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I have heard some good things about an operation on the Danforth named Wild Wings (not the chain Wild Wing but it is different). I have heard lots of flavours and great deals with the beer as well. We will be checking it out. What has anyone else heard about it? Any other suggestions for the next couple of weeks?

CROWN AND DRAGON - LARS' Take

This place was okay. Not sure I would go back simply because it's not as good as pretty much every other location we've been to. I'll give them this....they had a wide selection of wings. Everything from exotic, fruity and flavourful. I decided to go with the Habenero (their supposed hottest wings) and spicy thai. Neither of which were spicy at all in my opinion. --Warning-- I have a high tolerance to spicy things.

The location was great...easy to get to via subway. Very cozy and a good atmosphere. That said, the TV situation is horrible and there's not much to do there besides sit in a booth and eat your wings. The fries were delicious.

I'm not sorry we went there but I would never go back.

This place is not worth your time.

1. Wing Quality: Qualtiy wise they were good. Crispy, yet tender on the inside. However, the flavours just don't do much for me and habenero and spicy thai were very disappointing. The sauces were semi chunky on my selection. They do however have a lot of flavours so maybe I just chose a few duds...

2/5

2. Sides and Extras: They didn't' give us a lot of ranch sauce but the fries were delicious. No celery.....

1/5

3. Beer: Average...standard draws...

3/5

4. Service: Very quick...but speed doesn't matter when you don't enjoy the wings.

4/5

5. Overall Experience: I probably won't go back. The price was solid but the wings weren't close to being even in the same conversation as most in the city.

2/5

Crown and Dragon Pub

Date: Tuesday Jan. 19th
http://www.crownanddragon.com/
Awards: Best wings in Toronto 2009 by EYE Weekly
Yonge and Davenport
Order: 1 lb of Mardi Gras
1 lb of Key West BBQ
Basket of Fries
2 beers

1. Wing Quality: Decent size and meat amount. The Key West was a little saucy for my liking and did not have a real distinctive taste from straight BBQ. The Mardi gras was a dry rub with an interesting spice on it that I liked but it could have been a little more intense. I think I might try the baked wings if I went back again.
3/5
2. Sides and Extras: Fries were not bad but were still fairly standard. I did like the veggies were thinly sliced so they were more of a supplement than a meal in and of themselves.
2.5/5
3. Beer: Standard choices. Nothing fancy or different. A beer special for every night so makes it a little better than average.
3.5/5
4. Service: Good service. We ordered before we even sat down and the food was there 7 mins after we sat. Friendly Server and decent banter with the hostess and bartender.
4/5
5. Overall Experience: This was overall pretty decent. The wait was a little long around the 40 minute mark but you can expect that at a small place on wing night. I sampled 6 different types of wings out of the 30 and only one stuck with me as different and it was the Italiano one. the rest were just ok.
3.5/5

The start of an era

Hey all. With my friends and I eating a lot of chicken wings lately I thought it might be interesting to conical our search for the perfect wing spot in every way.

Each wing spot will get ratings in each of 5 Categories

1. Wing Quality: This is just an impression on the wing itself and nothing else. Includes hotness, flavour and size.

2. Sides and Extras: Includes fries, onion rings, dipping sauces, and all other things similar

3. Beer: Types and price are pretty much all that can go in here.

4. Service: This is a big part of the equation.

5. Overall Experience: This takes it all into account as well as the value of the wings per price unit.

There will be 3 regular contributors on this blog as well as guest appearances from others. Here are the Bios.

Chris Copeland.

Guy who likes wings.

Kurt Larson

A transplant from Kansas City, Kansas, he has lived in Toronto for about 2 years now. A self professed connoisseur of bar food, he spends his extra time blogging about random stuff on his own blog (http://theconservativecanadian.blogspot.com/). He is a former NCAA Division 1 soccer player at Drake University.

Duncan MacLellan

Has eaten 106 wings in an hour before. That is all.

The 3 of us have 3 staple places that we will visit more than once but we will still relay our experiences of the adventures.

So please sit back, relax, and give us some feedback. If you have a suggestion for a place to go give it up and we will have a look.