This place recently opened last summer along Main Street a few miles north of downtown near Anchor Bar. We wouldn't know of this place since there is no website online or anything. So a coworker brought in the menu and said the steak was amazing.
Right on their first page of the menu, it says free delivery, so it scored right away with us. They have hoagies, subs, salads, tacos, wings, fries, nachos, burgers, and more. They have a lot of choice on this menu. They have an awesome special that isn’t on the menu which is an 8" Hoagy (Steak, Chicken, or Sausage), Fries and a drink for $6.79 The menu almost mimics of Jim's Steakout, but with more reasonable prices. We talked to Nick, the co-owner, who runs things there and he told us over the phone they are also adding pizza to their menu in three weeks. This would make a difference than just feeling like another sub place in Buffalo.
A dozen of people ordered today through this place together. The delivery did come about five minutes late as we called them a few times. Names were written on all the orders also. They gave us packets of salt, pepper, malt vinegar, and ketchup, as well as straws. The specials came with drinks so four of them were placed in a big cup holder. The fries with the special came in a small wax paper bag. They ended up being real soggy this way. As opposed to ordering a separate large order of fries, those fries came in a brown box with plenty more. The 8" subs were also noticeably smaller compared to the 12". The 12" was cut in half and the 8" sub just looked like there could be more with it. It left most of us wanting more. They only had one kind of cheese which they called their sub cheese… and they added a special sauce to the hoagies. The subs tasted mostly like their special sauce, but people said there wasn't enough flavor otherwise. The wings were pretty traditional and cooked fine, but not enough sauce to them.
It wasn't an experience that was super as we would still go to Jim’s if we wanted similar types of subs. However, we would order from them again based on their extensive and affordable lunch menu.
Final Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Buffalo's Steak & Sub
1335 Main St
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-884-7777
Friday, September 17, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Moe's Southwest Grill
A Taco Bar is a fantastic and innovating lunch idea… if all pans out. This area is known for Mighty Taco... and then there's Taco Bell and Salsarita's... and Moe's. Similar to Salsarita's, Moe's popularity and word of mouth has increased over the past few years in the area. Moe's has a taco bar to cater and they do deliver downtown which is a plus. They are only about ten minutes away from their Kenmore location.
The taco bar is a make your own taco style of catering to our choosing which includes chips and salsa. This is the first time we ordered Mexican like this here. Mexican food is usually more expensive since it takes more preparation work. Moe’s is noted for being one of the more authentic Mexican places in Buffalo. They also have big individual tacos and they are noted for their particular item names, just like Marco's Deli. Moe’s has fajita, taco, nacho, and salad bars all for delivery and catering too. The Taco Bar grabbed us originally so we stuck with that.
They have two separate websites. First, Moe’s main one at moes.com. Second, if your city is lucky enough like we are at Buffalo, we have moesbuffalo.com with four exclusive places in the area. We found a few coupons on there and we used the one that had a free appetizer with a catering order of 15 people or more. For that, we got the guacamole. They do have a way to order online, but that function wasn't working here at the time. We strictly had a phone conversation with three phone calls. One placing the order, then finalizing, and then confirming.
The first call was on Wednesday asking a few questions. Thursday we finished up our order with what we wanted and the number of people in on it. We had 25 people, which made it one of the larger orders we've had. We had a huge positive response with the order. Even after the placing the order, no negative comments came back from 25 people. Some thoughts were floated around about the portions and if there would be enough food for the money of $10 a person.
We hoped everything arrived on time because it would be more time to figure out if everything did plus there is setup time too. However, with 25 people, it's also easier when it's catered instead of taking individual orders. We had one last request if we could have more soft shells than hard. Emily on the phone gave us the option of 75% soft which was exactly what we were thinking.
This was our order:
- Mix of soft flour tortillas and crispy corn shells
- Ground beef AND Grilled chicken
- Shredded Cheese
- Shredded Lettuce
- Tomatoes/Pico de Gallo
- Guacamole (free with our free appetizer coupon of 15 people or more)
- Sour Cream - 2 bowls
- Chips and Salsas
- Plates, napkins, serving utensils (included)
- No delivery charge
We ordered delivery for ten minutes ahead of our lunch schedule so we had time to get the food and setup. That was the plan…but it wasn't the case today. The delivery girl essentially was lost. She had left twenty minutes before noon and we had to call Moe's three times, including once to the driver, before she arrived here. Apparently, she was a few minutes north on Elmwood, but she didn't have the right address written down for her… as she said. Everything came in trays and bags to put on our cart including lots of serving spoons which was great.
Ten minutes within our thirty minute lunch time, we just got the food and still had to setup. The portions were a little off. We first noticed the low quantity on the ground beef and chicken and that the food was getting cold. Since we had so many separate ingredients to put on our tacos, the hard shelled tacos almost turned into just chips and salsa by the way we were eating it after. People were worried about the portions. However, many people had more than one helping and we ended up throwing extra ingredients out. While everyone was eating, they said they liked the food. We had tons of salsa and chips leftover that were eaten afterwards. The food was fresh especially the guacamole and hot sauce was indeed hot.
We still had a few people unhappy about the time factor since it made people rush and didn't take time to see what they would have wanted, but ten dollars to a Mexican lunch buffet at work is not bad. If it wasn’t late and the food was still warm, this would have been a hit with many. This hurt the fact that the cost was ten dollars per and some people didn’t think they got value from it. If it was here on time and warm, no one would mention the cost since they would have been fully satisfied. Aside from the price, portions, and lateness, many enjoyed it and the idea of the taco bar and bringing lots of us together for lunch.
Final Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Moe's Southwest Grill
www.moesbuffalo.com
2658 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14207
716-447-9850
The taco bar is a make your own taco style of catering to our choosing which includes chips and salsa. This is the first time we ordered Mexican like this here. Mexican food is usually more expensive since it takes more preparation work. Moe’s is noted for being one of the more authentic Mexican places in Buffalo. They also have big individual tacos and they are noted for their particular item names, just like Marco's Deli. Moe’s has fajita, taco, nacho, and salad bars all for delivery and catering too. The Taco Bar grabbed us originally so we stuck with that.
They have two separate websites. First, Moe’s main one at moes.com. Second, if your city is lucky enough like we are at Buffalo, we have moesbuffalo.com with four exclusive places in the area. We found a few coupons on there and we used the one that had a free appetizer with a catering order of 15 people or more. For that, we got the guacamole. They do have a way to order online, but that function wasn't working here at the time. We strictly had a phone conversation with three phone calls. One placing the order, then finalizing, and then confirming.
The first call was on Wednesday asking a few questions. Thursday we finished up our order with what we wanted and the number of people in on it. We had 25 people, which made it one of the larger orders we've had. We had a huge positive response with the order. Even after the placing the order, no negative comments came back from 25 people. Some thoughts were floated around about the portions and if there would be enough food for the money of $10 a person.
We hoped everything arrived on time because it would be more time to figure out if everything did plus there is setup time too. However, with 25 people, it's also easier when it's catered instead of taking individual orders. We had one last request if we could have more soft shells than hard. Emily on the phone gave us the option of 75% soft which was exactly what we were thinking.
This was our order:
- Mix of soft flour tortillas and crispy corn shells
- Ground beef AND Grilled chicken
- Shredded Cheese
- Shredded Lettuce
- Tomatoes/Pico de Gallo
- Guacamole (free with our free appetizer coupon of 15 people or more)
- Sour Cream - 2 bowls
- Chips and Salsas
- Plates, napkins, serving utensils (included)
- No delivery charge
We ordered delivery for ten minutes ahead of our lunch schedule so we had time to get the food and setup. That was the plan…but it wasn't the case today. The delivery girl essentially was lost. She had left twenty minutes before noon and we had to call Moe's three times, including once to the driver, before she arrived here. Apparently, she was a few minutes north on Elmwood, but she didn't have the right address written down for her… as she said. Everything came in trays and bags to put on our cart including lots of serving spoons which was great.
Ten minutes within our thirty minute lunch time, we just got the food and still had to setup. The portions were a little off. We first noticed the low quantity on the ground beef and chicken and that the food was getting cold. Since we had so many separate ingredients to put on our tacos, the hard shelled tacos almost turned into just chips and salsa by the way we were eating it after. People were worried about the portions. However, many people had more than one helping and we ended up throwing extra ingredients out. While everyone was eating, they said they liked the food. We had tons of salsa and chips leftover that were eaten afterwards. The food was fresh especially the guacamole and hot sauce was indeed hot.
We still had a few people unhappy about the time factor since it made people rush and didn't take time to see what they would have wanted, but ten dollars to a Mexican lunch buffet at work is not bad. If it wasn’t late and the food was still warm, this would have been a hit with many. This hurt the fact that the cost was ten dollars per and some people didn’t think they got value from it. If it was here on time and warm, no one would mention the cost since they would have been fully satisfied. Aside from the price, portions, and lateness, many enjoyed it and the idea of the taco bar and bringing lots of us together for lunch.
Final Rating: 3.0 out of 5
Moe's Southwest Grill
www.moesbuffalo.com
2658 Delaware Avenue
Kenmore, NY 14207
716-447-9850
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