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Chicken Wing Review/QB Comparison: Anchor Bar
July 12, 2019By Patrick Moran
The first time I had Anchor Bar wings a few years ago I enjoyed them a lot. So much, in fact that I had them Power Ranked in my Top 15 and also ahead of Duffs. To say that caused a shit storm in my Twitter mentions is an understatement, but I don’t care. My ch
Chicken Wing Review/QB Comparison: Anchor Bar
July 12, 2019By Patrick Moran
The first time I had Anchor Bar wings a few years ago I enjoyed them a lot. So much, in fact that I had them Power Ranked in my Top 15 and also ahead of Duffs. To say that caused a shit storm in my Twitter mentions is an understatement, but I don’t care. My chicken wing consumer standards are unbiased and I refuse to succumb to general popular opinion. Because of that controversy I ultimately, recently in fact had them a second time. Did they live up to my initial experience? Let’s find out.
PROS: I respect pioneers and when walking into Anchor Bar I can feel the rich tradition of Buffalo chicken wings (I hate using the term Buffalo with them) as well as the presence of so many influential people who’ve ate there. In that regards Anchor Bar is like Wrigley Field or Madison Square Garden—the mecca of chicken wing joints. My first time there I had medium wings and enjoyed them thoroughly. They were tasty, cooked well and enjoying some live jazz music in the background was a pleasant bonus. Western New Yorkers generally bash the place because we know of several better options yet still hear and see national folk still bring up Anchor Bar as Buffalo’s go-to spot. Relax, hometowners.
CONS: Absolutely maddening inconsistent. Of any place I’ve ever wings from more than once I’ve never had a bigger eating experience discrepancy. My first time, described above was well prepared and pleasant. My second was literally among the worst I’ve had. I got a double order split with someone else, half medium/hot and other half BBQ. They were both smothered with sauce (which to be fair I often enjoy) and the wings were rubbery. I mean, like literal rubber. I’ve enjoyed wings from Tops or Little Ceasars more than what I got here the second time around. Because of its notoriety beyond Western New York, Anchor Bar is awfully overpriced and you’re probably going to wait longer to eat than you want to.
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