Thursday, April 25, 2024

Buffalo Chips Restaurant

 I have driven past Buffalo Chips Restaurant on Old Route 41 in Bonita Springs many times.  The mural on one side of the building is what usually caught my eye.  But, I recently read a very positive review of the food, particularly the chicken wings.  It was time to go inside.



Sally is one of the owners, a niece of the man who founded the restaurant 41 years ago.  He is from Buffalo and is known as the "King of Wings."  Sally showed me around.




Her uncle is a huge sports fan, especially teams from Buffalo, like him.  He attended the Super Bowl many times.  Boxers, football players, baseball players, rock and roll musicians , actors . . . have all visited Buffalo Chips and left photos with autographs praising the chicken wings.

A football jersey signed by retired Buffalo quarterback Jim Kelly is a prized possession.  

As is a robe from Muhammad Ali.  "The Greatest."

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