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I'm a big fan of the Yuengs and Wings deal at Stalking Horse on Monday nights. 35 cent wings and $2 pints. It's the only place I know of that has really good Old Bay wings. Most bars in the area have OB wings, but they are usually just seasoned naked wings and I'm not a fan of dry wings. At Stalking Horse, use a great honey/OB rub and I would also recommend the house sauce, which is a spicy honey bbq...excellent.
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re: edresner
I might have to try that out. Have you tried Rafters OB wings? My favorite are there so far, standard is medium sauce/ Old Bay...you can ask for hot/old bay if you want your face to burn so good. They are never totally dry, they are just right.
$.25 and $6 domestic pitchers on Wednesdays, wings run out around 9 it seems.
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so between crazy lil's, porters, dog pub, stalking horse and mother's what would you choose?
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re: wcgirl
Chowtimore
Aug 1, 2008 09:37 AM
It depends on what you mean by 'bar food'. Ryleigh's has the 'bar food' staples, but the menu tends to be a little more upscale. It's good food in a bar, but if you're looking for traditional bar food, the selections are somewhat limited. Not the first place that comes to mind when 'bar food' is mentioned.
Dog Pub's menu is dominated by pizza and offers little else. Unless everyone is in the mood for pizza, look elsewhere. I've never been to Stalking Horse, so I can't comment. Crazy Lil's and Mother's have more of the traditional bar food menu. I like Crazy Lil's, but if you're looking for the burgers, wings, chicken fingers kind of bar food, Mother's is the place for you.
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re: Chowtimore
I agree with these sentiments, with the caveat that Crazy Lil's has gone WAY down hill recently. For bar food, I guess Mother's would be tops, but that is an indictment on the options not an endorsement for quality.
Just last year, the easy choice would have been the Fort Charles Pub. Now I would probably walk over the Captain Larry's on Fort Ave.
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re: JonParker
I have to disagree, Larry's - well, the bulk of Riverside...Fort Ave-ish on the way down to Locust Point - is more Fed Hill and not really near Sobo, which is mostly south of 95. I guess it's a judgement call, but you wouldn't refer to Havana's or Bicycle or Baba's more Sobo than Fed Hill would you?
Anyway, on the bar food discussion, there are some very good sandwiches at Rafter's across from Captain Larry's, and the tater tots are plain but could feed an army. Don't Know also has some upscale bar food in the vein of Ryleigh's and Mother's, huge TVs and shuffleboard...and good taste in college football teams (see my sig) ;)
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re: natewv
Respectfully, I have to disagree with natewv.
Anything on or south of Fort ave is SoBo.
Therefore Havana's is in FedHill, Bicycle is in FedHill South but not Baba's, RUB, Capt Larry's etc. To learn about our neighborhoods and their borders visit: http://www.livebaltimore.com/neighbor...Regarding the food discussion:
I'd recommend Metropolotian Coffeehouse and Wine Bar or Mother's.-
re: tandoori
@ tandoori...If you were to only point out your opinion, I'd say fair's fair, and it's all relative, which is why I said "it's a judgement call".
However, since you brought facts into the discussion, such as the link you sent describing the borders of our neighborhoods, I feel it's only fair to point out the map explicitly shows that Havana's is in Riverside, and Bicycle is on the Sobo/RIverside border, and Baba's is in Riverside, not really even near Sobo.
My whole point is, I've understood the south of Fed Hill to be Fort Ave. Your map places the south border at Ostend and Cross, and you've placed it somewhere arbitrarily in between. So I guess we are both wrong.
That said, even though Havana's is not in Federal Hill, their 1/2 price sandwiches and cheap drafts (I love Otter Creek) on Mondays are a steal. :)
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re: elnicka
When did you go to Crazy Lil's? I used to be a big fan a few years ago when they had the white pizza on the menu, but I went a few weeks ago and the menu has changed completely (to the worse). First, they were out of the first THREE things I ordered. Each requiring a trip to the kitchen for the waitress to be informed of this so by the time I was given a 4th opportunity to make a selection, my wife's food was on its way.
When the food arrived, it confirmed the kitchen has gone south. Fries were awful (they used to have good cheese fries with bacon. No longer) and the wrap was pedestrian.
Hopefully they reclaim at least a respectable bar kitchen, but for now, avoid crazy Lil's.
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