Billy O's / Golden Swan / Toutant
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2000s
2013
2014
August 2017
Photo: Forgotten Buffalo, Chris Hawley, Mark Paradowski, Frits Abell
Location
437 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Google Bird's Eye View
Ellicott Council District
SBL: 111.39-1-27
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: 439 Ellicott Street and 435 Ellicott Street
Across from: Chippewa Market
Owner
Rocco Termini, per Buffalo Rising 437 ELLICOTT STREET STREET LLC per propertyviewer
Physical Description
3 story brick building with first floor retail and apartment space upstairs
Current Condition
In use as a restaurant
History
- 1930s - The current building constructed
- Former Billy O's Downtown location
- The bar business goes back 3 locations and 130 years
- Former Golden Swan Cafe and Grill location
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- October 2010 - Golden Swan closes
- 2011 - Rocco Termini expresses interest in purchasing the building. The ECIDA approved a tax abatement for a restaurant plan in the building.
- Termini purchases the building for $45,000
- August 2014 - Rocco Termini announces a renovation plan to include a new Cajun restaurant.
- September 2014 - Termini cut a deal with noted Louisiana-born chef James Roberts to run Toutant, a Cajun-themed restaurant. Expected open early 2015.
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Toutant homepage
- Forgotten Buffalo - The Golden Swan
- Buffalo Rising, July 2011 - Termini Planning Two Ellicott Street Rehabs for Restaurant Use
- Buffalo Rising, August 2011 - ECIDA Approves Incentives for Ellicott Street Restaurant Projects
- Buffalo Rising, August 2014 - Termini Tees Up Next Project - 437 Ellicott Street
- Business First, September 2014 - Cajun restaurant slated for downtown Buffalo
- Business First, April 2015 - Toutant set for May 15 opening
- Buffalo Rising, May 2015 - Here’s to Toutant!
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Added 2013-06-18 • Last changed 2017-08-18