Homemade Hot! I'll say it again! Homemade Hot! Baked with a nice char and a wing sauce that is sooooooo unique. Smoky, non-Franks wing with a nice kick. The maker of the sauce is also the bartender and the wait staff. A real corner neighborhood bar. read more

Kelly's Korner - Homemade Hot wings. - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

I've been to this bar quite a few times, usually just to drink though. Today, my brother took me to lunch here. I got a Roast Beef on Weck He got 10 Medium Garlic Wings & we split a basket of fries. Everything was delicious !! I tried one of his wings & it was crispy (if u like them that way,it was perfect) & very good. I ,myself would've gotten them dripping in Garlic Sauce. My Beef on Weck was huge !! The meat just fell apart. No chewing necessary (but it is encouraged ) I don't get full easy, but the 1 sandwich, 1 wing & a few fries & I was full !! Biggest RB sandwich I've ever had. They have the REAL Horseradish too, which I love & loaded my sandwich with. The bartender was super nice,friendly & funny. Very easy to talk to. I will definitely be returning. Prices were great t read more

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This local tavern has been around for decades, and it holds a lot of great memories for me. I remember coming here as a young guy -- and now, 35 years later, I'm still walking through the same doors. It had been quite a while since I last ordered the wings or the roast beef, but both were absolutely outstanding. The wings were done just right, and the roast beef was every bit as good as I remembered. It's a great spot to stop in, whether you're a regular or just passing through. The staff is friendly, and the locals are welcoming and entertaining -- exactly what you hope for in a true neighborhood tavern. Some places just get it right year after year. This is one of them. read more

Kelly's Korner - Perfection. - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Great old corner bar. I had great service from a terrific bartender. Within minutes of arriving someone was offering to share Buffalo Wings! They offered a truly top Shelf beef on weck at a great price! And the special that day was an oldie but goodie you NEVER see: $5 liverwurst sandwich. This is the kind of place I remember from 60 years ago! read more

I'm not sure it gets better than this. This is the perfect bar. Neighborhood folk. Working folk coming in for their lunch break and folk like us coming in because we're in town and want some outstanding weck & wings with a cold beer. We came in for lunch. Like I said, we wanted a beef on weck, wings and a drink. I had been here before, so I already knew the food was excellent. I do love the divey aspect of this place. No menus, if you want food...look on the wall for one of the hand written menus attached to the wall. The lunch crowd is hopping, but a single bartender has it all under control. She's taking orders at tables, keep the individuals at the bar with a constant drink. She's a rockstar. The beef on weck comes with a mountain of roast beef. What's nice, each table has a jar of horseradish so you can apply as much as you like. We got medium wings, which were outstanding. The only problem, the ones at the bottom of the pile got a little rubbery. I hate rubbery wings, but the ones on top were perfectly crispy. The star though was the beef on weck. That's hard for me to stay, but dang that was awesome. Once again, a perfect location. No frills, but excellent food. I left so stuffed, but happy. read more

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This place continues to be a down home, comfortable place to eat some excellent home cooked Buffalo favorites! Good job! The overall atmosphere speaks volumes the minute you walk in the green Irish door with the countdown to St. Patty's Day! Love it! Simple, but delicious menu, sidelining affordable meals! read more

Kelly's Korner - 1/2 portion of beef on weck and fries! - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

It's a dive bar that has a setting perfect for drinking beer and watching the game, or catching up with friends. We tried a few beers and wing flavors. The spicy wings were very good and not too spicy. The medium wings were great and what keeps the wings crispy is that they put most of the sauce on the plate itself so although the wings come with sauce on them, you can dip the wings if you want extra flavor. The garlic parm wings weren't my favorite, but still a solid choice if you're not into traditional buffalo wing sauce. And of course, one of the best parts of getting wings in Buffalo, is that it came with celery and blue cheese. Their fries were super crispy as well, and tasted wonderful when dipped in the wing sauce. If you're into beef on weck, you can grab one here. The beef wasn't as good as Schwabl's, and it did get super soggy towards the end but it's still a hearty option if you're really craving it. read more

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My son and I visited 13 wing places in 4 days during our 2025 Wing Crawl. We hit Kelly's late Tuesday night - out last stop. Around 10:30pm as I recall. The music was blaring and you could tell it was a bar at that hour. Very loud. We got the order to go given the noise. Service was quick but you could tell this is a place for locals. We are not locals. :-) We brought the wings back to the hotel and at then there. We got hot and they were not as expected. I was picking up a Nashville Hot flavor. Not my preference. We rated all 13 places and Kelly's got a 7.0 out of 10 and tied for 10th place. They were alright just not worth a return trip in our opinion. read more

Kelly's Korner - Hot wings (are they Nashville style on purpose?) - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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Had to check out the wings and weck here and we were not disappointed! Local dive filled with lovely customers and welcoming staff. The bartender was very friendly, talked to us about the food and what Kelly's is know for, gave us a sample of their house made hot sauce, which was awesome. We sat at the bar watching the Sabres and enjoyed fantastic wings, the thickest beef on weck I've ever had, and devious hot and crispy fries. No frills here, just great food and friendly staff. read more

Kelly's Korner - Hot wings, crispy with just enough sauce. - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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Terrible wings in such a dive bar. I can't believe people actually like these wings. We tried them because they were supposed to be a tier 1 wing spot in WNY. Should not even be on the list. read more

Beef on Weck...nuff said! Must get the beef on Weck...holy roast beef piled high on a salted bun. I could eat these all day! Nice job! 5 stars! Medium Buffalo wings...pretty damn good too! 4 stars! Can't go wrong....definitely get the Beef on Weck! read more

Kelly's Korner - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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So living in Buffalo everyone knows we are serious about our wings. The locals like me know that the best aren't at the so called historic places but at the regular mom and pops shops and neighbors bars and restaurants. I've heard about Kelly's Korner for some time but never had the opportunity to try them out. But today I had sometime to kill and just went for it. Kelly Korner is definitely a neighbor bar, when I walked in everyone turned around,lol. But everyone was super friendly!!! I laughed my butt off and even got some great advice about toddlers from the bartender,lol. So i order a simple Milargros Tequila with soda water lime and a single order of wings. As you can see my drink was a tall, nice and refreshing as I waited for my wings. The wings were out in less than 20 mins and were crispy yet saucy!! Just a really solid order of wings!! I definitely wanna try a flavor another time. Now once again Kelly's Korner is a neighbor bar, another no frills spot, nothing fancy at all but food and cheap drinks are an A + in my book always !! read more

Kelly's Korner - Tequila soda water while I wait for wings!! - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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A neighborhood after-work bar within a fantastic community of folks. I love this place! My wife and I each ordered the roast beef sandwich on a Kaiser roll (I don't do salt.) Fantastic, and I can't believe I ate the whole thing. We also split an order of some the best French fries I've had. Beer was cold, service was excellent and the atmosphere is friendly. We'll return soon for the wings! read more

Kelly's Korner - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

No frills just thrills here at Kelly's Korner. Its simplicity is its charm. Friendly local neighborhood bar with outstanding chicken wings and beef on weck along with a limited menu. House made hot wing sauce is the star here. Pro tip: ask for a side of their hot sauce for dipping. Service is friendly and relaxed but so worth the short wait. Give'em a try and thank me later. read more

Kelly's Korner - Single wing house made hot with a side of house made hot. - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Kelly's Korner is without a doubt my number one favorite Beef on Weck in Buffalo. Perfectly seasoned roast beef cooked medium rare and sliced extra thin and piled high on a fresh kummelweck roll with just the right amount of kosher salt and caraway seeds. Also, their homemade hot sauce wings they are known for are definitely one of the top 3 best wings in Buffalo and the best hots I've had. I usually avoid hot wings in Buffalo and go for medium as hot usually means super hot and mouth numbing and it's a bit much but these are perfect and so flavorful. Kelly's Korner is a total dive bar but the food here is so amazing and the owners and employees are always kind and welcoming. Besides it makes the top 3 list in my book for Buffalo's two most famous local foods (wings and beef on weck) so it's definitely a must try Buffalo institution. The restaurant is relatively small inside and only has like 4 tables total so can definitely get kind of cramped if you visit during a busier time so be mindful of that. Once you order it usually takes awhile to receive your food (30-45 minutes usually) but be patient and I promise this phenomenal food will be worth the wait. read more

Kelly's Korner - Beef on Weck with fries - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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We were in Buffalo for a June wedding and I decided I wanted to try to hit up as many wing spots as I could (spoiler alert, we were full after only two places in one day haha). I saw Kelly's Korner was recommended often online so we pulled up, not realizing it's definitely a local neighborhood type of institution, kind of dive bar-y vibes. We came on a rainy Saturday around 2 pm or so & stood at the entrance, unsure if we were supposed to seat ourselves haha. Eventually we took a table and ordered a set of garlic parm wings that came with fries and we asked for the house made hot sauce to be on the side. We ordered a beef on weck to split amongst the four of us and the kitchen was very kind to cut it into four pieces for us to easily eat. For reference, it seemed like most patrons at the time were mostly there for day drinking so we felt a bit out of place as tourists but the food was so good, we'd definitely go back. The garlic parm wings were super flavorful yet very crispy despite how the garlic parm oils all over the wings. It tasted great with the house made sauce! We (ok, maybe just me) were scraping down the serving plate when we were done eating. The beef on weck was pretty good but not super memorable. I still think about the garlic parm wings at Kelly's months later. Next time I'd also love to try their other wings too. The food came out pretty fast and fun fact, Kelly's Korner is named after the owner whose surname is Kelly I believe (I asked the hostess at the bar if she was Kelly, she was not haha). Definitely recommend their wings if you're in Buffalo! It's a corner store but we were able to find parking in the nearby neighborhood. read more

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I went too Kelly's Korner due to all the people recommending it. We went for beef on weck and wings. The beef was alright. The wings were very good. I got their custom wings sauce. It was different. Salty place with years of character. Definitely worth trying out. read more

Super traditional place nice service everything you need In a great food spot local neighborhood vibe. read more

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Amazing wings! Great service in a truly local setting! Cold beer, good food, great people!

My family and I have been going here for many many years. Same old. Hole in the wall bar and was always great food and service. Not this visit. It's been about 4 years since I have been back. Ordered my usual for a Tuesday. Hamburger plate. Well the burgers were not like they used to be. Like they were frozen cheap as you can get.. something you'd get from like burger king or McDonald's. Not remotely fresh. And you can taste it. read more

Loved it! Got the house and the regular--10 of each, no fries, 2 pints and 2 people! We were worried it was too much food, but polished it all off nicely! Staff super friendly read more

Kelly's Korner - House hot in front, regular medium in back - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Looking for great wings in Buffalo? Kelly's Korner is the spot. Their house made hot sauce packs heat and flavor! Their wings are crispy and delicious. Their beef on weck is a hefty serving and includes fries. The dining area is small so large groups might have trouble sitting together. The wait staff are always pleasant. The menu is pretty straightforward- wings, beef on weck, chicken fingers and a couple other things such as burgers that are served during limited hours. read more

Kelly's Korner - Beef on weck with fries - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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This pub bar restaurant is small & busy always cash only but has the best food. Chicken wings are fantastic, better than most places in Buffalo , the home of chicken wings, it has great chicken tenders, the best BEEF ON WECK, a local thin sliced beef piled high on a roll topped with caraway seeds & course salt , usually only horseradish is added. It is the best in this restaurant but be warned they sell out frequently before typical dinner time & the wait can be very long. It is worth the wait. Just really good local delicacies the famous chicken wings & fingers & sandwiches. I think everything must be fantastic in this place. It is our favorite! read more

Kelly's Korner - The BEEF ON Weck sandwich with fries. - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Kelly's Korner is a tiny and entirely serviceable dive bar of the old school, featuring reasonably priced beer, shots, bar bowling, an entirely modest and constrained amount of space, locals drinking heavily, and a great deal of very cheap food. (It looked pretty good, but it's not really super friendly to my diet, which is, of course, my problem and not theirs). If you like your bars small, old, and authentic and your conversations to involve sports and other local-color themes, I'd stop on in. As demographics shift and working-class drinkers age out of the game (spoiler: the kids all vape and play video games around the house and will not replace them), these old-Buffalo-style institutions are going to become a rarity in coming decades. Get 'em while they're hot. Takes cards. Parking is on-street. Has TV's. read more

Bar is great , food is good ! Wings are my fav from here , love the service in here and the environment especially seeing people, family etc always stopping here read more

Kelly's Korner - Wings , tasty !! - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

We got 20 hot wings, the homemade hot sauce was amazing. We ended up waiting for about an hour (there was a party going on at the same time) but the wings were worth the wait. Service was great. I personally like my wings crispy so i ordered them extra crispy but they were lacking in the crisp department. read more

Came here only for the food, the best buffalo wings ever, perfect cook, perfect sauce, I wanted more!!!! Wanted to try the beef on weck but they were sold out. This place is a bar and it's very small and loud so not suitable for kids. read more

Good wings. Strong drinks. Nice people. My brother and his wife invited me out for my birthday. We had a great time. I'd definitely go again. read more

Kelly's Korner - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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We stop in here from time to time! This is a true dive bar, but the 'regular' patrons are friendly and welcoming! My wife and I always get a double order of wings, medium, extra crispy and split a roast beef sandwich and fries! It's way too much food but we seem to finish it every time! They have house made hot sauce that's excellent! Service is always good! If you want great food at a reasonable price in a comfortable, non pretentious environment you've found your place! read more

Ordered 10 chicken wings and 5 chicken fingers. The fingers are huge!!! Got both in the house hot sauce which I highly recommend. Couple TVs to watch a game but not many. read more

Kelly's Korner - Ordered 10 wings and 5 fingers in house hot. The fingers are huge!!! - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

Amazing food. Came here while visiting and the wings were fresh and hot, and the beef on weck was amazing. Great atmosphere in this tiny pub and service was great. Would come again if in the area and highly recommend read more

Some of the best wings and beef on weck in Buffalo. But everyone already knows this. Great servers and cooks.

Wings in Buffalo....you just HAVE to do it! We are on a tour of NE and we wanted to get wings from Buffalo. This place was awesome in all aspects. It was a a dive, but in the BEST of ways. I showed up to this place with my wife and 3 kids (all under 12) and I am sure we stood out like a sore thumb, but who cares! Every person that came into this bar, knew the other person and we were the only outsiders. They still treated us AMAZING! The waitress was friendly, inviting, gave us all the info that we had. We got the medium and garlic parm wings. Medium was SO fricken good, love it, only problem was that I ordered too many garlic parm. Should have just stuck with the medium. Not that they were bad, but just wanted more medium wings. Big ole tub of fries to go with it as well. The vibes in this places were great, love that it was all about friends and family. Even though we were not local, it still felt like we belonged! Go to this place! read more

Kelly's Korner is a Buffalo mainstay so I guess it's not surprising the wings are the main attraction. Wings were great. We had them medium and homemade hot. The homemade hot are among the best wings I've ever had. You have to try them. We also got a beef on weck sandwich which was outstanding. Prices are reasonable and the beer was cold. The bar is lively and music is kind of loud which isn't my vibe but doesn't stop me from going back because the food is so good. read more

Wings might have been the crispiest I've ever had. The homemade hot sauce is different, but pretty tasty. Fries were excellent. My friend got a beef on weck that looked tremendous as well Super small inside & it didn't help that it was 90+ degrees outside but real solid food read more

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I took my last drink in Kelly's 45 years ago when I was still interested in drinking myself to death. Mrs Kelly was a saint. Good roast beef on weck. Loved the nights of hockey on the TV without sound and sad country music on the jukebox. read more

Best wing, best sauce! Hands down the best overall! Its a small local bar, wings were ready super fast, and we were impressed! Hubby and I think they are better than Bar-Bills, Gabriel Gate, Duffs and anchor bar! read more

Best beef on wick in Buffalo, the wings are also awesome . French fry's are delicious. Any time I'm in the area I always stop there.

Researching "Kelly's Korner" in advance of our next wing outing, the top Google search results were a blog site written by Kelly Stamps from Arkansas and a three year old Yelp review of a dive bar in Kenmore, so we knew we were in for a treat. Location: 2 / 5 Kelly's Korner decided not to put the savings from neglecting their online presence over the last 25 years towards any updates to the décor (it's like a time capsule), bathrooms or on cleaning products. If the moldy basement odor wasn't enough, the palpable inconvenience of our presence on the wait staff reinforced the experience. In fairness, we made the unreasonable request of sitting down (on seats of any kind) with some type of nearby surface upon which to place and consume our food and beverage purchases. Presentation: 2.5 / 5 This is a "bonus" category. As you've seen in past reviews, many places will seek to improve the diner's experience with the way they plate the wings or prepare the bleu cheese or serve the drinks, etc. Kelly's Korner didn't feel the need to fuss with any of that and instead we got a handful of plates of wings smeared in red sauce. We get it, you want to let the wings speak for themselves... Meat: 4 / 5 Medium-sized wings that weren't too skimpy, not too large and mostly all the same size and shape. Cook: 6 / 10 The specialty wings came out nice and hot, which was a good sign, but the many were way overcooked and as dry as a dead dingo's donger (shout out to our many Aussie followers). Standard Wing: 11 / 15 The dryness aside, the sauce flavor was between okay and pretty good. The application of sauce was inconsistent with some dripping in sauce and some where we struggled to find much flavor at all. Overall just okay. Specialty Wing: 5 / 10 Parmesan was the highlight flavor but it was a downhill slide from there. We tried the Hot BBQ flavor and "passable" was the most enthusiastic adjective heard at the table. Standard BBQ was a new level of awful - somewhere in the neighborhood of plain ketchup. Overall we left quite underwhelmed and confused that this place ranked as high as it did with other reviewers. Overall Score: 30.5 / 50 read more

Kelly's Korner - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

The wings are delicious! Can't stress it enough. I'm not sure how the rest of the food is but I can vouch for the wings. We split 30 wings and got half medium half hot bbq. The hot bbq didn't really have heat it was more savory. The medium was perfect with the crisp and flavor. Can't stress enough how good the wings are. The service is friendly too. Their hours are not updated on Yelp so definitely check ahead of time. read more

Kelly's Korner - Hot BBQ wings - American Near Me - Buffalo, New York

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