Although I didn't dine-in, I was a little surprised to read some of the reviews. Â I can't comment on the crowd, the ambiance, or the clientele, but I can comment on the food.
It was Fat Tuesday. Â I was home alone. Â I was hungry. Â I live across the street. Â Didn't wanna go far. Â I ordered the small order of Buffalo Wings (medium) and the Philly Beef Brisket. Â Wings = yummy, although they were skimpy with the celery. Â Each piece was bent in a weird way and just a really small portion. Â The wings themselves were quite flavorful.
The sandwich was just delicious. Â Onions, mushrooms, banana peppers, mushrooms and Monterey jack/mozzarella blend on top of the tender meat. Â I loved it. Â
I would probably order carry-out from here again. Â I am surprised this is the first time I have tried this place, after living here for almost a full year.
I have to say that I was under-impressed with the Harry Buffalo in Lakewood. I came here for lunch when I was apartment hunting in the area. I had the crispy buffalo chicken salad and thought it was very "meh." There was a ton of lettuce and not a lot of salad toppings. The buffalo chicken was overcooked and dry. The service was decent, but definitely could've been better considering it was a weekday afternoon and there wasn't anyone in there.
Review Source:Ugh. I don't like this chain normally anyway, and this location is just bad. Â It's in a cool area but go across the street instead if you're in Lakewood. The service sucks, the food is nothing exciting. I may just be sick of this place because I've gone too many times.. Big groups who just can't decide so they settle for this place. Don't do it, if you can help it. We waited so long for our food. They did bring us shots as an apology but that just shouldn't have to happen! It's always a cool layout at these bars but I have never been impressed by the service or foods/drinks.
Review Source:Stopped in last night briefly. Â Its your typical Lakewood bar..guys who still think theyer on the football team (even though theyre 30) and girls who go for that type..lol. Â It is its own little microcosm..hillarious. Â It was packed and servers were quick with a beer. Â The manager was a super cool dude too..chatted with him for a bit. Â Bathrooms are downstairs..so be careful after your 10 jeager bomb BRO! Â All in all its not my crowd but Ive been to wayyyyy more annoying bars! Â Hipster bars are worse..
Review Source:Crowded main bar layout....can't sit there comfortably. God forbid it's hot out...they open up the front of the building which allows for zero airflow and just allows you to enjoy the heat from the outside instead of any air conditioning.
Hopefully you like insecure frat boys with beer muscles, being bumped into, and feeling generally uncomfortable, cause if you are, you got it!!!!
I like Harry Buffalo, partly because I live in the neighborhood but partly because it's just a good time. Sometimes it's a little too crowded for my liking but there are great drink specials all the time that keep me coming back.
Since it's a sports bar there's a million TV's playing sports on them which isn't exactly my favorite BUT with that said, sports on TV attract cute guys and cute guys attract me, am I right or am I right, ladies?
Anyways, bottom line, even when this place is really busy, the service behind the bar is still exceptional, there's cheap drink specials all the time (I think Thursday is ladies night and that's the best special night)... there's usually a great crowd hanging out here of 20-somethings and it's close to home. Can't really ask for more than that. If you're looking for somewhere cool to go, Harry Buffalo and ATC are where it's at!
It's a crowded sports bar.
Several people in our group ordered the bison burger medium-rare for the extra $3. The closest the kitchen came was medium-well, and two black bricks. The only reason I'm keeping it at three stars is because I half expected that, and the service was otherwise good for such a large group.
Having heard stellar things about this place's rival, Around the Corner, I made a point to visit ATC when I was visiting Lakewood. Â However, I did not see that ATC was closed at 2 pm on a Saturday - blah. Â Harry Buffalo was across the street so - you know the story.
I got here "a little early", but the bartender still served me. Â They had video cameras and a crew here - I think STO was taping something here later. Â I don't know. Â The bartender served me once at the very beginning, and spent most of the time socializing with another group. Â Not great.
I ordered wings with a hot pepper sauce. Â The wings tasted burnt and hard, while I could barely taste the sauce. Â What I did taste was very isolated, but tasted quite good. Â I think the cooks might have been inexperienced, but that doesn't excuse them. Â The wings were terribly burnt and nothing worthy of enjoying.
As a hangout, this is pretty good. Â However, I personally could not stand this place as a restaurant or a bar.
I wont repeat what everyone else has said. Its a great place to have some beers on a weekend night. Do not go here for the food!! Â Honestly a Wendys classic single is better than the Buffs burger. Chicken tenders had no meat on them just breading. I agree that the beer list is pretty weak.
Review Source:Thought things were off to a great start when our drinks arrived promptly. Â The food, unfortunately was a different story... this is how things played out:
1) gave server our order (which did include modifications- no BBQ, add mayo on the sandwich)
2) food arrived- one salad was missing and my sandwich was slathered in BBQ, no mayo
3) salad arrives- it's comprised of lettuce and cheese (that's it, noticeably missing were the carrots, tomatoes, and croutons from the menu), sandwich arrives- no BBQ (yay!) but also no mayo... we also realize we have no silverware.
4) friend asks sever for tomatoes- she brings back a ramekin with 1 cherry tomato in it (yes, you read that right, a single tomato). Â
5) mayo arrives after one more request
Just when I think the frustration is over, the bill arrives... what's this? Charged for a side of ranch (that was never ordered or received)? Last straw... As someone who waited tables for 6 years, I can assure you it pained me to leave a mere 10% tip.  However, also as a former server, there was no way  I was going to reward that crap service.
My wife went out with her co-workers here and I asked her to bring me some take-out for dinner Friday night. Â When she got home, she promptly presented me the fish n chips that I requested. Â Also, she brought a few of her leftovers along. Â
Note: this review is being written from a takeout perspective and not a sit-down perspective.
Loaded Pita Nachos - these were soggy and gross. Â None of the toppings stayed on the pita. Â Don't ever order this to go because the longer it sits, the soggier the pita bread becomes. Â The green onions were overpowering.
Wings - wings were great, no complaints.
Fisn n Chips - the fish was still warm when I ate it, but it had bones in it. Â This is a huge no-no in my book. Â I'll never order this dish again from Harry Buffalo. Â Also, it was overly greasy and there wasn't a lot of meat to it. Â The fries were soggy and not very flavorful. Â I don't recommend this dish at all.
I've eaten at other Harry Buffalo locations and have been quite pleased with their food, especially the Bison Burgers. Â But this location doesn't seem to have it all together.
Another local restaurant - a plus, good buffalo burgers (although its hard to screw up a burger) another plus, but it took over thirty minutes on a Sunday afternoon when the place wasn't that full. What did they have to do? Go to Wyoming to catch the bison?
And then there's the "Dump Dennis" banner.
Well, we're all entitled to our opinions, so here's mine: Dump Harry Buffalo!
This restaurant has huge potential, but fails to meet it at every turn. Â The draft beer lineup is weak, the menu is completely over the top, food is below mediocre and service is just so-so. Â There are plenty of other places to eat that serve better food with better service in this price range.
Review Source:I've stopped by on a few occasions. First time was for a party in the downstairs area. Harry Buff was very accomodating and the party was great! Good service, good deals and fun cozy space to mingle.
Second time I stopped by was with a buddy to have a few beers. Had a few beers. Enjoyed the many televisions playing sports and Top40 simultaneously. Service at the bar is usually very good. Also enjoyed the crowd as it is probably the 2nd-place pick-up bar at that corner to ATC.
Most recent time was WAYYY too crowded for me. Had to squirm my way from the back door all the way around to my friends on the opposite side of the bar. It was ladies night and packed. Drink specials were decent, I think a pitcher of Margaritas/Long Islands were $11 or something. Plenty of cool, hot singles hanging out, and bar service was exceptional for how busy they were.
Will go again for drinks with friends.
My softball team this summer was sponsored by Harry Buffalo. Â We always came here after every game and I've always been really happy with their service. Â Since they are our sponsor, we get 5 pitchers of FREE beer after every game. Â Score! Â Additionally their food is excellent if you're into fried greasy deliciousness. Â Fried Provolone... helloooo I'm in heaven.
Review Source:There is a humongous horseshoe shaped beverage bar in the middle of the building. This makes it really hard to fight through the crowd on the weekend. Whoever designed this layout made a big mistake. This is another Lakewood bar with a really young crowd. People are way too pumped up here. There is a guy who is a regular here that gets too drunk for his own good. He is almost always getting into arguments and is about to get beat up. During a Browns game in the 08 season, he was surrounded by an angry mob. He then pooped his pants. You could see through his khakis that he had shat himself. I will never sit on that bar stool. Not a relaxing place at all. The food is alright, I refute their claim of the best bar food on earth. I think Around the Corner across the street has better food to offer. The buffalo burgers are alright and allegedly healthy.
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