[3][4] Beginning in 2012, additional locations of the Anchor Bar began opening in the Greater Buffalo area as well other cities.

The Anchor Bar, on Main Street in Buffalo, New York, was established in 1935 by Frank and Teressa Bellissimo.

Dominic, the son of Frank and Teressa, who later owned the establishment and actively promoted the bar and its wings, died in March 1991 at the age of 68.

On November 20, 2018, Ivano Toscani, owner of the Anchor Bar, died from a long illness eight days before his 69th birthday.

With little food left, Teressa took some chicken wings, which were normally used for soups or thrown out, deep-fried them and flavored them using a mixture of butter, cayenne pepper and other ingredients on them.

Today, Anchor Bar sauces are sold in the United States at Tops Friendly Markets, Wegmans and in Canada at Sobey's and Metro stores.

[6] In 2013, a quick service version of The Anchor Bar opened at the Darien Lake amusement park about half an hour away from Buffalo.

[7] On October 1, 2014, another Anchor Bar location opened on Transit Road outside of the Eastern Hills Mall.

The Anchor Bar has a restaurant location in the Main Terminal at Buffalo Niagara International Airport.