Wingman Approved at Wing Dings

I have been looking forward to the opening day of the first wingcentric restaurant in HRM and needless to say I was there on their first full day of operation.  Wing Dings is located at 4 Forest HIlls Parkway in Cole Harbour and with a name like that my expectations were set high, I was hoping they wouldn’t let me down. 

For some reason I was picturing a pub type atmosphere with wings as far as the eye could see however I was surprised when I walked in and realized this is a fairly small place that had more of a family restaurant type feel to it with only a few tables, but I didn’t let that damper my spirit.  It wasn’t overly busy so we took a seat and began to study the menu.

Wings are are a bit on the pricey side at $6.99 for a half pound or $11.99 for a full pound but are well worth the price and you can choose between breaded and non-breaded (no price difference).  You can save yourself a dollar on a two pound order.

Breading: 5/5 – The wings were covered in a healthy coat of a perfectly crisp golden breading, off to a great start already. 

A perfect plate of wings.

Overall quality: 5/5 – Fresh all white meat with a great flavor, the only thing lacking here was any sign of grease, so I can’t complain about that.  Each plate is also served with a carrot stick and a celery stick, I'm not sure if anyone actually eats those though.  

Sauce Selection: 5/5 – This is where the ordering becomes difficult.  With over 100 flavors to choose from it’s nearly impossible to finally settle on just one.  They are broken down into a few different categories such as TailGate Party and Hawaiian Luau, which makes the selection process a bit easier and I was happy to see numerous dry spices to also choose from.

Each additional sauce comes in at $0.99 which can add up quick if you want to try a few different flavors.  I think it would be nice to see a slight discount if you wanted to explore a few different options, with so many to choose from it's hard to settle on just one.  

It's interesting to note that they also encourage you to create your own sauces, I'd be interested to hear if you try this and how it turned out.  

Service: 5/5 – We arrived on the first full opening day so I wasn’t too sure what to expect however I was impressed.  The staff were very polite and efficient and the order didn’t take too long to arrive.  Drink refills were also offered.

Size: 4/5 – These wings were bigger than average but not the biggest I’ve seen which didn’t bother me since I generally find that the bigger wings have a lower quality, bigger is not always better.  

Above average size.

Overall rating: 4.8/5

Even though it felt like a few things were missing such as a bone discard bucket, extra napkins and wet naps when the order arrives, I would still highly recommend this place if you are looking for excellent wings and an abundance of sauces.  I’m looking forward to returning real soon as there are still a ton of sauces I need to try.  

Super sized at Sobeys

A morning craving for wings at work a while ago turned in to a drive down to Sobeys as soon as the clock indicated it was lunch time.  It’s a pretty quick drive down the road and I was surprised to see a few others with the same idea as me, it was going to be 13 minutes until the next batch of wings would be ready, but I decided to wait it out and I learned a few interesting facts while waiting around.

I was curious if the wings I was about to consume were the same ones I noticed hanging out in the freezer as I was wondering around killing time, and I was surprised when I was informed that you can’t buy the wings they actually server to customers.  I was thinking they would use Compliments products that you could buy, but I guess not. 

I also noticed there were three varieties of wings to choose from – Crispy Plain, 2^nd Degree Hot or Honey Garlic and I was told they cycle daily through six different kinds, the other three are Sweet and Sour, BBQ and Sweet Chili.  I’m not sure if there is a set rolling schedule for this but I’m not a fan of sauce on anyway so I went with the Crispy Plain. 

You have a few options to decide on for the quantity of wings you would like to enjoy – 5 for $4.99, 10 for $8.99, 15 for $12.99 or 25 for $19.99.  There are no regular wing specials, unless advertised in the weekly flyer.

Breading: 5/5 – I was very impressed with the enjoyable crispyness of the golden breading thoroughly covering each wing.

Overall quality: 2/5 – While digging in it wasn’t hard to notice residual feathers along the outer perimeter of a few flatties, nothing extremely protruding but still.  I don’t know the ins and outs of the process when it comes to removing feathers when preparing wings but a few were missed here.  I also found them to be a bit on the greasy side and due to the size of the wings there were a few fatty pieces I had to work my way around.

The pic doesn't do justice but there are residual feathers there.

Sauce selection: 2/5 - You can choose between 2nd Degree Hot, Honey Garlic, Sweet and Sour, BBQ, Sweet Chili. 

As a side note, if you are looking for the frozen boxes of Compliments wings you can find Mild, Buffalo Style, Honey Garlic, Barbecue or Spicy Breaded and a 907 gram box will run you $13.99.

Service: n/a – Category not rated since this isn’t the type of place where you sit down and have your order taken.

Size: 5/5 – These were some jumbo sized wings for sure.  The drumsticks were pretty fat and the flatties also contained a good helping of chicken.

Fat wings.

Overall rating: 3.5/5

I’m hoping the residual feather situation isn’t like that for all batches, and based on the breading alone I know I’ll be back to grab some lunch time wings to find out.  

Jam Packed at Jungle Jim's

♫“Swing on in, swing in to Jungle Jim’s”♫ is the jingle played over and over in my head after watching one too many commercials recently, so I took the plunge and finally swung on in.

Jungle Jim’s is a family restaurant with a large menu and an interesting ambiance.  We went in around supper time on a Wednesday and there was a very powerful wing aroma as soon as I stepped through the first set of doors, I was hoping this was going to be a good sign.  We were advised there was going to be about a 10 - 15 minute wait for a seat and even though I’m not the most patient person we decided to wait it out and noticed a lot of people eating wings during that time.

Wednesday after 4:00 PM with a beverage purchase is “Wild Wacky Wing Nite” and that means a pound of wings is only $6.29 or if you’re feeling extra hungry you can get all you can eat wings plus seven different types of appetizers for $15.99.  There is a no sharing rule in affect according to the menu, however it didn’t mention what the penalty may be if you caught breaking that rule.  I was a bit on the hungry side that night so I went with the all you can eat deal and I knew I was going to need something to quench my thirst so I was glad to see a 34 oz draught was only $8.99 which isn’t too bad of a deal at all. 

Breading: n/a – Breading is not an option so this category will not be rated.

Overall quality: 2/5 – There was no dark meat which is good but they had a non-pleasant lingering taste to them, perhaps there were in a frozen state for a while before being cooked. 

Not overly appealing.

Sauce selection: 3/5 - Dry-Spiced, Honey Garlic, BBQ-Style, Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Thai, Mild, Medium, Hot, Suicide or Insanity Style are your sauce choices, I went with the Dry-Spiced on (which was very sparingly I may add) and the Sweet ‘n’ Spicy Thai on the side. 

If you are interested in the Insanity Style your signature will be required on a waiver and they challenge you to devour 8 of them bare to the bone within 10 minutes.  I’m not too sure if you get anything other than bragging rights on their Facebook page, but if that’s your thing this challenge may be for you. 

Service: 5/5 – We were fortunate enough to have an excellent server considering how busy the place was.  Our server made us feel welcome, came back on a few occasions to see how things were going and the food didn't take long at all to arrive.  

Size: 2/5 – The wings were under par in the size department. 

Some skinny wings.

Overall rating: 3/5 - A decent sauce selection and terrific service were the positive points for this review, it's too bad the wings weren't of a higher caliber.  I won’t be swinging back on in to Jungle Jim’s for the food any time soon, but if I do end up back there I’ll be sure to take advantage of that 34 oz draught again.

Legendary at the Lower Deck

When the announcement was made a while ago that Winston’s was soon to be gone, I was a little upset to see an establishment with great wings just vanish, after all, they did earn a 4/5 in the review and that’s pretty good. 

The Lower Deck has opened up their second location at the former Winston’s and this made a great opportunity to finally try their wings.  “Premium Jumbo Wings” is the description in the menu, and that comes at a cost of $10.99/pound and orders are 20% off on Tuesday’s, so that works out to be $8.79/pound on wing nights.  I soon learned that "Premium" lived up to it's name.

Breading: 5/5 – The wings were perfectly coated in a seasoned golden breading that wasn’t too crispy, this was breading at it’s finest.

Now that's breading.

Overall quality: 5/5 - Fresh moist chicken that was free from any dark pieces and had a great flavour.  No complaints here.

Sauce selection: 1/5 – Sauces include Mild or Hot Buffalo sauce, I went with the hot on the side and it was great, you could feel a bit of a kick after a few seconds.  Ranch dressing is automatically included on the side which came in handy for the single carrot and celery stick parked on the side of the plate.

Service: 5/5 – I was extremely impressed with the service.  We were greeted with menus and a beverage offer within seconds of taking a seat.  Shortly after that our food order was taken, drink refills arrived without even asking and the food also arrived very quickly.  Our server was very polite, attentive and knowledgeable of the menu.  It’s hard to find service like this these days.

We were also made aware of the Royalty Rewards program which is free and you get points based on how much you spend, that translates in to gift certificates that you can use there, so it’s not a bad deal at all, and you even get ten bucks just for signing up.

Size: 5/5 –If you have read some of my previous posts I generally mention that bigger wings contain lower quality chicken but I’m glad to say I’ve been proven incorrect on my theory this time.  These were some pretty big wings and even the flatties contained a lot of meat, all free from any dark contamination.

A large drumstick and a plump flattie.

Overall rating: 4.2/5

I would definitely be back for wings at the Lower Deck any day of the week, I don’t mind paying full price for wings this good however it would be nice to see a wider variety in the sauce selection department, perhaps even some dry spices to throw on the breading.

Caught off guard at Curly's

I’ve been a little slack in the review department lately so it was finally time to get this posted.  On an adventure over the holidays I ended up stopping in at Curly’s in Enfield for a bite to eat.  I’ve stopped in on my travels before and I’ve had some great food on my previous visits.  I finally decided it was time to try the wings.  Unfortunately the last review of 2012 didn't fly (no pun intended), I'm hoping 2013 will soar to new heights.  

The wings are $8.99/pound and there is no wing night.  I was surprised to see the wings were served on a nice little bed of corn tortilla chips.  I am a huge fan of chips, so this was way better to see than the standard carrot and lettuce bedding that some places serve wings on. 

Breading: 1/5 – The wings had an extremely light breading to them and is barely worth mentioning. 

Wings on a bed of chips.

Overall quality: 0/5 – This is the first time I’ve ever rated this category a zero.  It didn’t take long before I noticed a good sized feather, which usually isn’t a huge deal, just eat around it and move on however our server walked by right as I made this discovery and she asked how the wings were. 

Now that's a feather.

I’m generally not the type to complain much and I just held the wing up.  She quickly realized what I was indicating and the look on her face was priceless.  She took the wing back and said they would make me a new batch however I tried a couple other wings and they had a horrible rancid type taste to them, I’ve never tasted chicken like this before.  I explained that I appreciated the offer and not to bother with the other order, I just don’t want any wings at all at this point. 

Sauce selection: 2/5 – Your choices of sauce include BBQ, Honey Garlic, Plum, Sweet Chili and Hot.  I went with the Sweet Chili on the side, it was what you would expect from a Sweet Chili sauce. 

Service: 4/5 – We were served fairly quickly, our waitress was very polite and attentive and I did appreciate the offer for a new batch of wings.  Curly’s has $2.82 drink specials every night of the week.  I treated myself to a couple of the drinks on sale that evening which ended up being a Rum Runner (which isn’t a bad drink at all I might add). 

At the end of the meal it was time for the bill and based on the situation with the wings I really wasn’t expecting to see them on there.  When the bill was being handed out she mentioned due to the wing situation she deducted a Rum Runner off the bill.  That’s a nice gesture, but I still don’t think I should have been charged anything for the wings. 

Size: 3/5 – The wings were a fairly standard size. 

Overall rating:  2/5

Even though the wings were extremely horrible I will go back to Curly’s, I’ll just order something else on their menu and maybe I’ll even see if they serve side orders of those chips I mentioned, they were really good. 

Real Crispy at the Red Fox

I have recently been told the Red Fox is the original founder of the wing craze in Halifax that began back in 1971, (which is a bit before my time) and that they have the best wings in town.  With a comment like that on the blog I had to try them, so that’s where I ended up tonight. 

The Red Fox is a fairly large place with a typical tavern feel to it.  They offer live music, karaoke and also have a few happy hours every day of the week, you’ll find regular happy hour, matinee power hour and late night power hours, timing is key here.   

Wings are regularly $8.99/10, $15.99/20 or $23.99/30 wings and wing nights are Wednesday and Thursday, $0.60/wing with ten as the minimum order (with a drink purchase).  You can also choose between breaded and non-breaded, I went with the breaded of course.

Breading: 3/5 - The wings are advertised as “crispy”, and they definitely lived up to that.  They are fully coated in a thick crispy breading, almost too crispy actually.  The breading snapped off in pieces and was extra crunchy, but didn’t contain much flavor. 

Crispy wings

Overall quality: 2/5 – I ordered 15 wings with sauce on the side, the first few were ok, a bit dry and kind of bland, but not too bad.  The quality of the chicken seemed to be getting worse wing by wing though, a lot of them included some really dark meat and a couple had some sort of dark gooey substance that didn’t look too appealing at all.  I hate when that happens. 

A lot of dark meat

Sauce selection: 2/5 – Mild, Medium, Hot, Suicide and Honey Garlic are your choices, I went with hot on the side.  This was Dave’s Wing sauce, so not overly hot but had great flavor as expected. 

I noticed the drink menu included a Red Fox ale, so I wanted to order one of them however I was told they no longer sell that since it wasn’t very popular.  This got me thinking that it may be nice to see some sort of Red Fox house sauce as an option, I really enjoy seeing establishments with their own special wing sauce.

I was also informed Dave’s Wing sauce was originally created at this place, I was unaware of this until a couple of days ago.  I think it would be nice to see this on the menu, or even see a bottle of it on every table, who doesn’t like Dave’s Wing sauce? 

Service: 3/5 – A couple of minutes after taking a seat the menus arrived and drink orders were taken.   We weren’t asked how the meal was, if we wanted anything else or if we needed a drink refill.  The server was pleasant and efficient, but nothing memorable. 

Size: 5/5 – These wings were giant sized, both the flatties and the drumsticks.  However, this goes back to my point in multiple previous posts, the bigger the wings the more dark meat they seem to contain. 

Giant wings!

Overall rating: 3/5

Even though this is where the wing craze in Halifax began years ago, I don’t believe I would go back just for the wings.  I noticed the menu indicates they have the best burger in town as well, I’m not too sure where the burger craze began, but perhaps I’ll try one upon my next visit.

Pleased with the Palladium

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t think I’ve even heard of the word Palladium before, I’m not even sure if I’m pronouncing it correctly as I’m writing this, but that doesn’t matter. 

This is a fairly large place and I was surprised to see how busy it was, usually that could indicate a long wait, but not in this case.  It has a very welcoming diner type feel to it with no TV’s or music, but those aren’t necessary for a place like this.

The menu is quite extensive with a bit of everything on it.  The wings are $8.15 and that will get you anywhere between 9 and 11 wings, depending on the size as they are fanned around the plate on a bed of shredded lettuce. 

Breading: n/a – The wings aren’t breaded so this category won’t be rated. 

Overall quality: 5/5 – I wasn’t impressed with the wings when they arrived due to the size but that changed once I took a bite, the chicken was moist and had a really fresh taste, there was no dark meat or fatty pieces to pick around. 

Wings fanned around some sauce.

Sauce selection: 1/5 – BBQ, Ranch or Sweet and Sour are your options.  I was expecting to see a larger sauce selection, at least a mild and hot or something.  I went with the BBQ on the side, and I think it was just some BBQ sauce squeezed out of a bottle. 

Service: 5/5 – I was overly impressed with the service.  It took no time to be seated and for glasses of water to arrive, we didn’t even have to ask.  The servers were polite and genuine and it the food arrived within a decent time.  There were also plenty of drink refills offered.

Size: 2/5 – These were pretty small wings, but still worth the effort.

Not a lot of meat to them.

Overall rating: 3.25/5

This was my first time at the Palladium and I will be back.  However, if I end up ordering the wings again I’ll be sure to order something else with them, they are pretty small but would make for a great appetizer.   

Liking the Wings at Lake Loon Pub

Well, the golf season is almost over and my least favorite season will soon be upon us.  I’m glad to say that I made it out golfing a lot this year and I spent a bit of time at the Lake Loon driving range practicing my shots as well (even though I can’t seem to correct that damn slice I have with my driver).

It was a bit on the cold side for any form of golfing activity on Thursday but I went to Lake Loon anyway, this time to try the wings in the Pub.  We arrived a little after 6:00 PM and I was surprised to see how busy this place was, that’s usually a good indication in my books.  It's not an overly large place but it does contain a pool table and a couple of big screen TV's (although I'm not sure if they turn up the volume for any specific games that are on).

Wings are regularly $8.99/12 wings, $16.99/25 wings or $29.99/50 wings and are $0.50/wing on Thursday and Friday, minimum order is five wings (I originally said ten but I was mistaken).  

Breading: 4/5 – The wings were coated with a full crispy golden breading.

Overall quality: 3/5 – The biggest problem with these wings was the amount of dark meat, wings are supposed to be white meat.  Other than that they were cooked well and had a good flavour to them.

Looks good on the outside.  Whoever said it's the inside that counts is incorrect.

Sauce selection: 4/5 – This place had the biggest sauce selection list that I’ve seen in a while – Mild, Medium, Hot, X-tra Hot, Honey Garlic, Sweet & Sour, Sweet Chili, BBQ, Blue Cheese and a house sauce – Lake Loon Hoagie. 

I love to see places with their own sauce and I learned it was just the Mild and Honey Garlic combined (I was hoping for something more than two sauces combined), I went with it anyway but found it just tasted like ketchup, I had higher expectations for a house sauce.  Keep in mind this category is rated based on the number of sauces offered, not by how good they are.

Service: 5/5 – I was very impressed with the service, especially for how busy this place was.  The waitress came over as soon as we sat down, took our drink orders, told us about the specials and was very polite and personable.  I also asked about a dry spice option since there wasn't one on the menu, and she was able to hook me up with some dry Cajun!  The food took less than 20 minutes to arrive and drink refills were offered.  Service really couldn’t have been any better. 

Size: 3/5 – These were fairly standard sized wings.

Average sized wings.

Overall rating: 3.8/5

As a side note I am happy to report that wet naps were also provided.  

It’s going to be a long few months before I’ll be back on the driving range but I may go out of my way to get some wings at Lake Loon during the off season.  

Just OK at Jack Astor's

I've been eating a fair amount of wings lately and for some reason I keep returning to the places I enjoy, it was time to try some new wings and I ended up at Jack Astor’s in Dartmouth Crossing a little while ago.

This was my first visit to this place and eventually I learned that I wasn't missing out on anything. 

The wings are described as “Cluckin’ Good Chicken Wings” and are a little pricey, one pound will cost you $10.89 or two pounds for $19.94 and they don’t have a wing night. 

Breading: 3/5 – The wings were fully covered with a light breading however it lacked in the flavour department.  The description in the menu did say “flour dusted”, and that described them fairly well.

Carrots and celery with wings.

Overall quality: 2/5 – The chicken was very bland, had a lot of really dark meat and was a tad on the greasy side.

I hate when wings look like this.

Sauce selection: 2/5 – Mild, Medium, Hot or Honey Garlic are your options and Blue Cheese is automatically included, if you've spent a bit of time on this site you know how I feel about the Blue Cheese.  I went with the hot on the side which tasted like a pretty standard type sauce and wasn't overly hot.  I did like the sauce containers though.

Service: 2/5 – The service was promising at the beginning.  I was meeting a couple of people when I arrived and was offered a drink as soon as I sat down, that’s a great way to start but it went downhill from there.  It took a while for the food order to be taken, we had to ask for a drink refill and the food took what felt like forever to arrive.  It was over an hour from the time I sat down until the bill arrived, that’s a bit excessive.  On a plus side, our waitress was very polite. 

Size: 3/5 – I wouldn't consider these wings jumbo by any means, even though that is how they are advertised in the menu.  They were a pretty standard size. 

Not a Jumbo wing.

Overall rating: 2.4/5

Jack Astor’s is situated right in the middle of two other establishments and I've had the wings at both of them.  I’ll be sure to visit one of those places next time I'm in the area and have a craving for wings.  

Fryerless at the Foggy Goggle

I decided to head down to Argyle Street a few days ago during a sunny Friday evening and ended up at the Foggy Google to try the Baked Foggin’ Wings.  This was my first time here and like other places on Argyle they have a little patio out front which was full, so I headed on inside to grab some wings.  It was interesting to notice that everything on the menu is baked, which is probably why the order seemed to take a while to arrive but provided enough time to enjoy a few drinks. 

I was glad to see that happy hour was until 7:00 PM so a beer was quickly ordered, which is an excellent beverage to consume while patiently waiting for wings to arrive.  I’m a fan of tequila so I decided to switch it up and order a margarita once the beer was gone.  It was a little on the pricey side at $9.75 and was probably one of the most poorly constructed margaritas I’ve ever had.  Maybe I’m too picky or I’ve been watching too much of that Bar Rescue show recently but I’m used to a different type of margarita than this, especially for that price.   

A sad looking margarita.

Wings are $9.75 and they don’t have a wing night.  Sauce on is also mandatory. 

Breading: n/a – Breading was not an option so this category will not be rated. 

Overall quality: 3/5 – They were cooked, free from dark tinges and featherless which are all excellent qualities but they weren’t overly juicy and the chicken didn’t contain a lot of flavor. 

Sauce on with a side of spinach.

Sauce selection: 1/5 – Your choices of sauce include Foggin’ sauce (which I was told is sweet Teriyaki), Organic Apple Cider BBQ or Hot.  I went with the Foggin’ sauce since I always love to try house sauces but I wasn’t overly impressed with it. 

As you may know, I’m a fan of sauce on the side, so that’s what I asked for.  Our waitress said she wasn’t sure if that was an option or not and went to the kitchen to find out if that would be allowed, I was disappointed when she returned and said the sauce must be on. 

I was kind of curious as to why sauce on the side is not permitted, I was told the reason is that “They just look really weird without the sauce on".  I appreciate the honesty, but really?  I’m glad this isn’t a standard procedure at other establishments or ordering sauce on the side as we know it could be a thing of the past. 

Service: 4/5 – I was impressed with the service from the moment I walked in until I left still intrigued about the mandatory “sauce on” rule.  We were greeted quickly with menus, the waitresses were very nice and the drinks were extremely fast to arrive. 

The service was the best part of the experience for sure and the only problem was that it took close to 25 minutes for the food to arrive, which seemed a bit long but I know it’s a lot quicker to deep fry a wing than to bake it and I’m sure it’s healthier too and people care about that sort of stuff, but I don’t, give me a deep fried wing any day.  

Size: 3/5 – The wings were a bit on the smaller side and didn’t contain a lot of meat. 

Average sized wing.

Overall rating: 2.75/5 (based on a total score of 11 and divided by the four categories they were rated on)

There are a lot of establishments on Argyle Street, and next time I’m craving some wings I’ll stop in at another place to try them, and maybe even a margarita while I’m at it.  

Kinda Expensive at Kempster's

The other evening I had an idea of somewhere new to try wings but unfortunately the crazy rain storm put a damper in my plans due to the lack of parking at the place I was going to go so I found myself on the opposite side of town at Kempster’s.  

This was my fist time at this place, they have a pretty large menu and I also soon found out they also have delicious milkshakes, a good old fashioned milkshake can be hard to find these days. 

Wings are very expensive here at $11.99/pound and there is no wing night.  For a dollar more I could have got an entire turkey dinner, and on Sunday’s they have a special for buy one turkey dinner and get the next one free, now that’s a good deal.  They also serve breakfast all day, you can’t go wrong with that.

Breading: n/a – Breading is not an option so this category will go unrated.  Even though they weren't breaded they still contained a nice lil crunch on the outside.  

Overall quality: 3/5 – Nothing really stood out with these wings, there were pretty average.  On a good note at least they were fully cooked, didn’t contain any feathers and were free from any dark tinges of meat, so at least that’s good. 

Not the best looking wings.

Joyous at Jenny's Place

I have never heard of Jenny's before, but I soon found out I have really been missing out.  Jenny's is a local neighborhood pub on Lady Hammond Road. It doesn't particularly stand out when you are driving by but trust me it is worth checking out.  Jenny's offers 3 of my favorite qualities of any restaurant great wings, cheap beer, and the regular menu has the best prices I have seen in a long time.  A winning combination if I have ever seen one!

I was pretty surprised to see they have wing specials three nights a week!  Wings are $5.50/pound from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Wednesday and Sunday and from 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM on Thursday.  Any other time you’re looking at $8.95/pound which is still a great price, especially for these wings.  I couldn’t help but notice the banner on the inside advertising a 56 oz pitcher of Canadian for only $12!  One thing to keep in mind is they only accept credit cards and cash, no debit, and a beverage purchase is required with any food item. 

Breading: 5/5 – The wings were well coated with a crispy (not too crispy) golden breading.  A dry spice addition would have been a nice compliment to them.

Some nice looking wings 

Jaded at Jamieson's

I noticed there was a mention of Jamieson’s online the other day and one of the comments was saying how good the wings were, so I went to try them for myself. 

Their site says “Jamieson's is an upscale, yet and casual Irish Pub-like Restaurant” and I have to say it was pretty nice in there.  I think cloth napkins are a pretty good indication this place is no regular wing joint but I had to try them. 

There is no wing night and the wings are $10.79 for a pound.  I might have to start keeping track of how many wings are actually included in a pound for future reviews, I think the results would be interesting.

Breading: n/a – The wings are not breaded so this category will not be rated.

Overall quality: 3/5 – The meat that was on the wings had a pretty decent taste to it although I was surprised how dark a lot of the meat was based on the size of the wings.

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Massive at Montana's

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Montana’s and I figured now was a good time to go back since they had a special on for ribs and wings, you can’t go wrong with a combination like that. 

Wings alone are $10.59 for 8 wings or $19.49 for 16 wings, a bit on the pricey side for sure. 

Breading: 3/5 – The wings are advertised as “Hand seasoned twice and cooked to a crispy finish” which doesn’t sound too bad but they had a very flat coating and were a bit too crispy for my liking.  The breading did have some spices added to it which provided a nice overall flavour. 

Massive wings

Burning at Bearly's

I had a craving for wings on Sunday and wanted to try somewhere I haven’t eaten at before so I ended up at Bearly’s which is a little Blues bar located on Barrington Street. 

I’ve never been to Bearly’s before but I was glad to find out wings were on special for half price.  They’re regularly $11/pound and only $0.40/wing on Wednesday’s.  I was a little surprised to find out they were not breaded. 

I also noticed they have “Bearly’s Famous Ribs” however I wasn’t hungry enough to try the wings and ribs but I must come back to try them.

Breading: n/a – Breading is not an option so this category will not be rated.

Overall quality: 3/5 – The wings were cooked well and didn’t contain and dark meat however there really wasn’t much flavour to them.  I also found a few miniature fine strands of feathers along the ridge of a couple of flatties.  Perhaps this is more prominent on non-breaded wings? 

A pretty big sauce container.