I know I say this all the time but one of the reasons I love being part of RI Food Fights is trying…read moreout places that I never knew existed! 401 WingZ is on Oaklawn in Cranston. We drive by their plaza all the time & never knew they were there. They have a bunch of sauces but were offering: - 401 (buffalo base sauce mild in nature & savory, it's a little twist on their buffalo mild) - 716 Mulberry (buffalo base sauce its a medium spice, it's a little twist on their buffalo medium) - Loganberry BBQ (it's a berry BBQ sauce with a blend of raspberry & blackberry infused into BBQ sauce) Hubby ordered the 716 Mulberry, I ordered the Loganberry BBQ. When you close your eyes & dream of the perfect buffalo sauce for wings, this is it. We also very much enjoyed the Loganberry BBQ with the char on the wings, not too sweet & a nice bit of heat. We were in the mood for a little something else so we ordered a small cheese pizza. YUM! We got to chat with one of the owners for a while & she couldn't have been nicer. She made us try the PJ's Crystal Beach Original Loganberry drink they have at the soda station. Not my cup of tea but hubby liked it (especially if you added a spritz of vodka!). We will be back for the Beef of Weck. And we will forgive them for being Buffalo Bills fans! NOM NOM NOM #YUM

This was my first stop for the 2026 #LordOfTheWings RI Food Fights challenge. I had heard good…read morethings about this place from colleagues and I was excited to try it. For the competition, they were offering three of their signature sauces I went with the 716 Mulberry. Their menu describes it as a "Buffalo Base Sauce. It's a little twist on our buffalo medium". The wings came out hot and were so crispy. No breading, just a crisp wing with the perfect amount of sauce. The spice was medium in my estimation BUT I know a lot of people will find them a bit on the hot side. The base was definitely buffalo as advertised with added spices that really switched up in a nice way. They were on the salty side, but not in a bad way. I very much enjoyed their take on a traditional buffalo sauce. The atmosphere of the restaurant was nice. We went on a Sunday during football season so they had four screens playing the days games. Most people seem to be coming in for takeout which makes sense but they were plenty of tables for beauty said that if you plan to eat at the restaurant. They had both fountain and cooler, soft drinks and a beer selection on tap. They offer counter service and our cashier was very friendly and answered all my questions about the menu choices. They do charge about $17 for 10 wings which I find a bit on the pricey side however they are a good quality so if you're gonna splurge, you won't be disappointed in the wing

Just came back, which is a shame because I should be here way more often! This place is still…read morefantastic. Wings are still outstanding. Server is always kind and friendly to everyone around, and the place is always bumping. The food, those wings no matter what sauce or rub you choose you can't go wrong. The blueberry chipotle was good good little kick a little sweetness. Johnston is lucky to have a place like this around. Plenty of TVs if you want to watch a game and seperation between bar and the dining area. Clean, modern

I've eaten at The Chicken Coop many times and the food here is spectacular. The tenders here may be…read morethe best in the state. The staff is always friendly and attentive. It's always a pleasant atmosphere here and I can count on a great meal every time. 10/10 would recommend. Desserts are great too!

Pros: service, young man working was professional, and also bi-lingual which was nice. Liked the…read moreThai chili wings. Td fries were good too. Loved the cheesy chicken empanada! Decent amount of seating. Reasonably priced, has a bathroom. Cons: parking. There is some in front, and on the side streets, but it's chalkstone, so it's almost always packed. Breading was a bit thick, but that could just be personal preference. Additional: They sell desserts as well. We got the lava cake, pretty good. Additional: they also sell empanadas

RI Food Fight- Lord of the Wings 2025 Review:…read more First time at TD Chicken! When we walked in, immediately received a nice greeting from the cashier welcoming us. I noticed it was 1. modern and 2. clean. (But I also noticed that there are 2 steps as soon as you walk in- just a heads up.) Our order: Thai Chili wings 1 ham & cheese empanada Water juice diet coke Cheetos And it only cost $6 (Keep in mind we had the wing coupon) But it's also 2025 and I LOVE that they are not price gorging the customer! 1. The empanada: 2 were in our bag! I liked their empanada. Cooked just right. The ham was tiny little cubes and it wasn't oozing with cheese that it's messy. It was just right! 2. The wings: I liked the wings. I do think they aren't fresh but if they were in my neighborhood I would order from them every so often. The thai chili was standard. The owner walked in. Another super friendly greeting! He was super chatty and I learnt that they have only been open for 6 months. I also learned that they have a few more flavors not currently posted on the screen- so ask! Overall: I am rooting for this place!

Friendliest service in the state…read more I recently rediscovered Hometown after being a fan when I was close to their original location. Now that I'm back around town - I stumbled in when I spotted it on the way home one evening. Since then - I visit at least 1x a week. Slice combo is an amazing value. Wieners are a bit pricey - but tasty I've had several menu items and all hit the spot. Looks like they are opening a second location in West Warwick - even closer to me - so I'm excited to frequent there more often. A+++

Good weenies, local Johnstom and you don't have to go NY System- friendly staff and good pizza too!read more

Yum Yum Yum The wings are crisp and there are tons of…read moresauces. They are hot and just so good! We also got a sausage and pepper sandwich - with sweet potato fries. The food was really good. The place is small and fun! The owner even checked in on us to make sure we were happy. I appreciated it! The place is hopping on the weekends

We decided to check this place out, because I LOVE wings! I have to say we were very disappointed!…read moreThe service was terrible, we waited at the bar a long time before being acknowledged and it wasn't even busy. The bar tender seemed very distracted. Once we finally ordered our food took close to an hour to come out. We ordered wings with buffalo sauce and blue cheese on the side and fries. I didn't care for the buffalo sauce at all. The bar tender never came back to ask us if we liked our food. Thankfully a young woman who gave us our food checked on us after a while and told the bartender we needed a refill on our drinks. The ambiance was pretty typical for a small bar. While we were there they had a Gin Rummy night and the people taking part seemed to be having a good time. Not sure how they became runner ups for best wings. We won't be back. Too bad because it's close by and if the wings and service were good we would have been regulars.

this is a great place to go for a good meal, a drink, or apps. the staff is very friendly…read more it seems like Cheers, there are a lot of regulars and people engage in conversations with each other. food is great! especially the pizza!!!! oMG antipasto pizza is so good!

Rosario Drive has a dead end and Tomaselli's at Rosario is at the end of the line, across from a…read morefactory in Silver Lake. You're there because you meant to be there. And you made a great life choice. Walk into Tomaselli's and you know what the building used to be. Walls covered in decades of family photos, weddings, graduations, communion parties. Gaming chairs at the bar. Banquet tables with black tablecloths. Hardwood floors. Multiple TVs playing whatever game is on. Stackable chairs. This was the Rosario Society, an Italian-American social club. Tomaselli's moved in here in 2010 and kept the bones intact. I ordered a small pizza as an appetizer. My friends got wings as a meal. Lots of wings. The pizza came out on a black pan. Square. Thick crust, about an inch and a half tall on the edges. Pepperoni cups scattered on top with fresh parsley. I picked up a slice and it crunched, then the interior had great chew to it. That texture held through to the center. Sauce with real body, plenty of it, more savory than sweet. The cheese pulled hard, but let the pepperoni do most of the flavor work. The slices never sagged, never folded. This isn't Detroit style or grandma style. It's thicker crust Italian pizza without needing to fit into someone else's category. The wings arrived and the table went quiet. Tomaselli's offers twenty-six wing flavors. Not variations on buffalo sauce. Twenty-six actually different things. Bouryaki, a bourbon-teriyaki. Pink Vodka. French Toast wings. Pepperoni Pizza wings with chopped pepperoni, pizza sauce, and mozzarella on chicken. Antipasto wings with Italian cold cuts and banana peppers. Chicken Parmigiana wings with marinara. Our friend Jim, a legit foodie who has traveled the world, tried the antipasto wing and laughed out loud for a full minute. We couldn't tell if that meant good or bad until he finally said, "This is f-ing awesome." The consensus from our crew, who've been scouring the state looking for the best wings: these are the best wings we've had in Rhode Island. Half-price on Wednesdays for dine-in, by the way. Just saying. The chicken parmigiana arrived next and I understood why they keep aluminum catering pans behind the counter. A butterflied chicken breast the size of a pterodactyl, covered in marinara and melted mozzarella. Pasta on the side. A bowl of chicken soup. I ate until I couldn't eat anymore. Two large pieces of that chucken breast still sat on my plate, mocking me. Twenty-four dollars for the parm. Three meals from that one plate. Quite a bargain. Silver Lake was settled by Italian immigrants in the early 1900s, most from Southern Italy. They built St. Bartholomew's Church in 1907. They formed societies like Rosario where families gathered and celebrated life events together. The building remembers that history. So does the food. Places like this don't make sense anymore. The portions are absurd. The chicken parm needs an aluminum catering pan to get it home. But walk into that old social club building at the dead-end of Rosario Drive, sit down at one of those banquet tables, and you'll understand what Tomaselli's is doing. They're feeding you the way Silver Lake used to feed its own. The way famiglia feeds famiglia. Mangia.

What do you do on a gloomy, rainy, cold, crappy Saturday afternoon? You have some GREAT comfort…read morefood and pizza at one of your favorite spots. Love The 78 Pub at This Guy's Pizza. Such a great place to get lunch. The pizza is substantial, filling and very affordable. They have 40 (yes, 40) house pies and these amazing "mouthful" grilled wraps. We got a chicken parm one that comes with these awesome and pretty unique onion dippers. You can't beat the quality, the taste or the price here. Awesome spot for lunch or dinner. And if there's soccer on? This is your spot. The locals are super fanatics in the best way possible. Check it out.

Cold pizza? A forgotten sandwich? This happened when we ate at the bar, which was practically…read moreempty. The restaurant itself had no one seated, just a few of us at the bar. The two women servers behind the bar were preoccupied, apparently. This place used to be really good. Now, not so much. So disappointing.

The service was great and the food was even better. The girl at the counter with the dark hair and…read morebangs was so kind, so efficient - and also beautiful. Hope to come in again soon ;)

Maria's Pizza And Wings on Pontiac Ave in Cranston is a neighborhood spot, the kind that's easy to…read moremiss if you don't already know it's there, tucked in and going about its business without asking for your attention. Because I know about this little hidden gem already, I was driving home after a long day and I wasn't going to pass it without stopping. This is what I'd call emotional support pizza. Not a pilgrimage. Not a revelation. Just a really solid pie from a place that knows what it's doing and doesn't need to make a fuss about it. Pepperoni and black olive for me today. The crust had that chew you want, cooked through, some golden brown color on the bottom. The sauce was rich tomato with garlic running underneath the cheese, present enough to know it's there without fighting for attention. The olives were generous and distributed like someone thought about where they landed, not just dropped from a height. The pepperoni is cupped and charred slightly at the edges. The toppings-to-cheese ratio was right. It arrived fast and it arrived hot. This is what a revered neighborhood pizza place is supposed to be. Maria's does it. It's primarily takeout, four tables, busy foot traffic in and out the whole time I was there. They do good business and they know what their business is. I sat down anyway because I tend to be an iconoclast, and it was a fine visit. If you live nearby, you already know about this place. If you don't, that's between you and your neighborhood. Maybe you should move.