excited over grand plans which may never come to fruition. ---
**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:** [October 28, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/23 "2006-10-28T08:27:01Z")
whats the dress? ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/24 "2006-10-28T08:27:44Z")
casual/smart casual. ---
**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/25 "2006-10-28T11:53:02Z")
> [@redrum](#): > > Just went to empire yesterday for lunch from work. Nice place, Nick knows what he is doing (same owner of Toro and Fahertys on Elmwood). The menu looked great, but our server kinda sucked (brought the wrong soup, seemed flustered etc). The food was good, but each item that got was missing something, as if the chef was in a hurry or forgetful. Perhaps just working out the kinks of a new restaurant. > > Most lunch items were $6-11, while most dinner entrees that I saw were $12-25. Its not a super high end place, and isn’t intended to be such, perhaps explaining the ikea-esque modern yet somewhat cheapish decor. I definitely want to go back and check it out for dinner. > > You must not get out much. There are plenty of buildings/restaurants in Buffalo that are far nicer than that. > > Bashar. Its a cool building and would be great if they build it, but they arent breaking ground until 40% of it is leased, so I’m not going to hold my breath until that happens. > > Buffalo is a great city and I have always been an advocate of living here, but the one thing I have learned is not to get excited over grand plans which may never come to fruition. I bet 40% is leased within 6 months. I think they are close to 20% already. Class A office space in buffalo is hard to find, vacancy rates are in the single digits. The Larkin Exchange building is nearly full already, and everyone said that place would never get a tenant. ---
**Author:** ![redrum](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redrum/32/7398_2.png) [@redrum](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/redrum)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/26 "2006-10-28T12:25:44Z")
Hey, I hope it gets built, but I’m going to wait till its confirmed before I get excited. Have you heard about the proposed condo tower where the Park Lane currently is? Should be another excellent addition to the city. ---
**Author:** ![Inn-Tune](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/inn-tune/32/7588_2.png) [@Inn-Tune](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Inn-Tune)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2006, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/27 "2006-10-30T07:07:11Z")
For the money the food is good. They have a nice range and the place is pretty sweet. Check it out folks. > [@Carnut](#): > > whats the dress? I went in for lunch in my typical dirty carhart posterchild work gear and nobody gave me the hard look. For dinner I’d step it up a notch though. 🙂 ---
**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:** [October 30, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/28 "2006-10-30T07:18:44Z")
> [@dozr](#): > > Yea, a 1.5 million dollar restaurant on hertel avenue. But it’s not real… because buffalo sucks and nothing good ever happens here, right? :rolleyes: > > Buffalo currently has over 3 billion dollars in development projects in the works, who would of thought? > > Anyone check out Basher’s skyscraper presentation at the statler the other night? 366million dollar cannon design tower going up on a surface parking lot with underground parking. Nothing being tore down, great urban planning, and private financing… what more could a city ask for?!! Lets not forget the 80 million dollars he’s sinking into the Statler hotel! > > 😃 > > Crazy facts about this restaurant… I give him some major credit for taking the shot on this place. NO Parking lot! Awesome! Make all the fat asses in buffalo walk a block or two for thier pastries! Between 70-100 employees! > > This place was basically his vision for what a 50’s diner would have evolved into if fast food didnt take over america. I think he did a damn fine job, and we need more business people around here to think like him. Good man. You speak well of the city here. It’s nice to hear something like this for a change. Too many others don’t realize how many great things we have here. On topic: I’d def. like to check this place out. Maybe I will tonight… ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/29 "2006-11-06T19:10:45Z")
Where is this place exactly ---
**Author:** ![nitroinsane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@nitroinsane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nitroinsane)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/30 "2006-11-06T19:15:44Z")
iam going to go eat there tomorrow ---
**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/31 "2006-11-06T19:16:28Z")
I’m going to be checking it out this Thursday or Friday with the wife. I have heard good things about it from a lot of people. And it looks like a very cool place from the pics. There are a lot of cool places popping up or finally getting exposure in Buffalo. My wife and I have been trying to hit different places at least every week or 2. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/32 "2006-11-16T20:51:47Z")
> [@87FOXGT](#): > > Sounds good, if i get some time one of these days we need to go :tup: LIKE… tomorrow night 😉 bummmppp ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/33 "2006-11-16T21:23:43Z")
one of my professors is from seneca development, 1.2 mil sq ft!! geez i think the cannon project is great. we can only gain. requesting no public money, worldwide company, scale of the building increases the viable-downtown theme, etc. mmm tax revenue i heard word a few weeks ago about a high rise going where pier 1 is… whats good with that? ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/34 "2006-11-16T22:25:05Z")
> [@Mrs. Karus](#): > > LIKE… tomorrow night 😉 > > bummmppp :ohnoes: ---
**Author:** ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 3:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/35 "2006-11-18T03:34:51Z")
Good ass food. Had the pulled bbq pork and it was good stuff. also the calamari owned. A+++++, would eat there again :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Twizted](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twizted/32/7206_2.png) [@Twizted](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Twizted)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 9:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/36 "2006-11-18T09:11:13Z")
calamari there \>\* all ---
**Author:** ![MikeRi24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/37 "2006-11-18T09:49:44Z")
i think i am going to check this place out with the girl tonight. new job = need to celebrate! ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Karus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mrs_karus/32/7426_2.png) [@Mrs\_Karus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mrs_Karus)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/38 "2006-11-18T09:56:17Z")
I liked the atmosphere there… i agree that the calamari was pretty saweet… mike and i def. finished it off. my steak was mmmmm and my mash potatoes were yummy too. service was meh though. stupid girls didn’t know what they were doing. my name was crossed out already when i asked if it was time to be seated yet. ---
**Author:** ![RobHimself](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e480ec/32.png) [@RobHimself](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobHimself)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2006, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/39 "2006-11-18T12:10:50Z")
> [@Twizted](#): > > most expensive meal i belive was 26$ > > other then that the apps were between 6-11$ > > its older styling/new nyc styling. i like that fact there is no parking lot also. Makes me feel like im in NYC for a second. > > I went in there last night for drinks @ 11pm-1am very cool and relaxed in there. > > i like this place alot. & try to get michelle for a waitress shes awesome! > black short hair with glasses > > and BTW there wooden chairs… very ikea styling in there Sounds shockingly cheap for how it looks. ---
**Author:** ![psychopjv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psychopjv/32/7251_2.png) [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2006, 12:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370/40 "2006-11-19T00:14:37Z")
i went for my birthday and it absolutely sucked. ordered our dirnks within 3-4 minutes of sitting down. they come 3-4 minutes later. waitress comes over about 10 minutes later we order food. Did not get any delicious bread snack like we were supposed to. so we sit there drinking and yapping while waiting for the food 20 minutes later. I had the Penne with chicken which was very good and the G/F had the ribs which sucked almighty ass. They were burned to a crisp and pretty solid. By the time the waitress was anywhere our tbale enough to tell her about the ribs ( read she sucks at her job and doens’t check up on people) my g/f wasn’t hungry anymore. _cliffs_ my food was good, her food sucked, and the service was absolutely retchid. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/review-empire-grill/19370.md?page=3)