Fast-food chains are well represented in Niagara, but you do also find numerous respectable restaurants. The ethnic restaurants, particularly the Italian ones, are good. You can also find excellent Continental cuisine. Casual dress is acceptable, and reservations usually aren't necessary.
Buffalo has given the world two classics: Buffalo chicken wings and beef on weck. You'll come across both throughout the region. The former is served mild, medium, or hot, alongside blue-cheese dressing and celery. The latter consists of roast beef, carved on the spot, and heaped on a fresh, flaky kimmelweck roll that has been sprinkled with coarse salt.