Twisted Pickle

I am admittedly new to the medical campus lunch scene, but I figured since twisted pickle was so close to my office it was worth a shot. Those precious thirty minutes go by way too fast, so I called ahead. My first call went unanswered, so I called back a second time. I ordered my fish fry and was told 20 minutes.
I strolled over there 20 minutes later and the place was really busy. It’s a rather small interior, with just a couple tables. There were probably five other people waiting for their food. There is a pick up window for phone orders, and I waited there for a good five minutes before anyone came over. When I was acknowledged I paid (fish fry was $ 10) and was told it would be a few minutes. In total ended up taking 15 minutes later than I was told. Not thrilled, but not the end of the world.
Brought lunch back to the office. Fish fry was ok, nothing special. I got to pick three sides so I got French fries, «tuna salad» and «cabbage». I normally don’t like the sides that come with fish fries, but the fries were pretty good. The tuna salad was like macaroni salad with mustard. Not a mustard fan. The cabbage was basically sauerkraut, also not a fan. I probably should have guessed, but I never have high hopes for fish fry sides anyway. According to the sign inside the sides change weekly, so maybe it just wasn’t my week.
Overall, maybe would go back. The food was alright and the service was friendly, albeit kinda slow. They certainly aren’t hurting for lunch business. Probably would call in further in advance, or maybe take a later lunch.

With a name like Twisted Pickle you had better have some good pickles… which this place does. Im no pickle expert but the pickles are LEGIT!
Ok. Enough about the pickles.
They also boast a large and varied menu. Today I had the Chicken Finger wrap and it was delicious and good sized. Im looking forward to trying more menu items in the future as its obvious they take pride in their restaurant and use quality ingredients.

My new guilty pleasure…
This could quickly become it (sorry Lone Star).
I stopped here after driving by a few times over the past few months and noticing the cow out front. A Cow and a Twisted Pickle was too much for me to pass up. So in I went.
The menu is dogs, burgers, fajitas, shakes and of course pickles. Actually there is more to the menu, wraps, sandwiches and fries, rings etc.
The owner was working when I dropped in, a nice man, I quickly learned he has 4 sons who helped come up with the name. And a wife who said no to working on Saturdays, so he is open only during the week, which personally I think is great since the kids are still home and now he is too, at least on the weekends.
He offered me a pickle, one of three choices, I forget two of them, the third was a garlic one, which I said yes to. Now, he does not know this, but I am not a pickle fan. Never have been since I got them with grilled cheese sandwiches in school lunches. You know, those slices of green things that just tasted «funny», and this from a kid who ate more or less everything. Pickles and tomatoes were a «no» for me for many years. I got over the tomato thing when I learned that indeed «not all tomatoes are equal» and that they were GREAT when they were heirloom or other types, not the processed ones, that again, came with the school lunch. Now I eat tomatoes daily, but only good ones, never from Subway types of places. Pickles has taken much longer. Until today actually. This pickle was really really good. Perhaps it was the garlic, I’m not sure, but I’m ready to go back and try another from him. Not quite ready to try them elsewhere yet, but perhaps I will graduate to that as well, you never know. (He makes them himself, and they can be purchased in bottles as well.)
I also ordered a fajita, however, after seeing the «bacon dog» flyer on the wall, I changed the order to that, and I’m happy I did. It was also very good. I think a Sahlens dog, bacon I’m not sure, but it was good. Of course, I do fall into the «bacon makes everything better» group, but even still, it was a nice dog and bacon.
Since he’s so close to the hospital, he does a brisk lunch business he said. When I have driven by, its always been off hours, the parking lot has a few cars, but there is always parking, which, of course, I find to be handy.
He shares the building with a dr, and his space used to be a pharmacy, and some of the old wrought iron work is still there, which he’s incorporated into his usage of the space.
He was at the Italian Festival on Hertel, and said they sold out there, so I imagine word is getting out.
Come try out this tiny place on the corner of High and Michigan near Buffalo General. Newly opened earlier this year. And play some «old style» PAC MAN while you are here, he has the table version, very fun to see that up and working still.
4 stars, I can see it going to 5 when I have tried more of the menu.