Buffa Louie's

A Bloomington staple! This restaurant bleeds Bloomington and IU in the their decor making it a perfect place to bring visitors and students alike. Came in right before a football game, so I obviously knew they would be busy. We waited about 15 minutes after we ordered for our food to come out, not too bad considering how busy they were. (You do order at the counter here)I'm a boneless wing girl, I know come at me. But they are delicious here. I got the sweet BBQ sauce and honey garlic. Both are a very sticky sauce, but good. The tots are great as well!Will be back when I'm back home in Bloomington!

Do yourself a favor and go. Great food, great service, great environment! If you're looking to catch a game, this is a great way to do it while eating some delicious food. They have TVs everywhere,They have great music playing. Just an overall great place!

Wings were good! I always get the hot. Self serve drinks but it's nice not having to wait for a refill.

We decided to give this place a try over the weekend. It was busy and lively. Their menu was not overly complicated. We ordered boneless chicken wings with the Korean q sauce and it was ok. I think it would have been better with just regular buffalo sauce; the Korean q sauce was a bit sweet which I'm not necessarily a fan of. I can see why this place would be popular among young college types as it's very casual with reasonably priced food.

I had never been to the place. The service is very kind and engaging. Wings were cooked great. I didn't love the TNT sauce flavor and the heat level isn't really that explosive but they were good. I also had a salad that was large with lots of cheese and tasty croutons. The nostalgic items in the dining area makes it a cool vibe. I will try some different sauces on my next visit.

During my time in Bloomington, I kept hearing rave reviews about Buffa Lou's, and it was consistently recommended as a must-try spot. On my final night in Bloomington, I decided to see what all the hype was about, and I wasn't disappointed.It was a Thursday evening when I visited with my sister, and the place was buzzing with energy. Buffa Lou's had a typical bar atmosphere, but what stood out was the abundance of memorabilia decorating the walls and the variety of T-shirts and hats available for purchase. The two levels of seating created a spacious yet lively environment, heightened by the fact that it was trivia night - a fitting scene for a college town.The menu was extensive, offering a plethora of options, and if you were in the mood for dessert, they even had ice cream. My sister and I decided to dive into the wings, opting for 20 with a mix of three flavors (although I can't recall which ones) and adding curly fries to the order. The wings were good ordering 20 might have been a bit much; the sauce was so flavorful that it stood out on its own. The fries were a solid complement to the meal.Surprisingly, I didn't find the need for the ranch or blue cheese - the wings were delicious as is. If you're in the area and have a taste for amazing wings, Buffa Lou's is a definite recommendation. Plus, if you enjoy trivia, it's an added bonus to make your visit even more enjoyable. Oh the servers were very friendly !!!

Love the atmosphere! Food still maintains the original owners greats with added versatility and consistency! Still good after all these years!

Checked out this staple spot today for lunch! It's directly across the street from IU Bryan Hall. There's some seating outside and then tons of seating inside. Air conditioning inside felt great and they have all kinds of IU memorabilia on the walls which was cool to check out. You order at the counter and then they'll bring the food to your table. Service was very friendly and quick, our wings came out super fast....burgers and fries took a little longer but still super fast. Prices are super reasonable. Great for groups! Def recommend!!

The Hoosiers football team finally makes a significant advancement in the college football season, so we came to BuffaLouie's watch the game and they shut down at 10 PM making people leave before the end of the game. That was a very disappointing action, especially on a Friday. I hope Curt Cignetti tells the team's fans to boycott the restaurant.

Walked past this restaurant after work, on my way to my car, and thought wings sounded good, so I stopped in. I never had their wings before, seemed like a good time to try them. I ordered 10 traditional buffalo wings, 5 medium, 5 mild, to test them out, and celery and blue cheese - traditional order, nothing fancy, just to get a sense of the place. Took them home, opened my order, and thought there must have been some mistake or mix-up. Small, hard, dry, no sauce. Aren't buffalo chicken wings supposed to be saucy? I called up, thinking there must be some mistake, told them I got a carry out order and what I found when I got home. It wasn't a mistake. I was told that's just how they are. I said isn't there supposed to be sauce? I was told they absorb the sauce f they sit. But they didn't have much flavor, so I don't think they absorbed a lot of sauce, and they were hard and dry. I was told I could come back and get some more sauce if I wanted. Did I want to drive back downtown for some sauce, reader? No. No, I did not. I wanted my wings to be saucy and juicy and of reasonable size, not hard and dry and small, and spending half an hour on a sauce run wasn't going to fix that. The whole thing was really confusing. How could this place possibly be famous for wings? How could Buffa and Lou possibly be in the name with a product worse than a frozen box of wings from the store or a side of wings from a pizza restaurant? I was incredulous. No, I was not going to "have a wonderful evening". I was just stunned, so I said I guess I will just post on Yelp. And here it is. I ate a few of the hard, dry wings, not much there, just threw the rest in the garbage. Celery and blue cheese was ok. That was how I spent 15 dollars, and got a couple of small boxes of disappointment. See for yourself - here's a picture. Both boxes were basically the same situation. This was it, this is their wings.It would be 0 stars except the celery was ok. The only way this place could possibly be a Bloomington tradition is for the artifacts on the wall and the historic location, not for wings.There have to be better options for wings in town. I'll try wingstop, I guess, now that we have one, but honestly any bar could do better. Super, super disappointing.