Hello devoted foodies I recently took a trip home to Western NY and had the most wonderful dessert experience imaginable, which is saying a lot considering the fact that I eat sweets all the time. Pano's restaurant is located on Elmwood, a charming street located in Buffalo's artsy West side neighborhood. While in recent years this area has been taken over by hipster college students, Pano's has held onto its old world roots that have made this tiny eatery a hit for decades.
First a little background information...
My father attended the University of Buffalo for both college and grad school. Suffice it to say, he spent countless hours in local eateries cramming for early morning exams. Although it is no longer a hole-in-the-wall joint which caters exclusively to broke college kids, Pano's, which is open until the wee hours of the morning is still a favorite hot spot among students to gather with friends and have a study session over french fries and beer.
What drew me to this student/family friendly cafe is its dessert menu. I've always been a bit leery of people who go to one place for drinks, another for entres, and yet another for dessert- the whole thing seems a bit pretentious to me. However, when I saw the old world Greek dishes offered at Pano's, I just had to break my own rule. I ordered baklava, which I had eaten quite a few times before at various cafes around the East coast. I can honestly say this was my favorite baklava experience to date. The filo dough was crisp, but not dry. The nuts were roasted to perfection. And the portion size was generous-Don't you just hate it when a great dessert is gone in 2 bites?! Overall, I would definitely recommend this dessert to any foodie!
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