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Pizza and wings are the culinary king and queen of game day. Wingnutz, for example, cooks around 10,000 wings on Sundays when the Bills are playing, according to co-owner AJ Giordano. Many of the orders are takeout.
While pizza and wings deserve their crowns, there are plenty of other worthy takeout choices for a game day spread. From cheesy Mexican street corn dip, to mini za'atar-spiced flatbreads, here are some ideas for to-go dishes to order next game day. The wingnut dip at Wingnutz in Amherst is a tasty option for your football watch party.
Chicken wing dip from Duff's , Wingnutz and Lexington Co-op There always has been one way to lure me into the living room to watch sports. I follow the chicken wing dip. A game day spread isn’t complete until a certain creamsicle-colored dip graces the table.
Each restaurant has its own take on chicken wing dip, finding a common denominator in shredded chicken, hot sauce and cream cheese. Order a classic, blue cheese-based version from Duff’s (various locations) for $11. Served in a pint container alongside salted tortilla chips, Duff’s chicken wing dip is creamy with a slight kick from the restaurant’s hot sauce, with visible streaks of cream cheese throughout.
At Wingnutz (1402 Millersport Highway, Amherst), the namesake Wingnutz Dip ($13) is a mix of cream cheese, cheddar, mozzarella and real blue cheese crumbles with braised chicken thigh, chopped celery and Wingnutz medium Buffalo sauce, crisped on top and served with extra crunchy tortilla chips. At the Lexington Co-op (807 Elmwood Ave. and 1678 Hertel Ave.
), grab a small container of creamy wing dip ($11/pound) from the refrigerated prepared foods section and a bag of locally made Issa’s sea salt Pita Chips for a personal game day snack. Microwave the dip at home to melt the shredded cheese, or tuck into it while it's cold. Elote from Britesmith Brewing 5611 Main St.
, Williamsville If one creamy dip wasn’t enough, make room for Britesmith’s elote, a Mexican street corn dip. At $15, you get a gooey crema- and queso-based dip packed with fire-roasted corn kernels and cheese that pulls like thread with every scoop of a warm tortilla chip. It’s topped with chopped cilantro and a few pickled red onions.
It’s not a large portion, more like a two-person snack, tops. A mini-manakeesh assortment, with za'atar, cheese and meat versions, at Amira's Kitchen. Mini manakeesh from Amira’s Kitchen 1500 Cleveland Drive, Cheektowaga For an easily shareable platter from which you can retrieve finger food without peeling your eyes from the game, order the mini manakeesh combination platter from Amira's Kitchen.
For $20, take home a container of eight manakeesh, which are Middle Eastern flatbreads each roughly the size of a DVD, in three flavors, za’atar, jibneh and lahme. The warm dough has the texture of a bready croissant, reminiscent of Pillsbury’s crescent rolls. Toppings include a dynamic (and vegan) za’atar mix of toasted sesame seeds and olive oil, a vegetarian jibneh blend of melted cheeses and lahme, which is seasoned ground beef with onions and parsley.
The large Texas Doughnut at Paula's can be customized with your favorite team colors and filling. Texas doughnut from Paula’s Donuts Various locations Throw something sweet on the table with an oversized Texas doughnut. It's about the size of a birthday cake and serves six to eight people.
The Texas doughnuts tend to be choose-your-own-adventure, from the fillings to toppings. Call ahead to order a Bills-themed Texas doughnut, either with red, white and blue sprinkles or perhaps a special "Go Bills!" piped on top. The price varies from a bare bones $12 glazed option to a $30 specialty doughnut with all the works.
Smaller parties may want to order one or two Game Day doughnuts ($2 each), a specialty available at Paula's Donuts only on days when the Bills are playing. It is covered in chocolate frosting, salted potato chips, pretzel sticks and blue and red fondant − like a doughnut that fell into a chip bowl. The Buffalo mac and cheese at Strong Hearts Buffalo is a fitting vegan choice for game day.
Pictured here is the regular mac and cheese. Vegan Buffalo mac and cheese from Strong Hearts 295 Niagara St. Vegan restaurant Strong Hearts makes the case that you don’t need real chicken or blue cheese to achieve the classic Buffalo flavors with its vegan chicken tender-topped mac and cheese ($11).
Pasta shells are tossed in a velvety nutritional yeast-and-cashew-based “cheese” sauce, topped with breaded, faux chicken tenders in a Buffalo wing sauce mixed with a housemade vegan blue cheese sauce and chopped green onions. A gluten-free version is available upon request. Satisfy your cravings With our weekly newsletter packed with the latest in everything food.
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