Sunday, November 13, 2011

Keglers - Morgantown, WV

Hello and welcome from Coopers Rock National Park. I am coming to you from the Vanagon tonight for this review. I had had Keglers wings about 2 years ago at a friend's birthday party in Pittsburgh. They travelled the 90 miles and were kept warm in an oven. And they were still damn good. So I told myself, self, when you get down in that neck of the woods, you have to hook that up, so here goes.


"Wings by the Interior Light" by Yours Truly. Maybe not at melodic at Love By The Dashboard Light, but way more tasty.

Wings are a good size. And I can instantly smell the habanero, this is gonna hurt in the AM. I got these wings to go, so they do suffer from a bit of steamage in the togo box. Add to that I got lost getting to the campground (stupid Google Maps), so they weren't really temperature hot anymore. But let's eat.

Still really good prep. I've had their wings both times as long distance togo's and they never disappoint. I can taste that pepper as soon as I dig in. Good flavor and I'm happy. Second wing in the mouth, and I'm happy. Third wing in the mouth and I'm feeling a tingle. Fourth wing in the mouth and I feel a burning sensation. Fifth wing in the mouth and I'm on fire. Holy smokes that is hot. Not quite Jiggers hot, but this heat hangs around. I took two breaks to get through them. Good stuff, though. Would do that again in a heartbeat.

Order: 12 911
Size: 4
Prep: 4
Taste: 4
Total: 12

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Fortinos - Oakmont, PA

So, it's been a while since I've done a review, so I figured it was time to write a place up. Last night I had the opportunity to try out Fortinos pizza and wings. Upon first glance, I'm somewhat intrigued. Full wings and they smell fantastic. I couldn't wait to grab my plate and dig in.

Decent size, like I said, full wings. Prep is okay as well. Fortinos is a small take out joint, and that is too bad. I'm curious to know what their wings would be like fresh out of the sauce bowl. Instead, you get a wing that has chilled out in a styrofoam container and kind of steamed. I used to have this same gripe with Big Shot Bob's wings. You get this feeling the wing could be so much better without the togo container.

Tastewise, the closest thing I can think of is General Tso's chicken. It's a nice change of pace, but I miss a little bit of heat. It's a shame, though, because we ordered hot honey garlic, but we got just the plain honey garlic. I ended up saucing the wings with a little sriracha on my own.

Overall, from a wing joint that was on WPXI's top wing list last year, it's a fair offering. But, it's hardly the best show in town.

Order: 4 dozen hot honey garlic (we got regular honey garlic)
Size: 4
Prep: 3
Taste: 3
Total: 10