Buffalo Wild Wings Visit #1

Having the day off on a Saturday; that's something that happens to me very rarely. Well, a couple of months ago I actually had a Saturday off and decided to head to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch that day. I went with two "standard" sauces and one from their "Sauce Labs" line. And I was very satisfied with all three!

SWEET BBQ

Flavor Description From the Menu: Traditional BBQ sauce: Satisfyingly Sweet

Sweet BBQ is easily one of my favorite sauces at Buffalo Wild Wings. It has a great combination of BBQ spice and sweetness that leaves you craving more once it's gone.


SAUCE LABS: BOURBON STREET HONEY MUSTARD

I'm always interested in limited time flavors. What can I say? I'm a fan of novelty. So I decided to give this concoction from the Sauce Lab a try. I'm not usually big on honey mustard flavored foods, but this was combined with a bourbon sauce which I enjoy every so often when I order Chinese food. And what a combination it was! The honey, mustard and bourbon flavors all melded perfectly. I'd like to see this one come back as a permanent menu addition.


MILD

Flavor Description From the Menu: Classic wing sauce: High flavor, low heat

 I appreciate a good Mild sauce when it comes to wings. I believe they are usually a good barometer for the quality of the sauces available at a restaurant. And the Mild sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings is a damn good one. "High flavor, low heat" is a very good description. In fact, I think it may be the perfect amount of heat for a sauce of this nature. Easily one of my favorites anywhere!  

Two Visits To The OffCenter Grill

Recently my family and I have become acquainted with a restaurant called The OffCenter Grill. For those who may not be familiar, this is a casual dining restaurant located at the YorkTowne Hotel in Downtown York. And while a good portion of their menu is more on the upscale side, a couple of the times we went I saw that they were offering wings as an appetizer. So of course I had to give them a try.

BUFFALO

The first time I ordered the wings, I decided to go with traditional Buffalo style sauce. And unfortunately, I was pretty disappointed by them. They were nice sized wings and cooked very well. But they were lightly sauced and, as a result, not very flavorful. The sauce itself, what little of it I found, was actually very bland and didn't have a lot of heat to it like a good Buffalo wing sauce should. But of course I gladly finished them all off. You know me, I'm not one to pass up wings regardless of sauce quality.

BBQ

A week or so later, we found ourselves at The OffCenter Grill once again and I saw wings were once again being offered as an appetizer. I decided to give them another try and this time I went with the BBQ sauce. As you can see by the above picture, there was no shortage of sauce on these wings. And it's a great quality BBQ sauce, perfect combination of sweetness and spice. The next time I see them as an option, I think sticking with BBQ will be the best option.

I definitely recommend giving The OffCenter Grill a look for dinner. More information and the menu can be found at their website here.

Offical Relaunch! Arooga's Visit #1

Well, I'm finally back! So, this iteration of "Wings Of York" is going to be a little different from my first concept. You may recall that my initial plan was to see how many wings I could eat and how many different sauces I could try in the span of a year. Well, that obviously didn't pan out. So this go around I'm going to focus more on quality over quantity. Will I be eating a lot wings? Very likely. Will I try a variety of sauces? You better believe it. But I will do my best not to overdo it. I am trying to manage my weight and diabetes after all.

OK, enough boring preamble. Let's get down to business!

I figured the best way to relaunch the blog was to visit the same place that started this blog in the first place, Arooga's - my favorite local wing place! Monday nights they offer All You Can Eat Wings and I decided to take advantage of this special a couple of weeks ago. Here's what I had.


COAL CRACKER

Flavor Description From the Menu: Creamy hot sauce with cayenne pepper and spices

This has easily become my favorite sauce at Arooga's since I first tried it over a year ago. The flavor and amount of spice in this sauce are both fantastic! Not overpowering in any way at all. I would recommend it to anyone interesting in trying something new in terms of wing sauces.

CHOCOLATE CHIPOTLE BBQ

This sauce didn't have an official description in the menu since it was the sauce of the month for February. I tried it last year when they first offered it because I thought it was an interesting idea for a sauce. So, a year later, I decided to try it again when I saw it was on the menu. This was a very delicious sauce, perfect combination of sweet and spicy. I would love to see it be added to the menu permanently.

SRIRACHA

Flavor Description From the Menu: Spicy, tangy, sweet Thai sauce

Yeah, I'm sure most people have heard of Sriracha and are aware it's one of the most recent flavor trends. I've never really tried the sauce before so I figured this was as good a starting point as any. Honestly, it really didn't do much for me. The tang of the sauce was a little overwhelming to me, and that was what put me off most. I don't mind a tangy flavored sauce, but if it's too tangy it ruins it for me. A rare misfire on this sauce, I don't think I'll revisit it in the future.

That's all for this post signifying the return of Wings Of York. Thank you for coming back and I hope you'll continue to revisit the blog and read about the great wings that we have access to here in York!