Best Buffalo Wings

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:53:24 GMT

I miss when you were reviewing DC/NoVA haunts. How's TX treating you? I'd send you wings if I could.

You were always a diner fan (or it seemed), any diner of note down your way?

Ya know, they send half-smokes in dry ice to all over the country, you don't have to do without.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (MetroplexJim)

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:12:46 GMT

2005Equinox

Anyone ever try Buffalo Wild Wings?

Yes. Decent, but grossly overpriced. Six wings and a "side salad" served on a small styrofoam plate is $10+ !

Last week we visited the $7.99 lunch buffet at the original Quaker Steak & Lube in Sharon, PA (which featured burgers, chili dogs, wings, sides & salad) which was the best quality + value experience of the last year or so. They had two varieties of wings on the buffet, but if you wanted any other of their 10 or so types the waitress would bring them out fresh in any quantity one wished.

They say they are coming to Dallas soon; I can hardly wait!

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:52:28 GMT

they also make a nice chicken salad sandwhich and burger. Their kids mac-n-cheese will serve an entire class of 7 year olds. But, it isn't great mac-n-cheese. Salads are good too, and the drink prices are the best you'll see in downtown. Happy Hour brings in the regulars - mostly office workers who also lunch there.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (IntelligentT82)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:27:06 GMT

I'm gonna have to try that Harry's place out...thanx.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:22:52 GMT

ah, not buffalo style. I figured as much.

It's way too dark in color to be buffalo sauce.

I will try the place, though, I'm always up for finding a real wing...or as the people say outside of WNY/CNY, a real "Buffalo" wing.

So far, the best example of a (Buffalo) wing in DC is Harry's Restaurant, downtown, across the street from ESPN Zone. (12th and E?)

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (IntelligentT82)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:14:48 GMT

Scorereader

yes, ok. I've seen the one in college Park right there in the university area.

but are those bbq wings pictured above?

Nope...with the Cluckster's Hot Sauce/Atomic

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:09:01 GMT

yes, ok. I've seen the one in college Park right there in the university area.

but are those bbq wings pictured above?

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (IntelligentT82)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:57:33 GMT

Scorereader

those look like bbq wings.

which cluck u?

I've been to multiple Cluck U locations in the DC area and they're all good. College Park MD Cluck U or Forestville MD Cluck U.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:36:48 GMT

those look like bbq wings.

which cluck u?

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (IntelligentT82)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:04:02 GMT

I still say the best wings in the DC area is at Cluck U.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (lunarpollen)

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:12:53 GMT

Thanks for the welcomes! I really need to get some fresh oil for my deep fryer so I can start making my own wings again. I haven't used the thing in a couple years. It's one of these beasties: http://www.bedbathandbeyo...um=-1&SKU=14289313

Smart & Final carries the gallon jugs of Frank's sauce. And butter is ubiquitous.

I'm really craving wings tonight but have found no one to go with. I can't eat a 5-lb bucket on my own.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Twinwillow)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:33:08 GMT

Welcome, lunarpollen. You're very lucky to be able to get really good wings so far from their "birthplace". Here in Dallas, (unless someone can tell me differently) the "Wingstop" chain is about all there is for us wing lovers.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:46:24 GMT

welcome lunarpollen! Glad that chicken wings brought us together. This is a fun, jovial, opinionated, and insightful group of food lovers here at roadfood. I enjoy checking in every day or so to see what's going on in the world of roadfood.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (EatingTheRoad)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:43:27 GMT

Well welcome aboard lunarpollen, glad to have you here. Looks like you're in to some good eats ...and nice recommendation. Did you see the front page today...it's buffalo wings (too bad it's in Buffalo):
http://www.roadfood.com/R...ews/6902/gabriels-gate

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (lunarpollen)

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:42:54 GMT

rainyday6

There is a place in Old Sacramento, Fanny Ann's saloon, that sells a 5lb bucket of hot wings for about 17 bucks. They are whole wings, not sectioned and not overcooked or overspiced. I could pretty much live off those things.

I am a new member to this website, I found it while doing Google searches for Sacramento Buffalo wings, so this is my first post here. I'd just like to vouch for the above post. I am from NY originally, moved to CA a decade ago. My first experience with Buffalo wings was in the mid 1990's when a lady from upstate NY opened a place called Wing-It in Nyack, NY. I've also greatly enjoyed the wings at the Mountain Valley Brew Pub as mentioned in the original post in this thread.

When I first moved to CA, one of the things I missed was decent Buffalo wings. Here there are tons of places selling meager wingettes, sprinkled with hot pepper and a little weak red sauce of some kind, baked, and sold as "Buffalo wings." But Fanny Ann's is the place to go if you want the real deal. Jumbo whole wings, deep fried, and proper sauce. My only complaint is that occasionally I get an "off" batch that is either over or undercooked, or has a slightly different sauce, or is a bit low on sauce (too dry). But 95% of the time they are excellent. A 5 lb bucket comes with like 3 little containers of bleu cheese (or ranch if you prefer, bleh), but I ask them to substitute extra hot sauce for one of the bleu cheese containers, and then pour it over the chicken to ensure a proper coating. It seems to be a proper Frank's/butter mixture. And a bucket will totally stuff 2 people.

I've also had decent, if not quite proper/whole, Buffalo wings at Chicago Fire (just smallish wingettes and drummettes, and a homemade sauce, but it's close), and at Hamburger Pattie's (formerly Hamburger Mary's) (plump wingettes and drummettes and a generous helping of proper sauce...it actually looks almost too gorgeous to eat)

Anyway, I'm glad that my love of Buffalo wings helped me to find and join this site. I am a big fan of the type of food this site is all about.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:56:37 GMT

let's be clear, if there was batter, it's not a buffalo wing. So, if we're talking about buffalo wings, there's no rhyme or reason to say "no batter."

Per the flavor, the balance is tang and heat, not just heat. When heat is the motivating factor, 9 times out of ten, it's the wrong sauce.

Sometimes, I'm amazed at that they'll call a buffalo wing in the mid-atlantic. And they should know better - there are enough upstaters and SUNY grads in the area.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Big Kahuna Kooks)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:36:13 GMT

Culpeppers in St. Louis' West End district
Crispy wings with no batter with just the right consistancy of sauce and hotness.
bkk

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:15:12 GMT

mr chips

Of course, they are from the Buffalo area.

That's the stuff I grew up on. I'm now seriously jonesing for some hometown wings.

I'll in the 'cuse in a few days, and Buffalo by New Year's Eve day. So, I'll have my opportunity.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (mr chips)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:52:11 GMT

Of course, they are from the Buffalo area.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:39:44 GMT

FINALLY - some good looking wings. See today's restaurant o'the day. (Elmo's)

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (EatingTheRoad)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:19:22 GMT

Very good to know.

Now did you use this technique?
http://www.roadfood.com/F...&high=buffalo+wing

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (TwoJays)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:25:51 GMT

WingWatch

When I went to Buffalo last year on my wing trip, I preferred the Anchor Bar to Duff's, but there were things that both could learn from the other.

For instance, Duff's sauce was better but the wing itself was a little too large and somewhat soggy. The Anchor Bar wings were perfectly cooked and a good size but the sauce was lacking.

I just got back from a brief stay in Buffalo, and also tried Duff's and Anchor Bar. I mostly agree w/ WingWatch.

Duff's: Great sauce - thicker than most places, nice crispy wings (not soggy), very good heat on the Mediums we ordered, and a good sized wing too;
Anchor Bar: Wings were cooked perfectly, maybe a tad smaller than Duff's, but certainly not scrawny or anything; Sauce was thin and disappointing - we ordered Mediums and they were very much on the mild side of medium

Verdict: Duff's over Anchor Bar

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Scorereader)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:49:46 GMT

cameron074

I get the feeling I'm the only person that likes wings more than drums. I really don't like them at all to be honest.

Also - Laughing Lion on Main St in Hackettstown NJ. 25 cent wings on Monday. They're really good.

I, too, prefer the wings to the drums. Sweeter meat.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (pimple2)

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:50:12 GMT

I started to make a master list, state by state, of all the places mentioned, but soon got flummoxed. Would some kind soul or souls, smarter than I am, please consider TOFTT, say 1 WINGNUT per state making a master list for his/her state? I figure that someone familiar with the local scene would find it easier, and also would be more accurate. We could keep adding to it. I hope we could make such voluntary lists for hot dog & fried chicken too, some day. Thanks much.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (cameron074)

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:33:06 GMT

I get the feeling I'm the only person that likes wings more than drums. I really don't like them at all to be honest.

Also - Laughing Lion on Main St in Hackettstown NJ. 25 cent wings on Monday. They're really good.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (marzsit)

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:06:21 GMT

NascarDad

Scorereader

I have it on authority that BWW has changed their wing supplier, and now get larger wings. So, the "wings are too small" complaint should go away. As per the sauce, you either like em or hate em. I BWW to be a really good sports bar, even if the wings are small and they stray from serving just buffalo wings.

In DC, decent wings are hard to find. In Buffalo, some of the best wings come from pizza delivery places (the independent ones, not dominoes, obviously). This is not true in DC. So far, the pizza places have proven to be bad places for wings. A disappointment, since in WNY and CNY, wings and pizza are a happy marriage on Satudays and Sundays from Aug/Sept-Jan.

Why they can't do it right here, is beyond me. I guess people outside of Upstate NY don't really know what good wings are.

One of the things I consistently see with wings outside WNY and CNY is that the wings are undercooked - not raw, but not done crisp enough to stand up to the sauce. After a few minutes in the sauce they get , to use a highly technicall term, "ploopy". Therefore, I usually ask for wings "well done" when I am outside W/CNY.

Also I usually have to ensure they are indeed true buffalo wings, and not breaded (blech)

I was in WNY this past weekend and had some medium wings from The Landing (a bar in Fairport) that would have qualified as hot anywhere in Richmond ;) And I didn't bother asking for them well done, since I knew they would be done right.

you'll never find a crisp, un-breaded hot wing anywhere in washington state... unless you're visiting my backyard :)

seriously, there are no good restaurant wings here.... most bake their wings but even then, they never bake them enough so you end up with soggy, slimy skin that the sauce doesn't stick to.. when i make them, i bake or fry them until they're almost crunchy :)

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Carolina Bob)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:19:43 GMT

Here's my favorite wings, accompanied by some fine onion rings...

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Carolina Bob)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:15:27 GMT

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (Carolina Bob)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 12:12:36 GMT

Writing about BuffaLouie's wings yesterday put me in a mood for some of their tasty wings n' rings, so last night I headed over to Louie's place in Highland IN for dinner.

RE: Best Buffalo Wings (rainyday6)

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:45:21 GMT

There is a place in Old Sacramento, Fanny Ann's saloon, that sells a 5lb bucket of hot wings for about 17 bucks. They are whole wings, not sectioned and not overcooked or overspiced. I could pretty much live off those things.