Exhibit 99.1

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. Announces
First Quarter Earnings per Share of $0.81 and
Quarterly Net Earnings Growth of Over 40%

Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 26, 2011 — Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BWLD), announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 27, 2011. Highlights for the first quarter versus the same period a year ago were:

·                  Total revenue increased 19.6% to $182.2 million

·                  Company-owned restaurant sales grew 20.0% to $165.5 million

·                  Same-store sales increased 3.9% at company-owned restaurants and 1.6% at franchised restaurants

·                  Net earnings increased 40.7% to $14.9 million from $10.6 million, and earnings per diluted share increased 39.7% to $0.81 from $0.58

Sally Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are very pleased with another successful quarter for Buffalo Wild Wings. Our fast-paced unit growth continued across the country and our same-store sales were strong throughout the first quarter, with increases of 3.9% at company-owned restaurants and 1.6% at franchised locations. Revenue growth of 19.6% and impressive restaurant-level performance, which benefited from lower costs for traditional wings and expense leveraging, fueled our net earnings growth of over 40% for the first quarter, providing our shareholders with earnings per diluted share of $0.81.”

Total revenue increased 19.6% to $182.2 million in the first quarter compared to $152.3 million in the first quarter of 2010. Company-owned restaurant sales for the quarter increased 20.0% over the same period in 2010, to $165.5 million, driven by a company-owned same-store sales increase of 3.9% and 28 additional company-owned restaurants at the end of first quarter 2011 relative to the same period in 2010. Franchise royalties and fees increased 16.2% to $16.6

million versus $14.3 million in the first quarter of 2010. This increase is attributed to a franchise same-store sales increase of 1.6% and 58 additional franchised restaurants at the end of the period versus a year ago.

Average weekly sales for company-owned restaurants were $48,845 for the first quarter of 2011 compared to $45,327 for the same quarter last year, a 7.8% increase. Franchised restaurants averaged $52,744 for the period versus $51,532 in the first quarter a year ago, a 2.4% increase.

For the first quarter, net earnings increased 40.7% to $14.9 million versus $10.6 million in the first quarter of 2010. Earnings per diluted share were $0.81, as compared to first quarter 2010 earnings per diluted share of $0.58.

2011 Outlook

Ms. Smith remarked, “2011 is off to a strong start. Our dedication to a great guest experience and operational excellence during all dayparts is providing sales momentum as we roll into the summer months. In April, our same-store sales increased 5.3% at company-owned restaurants and 1.6% at franchised locations. We are confident we’ll achieve our annual unit goal of 13% growth, with 16 new company-owned and 9 new franchised locations planned to open in the second quarter, and over 100 total new restaurants expected to open in the year.”

Ms. Smith concluded, “As we look to the remainder of the year, we are moving forward with exciting marketing plans and promotions for the upcoming football season. A disruption to the regular NFL season has the potential to present a temporary challenge for our business and many others. Assuming continued strong same-store sales and low wing costs, we believe we can achieve our annual net earnings goal of more than 18% growth even if there is an abbreviated NFL season.”

Buffalo Wild Wings will be hosting a conference call today, April 26, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time to discuss these results. There will be a simultaneous webcast conducted at our website www.buffalowildwings.com.

A replay of the call will be available until May 3, 2011. To access this replay, please dial 1.858.384.5517 password 4432157.

About the Company

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc., founded in 1982 and headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a growing owner, operator and franchisor of Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar™ restaurants featuring a variety of boldly-flavored, made-to-order menu items including its namesake Buffalo, New York-style chicken wings. The Buffalo Wild Wings’ menu specializes in eighteen mouth-watering signature sauces and seasonings with flavor sensations ranging from Sweet BBQ™ to Blazin’®. Guests enjoy a welcoming neighborhood atmosphere that includes an extensive multi-media system for watching their favorite sporting events. Buffalo Wild Wings is the recipient of hundreds of “Best Wings” and “Best Sports Bar” awards from across the country. There are currently 753 Buffalo Wild Wings locations across 45 states.

Forward-looking Statements

Various remarks we make about future expectations, plans, and prospects for the company constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the Safe Harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our future financial and store performance measures and growth goals for 2011 and beyond, including but not limited to those relating to our second quarter sales trends and projected unit, revenue and net earnings growth rates for 2011 and beyond. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements and are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management. We have attempted to identify forward-looking statements by terminology, including “anticipates,” “believes,” “can,” “continue,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “should” or “will” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, our ability to achieve and manage our planned expansion, the ability of our franchisees to open and manage new restaurants, market acceptance in the new geographic regions we enter (particularly non-U.S. locations), unforeseen obstacles in developing nontraditional sites or non-U.S. locations, our ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits necessary to operate our existing and new restaurants, our franchisees’ adherence to our practices, policies and procedures, the cost of commodities such as traditional chicken wings, the success of our key initiatives and our advertising and marketing campaigns, our ability to control restaurant labor and other restaurant operating costs, the continued service of key management personnel, our ability to protect our name and logo and other proprietary information, economic conditions (including changes in consumer preferences or consumer discretionary spending), the impact of federal, state or local government regulations relating to our employees, the sale of food and alcoholic beverages, disruption to the NFL season, the effect of competition in the restaurant industry, and other factors disclosed from time to time in our filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 26, 2010, as updated in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Shareholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS

(Dollar and share amounts in thousands except per share data)

(unaudited)

(1) Includes stock-based compensation of $2,553 and $1,225, respectively

The following table expresses results of operations as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented, except for restaurant operating costs which are expressed as a percentage of restaurant sales:

BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

(unaudited)

BUFFALO WILD WINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Supplemental Information

Restaurant Count

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Same-Store Sales

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Average Weekly Sales Volumes

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