The Anchor Bar (Buffalo, New York)

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1047 Main Street
Buffalo, NY 14209
(716) 883-1134
www.buffalowings.com/

Buffalo, NY (1964) - On a Friday night, Dominic Bellissimo was tending bar at the now infamous Anchor Bar Restaurant in Buffalo, NY. Late that evening a group of Dominic's friends arrived at the bar touting a ravenous appetite. Dominic asked his mother, Teressa to prepare something for his friends to eat.

At about midnight, Teressa brought out two plates she had prepared in the kitchen and placed them on the bar. The aroma from the plates captured the attention of Dom and his friends and everyone asked, "What are these?" they looked like chicken wings, a part of the chicken that usually went into the stock pot for soup.

Teressa had deep fried the wings and flavored them with a secret sauce. The wings were an instant hit and it didn't take long for people to flock to the bar to experience this new eating sensation. From that point on, Buffalo Wings became a regular part of the menu at the Anchor Bar.

Today, the original restaurant is internationally famous and a destination in Buffalo serving up over a thousand pounds of wings each day to the likes of famous movie stars, professional athletes, political leaders and thousands of customers who seek the unique and great taste of Frank & Teressa's Original Buffalo Wings.

The phenomenon created in 1964 by Teressa Bellissimo has spread across the globe. . Although many have tried to duplicate Buffalo Wings, the closely guarded secret recipe is what makes Frank & Teressa's the proclaimed "Best Wings in the World."

This place was featured in HD Theater’s (formally Discovery HD Theater) “Road Trips – Hamptons to Niagara Falls”
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchor_Bar
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Coordinates:   42°54'8"N   78°52'5"W

Comments

  • I've been there. Love those wings.
  • I was just there. Good wings.
  • Was there over 10 years ago while working at the Buffalo News. Good, good wings.
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