Breaded Chicken Tender Heaven
I decided to hit up the local sports bar (Tully's Good Times) for the Monday Night Football game between the Giants and Vikings. It was a spur of the moment decision, so I decided to go by myself.
I love everything sports. I'll watch almost any sport that's on tv from golf to UFC and everything in between. This restaurant brings the local Buffalo sports teams into the limelight. We used to have a professional basketball team called the Buffalo Braves and along with current Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres memorabilia, they have a good number of retro Braves items.
Not only do they have awesome sports items gracing the walls, but you get taken back to childhood memories of collecting baseball, football and basketball cards, since they are embedded within each booth. Hopefully there are no T206 Honus Wagner cards embedded in the table ungraded (sports card collectors will get that reference as his is the most valuable card in existence today).
This wasn't my time to Tully's, so I already knew what I would be ordering getting, but as you wait you are given unlimited popcorn (in the same way some bars and restaurants have peanuts). I enjoy the popcorn, but it is a bit salty for my taste, so I usually only finish the basket I am given.
This is what I came for:
Tully's Tenders® - "Our famous hand battered Tully’s Tenders®. Served with fries, cole slaw, and Tully’s Honey Mustard for dipping." - $8.29
The tenders are hand battered and have the perfect amount of crunch to them. These are no "McNuggets!" These belong in their own realm. I'd put them far up the list of the best breaded chicken I've had in my life. Far to many places have either dried out crunchy chicken or chicken that is almost moist and not crunchy at all (I hate the word moist, but it is applicable here). Tully's Tenders are the best of both worlds, and combined with their honey mustard dipping sauce (or ketchup if you prefer), it makes for an extremely satisfying flavor compilation.
Disclaimer: I don't know how to eat "sexily," so if you don't like to watch people eat, don't watch this video
The cole slaw is quite good too and like most meals in this genre of food, fries are the side. The fries aren't bad, but nothing spectacular or any different than you could find at a local fast food restaurant, so next time I will opt to substitute in another side dish instead.
At this point I was full, but I knew I still needed to get one of my all time favorite desserts. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie. And unlike some restaurants, the dessert you get actually looks like the dessert in the picture, but even larger than expected.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, I think this picture is worth a thousand calories.
I wish I could say someone helped me eat this peanut butter monstrosity, but I made it disappear all by myself
Needless to say, I left with a smile on my face heavy heart. (Probably from all the extra work it has to do pump around the delicious but not so nutritious food I consumed). But as an occasional treat and not an every day meal, I'd highly recommend Tully's and their Tenders followed with a slice of Peanut Butter Pie.
There are quite a few other options and the menu can be seen HERE
Tully's Good Times Clarence
8070 Main Street, Williamsville, NY 14221
