August 9, 2005
I came home about a week ago to find a flyer from Wing Zone shoved in my door. I
decided to hold on to it since it looked like they had some tasty flavors, and
I'd probably be interested in ordering from them. Another local place called
WingNuts has really tasty wings (their lemon pepper boneless wings are
incredible), so I thought I'd give Wing Zone a shot.
I called them up on Sunday, and after waiting a pretty long time on hold
(listening to their semi-literate announcer talk about their nuclear wings, all
the while pronouncing it "nuke-you-ler"), someone finally clicked on and started
taking information. He immediately asked for my name and address which I
provided, then I stopped him to ask him if they had boneless wings since I
didn't see it on the menu.
Bad idea.
This fuckhead actually went on a long, nasty tirade about how there's no such
thing as boneless wings, ending on "Think about it. Have you ever seen a
boneless arm?" Everything he said in his little bitchfest reeked of "you're such
a moron for asking a question like that." Frankly, I didn't think it was at all
absurd since I've eaten boneless wings from several different places. So I said
as much.
"Uh... Pizza Hut sells them." (WingStreet is owned by, and occasionally operates
out of Pizza Hut.)
"No they don't. They sell chicken fingers. I'm telling you, there's no such
thing as boneless chicken wings."
At this point I decided I was done with this place, told the guy "okay man,
whatever." at which point he asked for my telephone number. I told him "Thanks
anyway, but I think I'm gonna pass." He hung up. So I guess Wing Street's
boneless wings don't actually exist, along with WingNuts and the countless other
establishments that bill themselves the "Home of the boneless wing."
Fuck Wing Zone in their stupid asses. I ended up enjoying 10 Flame Thrower and
10 Garlic Parmesan boneless wings from WingStreet.
(11:36)
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Comment #1 by wonkodsane
Yah, those places are always staffed by the LCD.
Anyway, the WingZone near us is good. We live just outside their delivery area, so we order wings from them on their sufferance. It takes a long time to get them delivered, but there are moments in life where having wings delivered to your home is just exactly what the doctor ordered. We also found out that that Indian restaurant down the street offers free delivery.
w00t!
SOMETHING OTHER THAN PIZZA!
(09-AUG-05 - 15:36 EST)
Comment #2 by Accipiter
Not only did I end up having my wings delivered, but they were boneless wings. Thanks, WingStreet! (The bonehead that brought them forgot my bottled water, though. He said he could either go back for it, or give me the money. I took the money rather than making him do an extra delivery run just for a bottle of water.)
I also get the occasional chinese food delivery when the mood strikes me. I think the last time I ordered pizza was about a year and a half ago. It's just not worth eating pizza outside of New York.
(09-AUG-05 - 16:17 EST)
Comment #3 by Milkman
ahhh the joys of living in the big city. The only thing we can get delivered here is pizza :(. At one point we had a chinese food delivery place, but it didn't last long. I wouldn't even mind one of those generic food taxi's that will go to Applebee's, or Chili's or something like that. That would be cool too.
(09-AUG-05 - 20:29 EST)
Comment #4 by radlab0
Oh, man, I *wish* there was decent delivery Chinese around here, but we barely even have decent non-delivery Chinese (there is one place that is pretty good, but it's a good ways away from our neighborhood).
That's one thing I really miss about Seattle--there was pretty good delivery everything in town.
Not enough restaurants open 24 hours, though.
(10-AUG-05 - 23:51 EST)
Comment #5 by Accipiter
My Chinese delivery place obviously isn't the best Chinese food in Atlanta, but definitely good enough to enjoy it after being delivered to my door. I usually get curry beef, and they know me well enough to make it extra spicy.
I agree completely with the 24 hour thing, too. What I wouldn't give for 24 hour Chinese delivery.
(14-AUG-05 - 08:55 EST)
Comment #6 by Milkman
I need more places that deliver at ALL before I can even ask for 24 hour delivery.
I agree about not being the best either (the place that delivered once upon a time), but as you say, you can put that aside when delivered to your door. :)
(14-AUG-05 - 15:33 EST)
Comment #7 by karmaflux
I lived with a chinaman for a while. He could make chinese food on demand, although he would only deliver it as far as the kitchen table. Usually he was too busy to cook because I was making him build railroads
(17-AUG-05 - 14:43 EST)
Comment #8 by wonkodsane
Also, he was busy giving you the deep dicking.
(17-AUG-05 - 18:17 EST)
Comment #9 by Carson (UNREGISTERED)
My understanding is that "boneless wings" are actually breast meat shaped to look like wings.
(30-AUG-05 - 12:39 EST)
Comment #10 by Accipiter
Boneless wings may actually be breast meat, but they're still marketed as boneless wings.
Chickens don't really have fingers, but restaurants typically don't bitch and yell when you ask if they have chicken fingers.
(30-AUG-05 - 17:20 EST)
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