100 Posts - LOTW Best & Worst Guide

It's been a long road

Getting from there to here
It's been a long time

But my time is finally near

And I will see my dream come alive at last

I will touch the sky

And they're not gonna hold me down no more

No they're not gonna change my mind

Lord of the Wings reaches 100 posts! Because we had faith of the heart - to get through pain, heartburn, and stuffed stomachs. The dream of finding the perfect wing, well, it still continues. But to celebrate meeting 100 posts on the blog, we are doing a recap:

THE BEST & WORST of the FIRST 100 POSTS

BEST TORONTO WINGS

BEST NON-TORONTO WINGS

BEST NON-WING PLACE

BEST RECIPE

WORST WING PLACES

BEST TORONTO WINGS

What makes these the best in the city? They all pretty much have

the same 3things in common: Big meaty wings, heat, and an overall great flavour.

1. Duff's Famous Wings

These are #1 and its simple: jumbo wings, all the heat you need,
crispy, tasty - everything great in a Classic Buffalo Wing (CBW)

2. Original Wing House

Unfortunately this place opened and closed in the same year.
They loved their wings - and with over 99 flavours, there was lots
to choose from. Small bust tasty, we were sad to see you go.

3.

Wheat Sheaf

Big wings, tasty sauce, great patio. Great variant on the CBW

4. O'Grady's
Old haunt from my undergrad days that still does a good wing.
Big wings, big heat.

5. Gabby's
Simple: tasty and big. Can't go wrong with that.

Lots of locations around the city.

6. Fox and the Fiddle

Also has multiple locations around the city. Big wings and lots
of very interesting flavours to choose from.

7. Casey's

Another chain around the province - they serve

good spicy wings with a tasty flavour and good service.

8. Shoeless Joe's

Can be hit or miss, this sports bar gives you
some choice in they style of wing and does

a great hot bbq type wing.

9. The Loon

Jumbo and crunchy. Needs to pick up the spice

but a savoury wing.

10. Red Charcoal

3 different styles of wings, open late, and unique

wing and sauce. There's room to improve, but

a late night saviour.

BEST NON-TORONTO WINGS

1. Moose Winooski's (Brantford, On)

Super sized, Super crunch, Super unique sauce.

2. Ned Devine's (Milton, On)

Crunchy and delicious - perfect after a ghost hunt.

3. Honest Lawyer (Windsor, On)

All-you-can-eat. Nuff said.

4. Ring-a-Wing 1 & 2 (London, On)

Great take-out/delivery wing. Large and

lots of flavour.

5. Anchor Bar (Buffalo, NY, USA)

More of an honourable mention. Birth place of the wings.
No heat, but meaty tasty wings.

BEST NON-WING PLACE

Korean Grill House

AYCE meat that you grill - brilliant idea.

A carnivore's delight.

BEST RECIPE

The Devil's Tandoori

Spicy, but with flavour not just the heat.

WORST WING PLACES

These places just didn't deliver the goods

1. Buffalo Wild Wings - BW3's (Canton, OH)

These Yankee wings were just terrible. Rubbery chicken - no hint

of crispy wings. So sad for what is supposedly a wing joint.
The Mr Pibbs was good at least . . .

2. Quaker Steak and Lube (Sharon, PA)

Another terrible wing place. This time, the wings were

too crispy. As for the Atomic, I had to sign a waiver for these?
Another sad entry from the Great Wing Tour.

3. The Red Room
The wings are an after thought at this place. Great Bohemian hang out.
Bad Wings. Small small small.

4. Deringer's Saloon (Ottawa, On)

I don't like being lied to. How this place was voted best wings,

I will never know. Awful suicide sauce.

5. Reiley's

Where's the meat? Hello? Hello chicken, where are you?

Pigeon wings. Sauce is not bad but its so tiny they are

barely worth it.