BillsFanNC Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Food Wars Personally I think neither one has the best in WNY, but they are certainly the two most mentioned whenever another best wings thread comes up around here.
gmac17 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 we should dig up one of the 40 other threads on the topic instead of starting this one over. Will be interested to see how the show votes.
Buftex Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Jeez...not only are they covering the Anchor Bar/Duffs war (I vote Duffs, but La Nova, when they are done right, is still my favorite), but they are featuring another battle close to my heart (and clogged arteries) Kreuz and Smitty's BBQ in Lockhart, TX. Kreuz Market gets my vote....I am hungry...gotta hit Lockhart this weekend...
Rust Belt Nights Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 DUFFS easily Anchor Bar is a cool place to go if you haven't been to Buffalo before... but if they had Duffs wings... it would be so much better! Oh.. and that Ivano Toscani guy is an !@#$.
VABills Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 Duffs suck. Over Vinegary, non-crispy pieces of nasty chicken. La Nova is the best but Anchor bar has really made a come back and has good wings now.
mead107 Posted February 5, 2010 Posted February 5, 2010 I like microwave wings. How long do you do them?
Just Jack Posted February 6, 2010 Posted February 6, 2010 How long do you do them? The box says 3 minutes on each side, so 6 minutes total
nostyle126 Posted February 6, 2010 Posted February 6, 2010 Duffs are the best. La Nova's are great too, but their specialty is really their bbq wings. Anchorbar is a tourist attraction with okay wings, adequate sandwiches, and horrific pizza...but if we're talking wings only, Anchorbar's are okay but don't even deserve to be in the same conversation as Duff's.
nostyle126 Posted February 6, 2010 Posted February 6, 2010 The Bar Bill in East Aurora! I've heard good things.
PushthePile Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 IMO, you can get great wings at quite a few places around WNY. If you want something unique and outstanding, go to Country Sweet in Rochester.
The Dean Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Duffs suck. Over Vinegary, non-crispy pieces of nasty chicken. La Nova is the best but Anchor bar has really made a come back and has good wings now. I can say from a LOT of experience I have never had a non-crispy wing from Duffs. Of course, I order them Extra Crispy wherever I go. I like Duffs sauce and their fearlessness when it comes to Extra Hot (or whatever they call their stupid-hot wings these days). They aren't the best wings I have ever had, but they have always been far better than Anchor Bar, IMO. La Nova is average in everything they make, IMO. Average wings and slightly below average pizza. Some think they put too much sauce on the wings. I get that. But if you just want less sauce, order them that way. It isn't hard to order things the way you want them. If the place doesn't fulfill your special request, then you have a complaint. Some of my favorite wing places are no longer around. Tally Ho in Niagara Falls may have made my all-time favorite wings. They have been gone for years. Rudy's on Millersport Highway was a fantastic place for many years, too. RIP Rudy's. I think Mister Dee's on Beach Road in Cheektowaga makes some of the best wings and beef-on-wecks and fish frys in the world. Maybe not THE best, but damn close. And they are consistent. The rest of the food on the menu is very good, too.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 I can say from a LOT of experience I have never had a non-crispy wing from Duffs. Of course, I order them Extra Crispy wherever I go. I like Duffs sauce and their fearlessness when it comes to Extra Hot (or whatever they call their stupid-hot wings these days). They aren't the best wings I have ever had, but they have always been far better than Anchor Bar, IMO. La Nova is average in everything they make, IMO. Average wings and slightly below average pizza. Some think they put too much sauce on the wings. I get that. But if you just want less sauce, order them that way. It isn't hard to order things the way you want them. If the place doesn't fulfill your special request, then you have a complaint. Some of my favorite wing places are no longer around. Tally Ho in Niagara Falls may have made my all-time favorite wings. They have been gone for years. Rudy's on Millersport Highway was a fantastic place for many years, too. RIP Rudy's. I think Mister Dee's on Beach Road in Cheektowaga makes some of the best wings and beef-on-wecks and fish frys in the world. Maybe not THE best, but damn close. And they are consistent. The rest of the food on the menu is very good, too. I was told it was plain old Franks. And they do taste just like the wings I make at home with 50/50 Franks butter.
The Dean Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 I was told it was plain old Franks. And they do taste just like the wings I make at home with 50/50 Franks butter. Based on my experience, most places in Buffalo use "plain old Franks" usually with some margarine/butter in the mix. Of course, some put in a little of one or more of the following salt/vinegar/cayenne/garlic powder/tabasco/etc. But a good rule of thumb for making "authentic" Buffalo wings is Franks and some margarine or butter. It seems both Anchor and Duffs do something more dramatic than most of the wing places in WNY, though. That's just based on my taste, though. (Do you really use 50% butter? WOW that's a lot of butter. You must like really mild wings.)
thebug Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 I love they Anchor Bar suicide wings, but they are hit and miss. Consistency is a big problem for them and when they are busy the wings seem to sit around and show up at the table cold. I will say though, when they are on, they are awesome. I buy the big jug of suicide sauce when I am there and make them at home, at home they are always the same.
Jim in Anchorage Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Based on my experience, most places in Buffalo use "plain old Franks" usually with some margarine/butter in the mix. Of course, some put in a little of one or more of the following salt/vinegar/cayenne/garlic powder/tabasco/etc. But a good rule of thumb for making "authentic" Buffalo wings is Franks and some margarine or butter. It seems both Anchor and Duffs do something more dramatic than most of the wing places in WNY, though. That's just based on my taste, though. (Do you really use 50% butter? WOW that's a lot of butter. You must like really mild wings.) True, they are not that hot. The purpose of the butter is to thicken the sauce so it stays on the wing, rather than dripping into the plate. When I make something with a rough, absorbent coating [say shrimp dipped in egg and cracker crumbs and deep fried] I use 100% Franks.
gomper Posted February 7, 2010 Posted February 7, 2010 Agree on the observation that Duff's is far better on off hours. I had some the greatest wings ever made in the history of the planet from there 20 minutes before closing.
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