Today’s order:

• 10 Hot
• 8 Extra Hot
• 8 Sweet Jalapeño
• 8 Chipotle Lime
• 8 Parmesan
• 1 Basket of Curly Fries

Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is to chicken wings as McDonald’s is to french fries. They are perfectly consistent. They’re so well known for the quality of their wings that they to me are the standard baseline from which all other wings can be judged. Today was no exception. I passed on the hot, since I’ve had them many times before and opted for extra hot as my staple today. The heat was a welcome change from the milder wings of past weeks. The sweet jalapeño wings also very pleasantly surprised me. These might be my new Beef’s favorites — a must try. Chipotle lime was decent, but a little too tangy to eat a whole basket**. I would pass on the parmesan. Don’t know what they were thinking here, eeewh.

** Travis bet me $20 that I couldn’t eat 16 chipotle lime wings without taking a drink. I accept. Look for the review of that soon I hope. What do you think I should do with my twenty bucks???

– steve

 I thought that Beef’s had the best wings I’ve had SO FAR . . . That’s not to take anything away from the other wing establishments - it’s just to say that Beef’s was on their game.  Today.  My favorite were the Sweet Jalapeno and the Chipolte Lime; although, the sauce was a little heavy on the Chipolte Lime. Still, some of the best wings I’ve had. Oh, and to counteract Steve a little bit, the Parmesan Garlic were fine with me - they were crispy (not doused in sauce), and tasted as though someone dipped fried chicken in garlic butter. That’ll bless your heart.

At this juncture, it’s also important to note that we have very high standards here at Wingsday.com.  For instance, occassionally, one of our reviewers will be tardy with his or her review submission.  This will almost assuredly lead to untold ridicule for him/her.  As I know you, the fans, are dillegently waiting for our reviews, I’ve decided that the untold ridicule will come in the form of my writing the review for the absent reviewer.  I submit, for your reading pleasure, Shawn’s review:

“Beef O’ Brady’s was relly good.  I like them wings goodly.  Accept they burned my mouth because I are not very tough.  Even the mild ones.  Even the water.  Beef O’ Brady’s gets 19 stars.”
– Shawn

This week - Bedrock’s on S. Florida

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Wingsday, January 30, 2008

Today we went to Decisions Sports Bar. It seems like Decisions is an early leader for “Wing of the Year” - I’ll let the reviewers speak for themselves:

“Decisions was excellent. I had 10 hot wings plus seasoned curly fries and sweet tea (which comes recommended). The wings are lightly breaded, fried to just crispy, not greasy. Great service and good value. The hot wings were not all that spicy. I could have stood some more heat, or perhaps another degree of heat i.e. extra hot. It’s not a fast eat which leaves time for billiards, darts, or TV. Considering it’s a bar, it was really quite comfortable and quiet for lunch. As far as our Wingsday.com adventure goes, Decisions is my new favorite so far. I’ll definitely be back for more.”
- Steve

“The Decisions mild wings were excellent! Cooked just right, crispy breading, tender meat that wasn’t greasy, and they weren’t drowning in a puddle of sauce. I could ask for no more. This is the way wings should be.”
- Chris

“The wings I ate at Decisions restaurant this afternoon have definitely caused me to make a decision of my own. And that decision is; they are fantastiche!!! The service was great, the wait staff was attentive and a little precocious, the ambience unparalleled, the pepsi and ice danced on my pallet like a drunken ballerina!! I could ask for nothing more, except to see if they could somehow grind the wings into a powder or liquid so I could sprinkle some in everything I eat forever more.”
- Travis (the other Travis)

“I’ve been to Decisions several times in the past and they have always had very good wings. Today was no exception the wings along with the cheese fries were excellent. I had 10 wings half medium and half hot and it was nice that I could order them that way but I think they charged me extra for it (that sucks). The wings were a medium large and fried to a good consistency with breading and a sweet/mild to medium buffalo sauce. It’s almost like each stage (mild/medium/hot) was a stage below what it was actually called (I.E. medium tasted mild and the hot tasted medium). It was a pricey for lunch with a bill that came out to almost $14 before tip.”

“While we waited on the food to come out we had the option of playing billiards, darts, or watching TV which allowed us to catch up on “Myth Busters” and a little “How it’s made”. These were good activities to have in place as it took a little over 25 minutes for our food arrive (There is a note in the menu that indicates it takes 20 minutes cooking time when you order wings). To summarize Decisions has one of the best wings I’ve eaten, a relaxed atmosphere, and great service. Although I’m pretty sure the waitress was the only person there since no else had the ability to pick up the phone. In the end it was good enough to prompt talks about just going to Decisions every week and forgoing any other restaurants.”
- Shawn

Again, I have nothing to add, other than Decisions is winning. Big time. And to mention the sweet tea again. Really good. BTW, We sampled hot, mild, medium and cajun garlic. But it’s also important (I think) to note that Decisions sells raspberry wings. I know! I don’t have a clue. But the good folks here at Wingsday will commit to find out for you . . .

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January 9, 2008 

To start off the wingsday year, we chose Chili’s.  We figured it would be a solid choice, and provide us with a baseline for the coming days.  There were four of us participating - here’s what everyone had to say:

“Chili’s was the first establishment on our radar for a wing review. I was late to the table and as such did not order for myself. Therefore, in a crapshoot, I ended up with boneless breaded chicken hunks with hot wing sauce on the side. There are a couple of problems here. The size was ample. In fact, you have to cut the bigger ones in half so between the dunking and cutting the whole ordeal ends up being a fork & knife meal — not at all acceptable for hot wings. The hot sauce was slightly thin in consistency, and you could definitely taste the vinegar base. Looking around the table, I would say I didn’t end up with the best choice from the menu. These were chicken nuggets with a bowl of hot sauce, best left for the kids. My receipt passed the $13 mark with gratuity and a soft drink, so for that money, just get some Tyson’s microwaveable wings and a 2-liter of Coke and save a few bucks. Better luck next week. ”
- Steve

“I’m a frequent visitor of Chili’s and a big fan of their food/restaurant. I’ve probably had their chicken wings a couple dozen times in the past so there wasn’t a great deal of anticipation on what to expect, although I was excited about sampling some of the other varieties. For my main course I went with the Wings Over Buffalo (all drumettes - a huge win) which I would have to say is my favorite versus any of the other chicken like offerings. They came out to the table with a lightly crisp outer skin (non-breaded) glazed with what I would consider a medium buffalo sauce. The consistency of the drumette is almost perfect with no part of the chicken that you wouldn’t file your teeth down to get off the bone. The sauce is hot enough to delight the tongue but not so hot as to cause a mad rush for a picture of you favorite beverage or to cause the hot sauce sinus cleansing thing. The first two to three drumettes were excellent however after that they all tasted a bit mundane and it just became lunch. For the $8.29 (kind of expensive for just an appetizer) you get approximately 10 drumettes which are filling if you’re a 9 year old. For under $10 I would expect Chili’s could offer the drumettes and a side which would be more than enough for most people. To summarize Chili’s makes a consistent great tasting product which I’m sure to consume several more times in my lifetime. As for the sampling I had a taste of the Boneless Shanghai wings which I will respectfully avoid ordering in the future.”
- Shawn

“For our first wing foray, we chose Chili’s. I ordered the Boneless Buffalo Wings, and received a basket of nuggets doused in wing sauce accompanied by a few celery sticks and Bleu Cheese dressing. The portion was a reasonable one, if a little expensive at $7.50. Using nuggets instead of real wings means you don’t necessarily have to end up with sauce all over your hands unless you choose to, however, if you’re partial to the taste / texture of real wings, you’ll definitely notice the difference. The sauce was good, but just a touch too hot for my taste. One of our other reviewers sampled my dish and the “real” wings and said mine was hotter, so maybe they aren’t using the same sauce, although I’d be surprised if this was the case. It just may be that the breading on the nuggets holds more sauce than a normal wing does. all in all, I would rate the portion 4 / 5, taste 4 / 5, and value 3 / 5.”
- Chris

That’s it for now. I echo everyone else’s sentiment. I’m just trying to get caught up to real time.

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