Here's a post to add to my Chicken Wing category, an additional Chicken Wing Thing post. As regular readers know, I love my chicken wings……..
777 Noodle House:
I've already done a couple of posts on this bargain of a Chiu Chow Noodle House. And since they also own the "Louisiana" Fried Chicken shop next door, it was only right that I try their chicken wings.
On the good side, this was very juicy and lip melting hot! On the not-so-good, the batter was pretty crumbly, and it was a pretty bland wing overall. I enjoy a few dishes here, but this is not one of them.
777 Noodle House
4686 University Avenue
San Diego, CA 92105
Olde City Grill:
*** Old City Grille has closed
Of all the Cheesesteaks I posted on, Olde City Grill in Pacific Beach was the best I had hands down. A week or so later, I visited again to confirm my findings. I also decided to have some wings….which are sold "by the pound". I decided to go with some pretty straightforward "Buffalo" wings.
I was surprised to find that a "pound" here consisted of 6 wings. I've often mentioned the "Kyochon line" when it comes to pricing. Anything over, say a dollar a wing should be darn good. From the sauce point of view, it was pretty routine… fairly tangy, decent heat, but nothing special. From the size point of view, these were some fairly hefty size wings. I am however, a fan of smaller wings, since the skin/crust to meat ratio is much better. If I wanted plain meaty…. I could get drumsticks, right? There was one other item I didn't care for…. the Bluecheese dressing was more like mildly flavored Bluecheese Mayonnaise (or if you really want to be fancy aioli).
Personally, I'll stick with the cheesesteaks…..
Olde City Grill
967 Garnet Ave
San Diego, CA 92109
The Original Sab E Lee:
**** This location of Sab E Lee has closed
Actually, I've had the wings at TOSEL a couple of times, but have never thought of it as something the place does well.
I recently returned just to have the wings……. and it confirmed that even though there is much to like at TOSEL, and I do mean a lot, I don't think chicken wings are on that list. The wings just don't have that spicy-sweet-savory flavor or crisp, yet sticky texture of the good wings in Thailand.
The bitter burnt garlic did not do the dish any favors…….
Don't even ask me about the neon orange sweet-sour sauce…..
The Original Sab-E-Lee Restaurant
2405 Ulric St
San Diego, CA 92111
Que Huong Restaurant:
**** Que Huong has closed
I recently had a wonderful lunch with one of my favorite FOYs (Friends of Yoso), Dennis. As always I enjoyed the company, and you can read about our meal here. I'd first eaten at Que Huong back in 2005, and have been going back off and on since then. I never did try the Fish Sauce Chicken Wings until FOY "Yummy Yummy" mentioned it to me in 2008. I gotta say, it was love at first bite…. and yet, there are several different version of wings on the menu, and I wanted to try the Tamarind Wings……. and Dennis was nice enough to help me through a meal. I ordered a half and half… a half order of Fish Sauce Wings, and a half order of Tamarind Wings.
No these aren't gigantic wings….. they are "small but mighty"… you know folks like that. They may be diminutive, but are full of attitude and flavor. The Fish Sauce wings delivered that sweet-salty punch that they always do for me.
The Tamarind Wings……
Were like the Fish Sauce Wings' weaker cousin……. I wanted something with a tangy "punch", but these were fairly mild. I still gotta try the butter wings…… and other stuff……
Thanks for putting up with me Dennis!
Que Huong Restaurant
4134 University Ave
San Diego, CA 92105
So there you go, a few more wings for my collection.