Hot Wings at Scottish Inn
Chicken wings gained popularity in 1964 when Teressa Bellissimo whipped up a snack for her son and his friends by frying up some wings and sauce thus emerging out of the Anchor Bar in Buffalo New York is the very popular snack buffalo wings (ehow.com). Americans seem to love hot wings and so do I. It is this reviewers opinion that The Scottish Inn on Gratiot in Saginaw makes some of the best hot wings you can get anywhere.
The hot wings at Scottish Inn are not battered and smothered in their own homemade sauce. I have been told by the owner that they will make them as hot as you can stand, you only need to ask. He will not give out the secret sauce ingredients but you can see (visible in the picture above) crushed red pepper is an ingredient that adds heat. The wings are served with a side of celery and blue cheese dressing.
We rounded out our order with a basket of onion rings (already dipped into before the picture was taken) and a few drinks. Our tab for two people was $20.66 not including tip. This makes The Scottish Inn a budget place to eat!
The Scottish Inn is a neighborhood bar and has a tendency to get smokey at times. Seating is your choice of your standard table and padded chairs, stools at the bar or half circle booths. Being a Scottish bar the walls are covered in plaid giving it a unique look and feel. The Inn features a well stocked jukebox and a few large screen TVs.
Vegetarian Burrito at Tony’s
When eating at a Tony’s restaurant around the Great Lakes Bay area remember that they are all owned by different people and the menu will vary from one Tony’s location to the next. This review is of the vegetarian burrito at the Tony’s on Fashion Square Boulevard across from the Saginaw Mall.
As with everything at this Tony’s restaurant . . . the burrito is HUGE! My wife and I were going to just split one then we decided that if we each got one we would have lunch for the following work day also.
The vegetarian burrito is packed with beans, lettuce, onions and green pepper. The burrito is topped off with a brown sauce, more cheese and a plethora of corn chips. It is also served with a side of salsa (mild to me) and sour cream.
I consider this a budget meal. For two people with water our total bill with tip was under $20. Plus both my wife and I took at least half of the burrito home for the next day.
Review written on 12/30/2009
