Best. Wings. Ever.
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 11/29/07
I've been enjoying Buffalo Joe's wings since I was in college in the 80s and all I had to do was cross the street to have the best lunch in town.
The wings are still tops, and my husband and I will make a special trip to Evanston from far away just to have those perfect wings again.
The trick is that they fry them until they're toasty with crispy skin, and then douse them with a creamy, zingy cayenne / garlic / butter sauce that doesn't lose one whit of its flavor in its milder incarnations.
The location on Green Bay Road is also good, although it's really takeout-only, and the staff can be downright surly. The location on Howard used to be pretty good as well but inexplicably offered regular seasoned fries instead of the waffle fries used at the other two locations. It's also in a rather more seedy neighborhood. For sit-down, go a little farther and visit the Evanston location.
Hooray for a decades-old mainstay whose quality and value haven't declined a bit!