The Buffalo Wing Bible

Awesome restaurant, not so awesome wings Final Overall Score: 3.1  Restaurant: 5.0  Good location downtown - right near the KeyBank Center and conveniently located if you're heading to a Sabres game. The restaurant is nicely decorated with a fun, boisterous atmosphere and has a robust menu and beer list. The restaurant is multi-leveled and they have a phenomenal outdoor patio balcony for warmer weather. Taste: 2.5  So very sadly gummy that the other characteristics of these wings were overshadowed. Sauce: 3.5  Not bad sauce but missing much of the creaminess and volume - this cost a large chunk of points. Crispiness: 1.5  Incredibly gummy and stringy texture. Couldn’t take a bite without ripping all the meat off the bone with it. You always know you’re in for a bad time when you can see pockmarked, pale white chicken skin through the sauce. Size & Quality: 3.0  Nice and big; however, some inconsistencies on the drums with fried mutant growths.

A great wing from a great classic restaurant  Final Overall Score: 4.5  Restaurant: 5.0  Friendly, efficient staff. Clean, great decor. Private parking lot. Great place to bring friends, family, and guests. Located right next to Mr. Goodbar! Taste: 4.5  3 small negatives - not enough sauce, could be crispier, and sauce is on the milder side of medium. However, great presentation with all the Buffalonian fixins - carrots, celery, AND hand wipes! Sauce: 4.0  The major detracting aspect here. Not enough spice for a true medium and not enough quantity. Crispiness: 4.5  Great but not perfect. Well cooked, meat was delicious. Skin was crispy but not a 100% crunchy, crispness throughout each wing. Size & Quality: 4.5  5 and 5 but 2 oddly shaped drums with bones sticking out, and one oddly large flat. Not the worst ever but not perfect quality either. Have you eaten at Cole's? Share your own experience in the comments below. Return to the Bu