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Anchor Bar

Pub grub is one of the oldest culinary traditions, not to mention one of the most enjoyable.  After all, what’s better than good old fashioned comfort food served to you right in your neighborhood bar?  And one of the most classic dishes we crave at the tavern is the steaming plate of palate-scorching Buffalo wings.  It’s actually hard to imagine that there was a time before Buffalo wings.  The Wing era was set in motion, thank goodness, by The Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York over 40 years ago.  Who doesn’t love those zingy morsels, moist and savory, and covered in a sticky, spicy sauce, dipped in cool blue cheese dressing, surrounded by crunchy celery sticks?  Wings are available in thousands of incarnations in restaurants and bars all over the country.  But there is only one original, and we have it.  Since 1964, when Teressa Bellissimo developed the sassy sauce at the behest of her hubby Frank, who wanted to elevate the underappreciated wing to the heights of culinary acclaim, The Anchor Bar has been serving up over 1000 pounds of succulent and spicy wings daily.  Locals and celebs alike flock to Frank and Teressa’s humble hotspot, where everyone is a Bill’s fan, and the heated conversations are as peppery as the sauce.  Sport stars, campaigning politicians, visiting dignitaries from foreign lands, famous rock stars, our Uncle Bob, and your college roommate – they can all be spotted.  If it’s Buffalo wings you want, and you’re in Buffalo, The Anchor Bar is the place to go. They’ll keep bringing them as long as you keep eating, and there is a sauce to suit every palate.  Are you a wing newbie?  The Original Recipe will make you a fan for life.  Feeling adventurous?  Try the Hotter version.  No other sauces have been as copied as The Anchor Bar sauces, but while Teressa’s secret blends can be imitated, they can never be duplicated.  And now, you don’t even need to try.  Your wish is our command.