341958 Sat Nov 11 21:56:05 -0800 2006 42 57 Western Canada 0 2014186 Hi ! Could someone recommend a really good place for wings in Calgary (and vicinity) ? I realize that almost every pub in the city serves wings but is there a place famous for it's wings ? (Kinda like the St. Louis Bar & Grill for those Torontonians on this forum.) I went to Brewsters at the recommendations of a friend but their wings were so dry. Any drier and they would crumbled to pieces when I picked them up. :) Sat Nov 11 21:56:05 -0800 2006 49200 spicytuna 1 2014343 If you haven't already seen http://www.hotwings.ca , then you should definitely check them out. Not sure if I've ever heard of a canonical wing joint, though. (Our St. Louis Bar & Hotel is famous for an entirely different set of reasons.) I had wings a couple of months ago at the Blind Monk, (10 cent Tuesday) and was satisfied with them. Certainly worth the dime. Sat Nov 11 23:25:20 -0800 2006 2014186 25053 ByeByeBaby 2 2431123 I'd definitly try Schooner's Pub - Old Banff Coach Road Wed Mar 28 23:19:36 -0700 2007 2014343 86389 eateat 1 2014352 Wow ! How the heck did I miss that ? Thanks Byex2 Baby ! Sat Nov 11 23:28:15 -0800 2006 2014186 49200 spicytuna 1 2014547 I never thought the wings at St Louis were up to the hype- now for wings, nobody could touch Mayday Malone's... but maybe my allegiance is just because that was my neighbourhood joint (MM is, or was, on Bathurst a block or so south of Dupont). I hardly ever order wings anymore; in Calgary the last bunch I had was actually at Moxie's on 17th and they were quite decent. I like places that give you real blue cheese dressing and not ranch. Sun Nov 12 01:37:24 -0800 2006 2014186 12135 John Manzo 1 2050775 I think the Regal on 14th makes the best wings in town... but i also like the wings at the Hound ... salt'npeppa. hilarious that hotwings site. they should post hot chicks on it! Mon Nov 27 22:06:10 -0800 2006 2014186 56034 mrdave 2 2411409 I agree with the comment about the Hose and Hound - they have great wings. The wings are not too small, and they aren't overcooked. Plus it's not as busy there as some of the places on 17th. Thu Mar 22 11:53:19 -0700 2007 2050775 73030 Jigga 1 2410439 Resuscitating an old thread, but do try the wings at Thai Rose Garden on Stephen Ave. They're not your traditional wings -- de-boned, then stuffed with ground pork and glass noodles, and then deep fried. Really good stuff. Thu Mar 22 07:55:47 -0700 2007 2014186 65977 CuriousCat 2 2411461 Regal Beagle (14th or Centre stree)! Also, Original Joes makes decent wings. Thu Mar 22 12:05:55 -0700 2007 2410439 83082 bohunk 3 2412928 OJ does such good bar food- love their fish and chips too- thank god they're all nonsmoking now! Thu Mar 22 20:46:31 -0700 2007 2411461 12135 John Manzo 4 2414851 Best wings in Calgary, is in a total dive.. but so worth the trip... Juliettes Castle on 16Ave N just before Deer foot. They have Big juicy wings that are served about 20 different ways. I have been going there for about 10 years.. and I have never been let down. Fri Mar 23 13:00:00 -0700 2007 2412928 82247 CookieGal 5 2415167 Surprisingly, I had the hot wings at Denny's one night and they were quite good actually, very messy and tasty. Then had them on another occasion and again very good. Fri Mar 23 14:08:11 -0700 2007 2414851 84546 canucks1619 5 2415364 Totally true - Juliette's is a greasy dive, but they do have fantastic wings - especially the hot ones. Fri Mar 23 14:56:52 -0700 2007 2414851 73030 Jigga 5 2431843 Good to know. That's right by home, too! I'll give it a try. Thu Mar 29 08:54:20 -0700 2007 2414851 83082 bohunk 5 4695289 ARe the wings at Juliettes still good ? Mon May 18 15:41:49 -0700 2009 2414851 244710 chewy_bakah 1 2435219 It's also worth a try at The Unicorn down town, they dont' do a "wings night" (from what I remember) but I do remember their wings being particularly big and moist. VERY important! Fri Mar 30 08:26:41 -0700 2007 2014186 84702 foxyfreckles 1 2437005 The wings at Nicastros (2418 Edmonton Trail NE) are great. Especially the "house" flavor which is basically a mix of all of the other flavors. Now that they're non-smoking it's even better. Fri Mar 30 16:12:49 -0700 2007 2014186 16737 Merry113 1 3810688 I haven't had my favorite type of wings in about 15 years. They were at Red Robin's of all places. Crispy wings, not to steroidy thick and no disgusting added breading to make them soak up more nasty grease. Why do people like huge wings with piink veins and bloody boones? We are eating wings, do we really need to add a further layer of heart disease induction? I had these same Red Robin type wings the other week at Bottom's Up, which is an awful sports pub. I have found myself longing to go back for these wings. It's on 17th at about 31st St SW. Tue Jun 24 17:25:59 -0700 2008 2014186 203692 fotze 2 3811294 welcome to the board fotze- get your buds from calgarypuck to join the chowish discussions! Tue Jun 24 21:20:39 -0700 2008 3810688 12135 John Manzo 3 3823966 Thank you, always love your recommendations. Sun Jun 29 10:36:17 -0700 2008 3811294 203692 fotze 1 3810890 I shared a shockingly good plate of wings at FATS on 10th last week. I will have to check out Juliette's some day... miss the wings at Goldmine in Forest Lawn, since their demise. Tue Jun 24 18:36:29 -0700 2008 2014186 201025 BigBrocktoon 2 3811426 I didnt realize the Goldmine had shutdown - they had awesome beef ribs on Wednesdays! How long ago did this happen?? Tue Jun 24 22:36:06 -0700 2008 3810890 11206 yen 3 3813653 Last year, unless it is under some form of new management in the old Earl's location, or re-opended elsewhere since then... Wed Jun 25 16:00:11 -0700 2008 3811426 201025 BigBrocktoon 1 3849957 I've gone to quite a few places in the city for various "wing nights". I'll list a few of my faves, and a few places to stay away from. My favourite wings in the city thus far are @ the Rusty Cage in the Westbrook shopping centre. There's also a Rusty Cage down on Heritage (formerly Studio 82), but I cannot confirm that the wings there are just as good as the ones in Westbrook. Their 25-cent wing nights are wednesdays (and Sundays too, if I remember correctly), and not once have I been disappointed with the wings. They are not as cheap as some other places, but when you know what you're getting is going to be good every time, it's worth the extra few cents. They have a wide variety of flavours available (25 to be exact). They have your run of the mill flavours such as BBQ, Salt n pepper, Honey Garlic, Hot, etc etc...but they have some more exotic flavours, some of which are quite good. For example, Thai Peanut (my fave), BBQ Jack, Dill Pickle, Johnny Cash (Super hot...aka Ring of Fire...hehe), and spicy parmesan. Also forgot to mention that their Salt n pepper wings are amazing...so tasty! They almost taste like KFC used to taste when I was a kid...before their chicken got all greasy & slimey. Kilkenny's in the NW is also an ok place for wings, but the service is poor and the quality of wings are sometimes inconsistent. One week you'll get average sized wings, next week they'll be tiny & overcooked. Classic Jacks on 17th also has a great wing night on wednesdays, but it's almost guaranteed that you'll be waiting a while if you get there anytime after 6pm. They do have one really good flavour called Mediterannean, which is basically greek salad dressing on the wings. Sounds simple enough, but it's quite deelish. We used to go to Malcolm's on 5th after work downtown, where they have pretty good wings, but now that they have supremely jacked up their wing prices, I won't be going there anymore. If there is one place to AVOID, it's Dixon's down in the Shawnessy area. I went there just the other night, and the wings were TERRIBLE. I have never seen wings this small, and they were as dry as could be. Picture Nicole Richie going on a meth binge while tanning on the sun....that's how skinny & dry these things were. On top of that, Dixon's has awful service. Tue Jul 08 14:58:03 -0700 2008 2014186 148529 electroleum 2 4208897 I tried the wings at Rusty Cage in Heritage once, and they were literally raw inside. might have been super busy that night, or maybe there was a new cook who didn't know the proper deep frying time to cook a wing, but i won't try them again Sat Nov 29 17:41:43 -0800 2008 3849957 40013 nonlinear 1 3850183 I venture to a few locales for wings. Limerick's on Macleod Tr has 17¢ wings on Mondays and are tasty. Shillelagh's on Sirocco Dr has 19¢ wings on Wednesdays, and have some great and unique flavours including a fantastic parmesan. I'll second the vote for Regal Beagle's salt n pepper wings. That said, they're breaded and I prefer mine au naturale. Tue Jul 08 16:06:47 -0700 2008 2014186 207877 CalgaryHound 1 3861364 Another one to avoid for wings, suprisingly, is the Wildwood in mission. The last basket I got there downstairs in the pub I bit into the first one and it was still bleeding. Not just a little bit, like oozing out blood from the uncooked centre. Not a good sign. Looking on the positive side they took them off the bill and I didn't die. Watchman's on 17th are good as are the Kensington Pub. Still never tried the now infamous Regal Beagle wings yet. Fri Jul 11 18:20:14 -0700 2008 2014186 85415 greenboy 1 3861401 Friar's pub (Glenmore Landing) has great hot wings. Fri Jul 11 18:37:39 -0700 2008 2014186 137321 23skidoo 1 4194771 this post just keeps on giving... one of my all time favorites is the Black Sheep west coast pub on Elbow drive. Great spot and I've never been let down. www.hotwings.ca has them ranked as #1, and the urbanspoon.com also voted them a high %90. That's my vote for #1. Sat Nov 22 16:25:57 -0800 2008 2014186 242556 chillfactor59 1 4195949 I like the wings at Boston Pizza, although they are really expensive. Did I just embarrass myself? Sun Nov 23 11:19:56 -0800 2008 2014186 225891 Lainey1978 1 4201131 Hi!! Check out The Black Swan Ale House. Off Maclead Trail South S.W. Been there acouple times Wing nite Wed. 22 cent. They have lots of flavors, my flavor is the teryaki wasabi and the cajun. Tue Nov 25 11:06:15 -0800 2008 2014186 243330 keniso 1 4209042 I used to live in Calgary and i would go and eat wings often. At the time my favorite place was Regal Beagle but i hated how you had to buy drinks to get wings. That was 5 years ago though. Are the wings still good there? Are they still doing the ribs on thursdays too? I also used to frequent a pub (don't know if its still there) on the northwest corner of 16th Ave and 19th street NW which had 15 cent wings and lots of flavors but they weren't the greatest wings. Sat Nov 29 19:10:45 -0800 2008 2014186 161693 blond_america 2 4433642 That was the worst policy they could have. We left when we found that out. They are closed anyway so obviously something turned away a lot of customers. Thu Feb 19 15:30:34 -0800 2009 4209042 244710 chewy_bakah 3 4433707 Probably the numerous and recurring health violations... that's what kept me from going... They really did have the best salt and pepper wings though, and who doesn't order a couple beers with their wings? Thu Feb 19 15:50:03 -0800 2009 4433642 80856 Strider 4 4433736 Ya i remember the salt and pepper wings at Regal Beagle were my favorite too. The place on 16th Ave and 19th street NW was called Tipperary's. It was kind of dive but the wings were okay. Thu Feb 19 15:59:15 -0800 2009 4433707 161693 blond_america 4 4475868 Oh yeah that's not the point. Of couse we would have ordered more than adequate drinks. It's when someone says you must drink to get wings...we just didn't like that. Seems just a bit unethical. So what if you want to eat a lot of wings.. do you have to get drunk for a few measly wings? Anyway, we didn't like so we voted with our feet. Thu Mar 05 08:24:26 -0800 2009 4433707 244710 chewy_bakah 5 4477045 Not that i'm defending the policy but as i remember it you could order non alcoholic drinks too with the wings. But that's not really the point anyways... Thu Mar 05 13:17:44 -0800 2009 4475868 161693 blond_america 6 4577828 If i recall their non alcoholic drinks ie pop and tea were pretty close to beer prices which in that case you would just order beer. Same thing. Wed Apr 08 07:24:46 -0700 2009 4477045 244710 chewy_bakah 3 4434331 the beagles closed ..no ,that makes me sad ,loved the wings and had good times there to boot.also who orders wings without beer ,that seems sacrilegious to me .they go hand and hand.when i rule the world ,it will be illegal(on pain of death)to order wings without beer Thu Feb 19 19:22:32 -0800 2009 4433642 103494 howlin 4 4435260 The Regal Beagle closed up shop on Centre Street shortly after they opened up their south location (just of MacLeod Trail at 94 Avenue). The 14th Street location reamins open to this day. Fri Feb 20 07:10:54 -0800 2009 4434331 175729 sidepockets 1 4212120 I agree with Julliette's best wing in town but very much a greasy place. worth going for the wings Mon Dec 01 11:49:38 -0800 2008 2014186 244806 Bavin 1 4430038 1410 Beer House on 17th has a wing's dish called the bartenders special which is a plate of hot wings which are fried, sauced and then finished on the grill. They're regular price which isn't cheap but i like the way they taste. Grilling adds a bit of a smoky taste to them. Wed Feb 18 15:58:26 -0800 2009 2014186 161693 blond_america 1 4576539 I really enjoyed the wings at the Blind Beggar Pub. Their wing night is Tuesday and they serve full size wings for 25 cents each. I tried the Jamaican Jerk and Hot wings and loved them both. I haven't been to enough pubs in Calgary to claim they're the best but they're the best I've seen. Located on the corner of Macleod and 50th. Tue Apr 07 16:02:45 -0700 2009 2014186 280926 Indieluv