"At the time, they were not the mainstream phenomenon they are today, so the pair either had to make an over-8-hour road trip back to New York to get them or take matters into their own hands and open a Buffalo wings joint right where they lived. Spoiler alert: They chose the latter option. And thus, Buffalo Wild Wings & Weck was born."
""Buffalo Wild Wings" is self-explanatory enough, but what does "Weck" mean? It's a reference to another regional delicacy from Buffalo called kümmelweck, also known as beef on weck, or weck for short - another dish that the wing joint offered at the time. German influences combined with the Western New York culinary scene created weck: kaiser sandwich rolls, stuffed with slow-roasted beef slices, and dipped in au jus."
The restaurant began in 1982 when Jim Disbrow and Scott Lowery, New Yorkers who had moved to Columbus, Ohio, wanted authentic Buffalo-style wings. The founders faced an over-8-hour trip to New York to get wings and instead opened a local wing joint. The original name included "Weck" to reference beef on kümmelweck, a Western New York specialty of kaiser rolls with slow-roasted beef dipped in au jus. The menu reflected German and Western New York influences. As the business expanded with branches across Ohio, Indiana, and Colorado, the original name shortened among customers to BW-3.
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