This is not the place for candlelight or haute cuisine. Nor is it a restaurant on the cutting-edge of culinary discovery. It is, however, a restaurant where simple food is simply delicious.

Now in their ninetieth year in the same location, Santasiero’s is as much a part of Buffalo’s West Side heritage as the scores of Italian-Americans who grew up there. READ MORE...

Like many native Buffalonians, the Santasiero family is filled with a rich history and many cherished memories. Having lived in the city for over 100 years, what family wouldn't have those?

The thing that sets them apart, is how they have embroidered in so many other families. Today, they have customers who come in with their grandchildren, often regaling stories of when their own grandparents had brought them in for dinner.

In 1906, Dominic and Philomena Santasiero brought their family to America...

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