Last week marked the grand opening of Astoria’s first restaurant dedicated to chicken wings. In it’s first week, I’ve been to Wing Stop three times…it’s located dangerously close to my apartment. Wingstop is a franchise that started about 15 years ago near Dallas, Texas, and claims its decor is an homage to olde time aviation. [...]
I had the distinct pleasure to sit down with Hot N’ Saucy Wings Editor N’ Chief DJ on his recent visit to New York City. Our visit was short, but we had just enough time to catch up over a drink on a late Monday night…and of course sample some wings. Eamonn’s is a standard [...]
Having moved into a new apartment in the restaurant and bar friendly Astoria, Queens, I thought I’d check out the wings at a neighborhood joint. That’s the true test of a new neighborhood in NYC. The closest place, discovered by an internet search, was Canz. Before we get to the wings, let’s discuss the venue. [...]
I got word recently that Rathbones, a bar/restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, had fantastic wings. So last week I ventured out on a sunny Saturday afternoon and tried what the menu calls the 'Famous Rathbone Buffalo Wings.' Although I couldn't find any evidence of the alleged fame of these wings online, [...]
Somewhere where Chelsea meets Flatiron meets the Garment District (otherwise known as Midtown South), lies the BBQ district. I'm not sure it's ever been called that before, but let's just take a moment to call it that now. There are eight BBQ places in the immediate area, a piece of evidence that the New York [...]
Barbecued wings are probably the most difficult type of wing to execute well: the cooking process inherently means that there is a good chance of the skin getting rubbery, the meat not being tender, or the whole thing ending up a giant burnt mess. However, when it is done right, it results in a wing [...]
It's impossible to talk about Buffalo Wings in New York without mentioning Atomic Wings. Atomic is the only restaurant franchise in the city devoted to chicken wings. They do a hell of a job…although I disagree strongly with some sentiments expressed on their website: …to a true connoisseur it seemed criminal that in a city [...]
An extremely popular watering hole, The Alchemist is a brew pub that offers up delicious locally sourced food to go along with its amazing hand-crafted beers. It is a favorite after-work spot of the locals and on a Friday night in the winter when you have end-of-the-week workers congregating along side the incoming weekend skiers, [...]
The Reservoir in Waterbury, VT used to be called Waterbury Wings, so they have a strong wing heritage. When they changed their name, they also changed their menu to offer a wider selection of food, but it is still a good 'ol pub type of place, with the usual Vermont spin: tons of craft brews [...]
Wings from a pizza place are always a crap shoot. It is never their expertise, and since you usually get take-out from a pizza joint, there is plenty of opportunity for the wings to get soggy and gross. We got take-out from Tony's while at the house of friends' and they said the wings were [...]