‘Buffalo Wild Wings’


Big Wangs, Not Big Wings

April 22nd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

No wings here.

To expand my ever-growing knowledge of what kind of food the valley has to offer, I set off for Big Wangs one night after work.  For a long time I thought that the place was actually called Big Wings, since everyone seemed to talk about their wings.  Then when I was corrected, I assumed the place was called Big Wang’s, presumably under the assumption that it was owned by a large or tall Chinese man named Wang.  Again, I was wrong and learned that it was actually called Big Wangs. No possession here, just plural, so I was a bit apprehensive before entering what I now expected to be a large sausage fest.  Well, luckily it wasn’t one of those.  Instead it was a semi-divey bar and restaurant that still managed to specialize in wings, which I’m sure continues to promote the general misunderstanding of the name of the place. Continue Reading»


Battle of the Sauces: Black Swan vs. Buffalo Wild Wings

December 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Enemies!

Fight!

If history winds up the way I fully expect it to, the city of Buffalo, New York will only be remembered for one thing:  Buffalo Wings.  This isn’t exactly a bad thing for a city which would love to forget about the four consecutive Super Bowl losses, the freezing winters and the fact that they aren’t quite at Niagara Falls.  And since, Buffalo Wings are one of the greatest culinary creations in history, it’s not exactly a bad thing to be remembered by.

In honor of Buffalo Wings, the Black Swan sauce company sent me out a free jar of their Wing Commander sauce to test out on some wings.  Just as in any good experiment, I wanted to have a “control,” so I chose my all-time favorite buffalo sauce, Wild, from Buffalo Wild Wings. Continue Reading»


Growing My Wing Palette at Wingstop

November 16th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
A little bone, a little no bone.

A little bone, a little no bone.

Not too many places in the world are endorsed by a star as big as Troy Aikman, well at least not too many buffalo wings places.  Wingstop, however, has Aikman, which is why the last time I was hungry for wings, I decided to listen to the Hall of Famer and check it out.

The closest Wingstop to me is in Lawndale, so I took the drive to the little strip mall and was tempted to just hop into Chuck E. Cheese and abandon the wings.  Luckily, my friend put me back on the right path.

The interior was done up in a sort aviation-esque theme, which I think alluded to the fact that wings are both on chickens and airplanes.  I saw that they had a pretty cool-looking combo, which included 10 wings (with or without bones), fries and a drink for under 10 bucks. Continue Reading»


Buffalo Wild Wings Reaches LA

October 29th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Apparently Burbank is worth a visit.

Apparently Burbank is worth a visit.

Well, sort of.  It’s in Burbank, which sure as hell beats the next closest one in Chino Hills.  Either way, it’s good to know that it’s now easier to drive to Buffalo Wild Wings than to fly back home to Detroit for my Bdubs.

I wasn’t able to make it to the grand opening, where the first 100 people in line got free wings for a year.  That would have been nice, but I also have a job I had to be at on that Monday morning.  Instead, I settled for a visit the next week.  This Buffalo Wild Wings is part of a sort of outdoor mall/downtown area in Burbank, with tons of people walking around and tons of shops for them to spend their hard-earned money.  The money I had would be going for some wings.  And beer. Continue Reading»


Going Wild at Buffalo Wild Wings

June 4th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Spicy Garlic on the left and Wild on the right.

Spicy Garlic on the left and Wild on the right.

A huge franchise that LA is completely lacking in is Buffalo Wild Wings, which I affectionately call Bdubs.  Sure, there is one all the way out in Chino Hills, but fighting traffic to get there makes it seem easier to fly back to Michigan to get my fill of Bdubs.

I got my recent fix from the restaurant in Novi, Michigan and although I didn’t eat them at the restaurant, I’ve always enjoyed the general ambience of the place, with sports all over the place, but not too loud that you can’t concentrate. Continue Reading»


Going Global at Plan Check

Fries of the world.

A couple of weeks ago, The Backyard Bite invited me to The Burger Culture Clash, sponsored by Stussy (which apparently still exists) and Plan Check. Plan Check, by the way, is a sort of new (since February) restaurant in West LA with Chef Ernesto Uchimura of Umami Burger fame. As my love of burgers, especially those of the umami variety, I jumped at the opportunity.

Although I arrived alone, I was not the only lone eater. Just next to where I was seated, I met e*star LA and we decided to share a meal called loneliness, because it’s better than eating alone. We made quick friends over our respective blogs and Midwestern roots, then got to work at dissecting the special menu, which Plan Check will be featuring for the next month if anything tickles your fancy.

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