Cheaper than a plane ticket: Lebowski’s is for the true Buffalo gourmand
We all know somebody from Buffalo, right? With each passing blizzard, another exodus heads south.
I think 22 years of Buffalo snow has just about paid my dues. Time for change, I need to be living in Charlotte like a month ago!
— Jen Jackson (@jenny_jayy) February 2, 2015
//><!--While none of them miss digging out their cars or watching the misery that is the Buffalo Bills, they all love to talk about how great the food was up there.//--><!
Buffalo food is so much better than Charlotte food
— Paramary (@Mary_Platzer) July 10, 2015
Now, there’s no looking back. Lebowski’s is here.
This East Boulevard restaurant is the true upstate NY experience, without the snow drifts. Dealsaver is offering $20 in food (lunch or dinner) for $10.
Here are 5 reasons why you should abide and buy it:
The Wings: They’re authentic Buffalo style. Other places claim to have Buffalo wings, but they are fakes. Fakes. Lebowski’s, Real. We always order a couple dozen. Please, order with blue cheese, not ranch.
Beef on ‘Weck: Slow-roasted beef piled on a roll topped with kosher salt and caraway seeds. This is no Subway. It’s awesome. Get the slider version if you’re not starving.
Beef on Weck | Lebowski’s, Dilworth, Charlotte http://t.co/160eT30SVg pic.twitter.com/Bq2Ik0F7MN
— eatsofclt (@eatsofclt) April 15, 2015
Fish and chips: Fried haddock and French fries. Not for the dieter. Who eats like this anymore?!? You have permission when this is the Friday special (go, Catholics!).
Haddock FF and Labatt at Lebowski’s in Charlotte ‘GO BILLS’ pic.twitter.com/6yRMmye3Ry
— Keith Weilacher (@kaw367) March 7, 2015
Garlic fries: As good as they sound.
It’s family: Lebowski’s is run by the Weaver family. And that bond is deep: Recently the two daughters took over when their dad had a heart attack.
When father became ill, daughters took over Charlotte eatery Lebowski’s http://t.co/BSgw6hgcxc pic.twitter.com/u0o7ymSBZD
— Charlotte Observer (@theobserver) June 24, 2015
The Name: Dude.
“Yeah, well, you know, that’s just like, your opinion, man.” —Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski (1998) pic.twitter.com/bH409N3C6K
— Bob Mayer (@Bob_Mayer) July 10, 2015
This Dealsaver always does well, so buy it before it sells out: $10 for $20 of the best Buffalo has to offer.
Photos: Charlotte Observer
This story was originally published July 16, 2015 at 8:31 PM.