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Mr. Goodbar

3.7 (104 reviews)
Closed • 3:00 pm - 4:00 am (Next day)
Updated over 3 months ago

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Live music
Loud
Divey
Outdoor seating

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Wing Kings O.

Lots to love about the name of our next place -- Mr. Goodbar. Mister. Good. Bar. Maybe a little too on-the-nose? "Mr. Goodbar? That's my father. Please, call me Goodbar." Location: 3 / 5 Goodbar got off to a rough start. Our first seats were in close proximity to the bathroom, from which a pungent urinal cake odor emanated. We were able to relocate easily... but the experience lingered. Why must we be forced to contend with urinous odors on so many of these visits? On the plus side, Mr Goodbar has an impressive beer offering and is a great experience otherwise. Presentation: 3.5 / 5 They did a nice job separating the flavors and explaining the respective style differences but as you can see, there were a lot of paper products. A little more porcelain would go a long way to a better score here. Meat: 3.5 / 5 These chickens would have made good politicians because they had extremely thick skins which led to a chewy experience at times. Also, there were a surprising number of oddball shapes with bones sticking out. Cook: 7 / 10 The layout of Goodbar gave us a different perspective on this scoring section because most of the food preparation occurs right out in the open for all to see. We were a bit fearful that it would be like touring the sausage factory (after which most people never want to eat sausage) but it was a quiet night so our order got the maximum attention and everything came out hot and crispy. Specialty: 6.5 / 10 The Horsey Honey Mustard tasted almost nothing like mustard, honey or horse (which we understood, hopefully, to be horseradish). Cajun stout were a decent, sweet BBQ style but not enough Cajun and very little stout. And finally the Italian wings were basically just a plain wing. With all these creative-sounding styles, we were expecting a trip through flavor country and instead we got a stroll through blandsville. Wing std: 13.5 / 15 This is the money category and Goodbar hit the jackpot here. The application of sauce was perfect and the standard medium sauce was a great blend of heat and buttery flavor. While we were somewhat split on the specialty flavors, the Kings were in unanimous agreement about the standard wings. Overall, be careful what you order and be more careful where you sit. This leaves Mr Goodbar somewhere in chicken wing purgatory. While these were good enough to keep them off our "cut" list, they were also not good enough to earn them a playoff spot. Overall Score: 37 / 50

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Joe T.

Great wings! I used to go here when I was in college to drink. Now I'm a middle aged dude enjoying the wings.

Amanda W.

I've been here a few times, for drinks with friends and for their "Dear Diary" series in the warmer months. Last night was my most recent trip, because sometimes you just need a nice divey type of bar. There were seats that the bar, so we saddled right up and ordered drinks. I saw on the specials board that they had some nice looking drink specials, one of which was $3 green tea shots. Ordered three, one per person in my group. They were made with Jameson and tasted legit like green tea. Whhhaaat?! I know, $3 for a Jameson shot is a darn bargain if I've ever seen one. Things I love: -heated patio in the winter for smokers/ people who want fresh air -pool table! -food/drink specials -expansive upstairs area (where they host dead diary) - dear diary nights- people legitimately get on stage and read excerpts from their childhood/ teenage diaries- it is HILARIOUS. Downsides: -it's an Elmwood bar and can get crowded - the parking can be a nightmare if you drive there Overall, one of my favorite divey joints in the city.

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Literally the worst bar I have been to. Shit music, ugly people, ruin sleezy environment. Don't recommend.

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Went here for the wings and they were DELICIOUS. Would visit again no question.

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Was there for for a friends Bday. Had a good time...

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“I've been going to Mister Goodbar since I moved up to Buffalo and it has become my favorite bar hands down.”

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