1305 Abbott Road, South Buffalo
Where better to do a birthday bash than O'Daniels? The food is always great, the bar is always well stocked and it's a great place to spend a couple hours...or six.
A few friends and I met up there about 8p for some dinner and drinks. They still had Sam Winter Ale on tap and that was my default beer for the night. We started with their awesome stuffed banana peppers, which are one of my favorite things on the menu. Tonight they were out of yellow banana peppers, but the chefs switched to red peppers for the night.
In past visits, the peppers can be hit or miss on the "spicy" level. Sometimes the peppers are comfortably spicy, others unbearable, so you've warned in advance that they can be blazing hot. Packed with ricotta, a bit of mozzarella, bacon and spices, the peppers are one of the best items on the menu. O'Daniels isn't brightly lit, so photos from a phone without a flash are tough. This one worked out, but it does not do the peppers justice.
Soup was included with dinner and I selected the Cajun Chicken Vegetable. It was a good chicken veggie soup with a nice cajun flavor. For dinner I had the Cajun Dusted Fish, with roasted red potatoes and vegetables (zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, broccoli). Unfortunately, the picture of dinner didn't turn out as expected, so I don't have it for this outing. The fish was nicely spicy and the accompaniments were done perfectly as well.
The night continued after dinner with more friends joining late into the night. It was about 5 pints, 2 shots and some time later that we all left (~2am) and the place still had quite a few people coming in and out. [No I didn't drive home...] As always, O'Daniels is a great place to land for a few hours.
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