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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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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»

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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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A Fast Bowl of Beef at Yoshinoya

December 4th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Onion-free as it should be.

Onion-free as it should be.

For a quick little dinner I made the executive decision that my girlfriend and I should go to Yoshinoya, a Japanese fast food place.  There is one painfully close to where she lives and I thought it was pretty sad that she had never been before.  Plus, I had only been to one in China and that was years ago.

We walked into the Yoshinoya and it was pretty empty.  This wasn’t a good sign, but we proceeded to the counter to figure out our order.  I decided to keep it simple and order a beef bowl.  This came with onions, but I asked for it without.  Thinking this wouldn’t be enough food, I also ordered the chicken wings.  My girlfriend ordered her own bowl of unspeakable vegetables and our bill came out to under $10. Continue Reading»

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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»

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Promoting Mispronunciation at Pho Show

October 27th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Wings are a good place to start.

Wings are a good place to start.

Having been to Vietnam, I found it very strange that when I moved to LA, everyone considered pho THE Vietnamese food.  I hadn’t even heard of pho before and certainly don’t remember encountering it anywhere in Vietnam.  Nonetheless, I decided it was about time I found myself some pho.  Just my luck, a new place had recently opened in my neighborhood, called Pho Show.  I found it strange that anyone would choose to name their pho shop this way, as all pho connoisseurs know that the word is pronounced “fuh” rather than “foe.”  Nonetheless, I went to Pho Show to see what it was all about. Continue Reading»

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Tastes of the Northwoods, Part III: The Green Mill

July 8th, 2009 Tweet Facebook Digg Stumble Reddit
Stupid stupid celery

Stupid stupid celery

The Green Mill (affectionately referred to as “The Mill”)  in Duluth is a place I have to visit every time I’m in the area.  It not only has good food and drinks, but it has a great happy hour as well.  What used to be 1/2 price appetizers and wings has now become 5 bucks.  This isn’t such a big deal, since the prices are still so low.

Through many visits, I finally discovered the best that The Mill has to offer, Dixie Wings.  These are wings with a buffalo-like sauce that stings the mouth, but always leaves me wanting more.  The Mill is also one of the few places where I opt for boneless wings versus the much manlier wings with bones.  For some reason, the Dixie Wing sauce just seems to work so much better with boneless wings. 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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Mmm marbly.

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