World Wide Web Wacky Wing Wednesday #2 - Wing Zombie

It's another exciting edition of:

Yes, World Wide Web Wacky Wing Wednesday. WWWWWW. This is where I will surf the Web, and find other people talking about chicken wings. The world is full of chicken wing stories, wacky and otherwise. Recipes, restaurant reviews, eating contests or whatever. Today's Blog relating to wings in some shape or form:

WING ZOMBIE!!!

Chicken wings, zombies, what can I say, a great combination. The website is a hodgepodge of stuff, but the important thing is there are wing reviews. Above is a photo from his wing encounters at Buffalo Wild Wing:

"The hot were quite good. They packed more heat than I’m used to getting in a traditional hot wing. They had a nice hit of spice but I would have liked a little more vinegar hit on the back end. The doneness was perfect and the wings were average size."

I tried BW3's wings back on the Great Wing Tour and I found them nice and big, but rubbery meat. The sauce on Wing Zombie's looks good though.

Keep up the good work WZ!

Wingette vs Drummette POLL

I've been following a thread on the Red Flag Deals Forums of Food & Drink about chicken wings. Specifically, it asks whether there is more meat on a wingette or a drumette.


Personally, I don't know. But much of the discussion seems more interested in what people prefer to eat. And it got me thinking.


I'm interested in what YOU think. As in, what appendage do YOU reach for when there is a platter of wings? The Wingette, the Drummette, or the Whole Wing (no split)? Or does it matter?

OR

Write in the comments which you think has more meat and why you choose what you choose and lets see what we find. Fill out the below poll!

JONNY CANUCK's BAR & GRILL ~ Ottawa (Barrhaven) On

I'm not going to go there.

I'm not going to tread out some horrendous fake Canadian accent to talk about a pub called Jonny Canuck's. I won't do it. We don't use pronunciations like 'aboooot.' I've never heard a Canadian use the term 'hoser' without being ironic or imitating Bob & Doug. But the term 'eh' is used. I'm guilty of that. Lots of Canucks are.


Canuck is often a term to refer to a Canadian. New Zealanders are known as Kiwis, Aussie for Australian, Brit for British. And when I saw there was a place in the Capital Region of Canada called Jonny Canuck's, well the commercial exploitation of some patriotism seemed right for our humble nation. Although I thought it was referencing Johnny Canuck, the Canadian superhero who almost defeated Hitler during WWII (although apparently he was also a lumber jack in the early days who stood up to Uncle Sam), I was mistaken.



This bar and grill has no connection to the comic icon, other than the maple leaf. Their website puts a sophisticated and leading foodie trend on their food goals:

"Jonny Canuck's prides itself on being a leader in the Ottawa restaurant market. We have a keen understanding of our marketplace and a willingness to experiment with offerings and promotions which has allowed us stay one step ahead of market trends and become reognized as Ottawa's trend setter with the restaurant going public. We adopt a modern day approach to the widely-accepted bar & grill restaurant theme and are continuously searching for ways to introduce new and unique menu items and product offerings. Jonny Canuck's Bar & Grill is never satisfied with the generally accepted norm and enjoys leading the market to new heights. We offer great food, combined with reasonable prices, which are complimented by our exceptional service and contemporary design."

I'm going to be honest here, it's just a bar and grill. The decor is cleaner and modern, but the food is simple pub grub. Maybe they had higher hopes when they first opened, but a 'leader in the Ottawa food market'? I don't think so. Actually, the two locations of this chain wannabes are even in Ottawa proper: one is in Barrhaven, the other, Orleans.

I was there late and on my own, and I didn't get a chance to take photos of the interiors of the place, it being dark and me not willing to draw considerable attention to myself. Instead I took some from their website. The photo above shows the crowd that Jonny Canuck's sees itself having. Well, that was the demographic I saw eating/drinking. Maybe some older folks, but these happy-hipsters could very well have been the same people I saw.

The atmosphere inside was as I mentioned earlier, clean and modern. There were flat screens with the game on, and music, but it was pleasantly quiet enough that I could eavesdrop on peoples tables not close to me (not that I did).

My waiter was Mush (yes, Mush). He was great. Friendly, unassuming and quick to inform. He also refilled my Coke without asking. Normally I don't care for waiters over waitresses (I just find waiters tend to be less friendly - I guess I'm just sexist like that) but Mush would be my go to guy if I go back.

It was late at night, I hadn't had anything to eat since early in the day, so I took advantage of their wing special. It wasn't a great wing special, but it was cheaper than usual. I didn't have to wait long when Mush brought my platter.

I was in the Barrhaven region that night, but I had looked at Jonny's website in the past, so I had an idea of what they served. When the picture above showed up on their website, I knew I was having wings. But it was hard to tell if the photo was of their food, or something they got off the Internet.

The wings flavour in that photo looked like a Cajun or Suicide. I had both flavours and neither looked like those. But the wings didn't look bad. I was in after 9pm, and the wing special every night is $0.50 a wing (not an especially cheap deal, but better than full price). They are served in multiples of 5, so that meant I got to do some sampling.

The chicken itself is breaded in flour, then deep fried, then tossed thoroughly in sauce. The wingette's and drummys are about a medium size. Because the wings were generously sauced, the breading was fairly mushy. The Cajun dry spiced wings were very crisp. Actually, I didn't mind the slightly soggy skins. But maybe I just really wanted to like the wings.

Let's get down to the flavours.

CAJUN (see above photo)

Dry spiced on a crunchy wing, this was actually a very muted flavour. Oh the Cajun was there, it just wasn't overpowering like some places have. But it wasn't bold either. Good for 5 wings, but I would want some liquid on there for more.

HOT

Classic, simple hot wings. Tossed in Frank's. Nothing special, but not bad either. But not hot. Nooooo way.

HONEY MUSTARD

Awesome. The best wings of my menagerie. Honey, mustard - the sauce was perfect.

SUICIDE

I saw these and eyed them before tearing into them. I was curious because the looked like they would be hot, but I got no heat smell off them. Visually, I could see flecks of peppers, so I knew it was going to be a homemade sauce. This meant it might be hot, but would probably taste, errr, not so good. Then I tore into a flat:

I waited for the heat . . . nothing. I waited for an after-bite . . . nothing. What the heck? Then I noticed, I could barely taste a flavour. There was lots of sauce, but there was no heat, and no real flavour. Very unusual. I mean, I just didn't taste anything. Maybe it was an off night for the suicide.

FINAL SCORE: What can I say . . . the wings were ho hum. If you like breaded saucy wings, these might be fore you. If you like bold flavours and crispy wings, not so much. My service was great and heck, I got a lot of wings. But I hate to think these represent Canadian chicken wings. C'mon Jonny, next time wow me, eh? 5/10

Jonny Canuck's Bar & Grill

Ottawa (Barrhaven, although they say Nepean), On

jonnycanucks.com

Drew Cerza Wingstreet Pizza Hut Commercial

This commercial has been around for a while now, but I only just recently found it on the Internet to post it. It features Drew 'Wing King' Cerza fooling people into thinking they are having some wings from a pub, when in fact, they are the Pizza Hut co-chain, Wingstreet.





Critiquing The Commercial: Let's Break This Down:

A) Drew Cerza

First off, a lot of people have no idea who Drew Cerza is or why he has my title. So that doesn't really help the commercial. For those that don't know, Cerza is the man who started the Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival every Labour Day weekend in, you guessed it, Buffalo. That's where his title of Wing King comes from.

B) AWARDS
Drew Mentions that the wings are award winners. What awards?

• Best Medium Traditional Wing Sauce (2008, 2006) @ National Buffalo Wing Festival.
• Best Take-Out Wings with Medium Sauce (2007), The Denver Post.
• Best Hot Traditional Wing Sauce (2007) @ National Buffalo Wing Festival.
• Best Medium Sauce and Best BBQ Sauce (2007) @ Atlanta Wing Festival.
  

Not that many awards. The Denver Post one seems a little weak. I mean, Denver and wings don't seem like a selling point. But clearly some props for them winning in the past at the NBWF.

C) COMMENTS

• The 'My Name Is Earl' look-a-like: "It's so good"
• Jason Hawes from Ghosthunters: "It has a nice crunch to it"
• Schmarmy Dude: "I can easily eat about 50 of these "

100 people in the crowd and that was the best comments they got. Really? Then Drew gathers everyone's attention and reveals the wings are from Pizza Hut's Wingstreet:

• Crazy White Girl "What!?!?!!" <--- Did you see her ridiculous reaction, as if she's just been told she won $1 000 000? Even I don't get that excited about wings.

I've read some people complaining that these are a fraud because Pizza Hut wings are baked and how could a Buffalonian like Cerza shill them? Well, people make their first mistake by not realizing that while Pizza Hut does have wings and does bake them (tiny little wings btw), the wings being advertised are Wingstreet wings, which are deep fried. It may be confusing because Wingstreet operates out of some Pizza Hut's. But the wings are not the same.

I tried Wingstreet about a year ago, and the sauces were just too high-fructose corn syrupy for my liking. But they don't even have one of the sauces I tried anymore. Maybe I should go back and re sample?

The point of the whole commercial is that you can have restaurant-quality wings at home (via delivery). To me, they didn't really sell it to me. I mean I'm curious, but the mere mention of wings on tv starts me salivating. What about you? Have you had them? What do you think of the commercial? Does it make you want Wingstreet?

A Father Takes his Son to Hooters . . .

It almost sounds like the start of a joke: 'A father takes his son to Hooters . . .'

But for blogging dad Bob Elston, now dubbed "Hooters Dad," it was very real. The event happened back in September and exploded across the Internet here here here here and well Google it yourself and you'll find lots of hits.

So What Happened?

What was ol' Bob doing? As recounted by his parenting blog 'The Rain Racer', in the entry "My 11-Year-Old's First Trip To Hooters", Bob went with his son and another father and son to Hooters for some wings.

They went for food, but Mr Elston also used it as an experiment to gage his sons sexual awareness and whether he was going to need to have 'the talk'. After that, everyone wanted to have a talk with him.

People (ranging from their family and friends to anyone with access to the Internet) have jumped in to debate the topic. Some see him as a monster who basically brought his son to a brothel, to others saying he should be applauded for his parenting techniques.

Lord of the Wings Weighs In

I remember at least 5 years ago seeing a travel guide to Niagara Falls, and in it was an advertisement for Hooters, with a mom, a dad, and two kids sitting at Hooters, being served wings by a Hooters waitress with the caption of something along the lines of 'Fun For The Whole Family'. And it made me laugh at such an audacious claim. A family restaurant?

I have been to Hooters before (before I started the blog). The first time I went, it was a friend's birthday and she wanted to go. There were 4 of us, and I was the only guy. The whole time I felt like I was a pervert, that everyone was looking at me like it was my idea to go to Hooters. Of course no one cared in reality. But many people mistake short shorts and tight t-shirts as the equivalent of a strip club. Whenever I passed by Hooters in downtown Toronto, I always saw predominantly male clients, but certainly not exclusively male. It's really not as seedy as some people think because its just a bar with a gimic of a scant uniform.

That being said, the maybe 4 times I've been, the service has always been terrible. Even with just guys, I've never found the waitresses flirty or extremely friendly as their hype and stereotype suppose. So my personal experiences say that it's not all about sexuality here. While I do believe there is a level of objectification going on here, I don't think its going to ruin a boys thoughts on women. I'm not sure if I would bring my kids or not, but I don't think Bob is the devil. Women wear much more revealing or titillating outfits walking down the street, on TV, ads etc etc. I think the important thing is that Dad was there to engage in conversation and talk with his son about it.

So what is left in the debate? Wings. How were the wings Bob? That's what I want to know. While the Anchor Bar in Buffalo may have created chicken wings as we know it, Hooters is the place that really spread them around the US of A. In my opinion they aren't great wings, but we, as a wing lovers, have to give credit to them for increasing chicken wing awareness.

Nibble Me This' Fire Roasted Siracha Wings

One of my favourite food bloggers, Chris @ Nibble Me This does amazing things with his Big Green Egg. One of them, is Fire Roasted Sriracha Chicken Wings.

I'd post the actual recipe, but I really want you to go to his blog and get the whole deal, witty comments and just love that Chris gives to his food.

I usually crave wings, but I have a special jonesing for these wings!

Ottawa Tonight . . . on wings

Fellow food blogger Foodie Prints sent me a link to the website Ottawa Tonight who was chatting about chicken wings last week:



They talk about 3 places to go for wings: Local Heroes, Wild Wings & the Senate Chambers.

Local Heroes: "good wings, great wings actually." They mention you are always greeted with a smile, and I have to say I have had some unfriendly service here before, but the wings are good here.

Wild Wing: "Large selection – nothing tastes that great, everything is frozen, and I can pass on the fried pickles" Yes side dishes are frozen (but pass on fried pickles, really? c'mon!). The wings are meaty and tasty, even if the sauces are bottle brands. And my service here has always been friendly.

Senate Chambers: "The wings came plated with the usual boring salary and carrot and a lump of sour cream, but the wings where well cooked, juicy, the sauce was nice, not over the top, and the price was much better than I expected" Well I've never been there, so I can't say. Sour Cream is boring, but are they actually complaining about 'salary' (celery) and carrots? And what is over the top sauce? But I am intrigued by the fact its on the 'Amercian side' of the Ottawa Airport.


So they are asking for the Internet's input on our favourite Ottawa wings . . . I'd do it, but that's why I have this blog. What are YOUR Ottawa faves?


PS: what is with using someone else's photos for the article? I mean kudos for giving credit, but still . . .

World Wide Web Wacky Wing Wednesday #1

Welcome to a new segment on Lord of the Wings blog:



Yes, World Wide Web Wacky Wing Wednesday. WWWWWW. This is where I will surf the Web, and find other people talking about chicken wings. The world is full of chicken wing stories, wacky and otherwise. Recipes, restaurant reviews, eating contests or whatever. And I'm going to try and report it every Wednesday. Oh ya, that's right. We'll see how well that hold's up.



This weeks, and the first week's, is our very own "It's All About Me", who's visiting Ottawa and tried out the Bytown Market location of The Clocktower Brew Company's wings.

She says: "Appetizers are half price on Mondays so I ordered wings and fries. The wings were okay, not great."

That's how I feel too. They look good, but the meat, I find, is tough.

Thanks Teena!

Pinty's Classic Buffalo Chicken Wings

Oh frozen wings. You tempt me so, but you can never be as good as fresh, deep fried wings.

Or can you?


I've sampled my fair share of frozen wings, but one I had heard of being good but never tried was Pinty's. While I have seen them at Food Basics, it is the Costco bag that I hear everyone raving about.



So I had issues from choosing flavours in the isle. Ok BBQ, honey garlic (gross) are there, but the big offender is "Classic Buffalo" wings. THESE ARE NOT BUFFALO WINGS!!!! Hot wings, yes, Buffalo, no. These are baked, so they cannot be Buffalo Wings. But there's no way I'm getting honey garlic.

Issue 2: microwave!?!?!? NO! BBQ, ok maybe. Oven, well, it will have to do.

The ingredients were off to a good start. Chicken. The sauce, starts off pretty close to a Buffalo sauce (cayenne, vinegar) but water and corn starch and garlic show up. And no butter. Then there's a bunch of other things that make me wonder . . . what is going on in the sauce?

I have to admit, when I opened the bag, the smell was good and hot. And when I transferred the wings frozen from bag to oven rack, the sauce that got on my fingers had a nice bite . . . I was looking forward to them.

Above is 3 stages of cooking: frozen, half baked, fully baked.

The instructions said to cook at 400 degrees for 20 mins, or for a crispier wing, cook at 425 degrees for 20-30 mins. Well I did that, and they weren't crispy. So I left them in longer and cooked for a total of 50 mins for crispy wings.

The wings in all their glory. And yes, that is a Batman mug (with milk) from the 1989 movie that I re-found at my parents the last time I was there. I am just that awesome.

Overall, the wings were a great size. There were some smalls ones, lots of medium and a number or large wings. All were very meaty, but not tough like some frozen wings.

The wings were very saucy when they were in their frozen and mid cooking states. But I likes me some crispy wings, so I had to sacrifice the sauce. I realized the crispiness comes from the caramelized sauce more than the skin itself.

The sauce had a nice bite to them, that lingered. I mean it didn't blow my socks off. But in the context of a frozen wing, that's some mighty spicy wings. Actually, the wing sauce tasted almost identical to PC Buffalo Wings. But given the size/meatiness and the zippy bite, they are much better.

That being said, having eaten not even half, I got bored, nay, sick of eating them as they were. I had to get some other wing sauce to jazz them up.

FINAL SCORE: If I had to have frozen wings, I would have to say that these would be my favourite so far. Big bag with a big price, but you get a good size wings. Just have something on the side for dipping. Keep in mind, these ain't real Buffalo Wings. 6/9 FWS

Pinty's Classic Buffalo Chicken Wings
pintys.com

Fulton Market Burger Company ~ Ottawa, On

Whoa!!! Where has the blog love that I used to show go? Well it almost died when I almost died with a cold. OK I'm exaggerating a bit. But I'm back, and with lots to fill in for the rest of the week.





Several weeks ago, LJ & I were visiting The Trainyards, a relatively new shopping area in Ottawa, near, you guessed it, the train yards of the city (what is left of them anyway). I won't bore you with the details of the shops or stores (mainly because I hate shopping, and I don't even care, so why would you). But part way through, we got hungry for lunch. The good thing is that the chain restaurants are at a minimum (McD's in Wal-Mart, Wendy's, Starbucks, Subway, Tim Hortons . . . ok maybe not a minimum), and there are a few non-chain options (a deli, a Vietnamese restaurant). There was one more choice, and while it is a chain, it's one I'm sure few have heard of.





Fulton Market Burger Company (of I just referred to it as Fulton Burger) is a small chain of about 6 restaurants in Ontario and one in Alberta. Burgers are the game, and they did a lot of prep work for it:

"We research, experiment and tried every possible way to make a burger that it’s outstanding and far beyond expectations. The burger is made from 100% Prime Rib of Beef and the spices are carefully selected and infused into the meat in order to give it that extra taste. That’s not all. The burgers are cooked on an open-flame broiler to ensure superb quality in a consistent fashion."

Prime Rib burgers with seasoning, flame broiled and some gourmet toppings. Sounds good, but could they deliver?

It's an interesting look inside, kind of industrial/upscale pub/take-out. Lots of wood and exposed brick. Very clean. Mostly tables, a few booths (big fancy ones) and even a bar to sit at (yes they serve alcohol). A few flat screen tv's, and various customers resting from what looked like lots of shopping as well.

There's a process to ordering. When you enter, you pick up a paper bag (no matter whether you are eating in or out. If you eat in, they just put your order on top of the bag on a tray) and a pencil. Once you fill out the info, you hand it in to the cashier, they punch it in, you sit and they bring it to your table. It felt a little needlessly complicated for burgers.

It's here that I have to tell you about a break through moment in my Wing Therapy. Yes, they actually served chicken wings. It's not on the website, it's not on the menu. It is on some advertisements on the tables. I was stuck - burgers from a place that I have never been to, or the wings. I really like wings. But I'm at a burger place and they look good. But I like wings!?!?! What to do? Get both? The burgers are expensive, and the wings were like $9 too - so combining is too expensive.

I went with the burger. I know, progress past my sickness. LJ was proud. I feel . . . mixed about the whole thing.

Above is my bag and my choices. I went with the Fulton Market Signature Burger (1/3lb size, with smoked cheddar cheese, smoked stripped bacon, pickle slaw, and Fulton signature sauce) [$7.45 - check]. I asked the waitress/service rep what the sig. sauce was, and she said something like a Thousand Island dressing. Ok, lets try. I made it into a combo [$1.99 - check], fries and a fountain drink. Finally I made it Dine In [check] and my name.

On the other side of the bag is your 'Design Your Own' options, with, well, lots of options. LJ did this with her custom burger, but she got a side of Sour Cream & Onion Potato Wedges ($3.25).

Of course, everything is customizable/upgradable (get a combo with fries, and upgrade to onion rings or a salad etc).

We waited about 10 mins, and our order came out. Served on round platters, we quickly unloaded our vittles, and I whipped out my camera and did my thing. I gotta say, I like the black and white packaging. The drink has only one size, but boy was it big. The size wasn't labeled, but my guess is around 700ml or 20 oz. And Coke products made this the perfect lunch beverage.

There's the Signature burger in all it's glory. Ya it looked a little underwhelming when I unwrapped it too. But the 'all-dressed' bun did look greasy and tasty (and it was).

Popping it open, the creamy sauce (more mayo-ee than thousand island-ee) was good, very understated though. Crispy bacon was good too. The topping highlight of the burger was the smoked cheddar. Wow, was this a great cheese. In fact, the flavour was so strong and smokey, I wouldn't have needed the bacon (except for its crispy texture).

The burger itself was meaty. I would describe it as a 'steak burger' in its texture. They are pre-formed/from a package patty. But the flavour of the flame broil and the spiced meat really made for a tasty burger. Unlike anything the big chains offer.

LJ's burger: although she normally isn't a fan of thicker patty's, she enjoyed this one. Even the pickle-slaw was a nice addition.

Fries were golden and crisp - the way they should be. Nothing amazing mind you, but decent fast food fries.

The Sour Cream & Onion potato wedges. Also very crispy, but pillow soft potato inside. Deep fried perfectly, but the SC&O flavour was, in my opinion, weak. Super weak.



Overall, Fulton Burgers was a slow, fast food joint. Decent service but the process is 'complex' and just a lot of time wasted. Good 'steak' burgers with lots of toppings, and some good sides, but a hefty price tag. Would I go back? (well, I have to get the wings at some point!) Possibly, but at over $10 for my burger combo, I think I would rather The Works. Trapped between fast food and a sit down eatery, its a unique experience. Just don't expect to get back to shopping soon.

Fulton Market Burger Company
500 Terminal Avenue, Ottawa, On
fultonburgers.com

Remembrance Day 2009

Lest We Forget

SANTA FE SOUTHWESTERN GRILL ~ Brockville, On

Over the past year there have been several trips for LJ and I from Ottawa back to our respective homes, meaning many road trips lasting between 4-8 hours (depending on whose family/friends we were visiting). Along the 401, there are only a few rest stops, and even fewer now that many have been closed for renovations. To grab a quick bite to eat, there are only 4 choices: McDonalds, Wendy's, KFC, Tim Hortons and Mr Sub. No one eats at Mr Sub (no one), Tim Hortons is just sandwiches really, leaving the other 3, which we were pretty sick and tired of.

On this particular trip, we knew we wanted to stop somewhere different, but where? Around the Brockville mark, we decided to quickly get off the highway into town and pick SOMEWHERE just off the 401. We passed the usual eateries, when LJ spotted Santa Fe Southwestern Grill. It was a sit down joint, but we thought why not. For once, we weren't on a tight schedule to be somewhere or avoid traffic, so we opted to sit and enjoy.






The lunch crowd was made the place pretty busy and it was a very mixed crowd. The place was much smaller than we both thought from the outside, but we were seated in a comfortable booth. The decor inside is simple and matched the colour scheme of the outside (red, blues and pueblo browns).


Before our drink orders were even taken, our waitress Marion brought us nacho chips and I believe, homemade pico de gallo. Chips were warm, the PDG watery but flavourful (the key, I think, was minimal to no cilantro - which I hate). It wasn't long before Marion was bringing our drinks and taking our food orders.

There was lots on the menu that looked interesting, but my sickness took over. I saw the words "Jumbo Roaster Wings" and I was hooked. Then I looked at their lunch menu and found more wings there too. I was set, I was getting wings.

LJ went with the lunch special chicken Chimichunga with a side of Cream of Cauliflower soup. For a lunch sized portion, it was pretty big!

The soup was creamy, rich and thick. The cup was plentifull and even though I didn't have it with my meal, it was perfect accompaniment on this grey and wet day.

The chimichunga (basically a deep fried burrito) was thick. Inside it was filled with beans and rice and lots of chicken. The bite or two I had of the dish, the chicken was tough to chew through. LJ didn't like a spice that was on the chicken, but stated she's had it before on Tex-Mex chicken at other restaurants. On the side was a very generous addition of guacamole, as well as some shredded lettuce and sour cream.

Then I had wings.



The lunch portion comes with 6 wings and your choice of soup, salad or potato. Before the words actually came out to Marion, I was going to have the soup or salad (really I was) but then I ordered fries. The fries were hot and crispy, but battered/dusted fries. Not my favourite type of fries, but they were not bad.

I was really disappointed when my wings came out. LJ said she could see it on my face and asked what was up. It wasn't that the wings looked bad - but I felt duped. The menu had said "Jumbo Roaster Wings" and in my mind, I thought I would be getting, well, jumbo wings.

In fact, the wings were quite small. There is no way you could refer to them as Jumbo. They weren't the smallest wing I had ever eaten, but they were definitely minuscule. Either false advertising, or this shipment was a tiny batch. They weren't even meaty.

The skin was crisp, but just barely. Did I also mention they were not jumbo wings?

The wings were lightly tossed in a hot sauce, which wasn't hot at all. Cayenne based, but it just had no heat. The flavour was simply OK. At least there was ranch dip.

FINAL SCORE: Mediocre wings is giving too much credit. Overall the wings were sub-par, but the tiny wings described as jumbo is a crime (hence me subtracting a point from the score). I should have said something, but confrontation is not my thing. But let us be honest; wings are not their thing. I could have had nachos or burritos or even chili because Southwest is what they do. I just had visions of, well, a jumbo roaster wing.

Oh well. I want to say lesson learned, but I will find myself again one day at a restaurant that has some specialty, and I will get the wings. Its my passion and my curse. 1.5/10

Santa Fe Southwestern Grill

2444 Parkedale Ave, Brockville ON

santafeswgrill.com




Santa Fe Southwestern Grill Menu

"How to Eat Chicken Wings" video spreading fast

Chef John over at foodwishes.com made a video about how to eat chicken wings:






It is a simple technique - I've used it myself - but nothing crazy. But this little video is spreading fast: as I type this, the video has had over 180 000 hits since going up. He even got a video response on trying the technique.


The original article attached, called "Making the World a Better Place, One Wing at a Time" where he wants to help people better eat wings. I agree, I see people out there leaving tons of meat and tasty cartilage all over the wing, wasting so much potential goodness.


There are lots of techniques into eating a wing . . . one day I'll make a WKTV episode outlining how I do it.