Bayou Hot Wings is located in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, LA
The Wing Joint:
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| 6221 S. Claiborne - New Orleans |
My recent travels have brought me to New Orleans. In the weeks leading up to my family vacation, I had only two short days to try and find the best wings in New Orleans. I read a lot of reviews and did a lot of research to find where locals go for wings. Majority reviews and listings had Bayou Hot Wings as one of the best places around and a must try for out of towners. You won't find this joint downtown or in the French Quarter. You'll have to go a bit off the beaten path to find this place. Check out there website, the Travel Channel's own Man vs. Food host Adam Richman, said these were the "best wings in the world." I tweeted Mr. Richman a few weeks prior asking if these wings were really the best in the world? He quickly replied "In my opinion, the Bayou Hot Boy & their sauce is amazing". Sounds like I know where I'll be heading. I land in New Orleans and take a cab straight there. Located about a block away from the Tulane University campus, this place is in a small strip mall and its your a simple store front location. Known mainly as a carry out place, there is some counter space to eat at with a 8 bar stools. Not the most comfortable or inviting space to eat but I don't have much of a choice. The walls are covered with photos of those who attempted the Bayou Beast hot wing challenge, local news articles, and of course pictures of when Adam Richman visited. As if I need to say it, but I went with the Bayou Hot Boy sauce. Rated "3 peppers" on their menu. If your up to the challenge the "5 pepper" Bayou Beast challenge awaits. I was excited to be trying possibly the best wings in the world, so ordered up my wings and the smell of the wing sauce and anticipation intensifies as I wait.
The Wing Review:
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| Bayou Hot Boy Wings |
Bayou Hot Wings has 9 sauce options. I thought about splitting my order between Bayou Hot Boy and Bayou Sweet Heat but at the last minute my thought was, if I am about to eat the best wings in the world why try anything else? An order of 10 Hot Boy wings it is. Just by looking at the pictures you can tell these look amazing. The wings themselves were medium to small in size. An order of 10 did the job, but if your hungry go with the next size up. 15 wings seems like a lot but would have filled the appetite. Cut the annoying uneatable wing tips off! Other than the unimpressive wing size, everything else about the wings were amazing. Fried to perfection, these wings came out of the kitchen steaming hot. They are battered, fried and sauced and the sauce was plentiful. The meat was so tender and juicy, that each bite was an eye closing, shaking your head, mmm mmm good type of bite. Yes, I actually did that several times. The exterior is a crispy treat of goodness yet easy to eat and not tough or over cooked. The sauce was delicious! Its made with a local favorite, Louisana Crystal Hot Sauce. Just look at the pepper and spices that are nicely distrubted on the wing. A lot of care went into this sauce recipe. The heat was just what the doctor ordered. Cleaned out my sinuses but didn't leave me sweating. If you're an avid reader of my blog, I usually make my marks on the wing as a whole. I have deducted rating points for small size wings but these are 5 star wings hands down. This is perfect balance of heat, flavor, sauce, served steaming hot, and crispiness...everything I look and hope for in my wings. Best in the world I cant say yet but a serious contender for my Best of 2015 award.
Wing Night: None
Side Notes:
+ Hot Boy Sauce is an award winner, well it damn well should be.
+ A good local joint that's off the beaten path, however...
- ...not the easiest for travels to get too, waited about 30 minutes for a cab to pick me up.
- Not really a dine in place, mainly take out. Seating isn't comfortable.
Moment of Truth and Why:
Overall: 5 Star Wings
Temperature: 5
Size: 3
Texture: 5
Sauce amount: 5
Flavor: 5
Heat: 5
I may have to work on my rating system a little. I have deducted for small things like wing size but the Bayou Hot Boy is too amazing. Hey its my review and I can do it how I want. These wings have perfect amount of heat and sauce coverage with extra sauce at the bottom of the basket. The temperature was steaming hot. If the wing size was jumbo it just might be the best wings in the world, but I have a lot more wings to eat before deciding that. If you are ever in New Orleans I recommend making this joint a must stop. It's a trek to get there, but trust me, it's worth it. Thanks Adam Richman and Bayou Hot Wings. If you ever jar this sauce, I'll be one of their first customers.
Website:
www.bayouhotwings.com
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ReplyDeleteI love this place. I always get the Bayou Hot Boy (flats only). There's an intermediary between the Hot Boy and The Beast that's not on the menu if you ever want to kick it up a notch. As far as the size, I prefer them that that way. The jumbo wings a lot of places use just seem so pumped full of steroids or genetically modified. The smaller wings seem more natural and I can eat more of them. :) The wing tips also have one of my favorite bites on a wing at the bottom near the elbow if you will, a sort of bite that reminds me of a chicken cracklin.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you made it out to this place, I'm a regular there and I try and tell everyone about it. This is one small business I can't wait to see succeed. They obviously need a bigger place and a license to sell beer, but it's reviews like yours that will hopefully launch this place to the next level. As a fan of Bayou Hot Wings, Thanks you. #Vote4BayouHotWings #WingOfTheYear2015