Posts Tagged ‘Buffalo Chicken Pizza’

Why Buffalo Chicken Rules

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Alright, this is just a quick shoutout to remember that Buffalo Chicken Calzones are the greateast food on earth and you need to be eating them more and more.

If you try and encrust this in macadamia nuts, I will kick you in the nuts.

If you try and encrust this in macadamia nuts, I will kick you in the nuts.

Here is an excerpt from some jabroni that doesn’t know anything about food. They are reviewing the top 10 places in the USA to get either steak or seafood.  One of those places happens to be right here in Boston. lets check it out.

“We like to start by pairing traditional raw bar selections, such as ceviche three ways, with the sniffle-inducing spiciness of Thai-style lettuce wraps with hot chili sauce. Entrées are generous, and textures, colors and tastes are creatively intermingled on each plate. Dishes may include macadamia-encrusted swordfish, served with slightly chilled soba noodles and crispy spinach that dissolves in your mouth, or dry-aged New York strip sirloin with sweet soy, cilantro, ginger and red chilies, with matchstick potatoes.”

Wow, Really? You would honestly rather have that then a buffalo chicken calzone? Your settling into your couch on a nice crisp autumm sunday to watch some football and you would want to eat chilled soba noodles and crispy spinach? STOP IT.

Looks, maybe I take that new york stip sirloin and throw it in the calzone drenched in franks red hot, but if you put any sweet soy or thai lettuce wraps within a mile of me , I’ll probably throw up.  Plus, can you eat all that with your hands? Wheres the side cup of dipping sauce? Exactly, Now George may not technically be a 5 star chef, but in my book he can make me a calzone whenever he pleases.

Seriously, step up, what the hell is “ceviche”?

Tune in next week when we break down why a buffalo chicken calzone is the world’s greatest hangover food.

“crispy spinach that dissolves in your mouth” – Cotton Candy dissolves in my mouth too, but I stopped eating that years ago. Leave a comment if your with me, gimme a little A-Men!

Pepperonchini’s Buffalo Chicken Pizza

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Well folks… A friday afternoon lunch before the long weekend can only mean one thing.

Food Coma

Now, since nobody will be doing work from 2-5 and you can’t be intoxicated, you basically get so jacked up on greasy food that you go comatose at your desk until 5  (or you crap yourself and go home early- been there, done that, got the t-shirt!)

But I digress, We headed out to Pepperonchini’s in Framingham, MA which is a local bar/food spot. (www.hotpizzacoldbeer.com) They have a good menu of sandwiches, pizza and other assorted pub food.

Pro’s - They posses some pretty dynamite steak tips, 25 cent wings during all Boston sports games, and 5 dollar cheese pizzas on Sunday’s to go along with their NFL Sunday ticket. They are open late and like the site suggests, they have hot pizza and cold beer as well.

Con’s- Late at night its more of a Bar than a food place and get pretty crowded, when the wings aren’t 25 cents.

The specific buffalo based item we will be breaking down today is the buffalo chicken pizza because that’s how we roll.

You gotta dunk that Sh*t

You gotta dunk that Sh*t

First noteworthy remark is that it comes with a pepperonchini in the middle which is a nice trademark. The buffalo chicken chunks are of good size and sauce proportions. They don’t dominate the pizza but you certainly feel that you are getting your money’s worth.

The wrinkle in pep’s pizza is the carrots and celery. Now celery has been done before I am certain but the carrot’s are a novel and new way to do this pizza. They don’t add alot but they are memorable and get people talking.

One way to add fun and calories (calories usually add taste and awesomeness to anything buffalo) is to get a side dipping cup of blue cheese. Now, they may already put a little blue cheese on the pizza but you are gonna wan’t to be able to self medicate and dunk they living crap out of your slice. Its tremendous, don’t feel shy, just ask and thy shall receive.

Now, the “Osiris” of the buffalo za Colin O’neil, would like to point out the proper method of crushing this pizza.

“Rip from the wheel, fold the long way and aggressively dip into the blue cheese bucket, enjoy”

This man is a hungry softball player who has conqured this pizza multiple times, (a week) – he also pointed out that “buffalo chicken pizza is here forever”

He notes that with the floppyness of this slice, he has seen many weaker men pop a wrist tendon circa nomar in 2001.  I have always said you must fold this beast or it will be flopping around worse than … no need to go there)

Overall, peps delivers solid value and an nice change of pace in the buffalo world. We will review their 25 cent wings in the future and always recommend when a game is on heading down to take advantage of their special. The wings are meaty and the sauce while not better than 7/10 is cool and you can devour them.

Good stuff, see you out there (when I get out of this food coma)

Restaurant Review : Antonio’s Pizza

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Location: Amherst, Mass

Antonio’s Pizza may have not only the world’s most beautiful slices, but the most delicious.

When walking into Antonio’s for the first time, one can become pretty intimidated. They have a glass case of pizza’s with various assorted slices.   You simply point out the slice(s) you want and they slide them in the oven. Next, walk up to the register to pay and your slices will meet you there.

They make it look so nice

They make it look so nice

The prices are around $3 dollars for some of the fancier slices. They are pretty large and 2 will fill the average human up VERY nicely. I like that you can get two completly different kinds of pizza and not pay a premium.

My Top Draft Picks

My Top Draft Picks

The pizza comes out with that perfect cripy bottom and isn’t chewy. The toppings are big and filling. You can literally end up with steak, tortilla chips, beans and many other assorted goodies on your pizza.

They are open very late (2 a.m.ish) which means they will be there when the bars get out. The line gets pretty packed but they have an excellent distribution and line system which keeps it moving.

Whenever I am in Amherst, I always make sure to stop in and grab a slice. I had 5 in about 36 hours of being there this weekend and its just delicious pizza. This style of pizzeria with fancy quick slices could realistically thrive anywhere and with the college crowd it is clearly huge!

Hmm, Ill have that one

Hmm, Ill have that one

Overall I would rank the slices in this fashion

1. Chicken Bacon Ranch

2. Buffalo Chicken

3. Steak Burrito

4. Honey Mustard

5. Chicken Fajita (tortilla chips on it)

6. Straight Cheese (PRO TIP: Don’t wait in line just head to register)

7. Anything else, I mean if you see something that looks delicious just point at it. It is very hard to go wrong here!

Enjoy!

Enjoy!

In my mind, Antonio’s is an absolute must if in the area!

Let me know what you think!

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Buffalo Product Power Rankings

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

After eating nearly every type of buffalo chicken product that I could get my mouth on for the last 10 years, I have decided to rank the ways to eat Buffalo Chicken Products. Below are the power rankings for all the buffalo products that I have encountered on my journey thus far, enjoy.

1. The Calzone

It was a monster

It was a monster

When done well,this item allows for maximum flavor and welcomes at least two types of cheese. The fill you receive from the deliciously toasted crust enables it to fill you up and is a great value. Despite the debate over styles and recipes, I think we can all agree Buffalo Calzones are the best buffalo variation ever.

2. Wings- The food that started my addiction to hot sauce remains dear to my heart. I feel that wings deliver the best true flavor although they don’t always fill me up. One area that I enjoy is being able to self medicate with blue cheese. This allows you to control the heat of the wings in question. So many flavors and spices but buffalo is the best of all.

3. Wrap- This item is responsible for allowing beginners into the field, however they can often be the most mediocre product and made by unqualified folk. Girls often enjoy these and I am all for them having buffalo, but if its not fresh and delicious than that is bull. Everyone is trying to capitalize on the market but not everyone has figured out the deliciousness yet.

4. Pizza- There is no universal recipe for this item yet, while most restaurants consider it gourmet, I hardly do. Where it doesn’t score points is in bringing true buffalo flavor out. It has solid chicken usually and allows for plenty of cheese which is where it gets its rank.

5. Tenders- More of a beginner item than the wing, tenders also suffer from many sucky incarnations. I admit that I enjoy the hell out of good tenders, but people try and pretend that the frozen ones don’t suck and that does a diservice to buffalo products everywhere.

6. Sub- When used with tender, this sub can deliver dynamic flavor and heat. Slather it up with enough blue cheese and this baby always seems to deliver. I fear mediocre variations, but my go to places always know how to serve it up just right. (Georges pizza, Natick and Linden store on fridays.)

7. Burrito-

Boloco Buffalo Chicken Burrito

Boloco Buffalo Chicken Burrito

While similar to a wrap, this white meat chicken item can deliver juicy flavoring and the fill that a wrap can’t. The rice is a make or break feature, but I feel that once you know what to expect than you can really start to enjoy a well made burrito.

8. Dip- This also has many variations which we will explore in future posts, It is a strong item and should always be present if men are sitting around drinking and speaking of heroic deeds.

9.Salad- I always order because I am in the mood for tenders, yeah it comes with some lettuce but I feel the layer of blue cheese does enough to cancel out the potential health benefits.

10. Cake? Would I? YUP

If there is something I missed or haven’t discovered yet or if you have a recommendation, let me know here. Thanks

*Also, I hope to cover all these items individually because I eat them in my rotation of foods. I need to take photos of them before I devour them.