Buffalo's Southwest Cafe Expands Menu Offerings

Buffalo's Franchise Concepts Inc. (BFCI), franchisor of the Buffalo's Southwest Cafe concept, has expanded the restaurants' menu with a variety of new entrees and appetizers.

According to Shaun Curtis, BFCI's corporate executive chef, many of the new items emphasize the restaurants' southwestern focus. "Customer feedback so far has been very positive on these menu additions. We will continue to explore distinctive-tasting items that fit within our southwest theme," Curtis explained.

The new menu items include:

• Laredo Burrito - A flour tortilla stuffed with a choice of steak, chicken or pork and black beans, rice and cheese. Topped with queso verde sauce. Priced at $7.99
• Burrito Wrap - A flour tortilla filled with a southwestern mix of rice, beans, fresh tomato salsa, cheese, lettuce and a choice of pork or chicken. Served with tortilla chips for $5.99
• Chicken Salad Wrap - Homemade chicken salad wrapped with lettuce and tomato in a flour tortilla for $5.99
• Honey Chiptole Dressing - Buffalo's has added Honey Chipolte to its list of homemade dressings.
• Ranch-Flavored Wings - Tangy, ranch-flavored wings priced at $5.99 for 10 wings.
• Quarter-Pound Canyon Burger - A lighter, quarter-pound hamburger offered on the lunch menu. Served with lettuce, tomato and fries for $4.49.

Buffalo's Southwest Cafe has also created a series of menu promotions highlighting different offers each week. Two sample offers include "Kids Eat Free Every Sunday" (12 and under) and a ?35-Cent Wing Special? on Tuesdays from 5-10 p.m.

Buffalo's Southwest Cafe, named a "Regional Powerhouse Chain" in 2002 by Nation's Restaurant News, offers an award-winning menu that includes its world-famous Buffalo-style chicken wings in several taste varieties. Other favorites -- all cooked-to-order -- include steaks, ribs, fajitas, chili, quesadillas, catfish, wraps, burgers and a variety of appetizers. The menu also has homemade soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts. Each Buffalo's Southwest Cafe helps tells the story of the Old Southwest while providing a unique dining experience. With wooden floors and distressed metal ceilings, the restaurants also feature antiques, artifacts, western memorabilia and hundreds of period photographs lining rustic wooden walls. High-back booths, the primary seating, each sport a different theme such as gunslingers, outlaw posters, Indians, lawmen and railroads.

Founded in 1985, Buffalo's Southwest Cafe has approximately 50 restaurants in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio, with new units under construction and a new restaurant opening in Holt, Mich., this month. The company has two units operating in Puerto Rico and plans to continue its aggressive growth, with expansion predominantly in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest regions. The company is based in Marietta, Ga.