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Wing Time at The Irish Times

January 24th, 2012 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

The look of good times.

Pop quiz:  What are the only five-letter sovereign nations that contain two Is?  If you and five of your best trivia-playing friends can’t come up with India and Haiti, you probably don’t want to be at The Irish Times in Palms on Tuesday nights.  You see, every Tuesday is Trivia Night and begins sometime between 9 and 9:30, but were it simply a bar with trivia it would not be worthy of meat-blogging.  Fortunately that is not the case, because every Tuesday also means $5 buffalo wings.  And while they have a full kitchen and a decent bar food selection, there is really no other option in my mind. Continue Reading»

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Rocco’s Modern Tavern

October 10th, 2011 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Nope, this is not a wallaby.

Not too long ago, a new bar/grill opened in Culver City called Rocco’s Tavern.  If you are at all from my generation, the name Rocco evokes memories of one of the greatest Nicktoons ever: Rocko’s Modern Life.  Okay, the name is spelled differently, which may explain why neither wallabies nor turtles were on the menu.  Instead, the menu was chock-full of some typical bar food.  With the Tigers game on the TVs surrounding the bar, I sat down, ordered a happy hour beer (2 for 1 from 3-7 everyday) and decided what to order. Continue Reading»

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Creative Naming at Hoagies and Wings

August 30th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

I like my wings glistening.

As a man spoiled by Buffalo Wild Wings, it is often difficult to try out new wing places.  But going to a place where 50% of the name is Wings and the other 50% is Hoagies seems like a recipe for success.  So even if Hoagies and Wings isn’t the most creatively named restaurant, it certainly makes clear what you will be offered.  To be fair, they do offer some burgers and sides, but other than that, the menu is pretty much limited to the name. Continue Reading»

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Winging Out at Hooters

August 4th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

You can almost hear them hooting.

It’s hard to believe that in the year-plus of writing for my meat blog, I have managed to not step foot in Hooters.  Yet, somehow, I have avoided that magical land of orange booty shorts and ummm owls.  But fear not, because after a little birthday reminder attached to a free entree coupon, I went back to visit my old friend.  I took with me one of my only friends who actually appreciates Hooters for what it has to offer.

When we walked into the Santa Monica location, we were greeted by friendly faces.  Now to be honest, I didn’t actually find the women working there that impressive.  They were definitely friendly and cute, but there are just so many beautiful women in LA that these just didn’t impress too much.  This only helped me concentrate on the food to make sure my review was unbiased. Continue Reading»

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An Hour of Happiness at Q’s

June 8th, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

What sort of bed have these wings been laid upon?

Finding a happy hour around town on a Sunday afternoon isn’t the easiest thing to do.  You would think bars would be itching to get customers to come in for a post-Mass drink, but we had a to call a good four or five bars to find ourselves a nice happy hour with a combination of food and drinks.  The bar we finally landed on was Q’s Billiard Club in West LA.  Their happy hour involved $10 pitchers (of any beer) and half-off appetizers.  It all sounded perfect for a fun little hockey-watching Sunday. Continue Reading»

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A Pretty Happy Hour at Capitol City

January 22nd, 2010 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit

Oh you know...just wingin' it.

Some bars are known for their food, some bars don’t have any food (losers) and some bars happen to have food, but aren’t exactly known for it.  Capitol City, a semi-new sports bar in Hollywood is one of the latter.  Nonetheless, there was a football game to be watched and it happened to fall during happy hour, so Capitol City became my dinner and drinks destination for the night.

First off, their happy hour is pretty badass by the looks.  It includes some pretty decent beers, including Blue Moon for four bucks, which is as good as you’re gonna get in Hollywood.  Drinks aside, they have some great-looking $5 appetizers, so after downing a couple Blue Moons, I decided to order their wings. Continue Reading»

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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»

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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»

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Happy Hour Appetizers at Urban Bar & Grill

November 3rd, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Who wouldn't want stabbed pineapple?

Who wouldn't want stabbed pineapple?

On a short trip down to San Diego to visit a friend, I only ended up having time for one meal, so I wanted to make it good.  I was told the Gas Lamp area was a great part of town to find some grub, so we took a stroll through that part of downtown to see what we could find.

After checking out a couple menus prominently displayed outside of restaurants, we chose Urban Bar & Grill, mostly because they had a pretty great happy hour going on.  Aside from some pretty swanky drink specials, all appetizers  were half-priced.  We took our seats at the lovely outdoor patio and opened our menus.  Even though the main courses looked good, I knew I had to stick to the awesomely priced appetizers. Continue Reading»

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Making My Way in the World at the Cheers Bar

September 30th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Where nobody knew my name...

Where nobody knew my name...

One of the most important places for my seemingly elderly girlfriend to visit while we were in Boston was the Cheers Bar, which is exactly what it sounds like; the bar that the TV show Cheers was based on.  Never mind the fact that she wasn’t yet born when the show began, it has remained one of her favorite shows.

Upon entering, the bar looks exactly like it did in the show, except it wasn’t filled the characters we know and love.  The menu wasn’t exactly groundbreaking, although I didn’t expect it to be.  Continue Reading»

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Beer Me Some Breckenridge Agave Wheat

The taste of skiing?

Colorado is definitely a beer state, and not just because Coors comes from the Rocky Mountain State.  No, it is also home to New Belgium (of Fat Tire fame) and seemingly countless other micro and craft breweries.  While in Breckenridge for a ski weekend, I decided I had to at least try one of these, and because it turned out to be the only one available at dinner, my choice happened to come from the creatively named Breckenridge Brewery.  The brewery, by the way, is actually no longer in Breckenridge, having expanded and moved to Denver in 1992.

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