Upon entering, you are greeted by very friendly female cashiers, who take your order. Above the cash registers, you will find a blown up menu- exposing you to the various amounts of flavors of wings, such as, (From spiciest- least spiciest) Atomic, Mango Habanero, Cajun, Original Hot, Louisiana Rub, Mild, hickory Smoked BBQ, Lemon Pepper, Garlic Parmesan, Hawaiian, and Teriyaki. Depending on whether you only get the wings, or the combo- you will be asked if you want a side or ranch or Bleu cheese & you will also have the choice to choose between a side of fries or veggie sticks & a 32 oz. cup for soda or iced tea.
They will politely take your name, and give you the estimated readiness time.
On this Friday night, I would be ordering twenty boneless Hickory Smoked Barbeque, for two. Along with a side of their ranch, and veggie sticks. With an estimated time of 15 minutes for my meal to be ready.
When you first arrive, the restaurant is well illuminated with bright fluorescent lights, shining .. Bringing your attention to the wall decor, the walls full of nostalgia, maybe to some. Antique photographs of jets from the 1930's & 40's, fill up the restaurant along with about 3-4 plasma televisions, providing you a view on live sports (for the most part).
Looking around the restaurant, it is well cleaned up at tables and areas where the utensils are located at & around the soda dispenser, compared to the Wingstop in Downtown Des Plaines, this specific location's sanitary rating is a 5/5, which is great. Knowing it was much more clean than others I've visited, made me feel much more comfortable eating there and made me feel safe of what I was about to eat.
When my food was ready, they called my name and my tray of food was ready on the counter perfectly set up, I had gotten my food in not 15 minutes- but 18. The presentation of the food was excellent, and well organized. I had my veggie sticks well wrapped up, almost unexposed to any air, and my wings were separated into 10's, making it quicker for me to be able to eat a smaller portion than that I have ordered. I had also received my side of ranch, not completely full, but enough for my meal.
Finally, sitting at my table along with my friend. It was time to eat!
Opening up my small plastic container of ranch, I unwrapped the paper to have a full view of my hot Hickory Smoked Barbecue, a favorite of mine. It had the fumes, showing that they were barely taken out of the location where they were being cooked in. The smell of barbeque was enough to fill up only the perimeter of where I was sitting, but strong enough to make my mouth water. The wings were full of maroon colored flavored sauce, and showed no spots where there wasn't any on the wings. Each individual piece was about the size of a small leaf, most of them small enough to fit in your mouth. When picking the piece up with the fork, you found the wing to be soft, and not so crunchy like you'd probably find the wings to be at Buffalo Wild Wings, which I liked. As you dip it into the ranch, and transfer the wing into your mouth, a sense of satisfaction fills your mouth, you feel the warmth and mixture of the sauce and ranch all in one. Once I was done eating my wings, I also unwrapped my veggie sticks and saw a perfect amount of half and half.. Celery sticks and carrots. I would still have enough ranch to finish my veggie sticks.
They looked very fresh, and they were moist.. Giving me a sense that they had barely washed and cleansed them in order to be gave out to me. Now these were crunchy, at every single bite. I had not encountered a spot telling me they were even a day old, and I really appreciated that.
In the end, I picked up my tray and slid it onto the counter for the workers to pick it up. I was very satisfied, and the friendly cashiers said Goodbye to me and my friend very sweetly, also calling me by my name, having it memorized after many of the previous visits when I had purchased wings there.
I would definitely recommend this location for those who haven't gone there. Though many prefer buffalo wild wings, because of its popularity and loudness, i would tell someone who prefers a small, quieter location to come try Wingstop. Which also, gives similar deals to those @B-dubs. read more