Kelly's Korner

To me, the "Gold Standard" for Beef on Wecks has always been the Beef N Barrel in Olean, NY. I am proud to say that Kelly's has a Weck every bit as good. It was absolutely delicious, the beef is very tender, the portion of beef is massive. Don't let the dive bar look fool you, this is food mastery at work. And very reasonably priced too! I will be back.

Kelly’s corner is one of the top five restaurants in all of Buffalo. We shared 10 medium wings and a beef on Kimilwick. It was fantastic! As far as atmosphere this place is a little tiny hole in the wall, friendly atmosphere. Always lots of business lots of lively conversation. Our server a wonderful older lady was so friendly and nice. Don’t eat a corporate restaurants eat it great family owned restaurants like Kelly’s Korner.

Amazing spot in Buffalo for wings. Hole in the wall with amazing wings, good prices for beer, and other comfort food options. This is more of a local restaurant rather than tourist traps such as Anchor Bar. I highly recommend!

Kelly's Korner truly lives up to its reputation as a top-notch spot for buffalo favorites. The cozy atmosphere makes you feel like a regular, and the classic menu written on the wall is simple yet effective. The wings were undoubtedly the highlight, and it's clear why they're consistently ranked among the best. However, the roast beef sandwich was a close second - generous portion, perfectly cooked fries, and utterly delicious. Wishful thinking as I'd love to see a second location in the south towns, it's definitely worth the drive to visit again.

Kelly's Korner has been a go-to spot for our family every time we visit Buffalo, we eat there at least once every trip. Their beef on weck is delicious and I've yet to find another place that comes close. It's a dive bar in a good way, the people are nice, the location is convenient, great food, what's not to like? Try it, you won't be disappointed.

Kelly's Korner is the predecessential hole in the wall that's a hidden gem for food in North Buffalo. Their roast beef on weck and chicken wings can go up against any establishment in the United States. Their homemade hot sauce is a must if you're a wing connoisseur. The place is small and is normally busy which can cause a wait for the food to come out but when it arrives to the table you won't be disappointed. It's a small corner bar so don't go there expecting a fine dining experience. Just your local regulars and the wonderful smell in the air of wings cooking. This place is a solid 4 out of 5. The wings and roast beef is a 5 out of 5.

Service was amazing. Not a lot of seating here but we ended up getting a table, wings are great, absolutely the best roast beef sandwich I've ever had.

We were in town for the weekend and I always hear good rings about Kelly's Korner BOW and wings. My party of 7 showed up and we found a table to sit at. Our waiter appeared and since we were first-timers informed us that there was no menu and everything was written on the wall in the other room. No problem there, we sent the youngest of our group to snap a few pictures and bring it back for us. We decided on 50 wings(bbq, garlic parmesan and medium) along with fries for the table. An order of chicken tenders was placed along with 2 beef on weck. The wings were really good. Nice crisp to then and not overly saucy. The BOW was huge and delicious. One of the best I've had in some time. Also the tenders were spot on. Needless to say nobody left hungry. I can't wait to go back next time I'm in town

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.

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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 !!

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

Top notch wings were great and the Roast Beef was amazing i would recommend Kelly's to anyone who wants a great experience

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.

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!

Stopped in yesterday 11/21/24 with a friend. Both of us had beef on weck. I had a Tullamore Dew and soda back. Pepsi for my friend. Been here many times usually at night but,today was lunch. Service was quick and courteous with a good crowd of people the bartender handled it fine. The sandwiches were very good as I remembered them to be. Good neighborhood place.

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.

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

An OG BUFFALO STAPLE. Eat the Beef. Eat the wings. Have a LANATTS! It's still the same vibe as it was 40 years ago. And that's swell!!

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!

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

Great local spot that says they might have the best wings in Buffalo. Got the house hot and they were perfect. Tad crispy. Top wings and priced fairly. Cheap drinks too. Was a little crowded for lunch. Definitely off the beaten path.

Like two of the other baffled tourists who were also at Kelly's Korner for lunch this past weekend, we could not understand what people on the Internet seemed to like about the food at this place. We went here because when you search "best wings in Buffalo" and read the countless threads and forums, Kelly's Korner comes up time and time again. Here's our honest experience. Food: - Wings (house hot) were awful. The sauce was excessively vinegary, and lacked any complexity to the flavor. Straight up Frank's Red Hot would have tasted better. The wings themselves were chewy, low grade wings. - Tenders were not made in house. We were told as much by the staff. Any place that is buying them tenders frozen from Restaurant Depot cannot be good. - Beef on Weck was like others have described. A slab of wet, raw, beef. With some salt thrown on top of a bun. We didn't finish it. That's how disgusting it was. Ambiance: - What ambiance? It's a dive bar, where you don't want to eat food after touching any surface. The bathrooms were tiny (room for one, barely), with doors that didn't close if you were larger than a small child. Don't be the morons that we were. Contrary to what seems to pop up online, Kelly's Korner is terrible for wings, and probably one of the worst meals I've had this year.

People have been telling me about this place for the past 40 years, why it took me so long to finally go here is definetly my loss. It's a dive, two tables two booths and a bar, but the food........incredible! The roast Beef was outstanding. Most places in Buffalo that claim to have a great Beef on Weck (Mitchels, Swabll's, Swiston's) do not. Kelly's Corner does. Same for the chicken wings (Duff's, Gabriel's Gate) do not compare. And they had Polish Sausage and Liverwurst on the menu. Does it get and better than that? The prices were more than reasonable (except for the wings, they were a couple of bucks more than average) THe drink prices were stupid cheap and the young man that served as bartender/waiter was pleasant, professional and competent. My final comment to my group of five as we left our luncheon was "Anyone wish to return for dinner" I'll be back soon, i'd be foolish not to.

It was Monday, St. Patricks Day and wanted corn beef sandwiches my 2 girlfriends and I. We decided to hit Kelly`s as we all know that good food and good times are enjoyed in the neighborhood dive bars! It didn`t disappoint! The sandwiches were HUGE, tender and flavorful on GREAT rye bread. (unseeded) The Bar Maid was Kim and she was attentive, personable and quite busy working the bar and tables. Service was excellent and timely. Would definitely go back for other Buffalo staples.

Best Beef on Weck in Buffalo. Perfect Medium wing sauce. Amazing house-made hot wing sauce. (not Buffalo). Great fries.

A unique wing like none other. Have had bar bill, nine eleven tavern, and duffs and this place tops all of them.

Beef on Weck and fries amazing! My husband said the best lunch he ever had! Ambiance homey and comfortable. Service was excellent. This place just gained some new patrons!

From walking in until walking out, nothing but a great experience. The beef on weck was the best I have ever had!!! The fries were hot and delicious with the gravy. The horseradish cleared my sinuses and the au jus was perfect. The price was very reasonable. I will definitely be back!!

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.

The institution. The guide to which all institutions should model themselves after. Every person in the place was scripted to be there well before we entered. Kelly has a wonderful smile. She makes the world spin around. Hands down best service. Best attitudes. Best wings I've ever had. I think what it comes down to is refining to perfection an absolutely simple selection. Get right what you do have. Perfect ambiance. Makes you feel right at home. If HOME is Buffalo NY.

Great neighborhood establishment. Very good wings and the service was prompt. It was very busy the day we went, and they said it would be a 45-minute wait for a wing order. No problem. They arrived in 45 minutes. Old school bowling game to keep you occupied and a great jukebox. All good.

Dive bar with Great Beef on Weck! If you can tuck away for a big lunch (or any time of day) do it! The menu is posted on greaseboards on the walls. Sandwiches, Soups, Daily specials. Old school bar with great food. A Buffalo Classic!

I met some friends here at 5:30pm last night. My one friend heard the wings were really good and they are! I ordered 30 wings. (10 mild, 10 garlic parm, and 10 hot.) The 10 hot were technically for my boyfriend but I didn't say to go because I didn't want to pay an additional amount for that. (The menus are on grease boards on the wall. Their pricing on these menus includes tax. Any to go wing orders had an additional fee.) I tried some of each of the wings. I asked for extra sauce for the hot wings because my wings didn't look like my friend's wings. Hers were very saucy and mine looked more like a dry rub. I wasn't charged any additional amount for that but my friends were charged extra when they asked for additional blue cheese. I didn't say extra crispy but I didn't have to. The wings were hot and perfect. My favorite out of the three were the garlic parm ones. They were seasoned really well and some had a lot of parm on them! My one friend ended up ordering beef on weck. It was piled high and she enjoyed it. This venue used to be cash only but they now accept credit cards. There is only street parking for this venue. It's popular, and is at the beginning of a residential street, so you may have to park far away.

Yum! Great service- good food. Had wings and roast beef sandwich, both were good. Will definitely be back

Don't expect anything too fancy or to be welcomed in with open arms but the place has solid food. Their hot wings and some roast beef are a solid remedy to any hunger and the prices are beyond fair. Now, you might have to sit next to some oddball, but that's all part of the allure and they have shuffleboard bowling, so that'll help pass the time!

One of the best wing spots in the city, known for their homemade hot sauce and beef on weck also. Dingy dive bar vibes

Excellent Roast Beef, Wings, Chili, etc. Delicious food,well prepared and reasonably priced.... Highly recommended and highly rated!!!

My friend and I worked in PA for the weekend and drove to NY to see the Niagara Falls. On the way back to PA, we stopped at Kelly's Korner for dinner. The plane is "hole in the wall" we were greeted by a lady, Tina, she was just freaking AMAZING. She was the only server and made us feel like we were the only people in the restaurant. She sat down with us to take our order. She recommended few things to us. My friend got a pot pie soup and she LOVED it. We also got wings... got their hot wings... and let me tell you... they were the MOST DELICIOUS AND TASTY wings I ever had in my life. The sauce was so flavourful and the wings were crispy. If you are driving by like us or you are from the area, you really need to stop by and see Tina.