Restaurants that should be in Buffalo...

Yesterday, me and Air Gordon were talking about some restaurants that really need to be in Buffalo. Here's some that would make me so happy if they would come here...

CiCi's Pizza: I hear commercials for this all-you-can-eat pizza place all the time. But is there one anywhere near Buffalo? No. The closest one is in Erie, PA at 4045 Butler Road.

I finally got the chance to eat at one about two years ago when I visited my cousin in Virginia. It was awesome. They had tons of different pizzas to choose from (including dessert pizzas) and salads too. I want that here!

Sheetz: OK, I know, it's a gas station. But inside the store there's a 24-hour Made To Order food section. And they make the most awesome hamburgers. And then there's the two hot dogs for 99 cents. Or the breakfast stuff - Shmuffins, Shmiscuitz, or Shmagelz. And don't ever forget the no-bake peanut butter cookies for dessert! One of the many highlights of going to Knoebels amusement park is eating at Sheetz on the way there and back.

Once again, the closest one for us is in Erie, PA. Why can't they expand just a little ways down the road to Buffalo? I'd eat there so often that just what I'd spend would make it worth it for them to come here!

Fazoli's: A fast food Italian restaurant! They used to be around western New York, but no more. Now the closest one is 183 miles away in Howe, Indiana. I would order the sampler platter every time I went there (with meat lasagna, spaghetti with meat sauce, fettuccine alfredo, and ziti with meat sauce) - mmmmm. Please come back Fazzoli's!

Jack In The Box: I lived on Jack In The Box food the last couple years I was in Los Angeles. The Jumbo Jack, Bacon Ultimate Cheeseburger, fries, and a milkshake was usually what I'd get.

It' a really long day trip if you want to eat here. The closest ones to Buffalo are in North Carolina, Tennessee, or Illinois.

Tommy's: The full name is actually The Original Tommy's World Famous Hamburgers. This was also somewhere I'd eat when I was in Los Angeles. Now In-N-Out was good in L.A. (they had the famous not-on-the-official-menu protein style burger - instead of a bun, the burger is surrounded by a giant bun-sized chunk of lettuce). Fatburger was good too. But Tommy' s was my favorite of the bunch. The prices were more reasonable and I thought the burgers were far better.

It's pretty much a plane ride to get to Tommy's. There's a bunch around the Los Angeles area. There's also one a little closer in Henderson, Nevada (near Las Vegas). If you're near one, go - your stomach will be very happy.

Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips: Remember the triangular pieces of fish and the giant french fries (chips as they call them). Yummmm! I remember the chips being a lot wider than they are in the picture actually. Sadly, the closest Arthur Treacher's is 2-1/2 hours away a little north of Syracuse. But it's not too far out of the way if you're going to the State Fair later this year!

Feel free to comment and suggest other awesome restaurants that should be in Buffalo. I'm sure I've missed some.