Five years ago, All WNY held our first vote on WNY’s Best Fish Fry. After 30 local eateries were nominated, Wilson Fire Co. #1 was heralded as the winner.

Now we’re holding another vote.

As part of the 2020/2021 All WNY Awards, we collected nominations for WNY’s Best Fish Fry and an astonishing 90 places were nominated. The nominees are:

  • Forty Thieves (Buffalo)
  • Alden Bowling Lanes (Alden)
  • Alton’s Restaurant (Cheektowaga)
  • Buffalo Soul (Buffalo)
  • The Blackthorn Restaurant & Pub (South Buffalo)
  • Brennan’s Bowery Bar (Clarence)
  • Broadway Hotel (N. Tonawanda)
  • Buffalo’s Best Grill (Orchard Park)
  • Casey’s Black Rock (Buffalo)
  • Central Park Grill (Buffalo)
  • Christe’s Restaurant (West Seneca)
  • Classic Lanes (Buffalo)
  • Colter Bay (Buffalo)
  • The Cove – Seafood & Banquets (Depew)
  • Creekview Restaurant (Williamsville)
  • Curry’s (Buffalo)
  • Danny’s (Cheektowaga / Orchard Park)
  • The Dockside Bar & Grill (North Tonawanda)
  • Ebenezer Ale House (West Seneca)
  • Eden Seafood (Eden)
  • Elks #346 (Niagara Falls)
  • Exit 2 Bar & Grill (Tonawanda)
  • Fat Bob’s Smokehouse (Buffalo)
  • Frank’s Sunny Italy Family Restaurant (Buffalo)
  • The Garage Bar & Restaurant (Buffalo)
  • Ghada Have It! (Niagara Falls)
  • Gadawski’s (Niagara Falls)
  • Gratwick Fire Hall (North Tonawanda)
  • Griffon Pub (Multiple Locations)
  • Hamburg Moose Lodge (Hamburg)
  • Happy Swallow (Buffalo)
  • Hayes Seafood House (Clarence)
  • Hoak’s (Hamburg)
  • Ike & BG Restaurant (Buffalo)
  • Inner Harbor Yacht Club (Tonawanda)
  • The Isle View (Tonawanda)
  • JP Fitzgerald’s (Hamburg)
  • Hofbräuhaus Buffalo (Buffalo)
  • Ismailia Shriners (West Seneca)
  • J P’s Pub Restaurant & Banquet (Lakeview)
  • Jack Rabbit (Buffalo)
  • Jades Restaurant (Depew)
  • Jim’s Truck Plaza (Cheektowaga)
  • Judis Lounge and Bar (Niagara Falls)
  • Kennedy’s Cove (Clarence)
  • Kenilworth Fire Hall (Buffalo)
  • Kettles Korner (Orchard Park)
  • Kiebzak’s Restaurant (Sloan)
  • Krolick’s BBQ (Yorkshire)
  • Manna @ Northland (Buffalo)
  • Margies Bar and Grill (Depew)
  • Mammoser’s Tavern (Hamburg)
  • Max’s Classic American Grill (Cheektowaga)
  • Maybacks Deli (Tonawanda)
  • Gene McCarthy’s (Buffalo)
  • McPartlan’s Corner (Cheektowaga)
  • Mia Mangia Transit Road (Clarence)
  • Pizza By Molino’s (Buffalo)
  • Mooney’s (Multiple Locations)
  • Munchie’s (Rochester)
  • North End Bar & Grill (Kenmore)
  • O’Brien’s West End Inn (Hamburg)
  • Pandora’s Sports Bar & Restaurant (Buffalo)
  • Parkside Meadow (Buffalo)
  • Peg’s Place (Hamburg)
  • Pendleton Creek Pub (North Tonawanda)
  • Penora’s Pizzeria (Depew)
  • Polish Cadets (Buffalo)
  • Polish Villa (Buffalo)
  • Polish Falcons Society (Depew)
  • Potts Deli & Grille (Cheektowaga)
  • Pubski Pub (Cheektowaga)
  • Remington Tavern and Seafood Exchange (North Tonawanda)
  • Roaming Bison Tavern (Buffalo)
  • Rodney’s (Hamburg)
  • Shango New Orleans Bistro & Wine Bar (Buffalo)
  • Sheridan VFW (Silver Creek)
  • Sheridan Park Fire Hall (Tonawanda)
  • Sneakers bar (Blasedell)
  • St. Katharine Drexel (Buffalo)
  • St. John de LaSalle Church (Niagara Falls)
  • Sorrentino’s Spaghetti House (Williamsville)
  • Tully’s Good Times (Mulitple Locations)
  • Wallenwein’s Hotel (East Aurora)
  • Wally’s Cafe and Pizzeria (Buffalo)
  • Waterstone Grill (Hamburg)
  • Wiechec’s Lounge (Buffalo)
  • Wilson Fire Company (Wilson)
  • The Yelling Goat (Lancaster)

So … who is it?

Go vote now. (Through Thursday, March 24) And while you’re there, make your nominations for WNY’s best bowling alley. We’ll announce the winner of WNY’s Best Fish Fry on Friday, March 25.

And don’t forget to vote in the 2020/2021 All WNY Awards.



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The All WNY Awards celebrates the very best of Western New York. Started over a decade ago as the WNY Music Awards on WBNY, the All WNY Awards moved to All WNY Radio in 2013. Each year, we honor the best in the music industry, as well as businesses and community events.