Parkside Candy

Location: Main Street and Winspear near University of Buffalo's South Campus. The outside could use some work, but the inside is nice. We were told that people come inside and take pictures all the time because it looks old fashioned. The inside is round with wood and plaster molding all over the walls and ceiling, even the glass cases had fancy wood stands. The floor is black and white, and they have long tables, small round tables, and a crescent shaped booth at the back.



Service: When you walk in there are a bunch of tables with candy on them to pick from, there are also glass cases full of chocolates, and an ice cream bar. Two helpful ladies were there to make the ice cream and sell the candy. You can also get served at the tables if you are there for lunch.





Food: They have a lot of candy and chocolates, ice cream,and a small menu of soup, sandwiches and desserts that you can order at the tables. We ordered our ice cream at the counter and it was brought to our table. We sat in the crescent booth at the back. The place mats were round doilies, that my Mom thought was a nice touch. My brothers ordered one scoop sundaes with choice of toppings, and I ordered a root beer float that came with extra root beer.




Kid Stuff: They have candy and ice cream, what kid doesn't like that!

Overall rating: I'm giving it 6 out of 5 Lego bricks because it was so awesome!

Anderson's

location: Niagara Falls Blvd. in Amherst next to Teds. The original Anderson is on Sheridan drive in Tonawanda (also near a Teds).

Service: They have good service.You go to the counter to order,and they have 2 separate lines - one for desert and one for food. You give your name and when your order's ready they call your name. They have seating in and outside,with speakers so you can here you name called. Most Anderson's have the same design but a different layout.

Food:They have Hot dogs Cheese burgers, roast beef,Ice cream,and a lot more.They have have a lot of ice cream cakes in a large freezer. I had chicken fingers of the Kids menu and they where really good!

Kid stuff:they have ice cream and there kids meals have a token for FREE ice cream.

Overall rating:4 out of 5.

Bella Mia

Today I will review Bella Mia Chocolate Shoppe

Location: It is located on the corner of Hertel Avenue and Tennyson near Delaware Avenue.

Service: They are very nice and helpful.

Food: If by food you mean candy,chocolate and ice cream,then yes they have a lot of it. They have Perry's ice cream, milk shakes, slushies, and lots of chocolate like sponge candy and truffles. They have lots of candy including new and old favorites like wax lips, candy lipstick, fruit wedges, and Harry Potter's Berty Botts Every Flavor Beans. They also have Crystal Beach Candy over in their Canadian section. This is where my Mom gets hard to find Cadbury candy for my English Great-grand Mother.They have cool metal lunch boxes.

Overall rating:4 and a half Lego brick out of 5.

Grumpys

Today I will review Grumpy's.

Location: It's on the corner of Hertel Avenue next to Holy Angels. They have lots of tables with umbrellas outside, and two tents to sit under. The inside is small with a counter and stools, bathrooms, and their trophies for The Golden Scoop Award 2009, and baseball awards.

Service: There is no table service, so you order and pay from the nice staff at a window. When your order is ready they will call your name, to pick up at the next window. Sometimes at the end of the night when they are getting ready to close they will give out gummy worms. It's happened to me twice.

Food: They have grill stuff, hot dogs, burgers, Pepsi products and 31 flavors of Hersey Ice Cream. I like their German Chocolate cake ice cream. The owner Mr Grumpy said he chose Hersey's ice cream over Perry's because they have more flavors. He also said the rolls are from Costanzo's Bakery, which is why my mom likes their cheeseburger so much. That and the thick cheese. All the food tastes good.

Kid Stuff: They have lots of ice cream and good food. There's not much to do there, but it is near Shoshone Park which has a big kids playground, baseball diamonds, and a basketball and tennis court.

Overall rating:5 out of 5 lego bricks ATTENTION LOYAL AND VALUED FANS GRUMPY'S IS NOW CLOSED

Mississippi Mudds

CLOSED Today I will review Mississippi Mudds.

Mississippi Mudds is located across from Niawanda Park, along the Niagara river. The street is Niagara street. One good thing about it is you can get the food to go, and go sit by the water ( I recommend going here for first time visitors to the City of Tonawanda).

Service: There is no table service so you go wait in line and order from this guy at the counter - you tell him what you want and he'll say it into a microphone and the kitchen will hear it and make it - then you pay. We went at lunch time and it took 4-5 minutes. That's good time!

Food: Their ice cream is Perry's ice cream and their Hot dogs are Sahlen's brand, both are made here in Buffalo. They have a lot of Ice cream flavors (I like their Parker House - Its vanilla with cherries in it) they have mint chip, cotton Candy, and many others. When I was there I ordered a hot dog,small fountain pop(root beer),and sweet potato fries. It was a perfect day out so my mom brought my baby brother with us (age 2).He got a cheeseburger and fries.My brother who likes mighty taco complained half the time and got a Hot Dog.

Kid Stuff: Their food comes on frisbees instead of plates and they also have a candy shop next door. Plus, when you're done eating you can go fishing.

BEWARE,there are hundreds of seagulls.

Overall rating: Four Lego Bricks (out of five).

Thanks for reading!

Welcome to my new site

Hi I'm BuffaloKid, Of course that's not my real name but my Dad won't let my say my real name.

I started this Blog because I wanted to to be a food critic. He said you should start a blog. This blog would review places that have food kids would like, that kids would think are cool, and are not expensive.

I live in North Buffalo so a lot of these will be in the city but not all of them. Some of my favorite restaurants are: Grumpy's (Ice cream and hot dogs) Mighty Taco - My LITTLE brother can eat 4 tacos or 2 burritos, Teds (more hot dogs, and milk shakes), and Bob and Johns (their pizza buffet rocks!).

Some of my my favorite foods are pizza, Chinese food, and fish.

Eat up!