Buffalo Wing Wear

That's right, the title says Buffalo wing wear!  As in apparel!

If you love chicken wings, you must get something from here!  Jason and I ordered two hats, and the awesome owner threw in a packet of the Buffalo Wing Bandz.  Check out the store, if nothing else, maybe you will find a Christmas present for Jason and I.

Fire on the Mountain

Alright Washington, it’s like this, I love you and have forever said that we are better than Oregon in MOST areas.  There are two things that Oregon has us beat on: weirdoes with glorious moustaches and chicken wing restaurants.  Not only has Buffalo Wilds Wings existed for years in Portland but Jen and I just experienced what can only be described as a revolution in wing eateries.  

We headed down south to go and visit the latest addition to our family.  His name is Lord Pistachio Duke of Sandwich and is the most adorable little black pug ever.  As I am writing this he is two weeks old and we are on our way to visit him for the first time.  We were heading to Kalama, WA to go visit the little guy and had mentioned this to our friends Sine and Matt whilst camping the weekend prior.  We told them that we were planning on hitting up Buffalo Wild Wings in Vancouver, WA since it’s the only one in WA and really is a great place to watch a game and have some wings.  Sine and Matt said if we like wings we had to go to Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings and should just come on down to Portland and give it a shot.  As Jen and I are always up for an adventure we agreed to do so without any hesitation.

All I can say is WOW! We took exit 303 off I-5 and followed it to Interstate took a left and this sanctuary of savory, sweet and spicy wings was right there.  We were there a little early so I settled in with a delicious beer that had a picture of hops on the tap and the letters IRA.  I am not sure what they stand for but this was an exceptional beer.  Upon talking to the woman behind the counter about this fine eatery she informed us that you could try every sauce before you made a decision.  At Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings they have a small dipping station at the register with celery bits to try every sauce they offer, which are all made in house, so rad.  Why more places don’t have this is beyond me.  You can order exactly what you want and maybe discover something new that you will just love.  Discover we did!

While we were waiting for Sine and Matt we ordered Jen some deep fried pickles which were recommended from the, super friendly, lady that was working.  I am sure Jen will give these deep fried pickle spears with a chipotle mayo dipping sauce high marks.  Sine and Matt arrived and we got down business.  To my chagrin Sine ordered a SALAD and tried to justify it by saying she got more sauce this way.  Poppycock! I exclaimed and then dropped it as I was way too excited to get my wing on.  Between Jen, Matt and I we shared 36 wings.  We got four flavors: Hot, Cilantro Lime, Raspberry Habanero and EL JEFFE!

Hot: Is what I would describe as Fire On The Mountain’s take on a traditional Buffalo Wing sauce.  It isn’t their hottest of this flavor they do have an Extreme Hot, which I would probably order next time.  The flavor is really good a little tart, which I like, and pretty spicy but not overwhelming.

Cilantro Lime:  This was a unique flavor that I thought with the cilantro flavor had a bit of a Mexican cuisine feel.  These wings were very good.  Not spicy but a rich flavor that went very well with the ranch I was dipping them in.

Raspberry Habanero:  This was my absolute favorite.  When I was sampling sauces prior to ordering I was a little leery of this sauce but upon tasting it I was surprised at the balance between spicy and sweet that was struck.  So we gave it a shot.  Once it was on a chicken wing and had a second to heat up a little bit it was amazing.  I know when we return for more I am getting twice as many of these and will probably pair them up with their peanut sauce which just missed the cut for our order…..this time.  I cannot recommend the Raspberry Habanero Sauce enough.  A must have if you visit Fire On The Mountain Buffalo Wings.

El Jeffe:  This is the hottest sauce the house has to offer.  It is no joke.  It isn’t so hot that it loses flavor.  In fact I think that’s what makes it so dangerous is that it tastes so good that though your lips are on fire and the sweat is forming on your brow you want another.  If you are feeling real frisky you can do the challenge.  15 wings in El Jeffe sauce in 7 minutes.  If you can do it they are free.  We had five in our batch and I am just thankful that I had an ice cold Rainer (Rahn-yay) to extinguish what was going on in my mouth.  As Johnny Cougar would say “hurt so good.”

There you have it.  Washington wing establishments you better step your game up because Fire On The Mountains Buffalo Wings is amazing.  The atmosphere is very cool and the staff was really great.  We told Sine and Matt that we may make this drive every Sunday as the wings and the company were amazing.  

Jen's point of view:

This place is awesome! I loved it from the moment I walked in.  The environment was awesome, and the staff was super friendly!  I really fell in love when I saw that they had a sauce tasting area (see picture above).  That was awesome!!  The wings were amazing, the fried pickles were great, and the beer was cold...what more could a girl ask for?  

My husband did however, forget to mention that I was a champ with the wings today. I probably ate as many as him and Matt did, and I didnt even cry when I ate the El Jeffe like the other two did.  I wont mention Sine's salad because Jason already did that, but sometimes a girl needs a salad...I get it. 

Long story short, I would drive to Portland just to go here!  Great place!  Come to Washington!!

National Chicken Wing Day

Happy Belated National Chicken Wing day!  For those of you that aren’t privy, July 29^th is the date of this most revered holiday.  I would be lying to you if I told you that I knew about this day any earlier than this year.  As a chicken wing enthusiast and someone who is always looking for any excuse to consume these deep fried delectables, as soon as I heard about it my fate was sealed.  The wife and I decided we would go to Wingers for the all you can eat special they run all day on this hallowed holiday.

Anyone who knows me knows that I can be a bit of a braggart, especially when it comes to my wing eating prowess.  To be fair my technique is flawless, but the amount of wings I can consume in one sitting has declined sharply in the last year as I have done my best to shed a little weight.  That being said, I was going into this celebration with lofty expectations.  I was eyeballing the three-dozen mark.  Even now as I type this, that doesn’t seem like that many wings, perhaps I am a bit skewed.  I not only had high hopes for myself but  also for my P.I.C.’s (Partners In Crime) in this caper.  I went to Wingers with my lovely wife Jen and one of my best buddies and old college roommate Jeffrey Wayne Riley.  Both are self-professed wing lovers and the perfect peeps to celebrate this sacred day with.

We got to Wingers and were a little shocked, excited, and disappointed all at the same time to find that the place was kinda dead.  Oh well, that meant more personal attention for us and quicker wing turnaround time.   I decided I would start out with a half-dozen wings slathered in Wingers’ amazing Rebel sauce.  It’s a spicy sweet delight, and honestly is only sauce you need to have there.  Their other sauces are good, but this stuff is GREAT. Jeff started with six of their Classic Buffalo wings, and Jen had FOUR wings with the Rebel sauce.  This is where things took a turn for the worse.

Now I am not one to judge, usually, but when you have put your name on a chicken wing blog, and are   semifinalist for the National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival Road Warrior challenge there are certain things that come with it.  One of those things is on National Chicken Wing Day; you should probably really go for it on the wing consumption front.  At Wingers, for their all you can eat, you get the initial six wings and then they bring them to you in threes from there on out.  You can have any sauce you want.  I have said all of this to say that Jeff and I embraced the challenge of eating as many chicken wings as we could.  Sure we didn’t hit our goals, but damn it we gave it our all.  The same cannot be said for my darling wife.  I knew things were amiss when she started looking at the Build A Salad section of the menu.  That’s right SALAD on Nation Chicken Wing Day.  Blasphemer is a strong word but I feel it is apt in this instance.  As my right hand man and I are downing wings by the three Jen was pondering the similarities of chives and green onions and deciding on dressing.  I was absolutely beside myself but I wasn’t going to let her dampen my spirit as I foraged ahead 6…..9…….12 wings in, break time.  One thing I will say, and it is a bit of a cop out.  Wingers had some large wings on this day so those these numbers aren’t going to wazzle and dazzle you on the wings consumed front.  The ounces of delicious chicken flesh consumed were something to behold. 

One thing that is crucial when eating wings is your beverage of choice.  I am a beer drinker.  When I am not eating wings I love a hoppy IPA, when you are eating spicy fried pieces of heaven I suggest your favorite light beer in high quantities.  When our waitress asked if I wanted another beer, I said I wanted a bigger light beer.  I had a mug in mind and planned on having at least two.  Jeff really made a heads up move here and asked her if they had anything bigger.  This is when I was introduced to Wingers Big Ass Beer Glass, 50 oz. of delicious beer.  The perfect glass vase of beer for when you are eating all that you can on the chicken wing front.  This was one of the highlights of our visit. 

I digress.  Upon receiving my Big Ass Beer Glass I continued on eating wings by the three.  15 wings down and I am super full.  Jen is just now getting her SALAD and I am feeling sorry for her.  A little because she ordered a salad and a lot because she has to live with me after I filled my stomach with chicken parts.  It’s hard for me to express the shock I felt that day.  Here’s the woman I love, my partner in all things chicken wing, eating a SALAD on National Chicken Wing Day. It wasn’t Washington State Chicken Wing Day or Pierce County Chicken Wing Day.  This is the day our federal government has decreed is THE day to appreciate the chicken wing.  When President Taft signed this holiday into law from his bathtub he certainly didn’t have eating SALAD in mind.  Given the current numbers on obesity in the country, having a salad on National Chicken Wing day is literally and figuratively un-American.   Don’t worry though Jeff and I completely engorged ourselves for you and for me and the entire USA!

Final Count

Jason – 18 wings and 66 oz. of beer

Jeff- 14 wings and a few Pepsi’s

Jen- 4 wings and a SALAD

I guess it’s pretty easy to see who loves America more.

I shan't be denied!

Greetings,

As we move forward getting close to the National Buffalo Wing Festival there are many events that go along with this momentouse occasion.  It's not just a stadium filled with literally hundreds of different kinds of buffalo wings for consumption.  It's a celebration of the buffalo wing and the people who love it.  Jen and I will be trying to enter as many of these events as possible.  Here are just some of the events we hope to participate in

• .5k Chicken Wing Run
• Amateur Chicken Wing Eating Contest
• Ridiculously Hot wing Eating Contest
• Bobbing for Wings
• Yancey's Fancy Cheesiest Couple Constest

Sure some of these sound silly but the people at the festival are taking this stuff seriously.  There are official applications for all these events.  I of course have sent in my application to be in the Amateur Chicken Wing Eating Contest.  I truly hope they select me for this.  Below is what I wrote on my application.  

My desire to push my body to its limits mentally and physically in the name of delicious competition has compelled me to submit this entry for consideration in being a participant in the Amateur Wing Eating Contest. My techniques, in poultry appendage consumption, are time tested and are stuff of legend in my neck of the woods. It's time for me to put my training to the test on what i feel is the grandest stage of them all. While keeping my amateur status in tact. I shan't be coaxed by the bright lights and obvious fame I would gain by becoming a professional. I eat wings for the love of the game and sweet sweet chicken meat.

How can they deny me?!

What is the National Buffalo Wing Festival?

Some of you might be wondering what exactly is the “Buffalo Wing Festival” that we are attending Labor Day weekend.  Well let me tell you a little bit about it.  I hope you are sitting down because it is full of awesomeness! 

The National Buffalo Wing Festival is held in Buffalo, New York (naturally) on Labor Day weekend. The festival has been going on since 2002, and apparently is a must do event for chicken wing lovers!  So, we are headed that way!

Here are some interesting stats about the festival:

-          407,000 people

-          2.4 million wings consumed

-          137 tons of wings in weight

-          191 restaurants participated

-          $125,000 in charitable contributions

-          1 wedding….nope it wasn’t ours (unfortunately)

Check out this awesome chicken wing festival promo video…it shows you a little bit of how cool it will be!

You can also check out their website!  It’s awesome….So, are you ready to come with us?

Schafer's in Sumner

Jason's Wing Experience

What did I tell you? What did I tell you?

We are taking this wing blog to a whole new level!

The wife and I were not in the mood to cook so we decided to try a new place. To be completely honest we were looking for a bar with a Taco Wednesday. Turns out you can only sell tasty tacos at a crazy low price on Tuesdays or Thursdays. (It's in the Geneva Convention) Short story short, we ended up at Schafer's in Sumner.

I'm usually not one for bars in old strip malls, however Schafer's was better than expected. The clientele is exactly what you would expect for Sumner on a Wednesday evening. That's not a bad thing. It's a dark, but clean, bar with plenty of TV's and a couple pool tables. The liquor selection appeared to be ample. I did spot some Root Beer Schnapps that peaked my interest, but that is for another time. They have a sufficient amount of beers on tap. I was a little saddened that their only IPA was tapped. Oh well. I asked the fella behind the bar what was good as he handed me a menu and he did not hesitate to say "Everything dude, for real" and nudged me toward the steak special. Though I usually defer to the experts on such matters, my wife had spotted a peanut butter-bacon-cheeseburger. Then I knew my choice had been made for me. I strongly recommend you open your mind and give this a whirl if you head down to Schafer's. Also i ordered the wings, of course.

We ordered the chicken wings extra saucy. So, I was surprised when a plate of dry wings came out. I immediately asked about getting some hot sauce to dip with my ranch. The cook, who was really a nice guy, urged us to try them without the sauce first. He insisted that they already had a little "zip". In order to give you our millions of readers the perspective you expect from this blog, I obliged the gentlemen. As you all probably know I am a saucy wing man. Dry wings, to me, are just tiny fried chicken. Schafer's chicken wings fit this bill and then some, in the best possible way. The wings were larger than your normal bar wings, there were some drummies mixed in as well. They appeared to be coated with hot sauce and THEN breaded. As far as dry wings go they were excellent. Some of the best I have ever had. Very crispy but great flavor and they were fresh from the fryer so they were quite hot.

Jen and I were impressed with the service and the food. We will definitely be back to Schafer's to sample more of their wares. We were not impressed with the "cool" guy who sat next to us at the bar who sucked down three shots of Fireball Whiskey and two Bud Lights in less than a quarter of playoff basketball. He was a self proclaimed big tipper but since the bar tender wasn't super friendly (which he actually was) he was missing out. He wasn't the only loud mouth in there, but it's a bar that's the risk you take. Having my appetite and thirst for craft beer thoroughly sated we headed on down the road.

Jen's wing experience

For dry chicken wings, they were bomb.com!

Chicken wings at our wedding

Here is a picture of me eating chicken wings at our wedding. We couldn't miss out on having the best food on the best day of our life's!

Bumpy's in Puyallup

Woot Woot! What is up my fellow wing eaters? I know I know it's been over a year since we have put up a post. Well a lot has happened in that time. Jen and I are now married, we own a house, we've collectively lost over 50 pounds in 2011. One thing we didn't lose is our love for chicken wings. If you noticed on the home page we have countdown until the National Buffalo Wing festival. We are proud to say that we will be in attendance this year.

Because we are going to be thrust in to the epicenter of winged bliss we decided we had better rededicate ourselves to bringing you our adventures in finding the best wings around.

As a bit of a warm up we went to a bar called Bumpy's in Puyallup. As far as the bar goes it is a small one with classic dive bar qualities. Pull tabs, darts (with little room to play), friendly and fast service. When reviewing the menu you will notice that there are boneless wings, and no real wings on the menu. Usually I wouldn't waste my time on such fare as I am a purist when it comes to eating the appendages of my fine feathered friends. So you must be thinking that these must be the best boneless wings ever or there wouldn't be anything to write about. You would be wrong again. Stop trying to guess as i am going to tell you. On Saturdays, Bumpy's boneless wings are only $4. You get a pile of them. They are just OK. Covered in Frank's, which isn't a bad thing, and dipped in ranch they are a tasty treat.

I would/will definitely go back to Bumpy's, probably not for the boneless chicken chunks covered in hot sauce. But the beer is cold. The service was fast. The quesadilla we had was good and the pizza looked amazing. All in all a decent dive for devouring delectables.

Hi, its Jen! Its great to be back. We are so unbelievably excited to attend the National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival in Buffalo, NY this year. If I had known about it sooner, we would have been there on our honeymoon!

I had never been to Bumpy's. We decided we were up for an adventure so we headed out. Immediately when I got there I had to go to the bathroom. So while Jason ordered us drinks I ventured to the bathrooms. I was a bit confused trying to figure out if I was the "sit down" or "stand up" bathroom, but once I figured it out I was relieved... literally. However, while I was in the bathroom I noticed on the wall that there were $4.00 boneless buffalo wings! Although I prefer chicken wings with bones, I thought we could give them a try for $4.o0.

I was not impressed. There were a lot of them, and if I had drank more beer prior to eating them, then they might have been good. They tasted to me like they were from the frozen section of the local grocery store, and then topped off with franks red hot sauce...and not a lot of it. The "wings" did come with paper towels though, which is a big plus for us!

I will go back to Bumpy's, just not for their "wings".

The Real Couging It

(Guest Blogger - Josh Young)

A shout out to Jen & Jason for letting me guest blog. I'm the last person I expected to write about wings.


I don't do wings. Like horse racing & Bud Light, its one of my many "dislikes." However, tonight was different. Twitter friend Lily Jang of KCPQ Fox 13 and Lisa Gangel of KING 5 (and hot) fame were hosting a University of Washington "Pup" rally at the Wing Dome on Greenwood, just two miles from my house. They were mc'ing: asking college basketball trivia, looking hot & having a regular good time.


A chance for a "tweet-up" and an opportunity to take Buster to a restaurant? I couldn't pass this up. I grabbed Caity, my wife, leashed the dog & we are off.


70 degrees & sunny on otherwise ordinary Wednesday, we strolled into Wing Dome. I've been here many times, usually with WSU Rugby buddies. Rarely do I eat wings. Why? Because, fuck you. That's why.


Anyway, I looked over the menu & joked with my wife, Caity, that it was too bad the Irwin's were here to write about it. I like their blog more than wings themselves. I scoped out the multiple flavors & amount offered. 50, 60 wings? C'mon. 1-7 alarm? Ugh. This isn't Man vs. Food.



A few flavors stood out - Garlic, BBQ, Spicy Chipolte and Caribbean Jerk. I played it safe & chose BBQ. Also, for only $.59 per 10 wings, I could have them wet. Now, normally I wouldn't have paid this any mind, but I remember seeing something about the Irwin's preferring wet wings & since I like other things wet - burritos & women, I went wet.


With wings, we ordered waffle fries & a "Mannys" to drink.

As I mentioned, we were there for the Husky "pup" rally & being a Coug, I was looking for anyway to crash the party. I got word of a 7 Alarm challenge going on and put in a request with the Wing Dome corporates on hand, that I wanted in. Finally, Lisa Gangel came up to me with the microphone, asked my name & why I wanted to do the 7 Alarm challenge. I responded, "Josh" and "For all the Cougs in the house!" Silence. Fucking Huskies, no sense of humor.


After a couple minutes, they shoved a 7 Alarm wing in my face. Soaked, in what appeared to be "shit," on a bed of lettuce, I gave it a look over and thought about what Adam from Man vs. Food would do. I opted for - putting the entire wing in mouth & sucking it clean like a Hong Kong hooker sucking a cock. In one swoop, all the sauce, skin and meat came off. After only two or three chews, I swallowed it down. Game over. Winner: Me.


What was my prize? An ice cream sandwich (oh so needed) and $15 Wing Dome gift card. A moment passed, then the hiccups came. More like fucksuckups, because they fucking sucked. Heat on my tongue and pain in my tummy had me second guessing my bravado, but only for a second.


After a few more minutes of feeling like a pussy, I went back outside to the deck, where Caity, Buster and my BBQ wings were waiting.


Finally, the wings I'd been waiting for. Wing Dome advertised "wet" and "wet" my wings were. Soaked is more like it. And delicious. Yes, I said it. Much tastier than expected. The ideal blend of salt, sweet, heat and sauce. The skin was chewy yet tender and meat was succulent. The slow burn of the 7 Alarm was still simmering in my mouth, when a Wing Dome corporatist, brought me a Mountain Dew, on the house (very impressed by the hospitable folks at Wing Dome).


Just before we left, the Wing Dome folks came up & gave us another gift card for being good patrons. I'll give Buster credit for that one, because he's one cute motherfucker.


Overall, it was the best experience I've had with wings. I'd like to go back & eat more, at least at Wing Dome on Greenwood. Flavor, texture, amount of sauce & everything else was top notch. I spent a sunny afternoon with the wife, won a couple gift cards, handled the 7 Alarm challenge, hopefully pissed off some Huskies and ate some damn good wings.

Baeball, Basketball, Beer, Bachelorette Party, and Wings

Funugyz Sports Bar
8378 West Thunderbird Suite B101
Peoria, AZ 85381

(Jen's Experience)
Today was an amazing day! I seriously had such a great time. It started at the Mariners vs. Diamondbacks game at the Peoria Sports Complex. What a great place! So here is the story about how we ended up at Funugyz Sports Bar...
The Peoria Sports Complex was packed! In fact they actually record breaking attendance today, more that 14,000 people. It is such a great place! One little problem...because there were so many people the beer service was sooooo slow! I only was able to order 2 beers the entire time, this was not because I only wanted two beers but because the lines were ridiculously LONG! So on our trip to waiting in line for beer I met this man who was advertising for his sports bar. We got to talking and he said we should come down to his bar after the game and that they would be playing the University of Washington Huskies basketball game. We mentioned that we were on a bachelorette party and he said he would buy us all a beer, so we decided to go.
After the baseball game we headed to the bar, and it was your typical sports bar. I ordered a chicken Caesar salad and 10 chicken wings. One thing I did like about the chicken wings is that you could order them individual (a minimum of 10) but they were .75 cense each. Pretty good I thought. They claim to have the most meat on their bones and best chicken wings in the state, and although they were very very good, I am not sure about their claim. One thing I did like is that they had a lot of different sauce choices. I had one mustard flavor, buffalo flavor, and a peanut sauce favor. I LOVED them all. Probably some of my favorite wings!

(Lacie's Experience)
After having a blast but only having two beers at the baseball game, we were all in need of some serious consumption: both booze and food. By far, this place exceeded my expectations. It's your typical looking sports bar and what I expected was shitty fried bar food. Thank God I was surprised. I ordered the Greek salad and it was exceptional. Being a Greek, I have pretty high standards when it comes to my Greek food. Like I said, my expectations for the food were that it would be very sub-par. Jen ordered the wings without sauce on them, which I have to say is not my preference, but I do understand the reasoning. It's Jen reasoning, so I don't recommend it to others. The sauces were incredible. They don't even have Franks Red Hot, which is pretty amazing in my opinion. But their sauces were actually far superior. The buffalo flavor was incredible. The perfect blend of spice and savory. I love spicy food, but not when it is too overwhelming of the other flavors. This sauce was perfect harmony. That being said, the prices were reasonable, the drinks were delish (it's hard to fuck up a vodka soda) and the company was superb. Check it out for sure...I gotta bounce now...the hot tub awaits.

Ladies Night...Oh What A Night!

Sand bar Mexican Grill
10050 North Scottsdale Road
Paradise Valley, AZ 85253-1498

(Jen's experience)
So here I am, Scottsdale Arizona on my bachelorette party with some of my best friends. I am having such an amazing time, and you better believe I have been having some chicken wings. These wings I had on Thursday, the first day I got here and they were yummy! However, I must give you the story leading up to the chicken wings before I start telling about them. Haley and Raimey picked me up from the airport around 6:00 pm (with a beer ready for me) and we went back to their condo which is absolutely amazing! After we got settled in and met up with my friend Lisa we decided to go out and get something to eat. My only request was "nothing Mexican", well....that didnt happen. We drove around and found lots of restaurants but nothing really sounded great. We finally found California Pizza Kitchen and thought about eating there. We parked but right across the parking lot was this bar that looked awesome. It had a mini pool, that people could actually wade in, it was an open air bar, and it had sand on the ground. It was pretty cool, and since we dont have one back at home I decided we should go check it out. Turns out its Mexican food, but oh well.
So we sat down to order some food and drinks, by this time it is 10:00pm, and I am starving! I did not order the wings because I needed something a little more substantial, but Raimey did and I had a few. They were good, and hot which I liked. Raimey didnt like that too much because she thought they were too hot but I thought they were perfect. They also came with carrots and celery, which gets a big plus in my book. They didnt have much meat on them, but the flavor was great. I really enjoyed the. The best part was that it was ladies night and all of our drinks and appetizers were half off! So these wings were 5.oo! It was a sweet deal! I think Raimey would have enjoyed the wings a little more if our server didnt let us run out of drinks every 5 minutes! But speaking of drinks, I had an amazing martini. It was a lemon pepper martini, with actual crushed pepper....SOOOOO GOOD! I want to recreate it, but then again I love pepper!
So would I recommend this place for their wings, sure. would I recommend this place for the huge bar and awesome environment? Absolutely!

Zesty? I Think Not!

Bouds Pinehurst Pub

11753 15th Avenue Northeast

Seattle, WA 98125-5025

(Jen's Experience)

Bouds Pinehurst Bar in Northgate is awesome! One of my favorite bars to visit when we go to see Jasons mom. There is always some good people watching to be had, and the Mac and Cheese is off the charts! A few months ago when Jason I and visited the Pinehurst bar for the first time, we had a blast. We even invented an awesome drinking game that we have to play anytime we go there. Previously, when we visited Pinehurst there was this awesome bartender. She was cute, fun, and loved our drinking game. This time when we went we had a lady named Jyl, we had to go up to the bar to order, and she hardly paid any attention to us. But we will still be back.

On to the wings... As you might know by now, I am a big fan of saucy wings. These wings are dry... They have alright flavor if you like dry wings, its a little peppery. If you ask me I think their menu is a bit misleading. It says their wings are "zesty" to me that means some sort of sauce. I dont think they were even spicy, or "zesty". However, if you like dry wings, and dont like spice, then you might like these. Also, take a look at the picture, the wings do come with celery and carrots, but check out the size of the carrots! Its like they got tired of cutting the carrot in quarters and just decided to give us a half of carrot with the wings.

In conclusion I would highly recommend this bar to anyone! Great people watching, great day time drinking, awesome bartender (day time), and the BEST MAC AND CHEESE!

(Jason's Experience)

I too am a big fan of this bar. Big glass pitchers of Bud Light for 8 dollars. That works for me. Bouds is great because there are no frills or gimmicks. Two pool tables, a juke box, lots of big tvs, and an old cigarette machine. This was our third trip to this watering hole and we finally decided to try the wings. I prefer wings with sauce but I do like dry wings. Bouds wings aren't zesty as the menu states, but they are yummy. It's just small drumettes and wings battered and fried. Simple but good. If you are reading this entry to our blog perhaps you have read others and have seen how much I like carrots to be served with wings. Well, I learned to be careful what I wish for. The carrot they served with these wings reminded me of what I used to feed my grandmother's horses back in the day. It was not a dip-able carrot and I wasn't about to quarter it myself so to that I say Boooooo! I probably won't order these wings again but I will return to this bar for the great atmosphere and the unbelievable mac & cheese. It's got bacon in it! Jen mentioned our game that we play there. I will break down the rules so that you can play at home or at your local hangout.

Everyone needs a coaster that their beer is not sitting on. One person goes at a time. You place your coaster with the edge hanging over the side of the table. Then, you flip the coaster by raising you hand quickly and hitting the overhanging edge, thus knocking the coaster into the air. You must then catch the coaster in mid-air. Every failed attempt to do so counts as a drink for you. You continue flipping the coaster until it is caught. Once you catch it you then take your drinks that were accrued in your failed attempts. While you are drinking the person to your left starts their turn. If they catch their coaster on the first try and you are still drinking you must then drink double. I was about to type that there is no winner at the end of the game but that would be false. It is more appropriate to say that there are no losers and the game ends when you either run out of beer or are sufficiently primed. If you ever need a lesson on how to play Jen and I will gladly join you at Boud's or any other beer serving establishment.

There you have it.

Pretty Classy For A Strip Mall

Zato Grill

20609 State Route 410 East

Bonney Lake, WA

(Jason's Experience)

If you haven't been to Bonney Lake in a while you may be a surprised to see all the restaurants and bars that have sprouted up. Zatos Bar and Grill is the location where Jen and I decided to start a chicken wing blog. When I walked into Zatos I immediately got the feeling that this place is too cool for school. It's dark and there are strange murals on the wall. Also there is a room that looks like it could be a VIP room? I immediately looked back from the outside from whence I came to make sure that I remembered correctly walking through a door located in a strip mall next to a smoke shop and what used to be a Godfathers. I made a joke that Zatos is probably the fancy restaurant that the kids from Buckley take their prom dates to.

On to the wings. We ordered the Chipotle wings. They were surprisingly delicious. I have been a big time nay sayer on anything Chipotle. I have never had anything, until these wings, that I liked that was labeled with Chipotle. I once moved out of an apartment because the put a Chipotle near my complex. These Chipotle Chicken Wings are really good. I have had them twice and they have been equally scrumptious each time. I was a little disturbed to see that these wings were not served with carrots and celery. Oh the celery was there, puke, but instead of delicious quartered carrots there were some strange white spears. I was puzzled to say the least, so I asked our server, "Pray tell, fair wench, what is this mysterious vegetable that has been served with my tiny fried chicken limbs? Now don't tarry, fetch me a flagon of mead so that I may slake my thirst!" Or something like that. Anyhow, she informed me that is was jicama spears. I was a little apprehensive to eat jicama. It wasn't too bad, it was like eating a giant peace of water-chestnut.

I will definitely be back to Zato's specifically for these wings. Also the waitress said that they are starting a new happy hour soon with specials from $2.00 to $5.00. So if you happen to be venturing up 410 and have a hankering for some delicious wings and an atmosphere that is diametrically opposed to what you would expect to be in a strip mall in Bonney Lake then hit up Zatos.

(Jen's Experience)

The atmosphere is a little weird, it appears that they are trying to make it look "upper class", but that doesnt last long. As soon as you see the 2 drunk trashy girls hitting on the bar tender, its easy to remember you are in Bonney Lake.

There are 2 different kinds of wings, the chipotle, and some other kind of wings that are not supposed to be spicy, so we didnt even try them. I, like Jason, am not a huge fan of chipotle, but I will give anything a shot. They are about 9 dollars, and I think if you go during happy hour they are half price, but since we didnt go during happy hour, I could be wrong. The wings have a good amount of sauce on them, and have pretty good flavor. I dont think these wings make it in my top 7, but they are good. I do like that it comes with celery and jicama, however, when I think of jicama I think of this horrible job that I used to have and it brings back bad memories, but I guess that is something I will have to get over. The ranch is weird. I am sort of indifferent about it. Its a bit chunky with some green onions and some other spices...decent, but not great. I will definitely eat the wings here again, but if I am craving some amazing wings, I am not sure this would be the first place to pop into my head.

Hooterific

Hooters
6812 Tacoma Mall BoulevardTacoma
WA 98409-9088



(Jen's experience)
Oh Hooters...I love you!

Let me first start off by saying we almost didn't make it to Hooters because Jason said he likes Wingers better. I know what you are thinking, but yes, he is straight. It was my brilliant idea to go to both, so that's exactly what we did.


When we arrived at Hooters we were kindly greeted by our server named "Ashely" she was pretty and very nice. We learned a lot about her (it was slow in her section), and found out we knew some mutual people.


We finally decided on ordering a pitcher of bud light ($8.00 for happy hour, $12.50 for not happy hour) and 20 wings. We got 10 hot, and 10 spicy garlic. Both very good! We ordered the wings with extra sauce cause we LOVE lots of sauce. The spicy ones came out with plenty of sauce but the spicy garlic, not so much. We had to order additional sauce for those. Once we got the extra sauce, the wings were probably the best I had all day. They would probably rate in my top 6 for sure.


Unfortunately we do not have pictures of the wings. We took pictures of the waitress, and myself, but no wings. As you can imagine we got a bit distracted. Oops.

(Jason's Experience)
By the time we got to Hooters I was sufficiently primed. I dig Hooters because you know what you are going to get. Decent wings, decent looking waitresses that are required to be very friendly, lots of televisions with sports on them and cold pitchers of beer. I know that technically it's a family restaurant, I just couldn't get over how many parents bring in their small children to Hooters. I can't define why I thought this was not a great idea but I remember being shocked at how many children were there.

The wings were good. I do like that at Hooters they serve the whole wing. I love eating the little crunchy tips along with the meaty parts. The Spicy Garlic sauce was not only yummy on the wings but makes a great french fry dipping sauce.

One of my favorite things to do is to make my single friends uncomfortable by attempting to set them up with a waitress or bartender. This day was no exception. I was doing my best to try and get the waitress to tell us where the Hooters Girls go after their shift to unwind. She, of course, was not having it but was very kind anyway.

Going forward I am sure we will visit other Hooters Restaurants. I promise we will try a larger variety of what they have to offer.

Love, Peace and Chicken Grease!

Oops...

Wingers

5221 Tacoma Mall Boulevard
Tacoma, WA 98409

(Jen's experience)

Today we were off to finally answer the age old question "which has better chicken wings, wingers or hooters?" The answer is still out for debate and actually might have a different answer if we had ordered the correct chicken wings at wingers. Heres how it all went down...

We went to wingers this afternoon and remembered that they have happy hour every day! This made our decision on what to order very easy. Wingers has an amazing happy hour. We all ordered a bud light with the intent to have one and some chicken wings. We placed our order with our lovely server Chris. We said we would like the " classic spicy chicken wings" This was a "classic" mistake. What we meant to order was the "original spicy chicken wings" rookie mistake I guess. When the chicken wings arrived they were so FREAKING hot (spicy) they I could only finish 2 out of the 4 chicken wings! On a side note, I love spicy food. Nothing is ever too spicy for me, so i was surprised when I couldnt even finish them all. Please take a look at what Marc looked like after finishing all four.

They were so HOT, Marc ate his wet nap....Thats right, he ate his wet nap to cool his mouth down. I cannot say I have ever seen anyone do this before! Some of us (Jason and I) ordered another beer, and Marc ate a wet nap. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. We decided we couldnt come all that way to not have the chicken wings we came for, and being as how the happy hour is amazing, we figured we would order another order of the correct wings. They came and were faboulous as usual. AMAZING!!

The only down side to these wings (as you can see in the picture at the top of the page), they did not come with any celery or carrots! What the heck?

Two things are for sure. The chicken wings are wonderful, and the happy hour is awesome! You get 4 large chicken wings for $4.00, and microws for $2.00. They have some other stuff on the menu but I cannot imagine going there and eating anything else. If you havent been there you must check it out. Look out for Chris and say hello from the chicken wing bloggers!

(Jason's Experience)

I love Wingers. I first fell in love with Wingers' wings about 8 years ago in a little town called Moscow, ID. I was with my fellow WSU throwers, we each ate 3 lbs of wings.

Do not hesitate to stop in at the Wingers in Tacoma. Free popcorn, reasonable drink prices and the Original wings are THE BOMB. If you want a buffalo wing get the Classic at Wingers, but try the Original., It's sweet and a little spicy. A sweet glaze suggests that the wing wouldn't work dipping in blue cheese or ranch dip, but Wingers' Original wings do work with either of traditional wing dressings.

Sports Page 2-20-2010

Sports Page

2802 Auburn Way North

Auburn, WA 98002

Bienvenidos!

I welcome everyone to Jen and Jason's wing experience blog. We decided that we have so much fun going out and eating chicken wings that we needed to document and share with the world.

I promised Kathy at the SportsPage in Auburn, WA that we would review her chicken wings/bar first.

(Jason's Experience)

Let me first say that I love this bar. I love this bar and not because it's close to my house, or close to my work, or cause I sometimes get free drinks when I play my cards right. The Sports Page was all those things to me before Kathy and Joe took ownership. Now it's a bar that is close to my home and work and has occasional drinks gratis, with a great atmosphere.

I had always heard that the wings here were not good so I never purchased them. This is no big deal as "The Page" has a plethora of deep fried snacks that are very tasty. Recently, however, I did purchase their wings not expecting much. To my surprise the Buffalo wings are above average. I would say that they are the second best wings that you can purchase in the city of Au burn. (There is a certain bbq restaurant with pianos that has amazing wings. Perhaps we will review them one day in the future but not soon)

To the good stuff. The wings here are good not great, better than most. I would call them above average Buffalo Wings. We always order with extra sauce. They are definitely worth the price and you get carrots and celery with them which I like.

Come to the Sports Page if you want to see a very accurate cross section of Auburn's drinking population. These people are professional drinkers, and are not to be trifled with.

Food, drinks, and "experts" on all of society's issues are abundant.

I would also like to to note that this initial blog was written under duress as my retarded roommate sang the white blues to me incorporating ideas from my fiance's Cosmopolitan Magazine. Not an ideal writing environment...but I can't complain.

(Jen's experience)

I too love chicken wings. They might be my favorite food, which is why there will be plenty of them at our wedding. I love my chicken wings like I love my men...yummy! Okay that probably made no sense, but you will get used to my sense of humor.

I went to the sports page on this particular day with the intent to eat chicken wings. We were meeting some friends to watch UFC, which I hate, but decided I would be in good company with great friends and the adventure of trying some new chicken wings which is always fun for me. I have been to the sports page probably 6,000 times and like Jason had never tied the wings. They were surprisingly good. My favorite part of the chicken wings were that they came with carrots. I don't really care about this, but I get tired of listening to Jason bitch that no one serves carrots with their chicken wings anymore. So thank you sports page for being the only ones that serve carrots and celery!

The rest of the night went well. While the 300 people in the bar watched UFC I was watching the UW basketball. I don't remember who they were playing or what the score was, I only remember that UW kicked some butt, and there was a guy on the UW team wearing a t-shirt under his basketball jersey that I didn't like. The next thing I knew the night was over and I was full.

I would also like to add that Joe and Kathy have done a great job turning the bar completely around. It is really a great place to hang out now, and their awesome customer service does not go unnoticed.

(Special Guest....Marc)
Generally speaking, going to the page is a matter of simple convenience. It's the least common denominator of the Auburn bar scene. Plus it's right by my friend Joe's house and he's a pain to try and brace while he stumbles home but we all agree that it's easy enough to roll him back and forth now that he has taken on a curiously perfectly spherical shape. I would be remiss if I did not mention the speedy and freindly service of the staff at the page. Most bars in Auburn leave much to be desired here, but not the page. Even on a very busy night where they were offering a free viewing of the human dogfighting, the service was still outstanding. I can't say that I would ever go to the page if I were specifically craving hot wings, but they do not disappoint. I do however patronize the page when I crave Irish Nachos and Hog wings which are the best items on the menu.