Moe’s Southwest Grill

Stopped by Moes today for dinner with my boyfriend. Never tried it before so I thought I’d give it a go!
As soon as we walked in I was excepted happy customer service like «WELCOME TO MOES!» It was more like «yeah welcome to Moes. We don’t really care about you we just want your money.»
I thought the menu was a bit overpriced. Me and my boyfriend got the home-​wrecker burrito and made it a combo with chips and drink. Was very impressed with the queso sauce that was great! I asked the lady what the best meat was and she kinda just stared at me. Thought that was rude and you could definitely tell she didn’t want to be there.
The place was messy, all the tables were dirty and I hated the small portions of sauce they give you for your chips. Chipotle is definitely better if you had to choose between.
One good thing I loved was the soda machine! I’ll only be back for your soda machine and some queso sauce.

Moes Monday is the bomb! Usually crowded between 12pm-​1pm (prime lunch time) but the line moves pretty quickly. They also offer online order and pick up so you can skip the line!

I’ve been to Moes several times over the years and went this past Monday for their «moe Monday» special. Ordered a chicken Joey and wife ordered the same. We pre-​ordered ahead in anticipation of a long line. When we got there the place was packed and we asked if food was ready. The answer was no, and we waited. After about 15 min the cashier apologized and said our order was sitting next to her the whole time. Grrr. I reluctantly took the old order since I didn’t want to wait anymore and left.
As expected I needed to reheat the burrito. The taste itself is average, I prefer chipotle of I’m going for a fast food burrito. Mine fell apart, but I blame that on the peppers, onions and shrooms I added, I don’t think anything would of salvaged the tortilla.
I’m not a big chip fan but the queso at Moes is very tasty. I ended up eating all the chips and maybe some of the wife’s :p.
Parking is limited here if you go on a crowded day. I will probably stick to chipotle if your looking for a decent fast food burrito.

Went here on Saturday for a quick dinner. I will never be going back. This was the dirtiest restaurant I’ve ever been to. McDonalds and Burger King are cleaner! The staff had to all be in high school and didn’t even know the menu. I ordered the chicken club quesadilla and they didn’t even know to put the ranch dressing on. The girl looked utterly confused when I asked her for some. I told her it came on the quesadilla. Got a blank stare back. I have been to other Moe’s and they are clean and the staff is friendly. This is not the case for this location. The owner better hope the health department doesn’t come in soon and see the mess this place is in. Don’t eat here!!!

Where the cool kids go…
This place could be a bit cleaner, but it is on par with every other fast food joint on the planet. The food is not bad. Free chips and salsa are a huge plus, when you consider the alternative down the street. I love the retro music that they play here. (makes you wonder if the younger kids know what it is that is playing?)
All in all a fun place to go.

Ate there today with my wife. A filthy place, I am surprised the Health Dept doesn’t jump on them. The food was mediocre at best, certainly the worst we’ve had since our move from Cali. I saw a lot of students there, they are probably the only crowd that comes more than once. NO GOOD!

Your basic taco/​burrito assembly fast food place, but an okay place in my book. The food is decent and I love the soda machine. It’s one of those fancy, computerized machine that stocks what seems like an endless selection of soft drink choices. Whatever you’re in the mood for, they probably have it.
The restaurant is clean enough — I watch employees clean off tables as soon as someone vacates, which is good. I think there could be more seating — if it’s crowded, I worry that there will be room to sit down once I get through the line.
The parking lot right in front is cramped and hard to navigate, and it’s in a larger shopping center that always feels full of cars and people not paying attention — that’s the most frustrating part for me.

Frequent visitor of this location. Always receive great service and great food. Recently tried the Smokin’ Chicken bowl and it was my new favorite item.

If I had to pick between Moes and Salsaritas it would be close but the queso & sweet tea from Moes would win my vote. Had a lunch date with the hubby here he got the steak homewrecker & I got the chicken quesadillas we loved them, read sum other reviews restaurant seemed clean today.

Of the dozens of Moe’s I’ve been this might be the dirtiest there is. I’ve been here a dozen times in the last couple of years and every time it’s been filthy. The salsa bar always looks like some kid finger painted the counter tops around it. The service behind the counter is normally fair, but bland food awaits. Still wondering why this location doesn’t have the leadership it needs to simply remain clear and respectable.

Went today for a rice bowl, ended up with slop. The girls behind the counter are miserable and just pushy when asking for what you want as sides. One girl even noticed they burned a customers food and still thought it was alright to wrap it up and give it to the customer. I kept having to ask for the correct extra sides of guacamole and queso. The line was disorganized and the girls asked me 4 times on the wrong order if i wanted it to go. I cant tell you how terrible this Moe’s is on niagara falls blvd, i don’t recommend going to this location. Extremely unprofessional, and not customer friendly.

I hate Moe’s. Every location makes substandard fair. Greasy, tasteless. If you want good Mexican, head tomGrandma Mora’s on Hertel

I find the workers at this place a little too pushy for my taste with regard to the soft drink sales. When I go into a restaurant, don’t they think I know if I want a soft drink or not? Having 4 different people in the line pushing me to add a soft drink to my order is annoying as fuck.
And somehow asking for a side of guacamole means I want a soft drink also? I don’t think so.
One big thing I noticed here is there’s something about their Homewrecker Burrito (with chicken or tofu) that upsets my stomach slightly, and mostly with the tofu burrito. I eat tofu and chicken from all kinds of different sources and I never have a problem, but I’m guaranteed a night of bad dreams and an odd feeling in my stomach every time I eat a Homewrecker here (I just recently figured this out.)
Another off-​putting aspect of this place is the employees are basically robots. You can’t make small talk or joke around with them — at-​all. And if you’re an older guy, don’t even think about glancing at any of the lady employees here because you’ll get branded a creeper. I had the option of looking at a deep fryer or looking at one of the young ladies while I waited at the register to check out, and of course she saw me. It was literally 2 seconds, so sue me, and then I get attitude and I see her whispering to a co-​worker about me behind the counter. Great :-(

Moes is your typical «taco place». The set up of Moe’s like the salsa/​guacamole bar and food assembly line is really clean and appealing being that it can get messy back there.
As for the food the flavor is pretty bland, I don’t taste much seasoning and I was hoping it would’ve been better because I hear so many people rant/​rave about Moe’s
I must say Salsaritas & Chipotle definitely has Moe’s beat.

definitely love me some moes!
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only problem with moes – my eyes are always bigger than my stomach!
two kinds of tea (northern and southern lol) and a self serve salsa station. sweet.
i couldn’t ask for anything more.
Moe madness mondays… lines out the door… for discounted burritos!
WELCOME TO MOES!

Sure, it’s a chain, but I don’t mind going, ’cause the food’s mostly pretty healthy, almost all tasty, and hella cheap for what you get.
Plus, I can always take my picky mom to Moe’s. She can see and point at all the ingredients to make sure there’s no «weird» stuff, and then we hit up the DIY salsa bar.
And while I hate to succumb to the stubborn Buffalocal trait of comparing every Mexican food ever to Mighty Taco, since other reviewers have brought it up, here’s my take: Mighty’s trashy tacos will certainly light up your gustatory pleasure circuit far more than Moe’s healthy avocado and black bean stuff can do, but it will also destroy your digestive system in a way Moe’s never will. So, sorry, Mighty, but Moe’s wins this round.

Held off trying this place just on principal. Over the years I’ve become a Mighty Taco junky and didn’t think I had a place in my stomach for another fast food taco chain. Boy was I wrong.
The chips are awesome. The burritos are awesome. The hot sauce is super hot «ring of fire» inducing. What’s not to love?
Be sure to come on Mondays to save some $$$. I forget what the combo is called but they give you a free drink and side with your burritos along with the chips/​salsa.

Hey Moe! (Nyuk Nyuk Nyuk)
I can’t say enough about Moe’s Southwest Grill. I like to get the Triple Lindy, mainly because I don’t understand what all the other names mean and I dont want to sound illiterit. I was told that when I went to Moe’s they would shout, «Welcome to Moe’s!» at me, but they didnt. So I shouted at myself. I do that sometimes when I’m home alone. «Why did you do that?!’ or «Dont eat that, it’s a Twinkie!» My kids’ love Moe’s, but I wont get it for them anymore because, you know, beans. And the tacoes are the size of a chupacabra’s head.

Let’s face it. New York is a bit challenged when it comes to Mexican & Southwestrn food.
Part of the problem is that New Yorkers tend to eat pretty bland fare compared to the west (with the notable exception of Buffalo wings). The other problem is that they’re just too far from the border to get it right & there aren’t enough Mexicans there to correct the situation – I mean, California was once a part of Mexico (& some would say, it still is).
After all, this is a part of the world where Del Taco, several steps below the dreaded Taco Bell, annually takes the prize for best «Mexican» food in Art Voice.
Hell, it took me a year to find a local grocery store that sold CORN tortillas when I first moved to a little town on the Pennsylvania border (what’s the difference? I was once asked by a store manager).
As a transplanted Californian, I was always on the look out for a decent burrito. I came close on three occasions – once in Buffalo, & twice in New York City, but Mission-​style burritos are exasperatingly elusive in the Empire State.
Moe’s is the closest thing to a California style burrito that you’re going to get. The rice is closer to Mexican-​style rice than Edritos (whose burritos are good, but the white rice is decidedly NOT Mexican).
Sure the place is a filthy wreck on weekend-​nights and needs a better cleaning crew, and it’s crowded as hell & noisy on the weekends too. But when I had a hankering for food that had a LOT of flavor with a southwestern flair, this was the place that I had dinner at about once a week for 2 to 2 ½ years.
Others complain that they prefer Burrito Bay, which is fine if you like your food without any seasoning what so ever and so bland that all of the burrito ingredients are indistiguishable from one another. I’m sorry to say, but Burrito Bay is nearly empty at any given time of day for good reason.
But if you like your food to be fresh and highly seasoned, this is the place.
Their menu is extensive. I don’t know what the problem is that people have with the menu other than the fact that there are «too many» choices and apparently people are confused by novelty.
I especially appreciate the fact that you can have your burritos & tacos made to order. You can have your choice of tortillas and three kinds of beans (or a mixture), an extensive array of fresh vegetables, both raw and cooked, including fresh cut cilantro, fresh and pickled jalapenos & their salsa bar has 5 – 6 different varieties.
The only extras that are «extra» are guacamole (&, I believe sour cream), which is reasonable given the fact that I’ve paid $ 3 for a single avocado in New York, which is appalling by California standards, since we grow them here. The burritos are monster-​sized and very satisfying.
By far the best burrito place in upstate New York and hands down superior to Chipotle, which basically has ONE vegetarian burrito & uses the wrong rice (& which, in any case, isn’t in the Buffalo-​area yet)! As native Californians, this is the only burrito place my husband & I will eat at in Buffalo.

Ugh. You walk in and there is this stupid menu that is nearly impossible to figure out. I want a Burrito. I want to walk along the counter and point at the shit I want in my burrito. I don’t want to order a Johnny Blue Eyes or some other thing – if I can’t figure out what’s in a burrito, how the hell am I supposed to order one?
The staff is slow but annoyingly perky. No, I can’t order now! I can’t read your damn menu.
Salsarita’s is better, Burrito Bay is better.