Ba-Da Wings, a former Chapel Hill wing place (one of two locations), recently moved in literally around the corner from my house. My thoughts:
1) It is in a seemingly cursed building that has already gone through 3 different restaurants in the 2 years I’ve lived nearby, including an amazing Mexican restaurant, a great Cajun place, and a so-so BBQ joint. Good luck.
2) The hottest wings are the “Bam” variety. It’s not exactly hot. In fact, I’m pretty sure you could pour this into an infants eyes and they wouldn’t notice. I don’t want to drown my wings in hot sauce. I want BaDa Wings to do that for me.
3) After watching my vegetarian roommate turn green and get sick on the sidewalk 15 minutes later, it became clear that the Portabella Wrap had gone past its due date. While I’m well aware that this is a wing place, it should at least be able to serve the growing minority of vegetarians in this town a freaking mushroom sandwhich that never hits pavement.
4) Kudos on the takeout container. Now THIS is how you bring wings home to your family/dogs/rowdy hungry friends:
Kabloooieeee!....not.
Ba-Da Wings
302 B East Main Street
Carrboro, NC
919-960-0656
http://www.badawings.com/
I have no reason for posting this other than I’ve been trying to eat healthier lately, and this picture really makes me want to eat my monitor. KFC hot wings and mashed taters. Oh heavenly Jesus Marian Joseph. Meeeeeeemories.
I previously wrote about Sweetwater Tavern in May, but felt that I did not do it justice. The documented visit concluded a long night of cheap drinks at Greektown Casino, which caused the pictures to be blurry and the memory to be cloudy. With Todd in town this past weekend, we both felt it was the obvious choice for dinner before a Tigers game. Sweetwater Tavern has the best wings I have ever eaten in my life. They’re nothing like any wing I have ever tasted. This isn’t some place where you have 857 sauces to choose from. They have one sauce. And it’s incredible. The outside of the wing is blackened, making it crunchy and flavorful. They’re spun in sauce, but they’re not saucy. Little to no sauce will be stuck to your hand afterward, yet you can smell the delicious Cajun style seasoning for hours. The only thing they will tell you is that the wings are delivered daily from Eastern Market and marinated for 24 hours. How they cook the wings is a complete mystery to me. We pestered our waiter during the previous visit and accused him of broiling the wings, but he promised they never touched an oven or boiler.
During previous visits, these wings were the only thing ordered. It just seemed illogical to fill valuable potential stomach space with anything else. This time we brought our appetites, manned up, and ordered something else as well as two orders of wings. Two Reuben sandwiches to be exact. While these were not the biggest sandwiches I’ve ever seen, the flavor more than made up for it. I can honestly say that if this wasn’t the best Reuben I’ve ever had, it’s top three. Todd is commonly referred to as “Mr. Reuben” and he declared this his number two Reuben of all time. Unlike many places that go heavy on the sauerkraut and light on the rest of the fixings, this sandwich is perfectly portioned. Not one ingredient dominates, allowing them all to fuse together into one delicious sandwich. To make it even better, they serve you the dressing on the side to allow for dunking.
If you are ever in Detroit, I beg you to eat at Sweetwater Tavern. It’s right next to Greektown, which is a great area to visit if you are unfamiliar with the area. If you’re like me and get watery eyes during a great meal(Stephanie finds this incredibly weird), you’ll find yourself getting emotional here.
Looking for the best wings in the country? Look no farther than Sweetwater Tavern in Detroit, MI. We stumbled in here after a long night in Greek Town and the Casino and were amazed by the food they are serving for reasonable prices.
Seriously, the wings are off the jam. The very best, ever. These aren’t your normal Bdubbs wings. These are the real deal Holyfields. Tasty and thru to the bone. They aren’t saucy, and we barely had any remains on our hands afterward. The taste is very hard to explain. Kind of a jerk taste with a tangy twist.
The wings are delivered every morning on ice from the Eastern Market, and then marinated in their spices and good old fashioned love rub for 24 hours. We begged our waiter to share their secret with us, but he would only tell us that the long marination time made most of the flavor. I told him to make them spicy, and they did not disappoint. You can still taste the wings long after you finish them, and the smell of the delicious sauce will stay on your hands for hours.
The quality of the images might be a little poor. The bottom two were taken at about 1:45 AM after a looooooong night.
This guy was the man
Sweetwater Tavern
400 E Congress St
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 966-2210
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