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!