Buffalo Rising Online

Growing up on Buffalo’s West Side, I fondly remember the building at 1085 Niagara Street as the Italian restaurant, Darone’s Fargo Grill. Darone’s has always held a special place in my heart because it was one of the restaurants my parents and grandparents would take me and my brothers for a great family meal.

In 1988, Marco Sciortino purchased the building from Andy and Joe Darone. Since then, Marco has been the owner and chef of Marco’s Restaurant, and has started his own tradition of serving fresh, high quality food in his friendly, neighborhood restaurant. Marco’s is the kind of place you go when you want to relax with family and friends and enjoy consistently great food. Speaking of family, Marco’s sister Dana is a server at the restaurant and their mother, also named Dana, is a server in addition to holding the title of dessert chef. But we’ll delve into that a little bit more in a minute.

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