Chuggy’s Tap & Grill

As stop #2 on the Epic Chicken Wing Crawl, and the first of the set that Sarah only heard about in an (evidently) drunken haze… this one was a bit of an omen for the rest of that set (where «rest of that set» is «the other one»).
The atmosphere here is awesome — tons of neat stuff on the walls, much of it screwed to the wall, and most of it in flagrant protest of the cruel dominance of the bubble level. I’m serious, I was distracted by the skew, and I’m not normally a stickler for such things. They also had perhaps the only two widescreen CRT TVs I’ve ever seen outside the lab at an HDTV chip company, which delighted the techie in me (aka, me).
As for food… veggie platter was stunning, with lots of variety and a phenomenal quantity of stuff. Not a huge fan of the ranch dressing, though — would have preferred bleu cheese for the veggies.
Wings… were really nothing special. I’ve not sworn my enmity against all wings breaded and ketchupy as Sarah has, but these tasted a bit sweet for me, with not enough kick. I’m 100% sure we ordered medium, but if those are what passes for medium here… well, let’s hope hot is better.
I would probably find myself here often if I lived in the area, but I don’t, so I won’t. #5 out of 5 on the Epic International Chicken Wing Crawl.

Chuggy’s gets 2 stars for food, but 3 stars for ambiance and the greatest sign ever (that I did not take a picture of. so sorry Kat!). The sign is a guy chugging a pint through the «U» in Chuggy. So perfect. This was the second stop in our EPIC International Chicken Wing Crawl, between TJ’s in oakville and my Mom’s house (don’t you feel like you missed out now by not coming?)
The good:
— Obviously, the most amazing sign ever
— The veggie platter we ordered came with a crazy variety and amount of veggies for $ 4.95 — mushrooms, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers and green peppers. The Ranch sauce, which is normally my arch nemesis, was really sweet and garlicky and therefore better than what I was expecting.
— The wings came with TWO bleu cheese sauces and a huge side of carrots.
— The décor here focused primarily on the 1992 and 1993 Blue Jays World Series Champions.
— There was a huge, widescreen CRT TV. It was AMAZING.
The bad:
— The wings sucked. A detailed breakdown of their suckage:
(a) breaded
(b) ketchupy sauce
© not hot
Overall, we had fun at Chuggy’s and «things from the early 90s» became a theme throughout the rest of the crawl. I owuld never go here again, but it filled a «hammertownesque» void in the agenda and ended up ranking #4 out of 5 stops on the EPIC International Chicken Wings Crawl. (tm, sarahlindsay, 2009).