I love this place when I lived in the city and I hadn't been in years. Nothing changes cause it's still the best. I don't like my wings very large and rubbery, I prefer them on the smaller side. I always order them well done and they always come perfect sauce is great here. The two young men who helped me at the counter were polite, professional, and courteous service was great. Can't wait to go back. read more

So I know the wings are famous here. The wings here aren't bad, but the spice level was a bit much -- maybe I'd say gimmicky in a way. I mean you're pretty much having jalapenos and buffalo sauce with a side of chicken. And that's something coming from someone who loves their food to be saucy. So unfortunately, the spice overpowered everything else. Service was fine and the atmosphere was casual, but overall, it wouldn't be a place I would have to necessarily visit again. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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

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

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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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 read more

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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. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - Bonanza - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Top of the line Wings spot in Illinois. You can't go wrong and it's a hot hot wing sauce and it's awesome and tasty and 30-50 wings and one of the best to watch sports teams and hang out with regulars and I've eaten there a lot in 20 years and it's still my go to. read more

Food and service is great. Sometimes they can be stingy with their buffalo sauce, the main reason I stop going there much is if you don't have cash you have to use their ATM. Sometimes I may have my credit card or use modern day TAP. A couple friends I told about this place said they walked out . I forgot to say cashless and you have to use their ATM read more

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 read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - Two orders of fish and chips no rib tips - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - Single order of wings - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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. read more

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

A coworker told me to go to Buffalo Joe's. On my first visit, I ordered the chicken wings and enjoyed them. I especially loved the fries. The fry seasoning is fire. The next time, I had the jumbo shrimp. The breading-to-shrimp ratio was on point. I've had the rib tips and was happy. My only complaint is that the hot links taste more like Italian sausage. read more

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. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Order ahead I beg of you ! They're busy busy and their wings are to die for. They're so juicy which is what you want in wings . The sauces are great no matter which you get - I've had spicy mild and bbq. All great . The kids taking orders are also helpful and nice . read more

I really wanted to love Buffalo Joes but, to me it's just fair. It's not even one of the top restaurants in my neighborhood as a favorite go-to. I actually, forget about it. The BJ on Howard and Clark is in a sketchy area. However, to be fair, I've had a better experience at their other location in downtown Evanston. Anywho, I've ordered their wings and chicken tenders. The buffalo sauce is decent and so are the wings and fries. I like the tenders but, they could use some seasoning in the crunchy breading. They could serve a better dressing to go with the wings. The wait time for food can be a little long and the customer service could be a little better. Overall, it's really not a bad place to get a quick meal. Will I return? Of course. I can't complain of the price because everything has gone up tremendously. read more

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

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

If I could give them no stars I would. The girl who took my order had a severe attitude problem when she took my order. I ordered rib tips and was not aware that I had a choice of what flavor sauce because she never told me nor never offered. So basically I got a order of rib tips PURPOSELY with no sauce. And even before I gave my order, I stood at the counter for three minutes before the girls i the back stopped playing around and giggling and one of them finally took my order. I'm just gonna keep it straight, no chaser. If you don't want to serve particular people in the community that patronize your establishment, don't work there. I will no longer be spending money at this restaurant and I'm really tired of the service at most restaurants in this area with people that have the attitude of the young lady I encountered at Buffalo Joe's on Howard Street today. read more

If I had did a review a few years ago Buffalo Joe's would have gotten 5 stars from me but after today 3 stars is being very generous. My fries were hard and cold. They use to be fried to perfection with the perfect seasoning. I had the burger for the first time and it was just a regular degular type of burger. It would only be tasty if someone was drunk. Then I asked for burger without cheese but all the fixin...but I received and paid for a cheese burger and I didn't know until we had already pulled off. My suicide chicken wings were more like been dead in the woods for weeks. They were tiny pieces of imaginary meat they called wings. I just don't know what happened it was a big disappointment driving from Hyde Park to Rogers Park when I could have gotten the same mediocre food closer to home. I may comeback again but trust I won't be running here like I did today. As always folks... Enjoy and be Safe!!!! read more

Wings are small and still taste good, prices have gone up, the place looks the same and the service is ok. I'd come back for the wings again. read more

Went to try this place, and I ordered for takeout. I ordered the rib tip dinner. The dinner came with French fries and two slices of sandwich bread on top of the rib tips. The rib tips had more bone, and not enough sauce. The had an after taste, like they been cooked previous days before. The fries since they where sitting on the bottom, where covered in oil. The meat was chewy and hard, and not edible at all. The fries where ok, but unfortunately some of them where full of oil. read more

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This was a hard 4 star. I love Buffalo Joe's on Clark Street, Evanston. This Howard Branch only takes cash for walk-ins. The Fried shrimp was great. I just wished they served cheddar potato fries and Royal Crown Soda like Clark Street Buffalo Joe's does There is parking availble Best to place order ahead of time. read more

Management must have seen my review, I'm glad to see that they have gone back to the original cheese sauce and sauce for the wings. This is the place to go to when you're hungry for some wings or burgers. The staff is friendly and the food is damn good. Stop by and get yourself some wings! read more

Well this was a dissapointment, got a single order Bbq Mild with fries and the wings taste like they fried them last week and then refried them for my order. If you want the real Buffalo Joe's experience go to Downtown Evanston on Clark read more

This used to be my favorite Buffalo Joe's because it was the only location that has the fish & chips. Much star has been docked because we don't know what happened to the wings. It used to be normal size now it looks like mini like the size of my pinky. Was craving wings and drove all the way up north to be disappointed and cravings were not satisfied. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - chicken wings, carrots, and french fries - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I had Buffalo Joe's for the first time a few months ago and it was AMAZING! The chicken tenders were a religious experience. 5/5 would eat again. read more

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

We used to get takeout from here a lot. The wings are good. The issue I have is that I was charged $26 for an order of 12 wings w/fries and the online price was $12.99 for the wings and $1.99 for the fries. I questioned the cashier and she said the raised prices for Covid. Raising prices is fine but $2/wing is ridiculous. There are far superior wings in Rogers Park for more reasonable prices. Won't be returning. read more

I love Buffalo Joes! I have been coming here for 15 years! I ordered a double Suicide wing with two extra ranch, a large gut buster lemonade and a regular fry. The regular fry is huge!! They put some type of savory seasoning on the fries (onion or garlic) The pink lemonade is so tart, sweet, and delicious! My wings were delicious! They don't have those mercury filled chicken wings! They are normal size small wings. They were actually pretty mild IMO despite their name. I do love very spicy foods some my opinion on the spice level might be skewed! My total was like $22.00. My order was huge!!! They also have great lemon cake and sweet potato pie slices. They also have ribs and fish (I heard they are bomb too) I always get the wings! I have to try them one day. I just can't pull myself away from the wings. I always call my order in and pick it up. It is a cash only place but now they have an ATM. They do have a parking lot too!! read more

I want to like this place. I've had their wings a few years back and they were decent. I ordered the chicken tender dinner through Uber eats. I pulled a Rookie move and trusted the Uber eats apps reviews when I should have checked yelp instead. Fries: 5/10 just normal salted fries Chicken: 3.5/10 the batter was there but didn't stick to the chicken and was tasteless. MORE IMPORTANTLY half of the tenders were old. The chicken was so rubbery I literally could not break them in half without a sharp serrated edge knife. I can't speak for the wings but def do not order the chicken tenders unless they're fresh. But even then they are bland. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - This piece was not edible - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This is my photo.. This is a photo that went viral on Facebook. I have never eaten here and I guess now, I never will! But here is what was wrote on Facebook.. (CHECK IN PHOTOS FOR PICTURE) I said initially that I wasn't going to post this because I'm in the industry and just try to treat people like I want to be treated but ever since I got this BS from (one of my FAVORITE places at the time) #BuffaloJoes on #HowardStreet Its not the same any more when I go out to eat and I barely go now. I haven't had hot wings anywhere since then and I LOVE ME SOME HOT WINGS He (the owner) should've handled the situation better than what he did. How tf is there a roach EMBEDDED in the wing? It's either the supplier or his housekeeping in his restaurant. I felt like a Howard legend died. I don't even want to eat from the one in Evanston either. I've been wanting some fish bites tossed in BBQ sauce for weeks now. Just can't take that chance. Glad I look at my food and pick as I eat #BuffaloJoes #HowardStreet #Chicago #RogersPark read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - ROACH COOKED IN THE WING - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food tasted phenomenal and will definitely be giving them another go sooner rather than later ! The only reason why I'm giving 4 stars and not 5 is because the wings are TINY! Great taste, but leaves you wanting MORE! Fish and chips are great! They really don't skimp out on the fish! read more

I've had mixed feelings about Buffalo Joe's wings as I believe they have changed over the years. I wrote a review for the Clark St. location recently where I detailed the changes, and explained that I don't go nearly as much as I used to, since Wingstop came to town. Well tonight hubby wanted rib tips, and I remembered that this location had them. We ordered a large double order of the hot wings and a large order of tips, which comes with fries, bread, and their delicious barbeque sauce. Both were excellent! Hubby was pleased, as well, and said he would go back. Yay! Be aware, though; they don't have the waffle fries, and they take cash only. They do have an ATM, but I refuse to pay ATM fees! If you're a Bank of America customer, there is a BOA a few yards east on Howard St. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - The counter - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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Best burger on the strip of burger chains. I've tried the wings, they are okay. But the burger is where it's at. Fries are heavily seasoned, which I enjoy. read more

ordered a bonanza with suicide wings. Buffalo joes Howard cook gave me mild wings with peppers on top & it wasn't well done as requested. Called the store melanie answered the phone like it was her personal phone; left me on hold without saying anything for 3 minutes. Owner out of town & manager was gone. Had to call Clark street & they made the order right. Managers Dorothy & Jose there accommodated me without a problem. read more

Food is good, customer service is blah (they are always busy so I understand the shortness of staff). Cash only establishment, Black Owned! Community staple. My go-to items are rib tips, wings and their AMAZING fries! Community staple. read more

I wish they would meet up with us in the year 2020. Cash only in a coin shortage and really long wait times for ordering or even just picking up your order. And the take out window is in the parking lot and it's a mess. The food is great but I questioned so much now with such disregard for parking lot safety and food waiting to be picked up sitting there for about 40min, like mine today. Cold and soggy, such a disappointment. read more

I'd have to say this was pretty good for my 1st try. I ordered a double of the suicide wings and was impressed with the amount of wings that actually came. It's seem more than just 20 wings but the problem was they were miniature and tad over cooked. The flavor was expected to be spicer than what they were based on the name. They were more like Crystals Hot Sauce, tossed and topped wit Jalapeño peppers. Overall this was a good deal for the price and the flavor was worth the try. I was told of the rib tips while I was there so I'd definitely be returning to try those next. read more

Buffalo Joe's Howard Street - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

absolute BEST WINGS ON EARTH!!!! I buy the sauce in bulk and check it in a bag whenever I fly into Chicago. The wings are super small which makes them perfect bite sized chicken bites. If i could, I would give ten more stars. read more