I might just be spoiled now.
The Girly and I are on a restricted diet and today was our cheat day. After much back and forth, I mentioned wings and an idea was born. Now there is a little place a few blocks from the house that sells serviceable wings but they are closed on Sunday. There is another place on Whitney Ave but I did not have time to hire a dozen bodyguards to get in and out of the place.
So after checking Yelp, and traffic, I decided on Wing Stop. Checked their online site and ordering could NOT be easier. Everything was dummied down perfectly and my order was placed in just a few minutes.
For me, 8 piece with half parmesan and garlic and half atomic. The Girly got 8 parmesan and garlic, boneless.
We each ordered fries, extra well done (Thinking that meant crispy...it does not).
The website said the order would be done in 18 minutes and since I live 13 minutes away barring traffic, I headed out. Made it in good time (13 minutes) and my order had another 5 minutes to go. Exactly as they said.
So I took a minute to look around the place, talk to the young lady at the counter and be a rude little Yelp snoop. My only complaint is I have no complaints. That place was spotless, well appointed, well laid out and welcoming.
When my food was up, the young lady read everything back to me, item for item, and when I said it was ok, THEN and only then did she present a bill. Cool.
Back home, we opened things up and it was all still hot and fresh. The fries seem to be hand cut and single fried so they will not be crispy. They were fine, but I do NOT like their fry seasoning. Nothing against the business as it's just a personal preference. I'm not a fan of sugar in my fries and there seems to be some in their fry seasoning. Like I said, just a preference thing and I take nothing from the business. P.S. Their fries are $1.99 extra and I wouldn't bother ordering 2 orders unless there are 4 people eating. They are not stingy about the fries.
Now for the wings. If a wing is cooked well, the one with the double bone can be deboned by twisting them and pulling. These did that. Perfectly cooked.What I didn't like was the sauce. It's basically habanero mash...which is fine, but I want flavor too. I know they are usually for people challenging themselves, but I eat my wings that hot normally, so I'd like more flavor. Once again, it's a personal thing and I eat them for different reasons than the normal people. The chicken inside was fantastic still and i wouldn't take anything off the stars for that.
The Girly loved her 8 Parmesan and Garlic boneless wings. She also thought the accidentally added 8 lemon pepper wings were pretty ok...
While the lady at the counter was flawless, the skinny guy loading the bags wasn't so flawless. He gave us someone else's order. Sorry to whoever lost theirs, but please don't blame the girl at the counter.
I had heard them discussing another mix-up that same day so I know she was trying to address the issue, but it might be an issue that needs more addressing.
I would VERY much recommend this place for wing-lovers. Just choose different things until you find something you love. I do know that each flavor tasted like it was supposed to and I'm very much looking forward to trying them again, from the simple ordering system to the woman running the counter, the entire experience was so much better than you usually get from New Orleans customer service. She could teach classes.
I never give 5 stars out the first time, but even with their issues, I'd still give them 4 stars. Looking forward to going back.
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