Gramma Mora’s
Food with a story
Food is made to bring families together.
The Mora Family
Over 100 years ago the Mora family came from Mexico to the Unites States bringing with them the warmth of their homeland.
In the 1920's Samuel Giovino, a native of Buffalo was in the U.S. army and he was stationed in Colorado Springs where he met and married Mercedes. He then brought his new bride to Buffalo where they raised six children.
Even though traditional Mexican food was hard to acquire in Buffalo Mercedes did her best to find the ingredients she needed to prepare dishes for her family. Mercedes wanted to pioneer one of the first Mexican restaurants in Buffalo so in 1980 Mercedes and her son Charles opened Gramma Mora's Mexican Restaurant on Niagara Street near Hertel Avenue. The restaurant was named after Charles' grandmother and Mercedes' mother, Juliana Mora.
As the years went by and after scores of articles and word of mouth Gramma Mora's became a household name.
In 1987 the business expanded to accommodate the ever growing number of customers and in 1994 Gramma Mora's launched their own frozen specialties which can still be purchased today.
In 1996 Gramma Mora's on Niagara Street came to an abrupt end when a fire gutted the restaurant leaving very little behind. The Gramma Mora's sign that hung proudly over the front of the Niagara Street location now crowns the front of our Hertel Avenue location which was established in 1999.
Gramma Mora's now celebrates over 40 years of excellence. Our goals continue to reflect those aspirations of 100 years ago, to serve our customers Mexican Cuisine in a traditional family setting.