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The Usual Suspects
Wingage Score: 88%
Address: 6852 Drummond Rd - Niagara Falls
Parking: Some out front, gravel lot out back
Intersection: Drummond & Churchill
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Last Reviewed: March 20th, 2025
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Last Visited: March 20th, 2025
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Overall - March 2025:
Formerly the Eager Beaver, there was not much new to report about the recently renamed ’Usual Suspects Cocktails & Grill’. We’re unsure why the name change, but rumour has it some glunts complained about the previous name’s sexual connotations and made them change it? We think it is the same owners and management as before but who’s to speculate? The question is, are they still good?
Well, we’re happy to report the place is still well worthy of BHON patronage! Guinness on tap, good food and portions, and it’s outside the touristy nonsense area of the Falls, so no bullshit tourist taxes or other accompanying crap like that. Just a good bar for regular people to go to! They also have a fairly massive outdoor patio that might make this a happening summer spot to attend.
We had several rounds of Guinness and a couple pounds of the Buffalo hot and ’Oh shit’ wings, which were on sale for $9 a pound on Thursday nights. Decent sized wings, but a little disappointing in consistency. One pound was saucier, while another were a little dry and overcooked. I won’t knock them too much though, as these wings were better than what we have gotten in half the places in the Falls over the past couple years! The only other thing that put us off was the early close for the kitchen that prevented us from ordering more, and the soft-close at 10:00pm seemed a little premature, especially since there were a lot of people still hanging around. We were informed that would soon change with the arrival of their summer hours, so presumably it’s a non-issue going forward.
Do we finally have a new default spot for Niagara Falls? Could The Usual Suspects take that crown? Perhaps so! We’ll be back for sure to find out. |
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