Anchor Bar in Buffalo and a Guzzi

[ratguzzi]

I was at the Anchor Bar last night, where Buffalo wings got their start in 1964 and was surprised to see a Guzzi up on display.
Wings are still top notch but the prices are higher than most because of the legend.
JB

[Lannis]

I'll tell you, there's some confusion world-wide about how even the Anchor Bar makes their Buffalo Wings.

I agree (after the last Wing smackdown  ) that my method that includes lightly flouring and frying the wings prior to seasoning is NOT kosher for anything called Buffalo Wings even though it is mighty popular 'round here and tasty to boot.

But we hear that the ORIGINAL wings were:

1) Deep fried without flour in the original recipe and THEN sauced but

2) Today are baked without frying even at the Anchor Bar.

They say it's "healthier" but I don't even know what that means in this context ...

Time to get some Frank's sauce.   I've been using Louisiana Crystal, which is my lifetime favorite ....

Lannis

[ratguzzi]

These were deep fried, no mistake about it! Right, many great versions out there and I have enjoyed my share. But my opinion is that if you call them "buffalo" wings, they need to be deep fried naked!
JB

[JJ]

If I ever go to Buffalo...I will visit.."The Anchor Bar!!"  :1:

[Rough Edge racing]

 I been to the Anchor Bar ...The wings was good but in my opinion not better than any other bar wings...I've also gone to Duff's in Buffalo, the wings are also pretty much the same.....That was 10 years ago, I rarely eat wings since then because we have chickens and I have an image of them being brutalized for their wings...

[Lannis]

But my opinion is that if you call them "buffalo" wings, they need to be deep fried naked!
JB

I've done that before but DAMN it hurts when the grease spatters out of the pan ....

[Roebling3]

In the mid 60's I began spending a lot of time on business in Buffalo. I ate @ the Anchor often. My information @ the time was the wings were 1st in Frank's hot sauce for an unknown amount of time; relative to how busy they were. Then deep fried as needed. I still have the Sweat shirt given me for surviving an especially bad blizzard. May have been in the late 70's.  R3~ 

[Scott DeRoss]

I've done that before but DAMN it hurts when the grease spatters out of the pan ....

That's too funny!!!

[LowRyter]

that looks familiar



 

[arveno]

Why do they keep a 1100 sport on display?

What's up with the paint job?

Just curious..

[charlie b]

never was fond of wings anyway
ribs is my weak point
and i like them in just about any sauce anyone makes, as long as they are tender.

[Lannis]

never was fond of wings anyway
ribs is my weak point
and i like them in just about any sauce anyone makes, as long as they are tender.

I like 'em both.   I can leave behind a pile of wing bones that makes even me wonder.   Not too hot, just enough to make me sweat under my eyes.

Mainly because you can't use the blue cheese dressing to cool down the burning the NEXT day ....

Lannis

[Kiwi_Roy]

So what's the story behind the bike, it looks a bit special IMHO


Sent from my shoe phone!

[PeteS]

Growing up in the Buffalo area I had my draft physical in the federal building about two blocks from the Anchor Bar. For lunch they gave us a chit good for a meal at the Anchor Bar. I wasn't aware of wings then but later learned they had been created about a year earlier. Italian food was pretty decent there. When I got back home after discharge from the Navy I found out wings were a big deal.
They are still the standard I judge others by. Crispy skin and dry coating. Their hot will raise a sweat without destroying your taste buds.

Pete

[Mr Pootle]

I believe that Michael Portillo visited the Anchor Bar in his Great Train Journeys TV series. He certainly went to a bar in Buffalo for wings.

[hidn45]

Speaking of wings & Western New York (shameless plug) Frank Pfalzer always makes some especially tasty wings for the Rally dinner on Friday night, if you're in the neighborhood.....  ;^)

[diablo45]

that looks familiar

 It used to belong to a friend here in SE Michigan. He sold it on ebay and thats where it ended up.


Sam

[arveno]

Wow that's sad... poor Guzzi...

[JJ]

"The Anchor Bar!! - - Let's all just have wings and beer and be happy!!" 

[bettythebear]

I grew up in Buffalo, and can definitely say that wings should be fried naked. When I worked in kitchens back then, "hot" was straight up Frank's sauce, and anything less than hot was just tempered with good old liquid margarine/butter.

[JJ]

I grew up in Buffalo, and can definitely say that wings should be fried naked. When I worked in kitchens back then, "hot" was straight up Frank's sauce, and anything less than hot was just tempered with good old liquid margarine/butter.

All this flappin' about wings is making me...well... "HUNGRY!!!" 

[Two Checks]

Not much meat on chicken ribs....

[Adan]

My wife's from Buffalo and we're there a couple times a year, usually go to Duff's rather than Anchor.  The wings are good, but are the wings uniquely good?  Objectively, I don't think so.  But subjectively, when Buffalo has so little else to brag about, I somehow want to think that at least they triumph in the wings dept.  Add in that psychological element and, yes, they are uniquely good.

[rtbickel]

While I subscribe to the philosophy that if you don't break a sweat, it wasn't properly seasoned, I just can't stand Buffalo wings.

[keuka4884]

Whenever I go to the Anchor Bar the parking lot is full of out of state plates. Quite the tourist mecca. Their wings are not the best (natives seem to prefer Duff's), but the place is sure worth a visit. It started out in a good neighborhood, then that part of town got real seedy, and now it is coming back. Always tourists taking pictures in front of the door. Go Bills!!

[Chuck in Indiana]

Time to get some Frank's sauce.   I've been using Louisiana Crystal, which is my lifetime favorite ....

It's gotta be Franks.. no other. I have what is purported to be the original Anchor Bar recipe. I've made them many times for Colt's tailgates. People will stand in line. 

[Carlo DeSantis]

Long before wings were a "thing" in Buffalo, there was beef on weck.  So much better than hot wings, and just as likely to get your blood thinned with enough fresh horseradish.

Best,

Carlo

PS: Attended college in Buffalo when hot wings were first served.  Frank and Theresa's was a hangout.  Back then they were early adopters of a new beer called Michelob; THAT'S why we went to Frank and Theresa's Anchor Bar :)

[PeteS]

Long before wings were a "thing" in Buffalo, there was beef on weck.  So much better than hot wings, and just as likely to get your blood thinned with enough fresh horseradish.

Best,

Carlo

PS: Attended college in Buffalo when hot wings were first served.  Frank and Theresa's was a hangout.  Back then they were early adopters of a new beer called Michelin; THAT'S why we went to Frank and Theresa's Anchor Bar :)

My Guzzi dealer used to be about ten miles south of East Aurora which is maybe 15 miles SE of Buffalo. A trip to the Guzzi dealer meant a stop at a bar in East Aurora called Bar Bills. They not only have outstanding wings but their beef on weck is tops.

http://barbill.com

Anyone going to the WNY rally this weekend, its worth a detour.

Pete