Originally Posted by
BOB W
Club Paris for the best filet & steaks in town and
Definitely some good burgers @ Club Paris
Originally Posted by
akdude
Originally Posted by
BOB W
Originally Posted by
jackal
Originally Posted by
BOB W
Big Al's Wings & Wings, a worthy successor the the late (and greatly missed) Wings & Things. They are in Spenard, so it's a little out of the wayfor me, but definitely worth the visit. Great wings & subs.
Ah, yes--thanks for the reminders! Both are excellent.
On the subject of Big Al's, I've now eaten there five or six times (three days in a row before I left on my trip!
), and I'd agree wholeheartedly with Bob's assessment. They are
almost as good as Wings 'n' Things. In fact, there are so many similarities between them (the kind of meat they use, the consistency of the sauce, the style of the cheesesteak sandwiches, etc.) that I have to believe the owner or someone used to work at W&T, although the wing sauce isn't exactly the same.
But at least it assuages my occasional (oh, all right, more than occasional) craving for good wings...
Several of the people that worked at Wings & Things now work at Big Al's. They are getting very close on the sauce for the wings. At first it had too much chili powder, but that's been dialed back. We'll have to try it again when you return.
So did anyone ever hear why Wing's and Thing's closed?That was so bizarre, closed and the building gone in less then a week.
Why oh why did you guys have to bring them up?I'm still bummed!!
By the way where in Spenard is Big Als?
aah... wings n' things... the memories...
I've been fortunate to talk to several people 'in the know' about these places, (they like to frequent my current employer) and have learned a few things about what is happening...
Wings n' Things is indeed gone... didn't get the real reason out of the person I was discussing with... sounds like they may have gotten tired, but the recipe lives on, and is still being used in someone's private kitchen. The name and recipe was sold, and as of September a new Wings & Things was to open in the 'next 6 months or so'... the person I talked to said they couldn't wait for it to reopen.
Last week I talked with who I believe to be the proprietor of Big Al's Wings & Wings and he handed me a menu... I really didn't ask if there was a connection to Wings n' Things... I brought it home and it wandered for a few days... then I saw this thread and wondered in my head... where did the menu go? I searched a bit and finally discovered it was buried in our recycling pile... and am now getting quite 'ungry looking at it... they even have a teri berger!
Location: 3807 Spenard Road, ANC
And
jackal, I owe you a triple portion of Volcanic wings upon your arrival in ANC
... what the heck- we might even
upgrade it to a Bucket Portion
