The Buffalo Wing & It's Rise to the Ultimate Sports Food .

[pennstate10]

  On 3/21/2023 at 9:21 PM, Augie said:

 

 

Casa di Pizza in Bradenton is from WNY and always had solid food when I visited. 

 

The is a lot of good food in Florida, as is often the case in resort areas. People spend vacation dollars like Monopoly money. Little Sarasota has better restaurants than giant Atlanta, IMO. 

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Is that the Casa do Pizza that used to be on the corner of Hodge and Elmwood?

[WhoTom]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:04 AM, pennstate10 said:

I’ve never heard about  this Young guy until this thread. I’m not saying it’s wrong, but I’d like to see a bit more evidence than a history channel special before I believe it. 

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https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/dining/buffalo-wings-john-young.html

 

https://buffalobiketours.com/mumbo-wings/

 

https://buffalobiketours.com/bestwings/

 

https://buffalobiketours.com/how-a-buffalo-food-tour-came-to-be/

 

[Nextmanup]

What would TSW be without a chicken wing thread once a week?

 

I swear to God people who actually live in Buffalo aren't this obsessed with chicken wings.

 

 

[mrags]

  On 3/22/2023 at 2:38 PM, Nextmanup said:

What would TSW be without a chicken wing thread once a week?

 

I swear to God people who actually live in Buffalo aren't this obsessed with chicken wings.

 

 

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Nope. We just order them and eat them. It’s really not that big of a deal. It’s the people that don’t live here that make some big thing of it. 

[T master]

  On 3/22/2023 at 4:54 AM, pennstate10 said:

First time I’ve ever heard someone complain about wings being too big. 

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Well you say tomato i say tomaughto 😂 it's all in personal preference just like some like their steaks like shoe leather & some like it rare or medium .

 

I like my wings extra crispy too i got sick on some once that were under cooked because they were to big which was not fun ... 

[Augie]

  On 3/22/2023 at 2:38 PM, Nextmanup said:

What would TSW be without a chicken wing thread once a week?

 

I swear to God people who actually live in Buffalo aren't this obsessed with chicken wings.

 

 

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I don’t think it’s just Buffalo, or just wings. We tend to elevate the memories from our youth. Wings (and pizza) were a treat when I was a kid. It’s part of the fabric of my younger years. 

 

But this applies more broadly as well. I don’t know about you, but any time I go back to somewhere I used to live it’s mostly a tour of my favorite foods. There are restaurants and bars I will make a point of hitting every time I go back to where I used to live. Three meals a day is not adequate to hit all the places I want to visit on most trips. 

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:04 AM, pennstate10 said:

I’ve heard the frank and Theresa anchor bar story a billion times since. 
 

I’ve never heard about  this Young guy until this thread. I’m not saying it’s wrong, but I’d like to see a bit more evidence than a history channel special before I believe it. 

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Ironic that Mrs. Bellissimo's granddaughter went to grade school with me (Buffalo P.S. 80), it was her uncle carping there was nothing to eat that prompted Mrs. B to invent her well known version of the snack.

 

In the late 1970s, I worked across the street from Art's Hoagie Hut on Hertel Ave., and Art already maintained that John Young was well known on the east side for capitalizing on a part of the chicken that few others deemed worth using, aside from soups.

[Augie]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:12 AM, pennstate10 said:

Is that the Casa do Pizza that used to be on the corner of Hodge and Elmwood?

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I have no idea how many locations they had or where they were located. It was just a taste of home for me while living in Florida. They even carried Canadian beer. 

[teef]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:12 AM, pennstate10 said:

Is that the Casa do Pizza that used to be on the corner of Hodge and Elmwood?

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i would get take out from this place on the regular.  

[jethro_tull]

  On 3/21/2023 at 8:02 PM, Dopey said:

Wings, brisket, oxtail, ribs all used to be considered throw away. Being poor, I grew up on that stuff. It's amazing how expensive they have become.

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It's an annual tradition for us to make wings for my family on super bowl sunday.  

this year's batch cost basically a buck a wing, from the supermarket!  $60.00 for uncooked wings for a family of 4 not including oil, sauce or accessories! 

[WhoTom]

  On 3/22/2023 at 2:38 PM, Nextmanup said:

What would TSW be without a chicken wing thread once a week?

 

I swear to God people who actually live in Buffalo aren't this obsessed with chicken wings.

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  On 3/22/2023 at 3:48 PM, Augie said:

I don’t think it’s just Buffalo, or just wings. We tend to elevate the memories from our youth. Wings (and pizza) were a treat when I was a kid. It’s part of the fabric of my younger years.

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Ditto. People who still live in WNY have a ton of options for good wings. Those of us who moved away still think of them as a treat - hence, the obsession.

[I'm Spartacus]

  On 3/22/2023 at 3:53 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

 

In the late 1970s, I worked across the street from Art's Hoagie Hut on Hertel Ave.

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Ahhh, Arts Hoagie Hut! Went there all the time for steak Hoagie with peppers, after a night at Gables.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:35 PM, I'm Spartacus said:

Ahhh, Arts Hoagie Hut! Went there all the time for steak Hoagie with peppers, after a night at Gables.

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California Coolers, $.50, Wednesday nights.  One of the original Mighty Taco locations was the same side as Gabels, a bit further west.

Art went to North Buffalo, after years of running Artones in South Buffalo with his brother Tony. Artones still exists, with many menu staples that Art also featured.  Art passed away in the 1980s.

[T&C]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:12 AM, pennstate10 said:

Is that the Casa do Pizza that used to be on the corner of Hodge and Elmwood?

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Yep, same family has the ones in Bradenton and they will have the Bills games on. It's good for sure but what Florida lacks in is good independently owned Italian restaurants. Seafood is not all it's cracked up to be... I hate to say this but the seafood is better in Boston. 

  On 3/22/2023 at 6:30 PM, Draconator said:

It's really not football related. This is a football forum, first and foremost, the last time I checked. But if SDS wants to turn it into a food critic forum, I'm down. 

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A lot of us eat wings watching Bills/Sabres games so imo it does blend in well. Did you happen to catch the episode on the History channel?

[T&C]

  On 3/22/2023 at 6:40 PM, Draconator said:

I did not, to be honest. 

 

My point is that football-related threads have been moved to Off The Wall. This remaining in TSW just speaks to a lack of moderation consistency. I am not getting on your case for starting the thread. 

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You should try to find it if you can, they show the old Rockpile, War Memorial Stadium in it too. 

[GreggTX]

They even sell them here in Manila, but some horrible people call them New York Style and their restaurant walls are replete with pictures of NYC landmarks. Back in the suburbs of Dallas, they opened a new Duffs a few years back, so I go there once in a while.

 

 

[Buffalo716]

 I literally eat too many chicken wings 

 

I still love a good hot wing but I’ve been making my own sauces for years so I usually do some crazy stuff now 

 

like a hot honey Cajun wing 

 

or a hot pit honey bbq

 

or a honey Cajun old bay bbq

[HerdMenatlity1]

  On 3/22/2023 at 4:54 AM, pennstate10 said:

First time I’ve ever heard someone complain about wings being too big. 

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I had an issue once with the wings being bigger than usual. The cook didn’t compensate for more cooking time. They put them back in the fryer a little longer and they came out really good. Living in Florida, I can say there is such a thing as an oyster that’s too big. 

[Wacka]

  On 3/22/2023 at 5:48 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

California Coolers, $.50, Wednesday nights.  One of the original Mighty Taco locations was the same side as Gabels, a bit further west.

 

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THE original location. Right down the street from the synagogue.  No sot down.  In the summer, take your tacos and sit on the steps at night to eat.Was down Hertel last year. The synagogue is now restaurant I believe. Mighty Taco is 50 this year.

[Charles Romes]

  On 3/22/2023 at 3:53 PM, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Ironic that Mrs. Bellissimo's granddaughter went to grade school with me (Buffalo P.S. 80), it was her uncle carping there was nothing to eat that prompted Mrs. B to invent her well known version of the snack.

 

In the late 1970s, I worked across the street from Art's Hoagie Hut on Hertel Ave., and Art already maintained that John Young was well known on the east side for capitalizing on a part of the chicken that few others deemed worth using, aside from soups.

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I want to give John Young all the credit for being the primary wing inventor based on his naming his restaurant “Wings and Things” highlighting wings as the featured dish. But I can’t find any photo evidence or menu evidence that his restaurant was actually named that. One John Young site shows a photo of the restaurant but the photo is actually of a San Diego restaurant in the 80s.