Gabriel's Gate

The server was nice and courteous but the food was suuuuper slow. Our table of 4 ordered 2 doubles of wings. It took nearly 40 minutes for our order to arrive. And it wasn't really that busy either. Not very good beer options either. Great buffalo hot wings. The actual wings are pretty big and juicy but the BBQ Cajun wings were really bad. There was entirely too much BBQ sauce on them and they were just a wet mess with no hint of Cajun. Finally, I would have to say that this place is pretty pricey for what you get. No french fries or side dishes included with wing orders and only a couple tiny pieces of celery. Somehow our bill came out to almost $200 CAD and 2 of us were only drinking water.

Missed this place last time through Buffalo when hitting the best wing spots in the city where it all began. In the area so made a point to hit it up. This ancient structure in a neighborhood setting didn't disappoint. Love the weird, cryptic theme of this place with a blue collar town bar feel. The wings were top notch fried to a crunch, the medium buffalo was perfect with a nice level heat to get your attention but not to overwhelm. But wait, I think I have found the best French onion soup in the country. Go for the crock not the cup, you don't want regrets here. This thing came out with a blanket of provolone melted down the side of the crock with a spinkle of seasoned parmeson baked in the roof of this thing. Once you get through the cheese you will find a rich hearty broth that will warm your heart, keep dredging that spoon around and you will find onion pieces throughout and bite size bread nuggets lurking on the bottom. As a cheese lover I never thought I would say I've had enou

Leading with the positive: the wings were delectable and a good size :) my partner gets French Onion soup everywhere he goes, and he thought their French Onion was delicious! What brought the experience down: we were seated in a booth that, as we approached, we could see had flies flying around it. One or two flies? It happens, especially on a beautiful day like today, so we sat down and that's when we realized it was at least 7 flies just lingering around the side of the booth my partner was seated, the half of the booth behind him, and it smelled a pinch like pee :/ We asked to be moved (only mentioning the flies, not the pee); the staff was accommodating but seemed genuinely perplexed why we didn't want to be seated some place swarming with flies. Once at a different table, everything was cool (only one fly) until we were almost through the wings when my partner had to swat away two flies simultaneously trying to get into his blue cheese side. Summary: we would definitely return, bu