I always try to make a stop at Prime 490 during Local Restaurant Week. They always have such fresh meat and vegetables. Their restaurant week menu is always full of delicious choices, including an assortment of seafood, house-made pasta, red meat and chicken dishes.
For the entree, I ordered the Pan Seared Salmon. I'm a late bloomer when it comes to my love for seafood. I guess I've never had a great salmon dish-- until now. Sous Chef M. Strom promised me that the fish is fresh every day. You can really taste the difference. The salmon is served with a bed of fresh field greens and pan seared potatoes. The field greens has a balsamic reduction drizzled over it. The salmon has such a nice herb-crusted sear, and the inside is moist and tender. Every bite is a burst of flavor. There is no single flavor that competes with another flavor. Everything is so balanced. I finished every last bite.
My companion had the New York Strip. It's served with asparagus and mashed potatoes. The strip was perfectly cooked. Another dish that I recommend is the Pasta Leonard. I tried it for the first time during the last restaurant week and the fresh pasta mixes so well with the simple flavors of the dish. The sauce for the pasta is prepped for each order and paired with fresh pasta.
For dessert, we had the creme brulee. Lucky for us, we got the last order. Strom came out of the busy kitchen and shook his head. "I make 70 of these every morning and we've been running out by the end of every night!"
Prime will be closed on Sunday because of the St. Patty's parade. Because of this and the amount of people they've had to turn away this week due to the traffic, Prime will be extending the $20.10 special until the end of next week. I recommend that you book a reservation as soon as possible. You can check out their full $20.10 special at their web site.
Prime 490
490 Rhode Island St.
Buffalo, NY 14213
716-882-3328
Source: Buffalo Rising