Written on Friday, February 22nd, 2008 at 8:32pm by Alan Bedenko | 9 Comments

Best Burger in WNY

First, a jaunt to the Olympia Cafe:

Female Customer: I’ll have a tuna salad sandwich, and an order of French fries, please.

Pete Dionasopolis: No. No tuna.

Female Customer: You’re out of tuna?

Pete Dionasopolis: No tuna. Cheeseburger? Come on, come on, come on! I don’t have all day, we gotta have turnover, turnover. [ turns to Male Customer ] What are you gonna have?

Male Customer: Uh.. I think I’ll have grilled cheese and a Coke.

Pete Dionasopolis: Uh.. [ turns to kitchen ] Grilled cheese?

George Dionasopolis: No grilled cheese.

Male Customer: No grilled cheese.

Male Customer: Uh.. cheeseburger and a Coke.

Pete Dionasopolis: Uh, no Coke – Pepsi.

Male Customer: Okay, uh.. Pepsi, and french fries.

Pete Dionasopolis: No fries – chips.

Male Customer: Okay, chips.

Pete Dionasopolis: [ to kitchen ] One cheeseburger, one Pepsi, one chip!

Andrew Galarneau of Buffalo Buffet and Buffalo News wants your vote for the best Burger in WNY. Vote here.

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9 Comments

  1. Christopher Smith says:
    February 22, 2008 at 9:35 pm

    Sterling Tavern on Hertel Avenue, no question. It’s a robust handmade burger served on a crispy roll. It is burger perfection.

  2. kris says:
    February 23, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Agree with the Sterling. Just had one Thursday night. Best in town – just be prepared to wait, have cash (no cc) & enjoy the excellent selection of beer. One of my favorite places in the city.

  3. Jaquandor says:
    February 23, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    Haven’t been to the Sterling, but I love me some Zebb’s. They make fine, fine burgers.

    (By the way, until I followed your link, I actually thought you were relating a real incident that happened at that Olympia restaurant that’s by the airport. Yipes.)

  4. Eric P. says:
    February 23, 2008 at 2:46 pm

    McDonalds – the 1/64th pounder.

  5. Bill Altreuter says:
    February 23, 2008 at 3:45 pm

    I’ll chime in on the chorus for the Sterling- if it is open, if they haven’t run out, as long as you are not in an sort of hurry…. I have never been disappointed in the Sterling if those conditions have been met, but I’ve been there plenty of times when it was closed, or they just served the last one, or they weren’t serving burgers that night.

  6. hank kaczmarek says:
    February 23, 2008 at 4:39 pm

    Looks good. Coronary Atery Blockage on a Plate!

  7. wcp says:
    February 23, 2008 at 7:44 pm

    Grover’s on Transit Rd., Amherst.

  8. EMS says:
    February 24, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    The Independence Burger at Founding Fathers Pub. Mmmmmmmmm.

  9. Talkin_Proud says:
    February 25, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    Founding Fathers.

 

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