Buffalo Chips Restaurant-Bonita Springs, FL

Posted by admin on May 11, 2009

There was nothing at all green or eco friendly or even friendly about this place (other than our older woman server).

Now I can see why when I asked at the motel where this place was they looked at me with this look of shock or disbelief, not sure now what to make of their look but I should have taken that as a warning sign.

BonitaChamber (Bonita Springs Chamber of Commerce Twitter account) recommended Buffalo Chips Restaurant as a kid friendly restaurant. I guess I should’ve specified that we are green loving non beer drinking types…(though I thought BonitaChamber would’ve seen that on my twitter account), but regardless…..

We get to Buffalo Chips on Old Rt 41 and well this is not a place I’d eat at anyhow since just by the name of it I’m pretty sure nothing vegan but I’m fasting anyhow and my daughter needs to eat! I figure we’d try out a few local dives and see how it went. So, we approach the screened in patio entrance where there’s a sign that says “hippies use side door”…hmmm no side door..geee imagine! Think they have something against “hippies”? Now, imagine me…wearing a dress like thing that has “peace, love” and peace signs on it, carrying my messenger bag from http://www.soul-flower.com/ that has nothing but peace signs on it, along with my yoga sandals, and my big sunglasses that everyone says puts me over the top as being in the wrong era…and daughter is wearing normal clothes but add a peace sign jacket!

As soon as we walk in, we can tell we’re not going to fit in.
And, no offense to red necks and beer guzzlers but that’s all there were here at like 4 pm on Friday.

I ask daughter if she wants to stay, and she’s like “sure, we’re here”…we are seated and an older woman comes to serve us. She, at least, was friendly and quick. The rest of the crowd there was loud and staring at us.

Daughter is checking out all the trophies and awards for “The Best Chicken Wings”, so naturally she orders chicken wings for her dinner. The service is fast but I went into shock when the nice older woman brought out the food on Styrofoam plates! Wow I didn’t even know places still used those! I was in shock, but then again after the “hippies use side door” sign not sure why I was in shock!?

Then, daughter takes a few bites of her “best chicken wings” and can’t stand them. She said the ones she can get frozen in a box from “TGI Fridays” were better than those! So, we’re done there after a few bites. Nice older lady comes and is shocked daughter didn’t like them, but proceeds to clean off table and tosses everything in the trash! Landfill here’s some styrofoam for you

We left and went to go find some edible food for my daughter.

So, all in all…this place is FAR from green and far from “best chicken wings” and gets two thumbs down as a green restaurant or even a good one for that matter.

Now, perhaps if you’re a beer drinker and are into hanging out, drinking, eating wings that you might think are the “best” after a few drinks, then this place is for you. If you’re green, eco friendly and like good food and mellow atmosphere, then this place is not for you and you may just want to visit Fresh Market or Whole Foods and get some real food.