In 1946 Louise Duffney opened a corner Gin Tavern in Amherst, NY just north of Buffalo. By ‘69, the local was serving up fresh batches of Buffalo Chicken Wings under the name Duff’s. By ‘85, Duff’s became ‘the’ place to go for Buffalo Wings ‘in’ Buffalo. Approached by entrepreneurial, twin brothers, Hy and Rob Erlich, Duff’s was brought to the GTA in 1998.
With two locations, the original on Bayview and the new shop on College, I guarantee you will wait at least 30 minutes for a table on Tuesday night wing night. Yes, it’s a damn hassle. However, if you consider yourself a wing connoisseu and you enjoy a massive chicken wing on steroids, dripping in sauce; after getting a first dose of Duff’s, it wouldn’t surprise me if you never head back to St. Louis, Wing Machine, Gabby’s or any other chain, like the Firkin for wings ever again.Having forever loved a good wing, often spending Sunday-fun-day with the boys at our local, sucking back platters of wings and gallons of beer, I was introduced to Duff’s by my close friends, the Graziano’s. If you’ve ever been to Duff’s on Bayview, this name should ring a bell, as Graziano's uncle holds the Duff’s record for eating 88 wings in one hour, not to mention his record for eating the most Armageddon wings (hottest on the menu) in one sitting. If you like spicy wings, Duff’s can provide you with some serious flavour. I myself, stick with the Hot, but I’ve been down the ‘Death’ and ‘Armageddon’ road and it’s too over-the-top spicy for me (your eyes will water as soon as the bowl arrives at your table).
Take this story for what it is, but the point is that Duff’s spice is not to be messed with. To ensure I don’t embarrass him, I have a friend, who will rename nameless, who had to strip down naked, in a public work bathroom stall, and insert a wet, cold, bundle of toilet paper, between his ass cheeks, due to the ring of fire that was experienced the day after getting his name on the record board for eating, obviously too many, Death Wings; poor soul . What is the moral of the story? The ‘Man-pon’ was invented!
Bottom line - Who doesn’t like wings and beer? Duff’s provides for a great atmosphere, amazing flavour in its variety of sauces, juicy wings and hands down, the largest chicken wing you’ll find in the city (although they have been getting smaller over the years). Make sure to drink a few glasses of water throughout the Duff's experience. Not only does it help with the spice factor but my friends and I agree that the wings and sauce can be a little too salty at times and the extra water throughout the meal helps with digestion.
Recommendation: Blue Cheese with your celery (although the Dill is great as well), an order of potato wedges, 10 Hot, 10 Hot’n Honey with a pint of Richard’s and a jug of ice water. Don’t forget your lollypop at the end of the meal.HOURS: Approx. 1:00pm to 11:00pm daily
ADDRESS: 1604 Bayview Avenue, M4G 3B7 and 558 College Street West, M6G 181
PRICE: $35 for two (including tax and tip), non-wing night, celery, 20 wings, fries and a jug of beer.
WEBSITE: http://www.duffsfamouswings.ca/
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