Pony’s

Ponys, (formerly Mr. Eds), has possibly the best chicken wings in all the land. Not much else on the menu but that’s all anybody ever comes in for. A slightly sweet glaze in addition to whatever heat you want, hot, medium or mild. Great beer selection also. This is a place you absolutely need to go to if you’re close.

So I have been eating Pony’s chicken fingers when this place was called Mr. Ed’s, a VERY long time a go.
The chicken fingers are a 5 star. They have a sticky sweet heat. Nothing like anywhere else I have ever had. Just delicious. The prices, not bad either.
The place itself is your typical dive bar, not filthy but not amazingly clean either.
The reason I took away 2 stars is because the staff/​bartenders are always miserable.
Never friendly, never smile, if you hate your job, just quit!
Anyway… This will not stop me from eating my favorite chicken fingers, but just puts a damper on my good chicken finger mood!

Ok, this is not fine dinning and though there are other things on the menu the only two things you should order here are chicken fingers or chicken wings.
Yes, the place needs a good cleaning, yes there are some scary looking regulars hanging out at the bar or outside smoking. Yes, the bartenders/​waitress are all not the friendliest. Nope, no fancy wine list. Irish Pub… No Corned Beef. Yes, you will wait for your food. Yup, no itemized bill.
With all that being said, you still NEED to go here and try the wings or fingers. There sauce is awesome. Another reviewer mentioned sweet and sour sauce… They must not be from WNY. Come on people, well know there is Butter, Frank’s hot sauce and then a secret ingredient or ingredients that give it a hint of sweetness… Heard a rumor it was grape jelly.
You will meet a lot of great people here, and after visiting the bartenders warm up to you greatly. The food is wings are worth it. Fingers (as us wnyers call them, not tenders) big huge, served with thick yummy blue cheese!

Okay, I give Pony’s two stars because I think one star should be reserved for people who are dishonest and or rude. I have to say the waitress at Pony’s was neither she was actually very nice. Still Pony’s has to be one of the worst dinning experiences in my life. Let’s start with the fact that the dinning room was filthy. The layer of dust on the lamp over our table was so heavy that anytime someone would open the front door lint would fly off the lamp and float down into the food. It makes me wonder how clean the kitchen was.
The menu is extremely limited you can get wings boneless chicken and a couple other very basic items. One thing was very clear. There was not a vegetable with in five hundred yards. If you wanted onion and tomato on your hamburger you would have been SOL I am sure.
We ordered the chicken wings and a side of pizza logs. The pizza logs were brought in frozen and had been around for a while because they had freezer burn. The wings are clearly the house specialty. One of the other reviewers could not figure out what the sauce was. I think it was pork lard, butter, sugar and canned sweet and sour sauce. I thought they were terrible but I have to admit the place was packed (read slow service) and they were all getting wings. I don’t get it. I guess when you are literally the only open restaurant in town you can get away with anything.
So okay the food is not good but usually a few drinks saves the evening. My bottled beer was fine but my wife (not a beer drinker) wanted wine. They had three, red, white, and pink… all from a box and all warm. Rose ordered the white. The waitress asked her if she wanted ice which means they know it should be served cold. So how hard would it be to put the box in the beer cooler?
The next time I am in Middleport I will eat on my boat.

Hands down the best non-​traditional chicken wings in the area. I don’t know what the sauces is, but it is amazing. Slightly spicy, slightly sweet perfectly crispy and delicious. The French fries and pizza logs are good as well. The one and only downside in my eyes is the fact that it is cash only. Be aware that this is an extremely casual, small town bar. This may make some people feel out of place and others feel right at home, I’ve never felt unwelcome. Please please please try this fantastic little spot and you will not regret it!

Well after years of living in the lp I finally was tired of hearing about these amazing wings and fingers. I ordered a single order of fingers hot and to my expectation they where wonderful. Just enough zing for my zang. Definitely a local dive bar and the lunch crowd didn’t look to inviting but that’s totally not important since Middleport is hiding this secret place of ecstasy from most of the world. Would love to come back on a Friday night and down some cold brew and nom nom nom on some wings. In fact I think I shall! Three cheers hip hip hooray ! Hip hip hooray! hip hip hooray!!!

First and foremost, I will admit that this review may seem a bit biased. Why? Allow me to explain.
I absolutely love chicken wings. Can’t get enough of them. However, I prefer my wings to be BREADED, which is a rarity (and downright blasphemous depending on where you go) in the WNY-​area. When Hooters on Maple Road closed, I was heartbroken, as breaded wings were standard for them, you had to make a special request for them to be «naked,» (the wings, not the waitresses).
So imagine the absolute delight and glee I experienced when walking into Pony’s for the first time ever (about two years back, been back several times since). This place is a definite dive, through and through: bar and billiards up front, cheap tables and restrooms in the rear.
But I’m not hear to talk about the ambience– I’m here to talk about the food. Their chicken wings come in a spicy (yet sweet) hot/​medium/​mild sauce, which is delicious. The breading is plentiful and crispy. Pony’s has found that perfect balance between batter and meat – neither overpowers the other. I could go on for hours about how good they are so I’ll be concise: they are absolutely addictive (as pointed out in an earlier review).
Prices are cheap and beer is your standard domestic variety. Pony’s is located out past Lockport, but it’s definitely worth the drive, especially if you prefer your wings breaded over naked.

5 stars for their chicken tenders and blue cheese!!! amazing!!!