wing life, 4 life

I think the next tattoo I'm going to get will be wing related. I have had several ideas so far. One of them is merely of a wing, with the words "wing life" written around it. A more elaborate idea is a rip off of the Bad Brains self titled cover, except instead of the lighting bolt hitting the capitol building, its hitting a wing. I don't know what script I would want around that one, maybe something like Fearless Wing Killers, or just FWK.

Bear's Den

I'm going to be honest, before I ate wings at the Bear's Den, I never really cared for wings. My previous experience with wings had left me unsatisfied and unamused. I viewed wings as more of a novelty food, one that gets your fingers really messy, but fails to fill you up. Then it happened. I remember it clearly...it was the first official wing night, I ordered 10 wings, and when they came to me all I could do was gaze at the pile of greasy goodness that was awaiting my fingers. The wings were massive, the sauce was incredible....it was an epipheral experience, and yes, i just made a word up.
I really don't know how to properly review the wings other than to say, if I had a sliding scale of 1 - 10 on which I judged wings, they would be a 12. They are what all other wings are put up against, and so far, none have surpassed them in taste, size, anything.
Go there.
Taste them.
Find the higher power nestled in between the meat.

the sauce....

I'm thinking about making a wing sauce over spring break. I've looked at a few recipes and it seems that most people pretty much just use hot sauce and vinegar. I think I'm gonna make one with more of a mustard base, with hot sauce, and probably a little vinegar...and more special stuff.

WING
ON

Buffalo Wild Wings

Today i ventured to the much talked about wing chain, Buffalo Wild Wings, in Fayetteville. I had been to the restaurant once before, but was fairly disappointed with my experience there, as tends to be the case with most mass produced restaurant wings. So did BWW redeem itself?????????????
The one thing that BWW brags about are its extensive array of sauces, Sweet BBQ being their mildest, with Blazin' being the hottest. I ordered the 12 piece meal with two sauces, Mild, which is on the cooler end of the sauce spectrum, and Hot, which is the fourth hottest. I must say, there was not a whole lot of difference between the sauces. The Hot did bring more heat than Mild, but it was only barely noticeable. Thats not to say that they weren't any good, they both did a good job at blending heat with flavor, and I will admit that my nose was slightly running by the end of the meal. The wings themself were fairly good sized, definately better that what you will find at most restaurants, mostly meat, overall pretty good wings.
So did Buffalo Wild Wings impress me this go around, I'd say yes. I'm pretty sure I was really hung over last time I ate there, so it wasn't really a fair assessment. The service is pretty shitty, and it's definitely brah'd most of the time, but its a sports bar...so what can you really expect. Luckily they make up for that by having an interactive trivia game you can play on all the tv's free of charge which really makes the 10 minute wait to get a water not so bad.

Tyson Hot Wings

As much as I like going out to try wings from different places, sometimes I just wanna stay home and say fuck it. For times like these, frozen wings are a mans best friend. Out of all the choices for wings at your local wally world, one brand stands out. Arkansas's own, Tyson Food. These assholes know what they're doing when it comes to chicken, and at 7 bucks for a bag of about 25 wings, they also know how to move product.
The wings are fairly simple to make, you simply place however many one desires on a baking pan, set the oven to 400, and cook for about 18 minutes, flipping them once at the halfway point. Me personally, I like mine a little extra crispy, so I leave them for about 10 minutes on each side. The wings themselves are fairly good size, probably about as large as you could find in most restaurants, without skimping on the meat. The sauce does a good job at separating the taste from the heat; that is, it doesn't taste "hot" like other hot wing sauces. That's not to say that these little suckers aren't hot, they have a fairly decent kick to them that sets in after about 3 or 4 seconds. So if you don't like hot/spicy/whatever, I wouldn't recommend them. Pussy.
I eat the Tyson hot wings probably about 3 times a week(I'm kind of a health nut). I can't help it. Now that Hidden Valley makes the individual ranch cups, it's just as good as eating wings at wherever else your faggot ass eats wings. A little hint, parmesan cheese on top...it's not gonna get any better. EAT THEM.

Slim Chickens

For those who haven't been down Salem recently(myself included), you probably haven't noticed the newly established restaurant, Slim Chickens. As one might guess, their specialty is chicken, whether it be chicken tenders, wings, etc. Each meal also comes with fries, and Texas Toast. Having been to the Fayetteville location before, I sort of knew what to expect (even though the Fayetteville one serves beer).

I ordered the 10 piece wing meal, with the mild sauce. They have several sauces to choose from, and I plan on working my way from the bottom (mild) to the top. The wings were fairly good. They were rather small, and the sauce, as with most wing places, focused to much on the heat rather than the actual taste. And oh ya...they only gave me 9 wings, I didn't realize this until I was already done unfortunately. Bastards. So fuck you Slim Chickens. Your food is exceptionally mediocre, and most of your patrons are probably well into their AARP memberships. Will I eat there again? Probably. I'm willing to let it slide this time, as you are fairly new, and not everyone nails it on the first go around. Consider yourself on probation.

Up next, either Bear's Den, or the frozen Tyson wings, whichever comes first.

WING LIFERS UNITE

You love wings.

I love wings.

And with this blog, we will all love wings...together...orgy style...smothered in tangy sauce goodness.