by Christopher Buell, Uncle Bud’s Place
While my café and catering business in Rochester, N.Y., was up for sale, I created a sauce and spice blend company called Uncle Bud’s Blends. I sold the cafe and catering company so I could move closer to my two children and bring my startup spice blends with me.
The search for a space to produce my blends morphed into Uncle Bud’s Place.
Uncle Bud’s Place is where you will find the finest Cajun, Creole, BBQ and homestyle foods. My name is Chris Buell, I am the chef/owner, and Uncle Bud’s Place is a tribute to my dad, Elmer “Bud” Buell. Stop by to learn about the Uncle Bud Story.
I started cooking at home with my dad at the age of 8 and spent 35 years as a professional chef and restaurateur. The food is a product of my dad’s teachings and how I expanded on those concepts as a chef. Some of the recipes are more than 50 years old!
When I read Paul Prudhomme’s first cook book, it reminded me of how I grew up. Vegetables came from the garden, chicken and eggs from the chicken coop. Apples and blackberries picked wild in the woods. Fresh dug horseradish every spring.
It is with that mentality that I prepare the food. Everything thing is fresh and made from scratch, (with the exception, prebreaded shrimp for the po’ boy) in small batches. With menu items like Bud’s Cajun Greens, Jamaican Jerk Chicken, Chicken & Shrimp Etouffee and the Cajun Smoked Chuck Roast, I feel we have some outstanding dishes that you can’t get anywhere else!
Uncle Bud’s Place opened in Prescott in August of 2019 in Frontier Village. In May of 2024 we moved to our present location, 150 E. Sheldon St. in the Depot Plaza. We do mostly take-out, but we also have seating for 24 and have plenty of folks eating in.
There is retail space where you can purchase all of the Uncle Bud’s Blends, rubs, BBQ sauces, and merchandise.
