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Hot Wings – Shanesville Steakhouse

March 17th, 2010 · No Comments


Hot Wings – Shanesville Steakhouse

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Last Sunday we ate at the Shanesville Steakhouse and Inn off of RT 73 outside of Boyertown. This was my first time back at the Shanesville since the new owners took over. The last review of  them was prior to the sale and was for Stuffed Flounder.

The hot wings at the Shanesville Steakhouse were tremendous. My son and I shared a dozen of them, and we almost ordered another dozen. Had we not ordered meals in addition to the wings, I believe we would have. There was no coating on these wings, like the delicious hot wings I had at Basin Street last Friday. These were baked and soaked in the sauce. They were finger licking good for sure. Not sure if it was because I was so hungry, but I am giving Shanesville Steakhouse and Inn Hot Wings a 5 star rating.

Rating: ★★★★★ 

Shanesville Steakhouse and Inn

1636 West Philadelphia Ave
Boyertown, Pa 19512
610.369.STEAK

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Hot Wings – Basin St. Hotel Hot Wings

March 13th, 2010 · No Comments

Hot Wings – Honey Mustard Hot Wings

A review of the delicious honey mustard hot wings at Basin Street Hotel of Kutztown, PA

My rating: 4.5 stars
****1/2

Last night for dinner, Lizzie and I ate at Basin Street in Kutztown. I have been to Basin Street maybe a dozen times in the past, and have eaten their hot wings on more than one occasion, but not since I started the hot wings reviews page.

Last time I ate at Basin Street was with my daughter during the final US vs Canada Olympic hockey game. At that time I had a dozen of the standard hot wings, and remember being very satisfied with them.  I actually left a tip on FourSquare that said “Outstanding hot wings”.

I actually had not planned on getting wings tonight, but Lizzie and I were driving around, and the first three places I had recommended, were no longer in business. Sadly, a ton of restaurants in our area have gone out of business, and these places would not have been hot wings types of venues. But being we ended up at Basin St, wings I did get.

Honey Mustard Hot Wings

honey mustard hot wings
Some buffalo wing purists would not have a very good opinion of these hot wings because they have a light batter beanth the sauce, but I was in heaven. Had I not ordered the delicious “Golden Bear”, which is
A Major Course of Hot Roast Beef topped with Cole Slaw and Fries served on a French Roll“, I could have eaten all of the delicous hot wings very easily, however,  I controlled myself and only had 5 of them.   The official hot wing rating from thegrubhound will be remain 4.5 stars…congrats go out to Basin Street…woot..woot…

Rating: ★★★★½ 

Had I not had any of the left over hot wings today, and had the rating been on left over hot wings,  I would have given them a 4 star rating,  as the batter on the left over hot wings was a little mushy..still very tasty hot wing though, but mushy.

Basin Street
42 E. Main St.
Kutztown, PA 19530
Open 11am – 2am
Ph:  610-683-7900
Fx:  610-683-7969

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California Tortilla Screamin Burrito

March 11th, 2010 · No Comments

Taking a break from hot wings, and having Mexican from California Tortilla for lunch.

I am a big fan of California Tortilla’s Fish Tacos, but today I decided to try something different, and went with a small Screamin Burrito..I think a large burrito would have been way too much. I also got the chips and salsa side combo for a total of $5. I did not add any additional hot sauce since I was satisfied with the spice heat level.
If you are hungry for Mexican food, but don’t want the quality of the more famous taco fast food restaurant, I strongly suggest you give California Tortilla a try. Now if they only had margarittas…hmmm…now that would be awesome…

Be sure to not only add California Tortilla on Facebook and twitter for coupons, but also visit their site and sign up for the California Tortilla taco talk newsletter to get a free taco.

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Royersford California Tortilla

1836 East Ridge Pike
Royersford, PA 19468-2831
(610) 831-1113?
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Hot Wings from Durangos

March 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Last night, on the way home from a church growth group, we stopped off at Durangos Saloon in Boyertown for dessert,(had a piece of ricotta cheesecake) but since I was there and did not do a real review of their hot wings, I got an order of the medium hot wings, and had 3 of the wings and got the rest to go.

Hot Wings - Durangos SaloonDurangos has about 6 varieties of hot wings and they also have different temperatures. I did order the suicide wings one time, and was only able to eat 2 or 3 wings,  as they were painfully hot. (yea I am a bit of a wuss) Last night’s wings had a good temperature, taste, and a good amount of meat. The wing to drumstick ratio was pretty good as well.

When I am craving wings, Durangos wings will with out a doubt fill my hot wing craving. Durangos Saloon  hot wings get 3.75 stars.

Rating: ★★★¾☆ 

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Durangos Saloon

120 East Philadelphia Avenue
Boyertown, PA 19512-1179
(610) 473-9444

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