Wings N Things (Albuquerque, NM)

So the reviews said this is the place to go for wings, home of the Armageddon Challenge (though I think I will pass on that for now - see the videos on YouTube, pure pain).   This place was hard to find and it doesn't look like much, but I don't grade buildings, I grade wings.  Besides, they have Top Gear UK on the TV, it's gotta be all good.

So, I just found out they don't do the challenge anymore (new ownership).  But, the recommended flavor with some hang time is Fallen Angel.  Give me that.  Then, I thought I might need some sanity to the write up, so an order of X-tra Hot, too, please.

Order in and they come back to tell me they are out of regular wings.  How does a place called Wings and Things run out of regular wings?  Their place is just called Things?   But, buck up, they haved baked wings which somehow also get fried (not sure how that works).  But, I get a discount and a review moves forward.  Bring it.

Wings show up, whoa these are small.  I mean look at this compared to my pinky:

Add to that, the wings are more dry than wet.   Sigh.  In a deceiving move, though, the X-tra Hot (seen here)

smells warmer than the Angel (seen here).

 But, let's find out.

Cooked like crap, soggy and no crunch.  Man, what a let down.  The fallen angel is very hot, with a hint a brown sugar, so it's rather nice.  The X-tra Hot is more your typical wing sauce with some more bite.  Flavor is decent, but you can't recover from that sauce and tiny wing.   Not to mention, I swear the ranch they gave me has turned.   They claimed they just opened it and perhaps my mouth is on fire, but my taste buds screamed YUCK, spit it out.   A first for me.   I've drooled, I've gone runny nose crazy.  But, this is the first wing I've ever spit out.

Size 1  Prep 2  Taste 1.5
Total 4.5

Congratulations Wings n Things, you've set a new low.  You should just call yourself Things.