Schwabl’s – Shuffle off to Vintage Buffalo NY

Beef on Weck!

  Beef on Weck is a regional delicacy from the Buffalo area, a sandwich made with rare warm sliced top round roast beef served on a Kummelweck roll ( a round roll topped with coarse ground salt and caraway seeds.) Now I know all the locals have their favorite places to get these indigenous sandwiches, but I was told to go to Schwabl's, so - I went! (Truth moment- while writing this post and looking at my and other peoples' photos of Schwabl's, I totally had to go out to the store and get some roast beef and salty rolls.

Schwabl's

The Schwabl family has been in the restaurant business since 1837, and their West Seneca location is a local landmark.

It's a small old fashioned type of restaurant, where the waitresses wear white uniforms and birch beer is on the menu. Not only did I get a tasty beef on weck with a birch beer to wash it down with, I also got a side of german potato salad. There are all sorts of other options on the menu, like Hungarian goulash, their own pickled beets and, in the cold winter months you can get a Tom & Jerry. (I've given up counting my asides)

Yes, that's right, another interesting regional food item! Well this is actually a drink, and had Retro Roadhusband been with me we would've totally tippled.
I'll leave it up to Schwabl's to explain their Tom & Jerry:

A very old fashioned hot cocktail served in our vintage carnival glass set. Started with a lightly sweetened egg batter, with a dark rum and brandy mixture added. Then finished with hot water and a sprinkle of nutmeg. Perfect for cold Buffalo winters.

Schwabl's Restaurant
789 Center Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
(716) 675-2333