Showing posts with label chicken wings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken wings. Show all posts

6/14/2011

Uptown Pizza Chicken Wings

Uptown Pizza Chicken Wings
Uptown Pizza Chicken Wings
Uptown Pizza in Boardman, Ohio has more than just pizza. They also have wings. I ordered 6 wings cost was $4.49 but beware if you order anything else with them. I called and placed an order for pickup for a pizza and wings. The dude told me 30 minutes. Cool, no problem. I waited the 25 minutes since Uptown is only five minutes away from me. I walked in and announced my name, (Grassy Knoll) and the counter employee looked at my receipt and said just a few more minutes. 

Waiting at the counter I saw something move on the ceiling. Don't panic, it wasn't bugs or snakes, but water. It was raining outside and now it was raining inside. Not just a drop or two, but the flow would fill a bucket in a few minutes. (If there was a bucket) I carefully moved my pizza away from the rain that was dropping on the counter. Nothing worth than a wet pizza. My wings were finished and the employee rang up (Not wrung out) my pizza order and I was on my way. As stated before, the pizza was well cooked, and dry. No rain. Sauce and cheese plentiful. Still a little greasy. The wings well cooked and crunchy batter. Good tasting. A little pricey but hey what pizza shop boasts an indoor waterfall. 

 The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3 out of 5 shots and recommends Uptown Pizza for dinner. Just bring your raincoat.


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2/20/2009

Elmton Bar - Pizza And Wings

Elmton Struthers Ohio
Elmton Struthers Ohio

The Elmton restaurant and bar is located in Struthers, Ohio, and is an old favorite place to dine. When we arrived, the place was packed, no parking, even in the parking lot across the street. A sure sign that the food and price is right. We waited about 10 minutes for a table to free up. The waitress squeezed us all at a table. Very cozy indeed.
Elmton Chicken Wings
Elmton Chicken Wings
Our waitress came over to our table in a couple of minutes and Patty and I ordered diet Cokes and the famous Elmton wing dings as an appetizer. The wings were brought to our table in about five minutes. Not bad for crowded evening. As you can see the wings were huge, not your standard fare wing dings. Let me tell you, they were very good. The batter coating was crunchy and tasty and the chicken was surprisingly good as well.
Elmton Pizza
Elmton Pizza
Our main course was Elmton's pizza. It took about 20-25 minutes but the wings came first which seemed to make the time go by. The pizza was brought out on a silver platter, steaming hot, just from the oven. The crust was crunchy and thick enough, not soggy. The cheese was melted completely and the sauce zesty enough. But damn, I ordered it with "No peppers" and damn, there they were, baked right in the cheese.

One of my pet peeves concerning pizza is when the pizza slices are not completely cut. For this pizza we had to use butter knives to saw through the pizza to get the slices separated. However, once we did, and then removed the peepers, the pizza was delicious.

Normally, Elmton gets the order right and the pizza is very good tasting. I will let this one incident slide but still deduct for an incorrect order. The rating would be much higher if it were correct.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 2.25 out of 5 shots and recommends Elmton restaurant for dinner.


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