absolut696 t1_iwj84vq wrote
Reply to comment by TonyDanza888 in Best Chicken Wing Quest - Update 6 by wcmotel
I’m a wing snob and I would rate Claddaghs as some of the best in the city, I always order them extra crispy and they are good to great 90% of the time. Nothing crazy from a heat-perspective (I like super hot wings) but their sauce is very solid.
The issue I have with OP’s ratings is they are one and done and don’t take into account a sub-par batch. The inconvenient truth about wings is that consistency is a huge factor. For example, kislings at their best are some of the best in the city, but every once in a while I would get a disappointing batch that would put me off them for a while. I’ve found myself hitting the places that consistently give me a solid 8/10 wing (like claddagh’s) rather than a place that flex between 5 and 9 (like Delia’s).
Not really expecting OP to hit a place multiple times, but I think this system is subjective and kind of flawed. I’ve eaten wings at almost all of the places OP has multiple times and have some disagreements/question marks, but whatever it’s a decent foundation and at worse maybe a cook will see this and remember how important it is to try and be consistent with their wings.
A better way to do this would be to crowdsource experiences over time to try and come up with more accurate ratings taking into account quality variances. I know I trust my experiences eating at some of these places for 10+ years over someone who had only been once, no offense to OP.
wcmotel OP t1_iwk0dx6 wrote
You’re shitting me right? One of the easiest dishes on earth to replicate should be evaluated multiple times? Marco Pierre White says if you are good once you should be good a thousand times. I genuinely don’t care if you think this is flawed. It’s not.
Edit: I’ve lived here for 17 goddamn years and most of these places are not new to me. You couldn’t be more wrong.
absolut696 t1_iwk8jm6 wrote
Not shitting you at all. Considering how many shitty wings are being served out there I don’t see how you can say they are one of the easiest recipes on the planet. I eat wings all over and it’s rare to find a place who is consistent on how they come out, except for maybe Ibar. The fact that you don’t see this makes my comment even more valid. My friends and I who all eat a lot of wings go so far as to discuss consistency when judging places.
You’re more than welcome to disagree, but I stand by my original comment. Don’t take it personally, but the fact that you think going somewhere once and being some arbiter of wing rankings and then getting upset when someone disagrees is low key hilarious.
wcmotel OP t1_iwktueq wrote
There is a big difference between executing correctly and replicating consistently and that’s why you’re wrong. If you think claddaugh is great, why do they get a pass for a night where they are objectively terrible? Shouldn’t their internal standard be great? It’s hilarious that you’re just willing to chalk up lack of standards as an off night.
I’m glad for you that you eat a lot of wings. Do a ranking of your own please.
absolut696 t1_iwl7v0p wrote
Claddagh's wings are not objectively terrible though, they are considered by many people that I know as having good to great wings -- what you received does not sound like par for the course. and their sauce is not really how you described it. I don't work for, or have any connection to them, but I just think it's showing that your small sample size is problematic. You even said you remember them being better.
These are bars pushing out wings that you are reviewing, not michelin star restaurants, the cooks often change, have an off-night, or due to volume or other factors they can vary in quality as you should know (but apparently don't understand) since you eat enough wings. It goes back to my original comments that when it comes to wings you are going to get a variance when it comes to things like crispiness or how well sauced they are. I am a regular at Don't Know and have eaten their wings for the last 10+ years and have had many an off-night there, yet you praise them. If you had gone on an off-night you would have dumped on them. The fact that you don't even see this reinforces my point.
It's hilarious how defensive you are getting over my light criticism of your ranking methodology, maybe you should review Snickers' because you sure could use one.
wcmotel OP t1_iwlvzh6 wrote
I find it hilarious you are writing novels. Make your own quest and set your own boundaries pal. Kindly stop reading if you don’t like my methods.
absolut696 t1_iwlwk1k wrote
I’m just commenting on a public forum, you’re the one who became defensive when I made an observation about my experience eating wings in the city. I didn’t personally attack your mother. I even said in my original comment that I didn’t expect you to make repeat visits, you just chose to latch on to other parts of my comment.
wcmotel OP t1_iwlwuoe wrote
I also commented on a public forum that I think standards of quality matter and I don’t actually give a shit what you say.
absolut696 t1_iwlx2cd wrote
Damn dude why are you so hostile lmao, chill out.
wcmotel OP t1_iwlxs1c wrote
Dude, piss off already! Conversation is over.
26thandsouth t1_iwlfhz5 wrote
Claddaghs wings might have the most underrated wings in the city, especially with their football Sunday 30 for $30 deal (which used to be like $20-25 prior to pandemic).
absolut696 t1_iwlj23x wrote
I agree, and OP got super defensive when I pointed this out.
alaskanbullworm3 t1_iwmpwvc wrote
Agree- have done the Sunday deal quite a few times recently. Couple sub par batches, but most of the time they slap.
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