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| - Where do you go to eat when you gather a bunch of athletes, have them workout for over an hour, then want to bring everybody to that lovely, full, happy place? Easy answer; wings. And as I found out yesterday, when you're in Scarborough, that means The Fanzone Wings & Ribs.
Fanzone is a single establishment on Kennedy, just south of Ellesmere. Based off of appearance alone, it doesn't appear all that different from your run of the mill sports bar. There are ample TVs placed throughout the restaurant, and plenty of seating for groups. For my tastes, it a little too dimly lit, but hey, maybe I'm just picky.
A friend had heard that these wings were apparently larger than your run of the mill wings, so we decided to split fifty amoung the four of us and order nachos to get the ball rolling. I was expecting your typical nachos, but Fanzone proved me wrong. Because of my love affair with nachos, I'm well acquainted with stellar plates of nachos being excellent because of fresh and/or unique toppings, but Fanzone nachos take care of your taste buds by chip alone. I have no idea if they make the chips fresh, like they do their wings, but what they do do is ever so lightly dress the chips in butter or something similar. One of my friends described them as oily, but shame on her for that derisive characterization. They're strategically coated, and it's a genius touch. (Maybe not so genius for your waistline.)
As for the wings, as I mentioned, they're big. Not just in a "sorta" or "ya, maybe" way. They're hefty, which is why we were glad that we under-ordered compared to the number that you may typically order. But these wings don't stop at being large. Maybe because Fanzone starts by using fresh and not frozen wings, these guys are amoung the best wings I've had!
Supported by the freshness, some of their toppings really hit the mark. We ordered garlic Parmesan, honey garlic, and the mandatory risky choice, honey hot Creole. The garlic Parmesan were fine, but honestly meh compared to the other two. The honey hot Creole stole the show for me, with an interesting, yet simple mix of sweetness and Creole heat.
Aside from some better lighting and maybe a different colour scheme, (again, maybe I'm being a nagging Nancy), Fanzone could use some help with their bathroom cleanliness. It's not horrible by any means, but it would help with the overall experience.
All in all, I'm really glad that we discovered this place! Though I don't really care for the tacky sounding name, the wings are fire, and the nachos have strength. I'm looking forward to the next excuse to get wings in Scarborough.
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