When in Doubt, Just Wing it! A Comprehensive Guide to Finding the Best Wings in the Area
By Trevor Katz Chicken wings are one of the most popular and widely-eaten foods in America. Just because they are so widely made and eaten, does not mean they are all made equally. To really see what's what when it comes to wings, I ordered wings from multiple local restaurants to really see who does it best. The rules: To make this a fair and even judgement, it was decided to go plain and simple. All wings were ordered tossed in season salt, with sides of ranch dressing and buffalo sauce. Yes, this is very boring, but it is the best way to equally judge the wings and take into account different taste preferences people may have. Here are my final rankings:
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OVERALL BEST Sidelines in Millvale
PRETTY GOOD Middle Road Inn in Glenshaw
These wings were a huge surprise to come out on top, and are an absolute MUST-TRY for any carnivores in the area! They were very moist and the chicken was high quality with a flavor that stood out from the competition. These wings by far had the best season salt, with just a touch of spice that made it so much better. Sidelines’ buffalo sauce also blew all others out of the water. It was a perfect buttery mixture that had a nice spice to it, but not too much that it was all you were tasting. It was a rich, buttery sauce that evenly coated the wings, and after trying the buffalo from the other places, I kept finding myself coming back to dip other wings into this one.
This was by far the simplest of presentations, and it was a very interesting choice to put the seasoned salt on the side and not toss the wings in them. Regardless, these wings can be considered the “best bang-for-your-buck” out there. Costing around the same price as nearly every other location for a dozen wings, these were a dozen JUMBO wings, thus double the product for nearly the same price. The chicken on these were fantastic, very moist and well-fried, with probably the best meat on any wing. The buffalo sauce was OK, but the wings by themselves more than make up for this. Overall, this was a great wing, with some good sauce, and PHENOMENAL value. If not for the decision to not toss the wings in the seasoning, these wings may have been a very tight competitor with Sidelines.
