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Buffalo Joe's Howard Street

3.3 (183 reviews)
InexpensiveAmerican, Chicken Wings
Closed • 11:00 am - 10:00 pm
Updated over 3 months ago

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BUFFALO JOE'S HOWARD STREET ATMOSPHERE

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Moderate noise
Good for groups
Good for kids

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Favorite food spot! The mild sauce is the best and I will continue to come here everytime for a quick meal!

Small Rib Tips

First time going here. I just moved to the area and found this place when I searched for hot wings. The reviews were 3.5 some great and some not so great but I still gave them a shot. We ordered hot wings, a small tip, and one hot link. The wings were really tiny and hard you take one bite and it was gone. The rib tips were mostly bones and the part that did have meat were really hard. Kids could not chew it. The hot link was just that... too much sauce and not spicy at all. I spend about 33$ for everything and I won't be returning. Oh and it's cash only

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Rob G.

Perhaps I had too high expectations going in but did not think Buffalo Joe's lived up to the hype of all the accolades for wing spots in the Chicagoland area. I got the rib tip & wing combo and while I enjoyed the rib tips, the wings were subpar at best. Small, not terribly tasty and nowhere near the level of spiciness I would expect from ones labeled suicide. One plus - the service was very good. Friendly staff and prompt ordering made up a little for the poor quality wings.

Two orders of fish and chips no rib tips

My fiancé ordered a large rib tip and a small fish and chips to go. Drove over 30 mins to get to my mother in laws house just to realize that they gave us two orders of fish and chips and no rib tip. Not to mention their "fish and chips" are just shrimp, which my fiancé is used to fish and chips being cod not shrimp. Huge disappointment

Single order of wings
Timothy N.

Came here before 15 minutes closing because I was hungry. Maybe because I had a late dinner and hungry, but I think I had one of the buffalo chicken wing in my life. Great value for the price wasn't expecting it to be that good. The food took less than 5 minutes so maybe it was leftover from an earlier batch or an employee meal to go. But man the spicy sauce was addictive. Not going to leave a burn but a flavor bomb that keeps lasting. Place is cash only, which is a good sign to see a place trying to keep cost low.

Mild wings
Jose C.

Many people who I've talked to, have nothing but good things to say about Buffalo Joes. I on the other hand didn't enjoy them one bit. Service is a little off with it being take out only for now, but that didn't bother me and I am not basing my review on their service. Strictly food. I ordered a single order of their suicide and a double order of their mild wings. The wings are decently priced. You get a lot of wings for your money, but they didn't really taste good. Soon wings were tiny as hell, so they didn't have any meat on them. They were overcooked and too dry. The mild sauce tasted weird and was thick. The suicide was a huge disappointment. You can't name wings suicide, if they're not going to be flaming effing spicy. Probably won't be returning anytime soon.

Riyona A.

I love this place. But in the time of covid, I prefer ordering in. I have only successfully ordered once from here within the last year. Unfortunately this is the case because every time I order online they cancel the order because they are "too busy." It's so disappointing to have the order go through just for it to be canceled. If handling orders from online vendors is too much, I would rather y'all not have an option to order at all.

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4 months ago

Wings are very small and the mild buffalo sauce is somewhat chunky and not good at all. I won't return

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Excellent service, great choice and the food is delicious. Nice and clean also. Price is reasonable too.

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Price increase...$85 for a single party pan now. . Must be a chicken shortage it's no longer a good place for me.

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Great wings! Have always been great service and friendly! The place is a small little restaurant but it does the job!

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Jumbo shrimp meal is awesome! The fries have an amazing seasoning. Really enjoyed my time.

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We checked out this place with a few people on the Saturday evening after Christmas and were still…read moreamazed how empty the place was. Did everyone truly leave town? It's located right down the street from Northwestern University's football stadium (whatever the heck they're naming it). This is a nice hidden gem in Evanston. Not located downtown, it may have a chance to stick around a while. As Jane V. noted in her review, you are greeted by a delicious smoky smell when you enter the restaurant. It was an inviting smell (at least for me), others in our group thought we were walking into a barbecue joint and were less than thrilled, but the menu put them at ease as it has a lot of options. There were five of us and one couple decided to share a couple appetizers as their entrees. They ordered the Cauliflower Buffalo Bites, and the Macho Nacho. They were huge portions easily enough for us all to share. However, my wife and I don't see eye-to-eye with our eating habits (she is mostly vegetarian and I'm a card-carrying carnivore), so she was not about to share the smoky wings and cheesy tots with me. I opted for the Chicken Vesuvio entree, and she and our other friend both ordered the Inside-Out Grilled Cheese. I would say most the sandwiches looked good (no portobello for me, thanks). I would say though, the desserts are pretty generic, so we opted out, but their is a door inside the restaurant to the donut shop next door (which was closed), but I wanted to try that place, so I'll have to make another trek out there for them and review them later. I'm amazed that the donut shop, DB3 Donuts, does not appear on their menu at all, despite having a connecting door from one establishment to the other, but alas, I've heard their apple crisp and brownie are good, but neither were too appealing that night. All meals were delicious and I definitely need to go back and try other dishes. And may DB3, if they are open. Give this place some love as it is a nice gem in Evanston.

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