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Wings of Wachusett

Chicken Wings from Pho Dakao

Top notch wings call for great sauce, tenderly prepared meat, and a crunchy exterior. The towns of Wachusett are setting the stage for wings this Super Bowl season. Check out the following destinations the next time a wing craving hits:

Ladd’s Restaurant and Lounge in Rutland is a great place to catch the game and enjoy an order of Boneless Buffalo Wings or spicy Wing Zings. If you’re feeling hungry, order the Combo Appetizer Platter that includes Ladd’s world famous wings, along with jalapeno poppers, mozzarella sticks, and chicken fingers.

Flip Flops in Holden offers fantastic Flippin Wings with a variety of sauce options. Try the Buffalo, sweet chili, Asian, or plain with bone in or out. Commit to your decision – Flip Flops doesn’t do combos.

Dragon 88 of Boylston serves up General Gau’s wings with a zesty ginger kick. If you’re still hungry, try the PuPu Platter to add crab rangoons, teriyaki, spare ribs, and fried shrimp to your wings order.

Mexicali in Holden offers wing orders in portions ranging from 8 to 16. Ask them to turn
up the heat, if you dare. They’ll make it as hot as you’d like.

Whether you want spicy, simple, or boneless – Wachusett has wings for you!

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Chicken Wachusett from The Boynton on Highland Street

Chicken Wachusett from The Boynton on Highland Street in Worcester, MA

Chicken Wachusett from The Boynton on Highland Street in Worcester, MAThe Boynton Restaurant is very large, with a lot of tables, making the place a little on the noisy side. The atmosphere is basic American with a lot of exposed brick, a lot of booths and generally comfortable.

Food: (Liked)

We started with an appetizer of the Tuna Sashimi: Cajun Seared Sushi Grade Tuna, thinly sliced and placed over a bed of Asian Coleslaw with Pickled Ginger, Wasabi and Lite Soy Sauce. This was lightly seared, giving it just the thinnest of crusts and was absolutely delicious. This was as good as any sashimi I’ve had anywhere else. It came with a little hot sauce on the plate which was a great counterpoint to the tuna and ginger making an overall wonderful flavor. This was a good size for one, but way too small to share.

For dinner I had the Chicken Wachusett: A trio pan seared Chicken Breast is sautéed with Roasted Peppers, Red Onions, Spinach and Tomatoes in Wachusett Country Ale Pan Gravy then placed over Whipped Mashed Potatoes. This was a very big portion size, more than enough to have leftovers, for a pretty reasonable price making this a very good value. The chicken was tender, juicy and cooked perfectly. The peppers and onions were also cooked perfectly, having just enough texture to add a little light crunch and the gravy was very flavorful but not so strong it overpowered the other flavors. The flavors and textures all played together very nicely making an overall fantastic dish. In my opinion, the weakest part of this dish was the mashed potatoes, they were pretty basic and plain and not very flavorful. Overall this was an excellent dish!

Service: (Liked)

Being in a large party (15 of us) I always expect the service to be a little slower than normal. While that was the case here as well, our server did an excellent job keeping things moving at a reasonable pace while keeping a great friendly attitude.

Overall: (Liked)

As an overall experience, I’d have to say the Boynton was an excellent find. A very varied menu with a ton of options, all good, with good service and at a reasonable cost.