Exit 2 Bar & Grille, located at 3191 Eggert Road in Tonawanda just off Exit 2 of the I-290, recently celebrated its six-month anniversary by opening a full-service front patio to patrons. 

“Now that the weather appears to have finally changed for the better, we are able to open our patio, thereby expending our seating and giving us the ability to serve more customers,” said Lisa Galus, owner of the popular restaurant. Exit 2 is also celebrating its first summer season by offering a wide variety of summertime dining specials.

Buffalo Bites Food Tours, Western New York’s first and only food-tasting and historical walking tour, is back for a third season of fun, food and entertainment. And in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week, Buffalo Bites is announcing an exciting expansion!

Beginning June 1, Buffalo Bites will add a second tour in East Aurora. Culinary stops along the tour of the historic village will include Taste, Firefly Cupcakes, Elm Street Bakery, The Roycroft Inn, Purr-fect Tea & Gift Emporium and Riley Street Station. Historic sites highlighted on the tour will include The Roycroft Campus, Vidler’s 5 & 10 and Millard Fillmore House.

Local Restaurant Week is a biannual event that celebrates the vital role our local independent restaurants and vendors play in contributing to Western New York’s cultural identity and regional economy. And that’s just for starters. For diners, it’s also an opportunity to sample new foods and experiences at our local independent restaurants. With Dining Features starting at just $20.14, diners have a great reason to skip the usual national chains and give local independent restaurants a try. Of course, the money diners spend at our locally owned independent restaurants stays right here in WNY and helps make our community stronger. Combine all those ingredients and Local Restaurant Week is truly “An Event of Gastronomical Proportions!”

Local Restaurant Week is the largest independent restaurant promotion in the country