Wings in Pittsburgh

My wife and I have been searching pittsburgh for a decent wings. I have not ever found a place that really makes a good wing. Here is what I am looking for:

A whole wing - not a wing and a ding , a whole wing

Cooked properly - we like them fried and crispy

A Decent Sauce and used sparingly-

Served in a bar with a pitcher of Beer

Most importantly not a chain restaurant.

Help us please.

mattyb15601-
You are definitely asking for a tall order. I don't think you are going find what you are looking for, but keep looking.

My favorite wing place in Pittsburgh by far is Wings, Suds & Spuds out by the old airport in Moon Twp. But they do the wing pieces and they come heavily sauced, so you might not like them. They do come out well fried and crispy, though. I hate undercooked wings!

Good luck in your search!

I asked my son and he suggests you give Cafe Fifth a try. Their menu says 'whole wings' and I do hope they measure up to your other expectations.

http://cafefifth.com/Home/tabid/52/Default.aspx

Burgs in Bridgeville makes about the best wings that I've been able to find.  Large, not smothered in sauce and pretty good overall...but I'm still looking!  The best that I've ever had were at a little lake called Canadohta, about 1 1/2 hours north of Pittsburgh.  The place is a local bar called Sue's Mill.  Cooked very well done (crispy) and every sauce I tried was tremendous!  I know it's far, but if you're ever in the area....

BurgEater-
Welcome to Roadfood!  I hope we hear a lot more from you.

I have a friend who works in Bridgeville and she highly recommended Burgs to me.  She also mentioned that other things besides the wings on the menu are quite good, too.  I need to get their soon!

This has nothing to do with wings, but have you eaten at Sauce?

Buffetbuster, I know it's April now, but I just saw your post!  What's funny is you asked if I have ever eaten at Sauce...Heck, I was there last night!!!  It really is a great little place.  It's in a spot that once was just a small diner.  The burger's are great and if you go, make sure you try the mac and cheese with it!!!

BurgEater-
Thanks for the reply.  I have only made it to Sauce one time so far, but loved it.  The mac and cheese is fantastic.  We also sampled a Turkey Devonshire and my favorite thing, the Buffalo dip.  Can't wait to go back.  If they have wings (to try and get us back on topic), I betcha they would be darn good, too.

My girlfriend just reminded me that she had the wings at Sauce and loved them.  They were either Asiago, or Parm (we can't remember which) and garlic wings.

We just had wings from 'Wings, Suds, and Spuds' at work and they came in a puddle of watered down sauce. Not real pleasant, but they were take out. Maybe its a different story if you eat them there, but I dont know.

tkitna-
Last time I was at Wings, Suds & Spuds, back in the Fall, they were just as you described them.  The others around me still liked them, but I was greatly disappointed.

Yeah, I was anxious to try them as i've heard good things, but it wasnt my night obviously.

I do want to admit to you though that I ordered fries from Primantis Brothers (no sandwich) and they were really good so maybe theres a little hope for me yet.

(One other thing BB, I still want you to try some ribs from Hogfathers in Washington PA when your down that way. I'm not as experienced with great BBQ as you are, but I think this is the real deal. Best i've ever had.)

whole wings, crispy, Dive bar? IC on tap?

Try the Lyndora hotel in Lyndora Pa, near Butler.  Get them dry with the seasoned salt and with the sauce on the side.  They have good hot sausage sandwiches as well.

Mama Rosa's on Old Plank rd in Butler also has whole wings, see if they stilll have chicken hot sauce, Sirracha. Good Italian food too. 

Only decent wings in the Burgh are at a place that used to be called the SOD (South Oakland Drinkery) near U of Pitt.  I think its called Bootleggers now and they only do them on Thursday at 6 pm.   If Mitchells in No Oakland is still there his wings are good.

I'm glad I found this thread, I have exactly what you are looking for! 

Clancy's Pub in Dravosburg, right outside of Pittsburgh. They have WHOLE wings, cheap beer, 5 different kinds of French fries, and on Wednesdays (I think its wednesdays...) the wings are only 50 cents each! They have something like a dozen different kinds of sauce for the wings, the jerk and the spicy ranch are both really good. 

Purcell429


I'm glad I found this thread, I have exactly what you are looking for! 

Clancy's Pub in Dravosburg, right outside of Pittsburgh. They have WHOLE wings, cheap beer, 5 different kinds of French fries, and on Wednesdays (I think its wednesdays...) the wings are only 50 cents each! They have something like a dozen different kinds of sauce for the wings, the jerk and the spicy ranch are both really good. 

I'm glad you found this too!  I'm on my way to Clancy's right now!!!  I'll report back.
 
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BurghFeeder-
If I haven't already done this, welcome to Roadfood!  Took some time over the weekend and I checked out your blog and really enjoyed it.  Look forward to future entries and I hope you continue to contribute here on Roadfood.
 
How was Clancy's?