March Madness Chicken Wings
It’s that time of year again. The time of year where I leave the stresses of work behind so I can stress out on college basketball instead. This year we started off the tournament Thursday at Landsdowne Road in Hell’s Kitchen. Landsdowne is known for a couple of things- lots of televisions, a decent beer selection and Scruffy Duffy wings.
Ah yes…Scruffy Duffy wings. Although the bar has long since closed the wings are still around. I believe the owners of Landsdowne used to own Scruffy Duffy’s as well and just brought the recipe over here. They had quite a cult following back in the day so I was excited to see how they compared to my beloved Buffalo wings. I had just eaten lunch so I tried to hold off until dinnertime but it seemed like everyone around me was eating them! The smell of wing sauce was everywhere and like some sick drug I couldn’t get them out of my head. I finally broke down and placed an order.
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Within minutes my order of 12 medium wings arrived. I was excited to see they were decent size and extra saucy. I love a saucy wing. Biting in I noticed the crispy snap of a great Buffalo wing and a nice combination of spice and butter in the sauce. For medium this definitely is a little bit more on the spicy side but perfect for me. Would I say this is as good as wings in Buffalo- definitely not. Is this a really good wing for the city? Hell yes. Meaty, saucy and with an excellent blue cheese for dipping this is one wing I would order again in a second.
The wings might have been my good luck charm for the day since all of my teams ended up winning. I was feeling pretty good about the tournament until the weekend came and every team I bet on seemed to find a way to lose. Talk about upsets! What a crazy tournament so far. It’s been a nonstop action and although my wallet is much lighter now I’m loving every second of it.
Ah yes…Scruffy Duffy wings. Although the bar has long since closed the wings are still around. I believe the owners of Landsdowne used to own Scruffy Duffy’s as well and just brought the recipe over here. They had quite a cult following back in the day so I was excited to see how they compared to my beloved Buffalo wings. I had just eaten lunch so I tried to hold off until dinnertime but it seemed like everyone around me was eating them! The smell of wing sauce was everywhere and like some sick drug I couldn’t get them out of my head. I finally broke down and placed an order.
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Within minutes my order of 12 medium wings arrived. I was excited to see they were decent size and extra saucy. I love a saucy wing. Biting in I noticed the crispy snap of a great Buffalo wing and a nice combination of spice and butter in the sauce. For medium this definitely is a little bit more on the spicy side but perfect for me. Would I say this is as good as wings in Buffalo- definitely not. Is this a really good wing for the city? Hell yes. Meaty, saucy and with an excellent blue cheese for dipping this is one wing I would order again in a second.
The wings might have been my good luck charm for the day since all of my teams ended up winning. I was feeling pretty good about the tournament until the weekend came and every team I bet on seemed to find a way to lose. Talk about upsets! What a crazy tournament so far. It’s been a nonstop action and although my wallet is much lighter now I’m loving every second of it.
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