Duff’s Famous Wings

Toronto, Canada

3.6

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20 reviews

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Telephone:
+1 416-963-4446
Website:
www.duffsfamouswings.ca
Address:
558 College Street, Toronto, ON, M6G 1B1
Little Italy, Palmerston
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 miCollege Street
0.3 miUlster Street
0.3 miNassau Street
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Takes Reservations
No
Delivery
No
Take-out
Yes
Accepted Cards
Credit, Debit
Good For
Dinner
Parking
Street
Bike Parking
Yes
Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
Good for Kids
Yes
Good for Groups
Yes
Attire
Casual
Ambience
Casual
Noise Level
Average
Alcohol
Full Bar
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Has TV
Yes
Waiter Service
Yes
Caters
Yes

Today

Today 11:30 am – 1:00 am
Open now
Local time (Toronto) 12:31 PM Friday, November 29, 2024

Business hours

Monday 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
Tuesday 11:30 am – 12:00 am
Wednesday 11:30 am – 11:00 pm
Thursday 11:30 am – 12:00 am
Friday 11:30 am – 1:00 am
Saturday 12:00 pm – 1:00 am
Sunday 12:00 pm – 11:00 pm

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20 reviews of Duff’s Famous Wings

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Place rating: 2
Toronto, Canada
For a place that’s been rated as a top T. O wing place, I was very underwhelmed with Duff’s. Let’s start off with flavour options. Unlike places like All Stars or St. Louis, there are under 20 options (mostly gradations of Hot, Sweet, and Dry Lemon/​Salt rubs).
The service was friendly and fast, so that’s a plus. The wings themselves were standard size, definitely not big or juicy by any standard. My biggest issue is with the hot sauce. They claim that medium is hot, and hot is very hot. Nothing could be further from the truth. I actually ordered their Armageddon sauce to see if that was any better, but at $ 3ish, that just tasted of more vinegar and hot peppers. In general the sauces lacked complexity. Won’t be going back.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
Really good wings but definitely on the pricey side. They used to serve 10 wings/​lb but now it’s just 8 :(
Don’t let the «medium is HOT» gimmick fool you — medium is not that spicy at all. My inside sources tell me it’s just franks red hot sauce and butter. Stick with hot if you like a bit of a kick to your wings.
Place rating: 4
Richmond Hill, Canada
This place is so lit. The food is lit. The air is lit. Everything is so fuckin lit. Just lit right up.
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
Best wings you will have in Toronto. They have minimal flavors, but they do them all right. Wedges are awesome too.
Place rating: 1
Toronto, Canada
All I wanted was some wings. I arrived before the kitchen is supposed to close at 10:20 and they turned me away, it was just me and one other friend. I could see fresh wings coming out but they couldn’t be bothered to serve two more customers. Basically ruining the start of our night, the staff is rude and they treated us like trash not wanting our business. They had the nerve to offer us beer when we clearly said we came for wings.
Place rating: 1
Washington, DC
The wings were the worst prepared chicken I have ever had. The only thing you taste is vinegar and pepper. My six year old sister could make a better sauce. It’s really hot but that’s all it is. You don’t taste anything except the pepper, and that’s their signature dish for christ sake. Don’t eat here!
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
hot is very very very hot!!!
Place rating: 1
's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Very nasty hotwings, which is their signature dish for crying out loud. Do not eat here. Even KFC has better chicken.
I really like very spicy food, so that wasn’t the problem. The problem was that the sauce (we had medium hot & death) tasted like it was just made of ketchup, vinegar and hot peppers. They just as well can give you a bottle of Tabasco to drink. Both sauces tasted the same, but death seemed to have more hotness to it. That was the only difference.
Secondly the meat was dry, like it was cooked a few hours before or many minutes too long. Dude, how hard is it to cook a chicken wing?
My mother father and sister had different food, they didn’t like it either.
I’d rather lick the street that returning here.
Place rating: 4
Mississauga, Canada
I came here after going to Escape Zone. College street was crazy busy and after walking through walls of smokers outside a lot of different restaurants we decided to go to Duffs. The restaurant was pretty dead just us and a few other customers and there looked to only be one waitress who was managing her tables well.
I ordered the Blazin onion and 10 medium hot wings. The onion was great and the seasoning was tastey. The wings were perfect the way wings should be spicy, saucy and vinegary I dont know how people can stand eating sweet flavoured wings, if the wing isnt saucy and vinegary im not eating it. Theyre not over priced theyre about the same price as other wing joints. The wings are huge and super filling.
I will definitely be back when im in the area for wings.
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
I’m a legit chicken wing connoisseur, and trust me when I say that Duff’s are the best. First the wings themselves, they are meaty with minimal fat, reasonably sized (not too big and from Chernobyl or something) and always cooked perfectly. The art of deep frying is not as easy as you non chefs think, their wings consistently come out very juicy and of course with no breading!
Now the sauce, what can’t be said about the best sauce, and the hottest, in Toronto: ARMAGEDDON! Insanely tasty but very hot, I use the blue cheese dip in between wings with the fries (also delicious) to cool down. They make the Armageddon and Death sauce in house, I’ve pleaded with them to share the recipe but only their father knows it apparently and won’t tell the sons.
Cheap wing night gets a little crazy if you don’t come early but otherwise the place is just flat out awesome. All the locations are family run, they always rectify any issue and the sauce is the boss! (sorry bad pun)…
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
Came here with my boyfriend for some finger food. We came in and the environment was really nice and cozy. There weren’t that many guests in the restaurant at the time. It was nice and quiet.
Service was really fast. We ordered calamari, mozzo sticks and hot honey garlic wings. Food was delicious, especially the mozzo sticks and wings. Will definitely come back!
Place rating: 5
Toronto, Canada
One of the best in the wings category. We had the hot and honey garlic wings, spicy bbq wings and fries. Everything was delicious with the wings perfectly cooked but still juicy inside with plenty of sauce (we asked for extra). I find a lot of places over fry wings and they are too crispy or have chunks of fried batter hanging off — not the case here. Easily one of the top five best wings I’ve had in Toronto! It’s just hard to get a seat naturally haha.
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
Came back to find out they don’t have loganberry juice anymore! :(. But I did find that I enjoyed the hot bbq more than the hot honey, which I usually get at other wing joints. The hot honey here is a bit spicier, bt the hot bbq is balanced with the sweetness from the bbq sauce. Got sweet potato fries that were too soft to be considered fried, should’ve gotten onion rings.
Place rating: 5
Brooklyn, NY
Crossing my fingers that it tasted as i remembered from Buffalo! And I think it brings me back.
Pretty empty on a weekday afternoon. Great attentive service.
Mild medium had a mild kick. Honey garlic was tasty. Then we added smokey barbecue which we could have lived without but still tasty.
Place rating: 2
Toronto, Canada
Wasn’t impressed with any of the wings I tried. The buffalo sauce was very salty. We had:
Spicy BBQ
Medium Hot buffalo
Mild buffalo
Honey garlic
One death wing
The honey garlic was the groups favorite while no one liked the mild, they were very dry. The death wing was pretty hot but it didn’t have a nice flavor. I wouldn’t come back
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
Top notch service!
We ordered a pick up last night, and when I got to the restaurant almost everything was wrong. Once we’d figured out what had been missed, the manager put a rush on it in the kitchen and gave it to us on the house as an apology. Total class! I would have been happy to pay for it, but their willingness to take responsibility for screwing up and fixing it so fast made a potentially shitty interaction absolutely pleasurable.
As always, the wings were awesome: large, juicy and well cooked! If I had to say something constructive about the company, it would be listing allergens on the site (I gave a 4-​star review because it turns out I can’t eat 90% of the menu). But even that’s reaching a little.
Place rating: 4
Mississauga, Canada
Great place to have wings and a beer. The wings are big and juicy, not as much flavors as I thought there would be but yummy none the less. Highly recommend if you are in the area.
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
I would recommend Duff’s Famous Wings!
This Duff’s location was very clean and service was excellent! We were eagerly greeted by a server, who checked on us frequently through out our visit. There was not one time that I had to look up more than once before being noticed.
We ordered a special combination, which was 20 wings, small pitcher of beer (3 glasses), and potato wedges which was $ 34.50. Comparatively it is cheaper than other highly rated wing places in Toronto (with booze). While there was not a huge variety of wing flavors, they seem to do what the offer right. We got the medium and bbq. Both were adequately sauced, with a convenient bucket to hold all the bones.
We would definitely go back. Plus, there is street parking for $ 2.25 per hour, which for the city is decent. Worth the trip. Also, the patio (currently closed because of snow, looks promising for the summer).
Place rating: 4
Toronto, Canada
I love Duff’s. I really do. I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed with a meal there. Wings are deep fried, they will be greasy. Once you come to terms with that, you will have a tasty experience.
Our orders never vary. We always get the deep fried pickles (might even be the best in the city), potato wedges (SO GOOD!) and of course wings. I always order medium hot and my friends get Hot Honey Garlic (wusses). :)
Service is good and fast. Only problem we ever run into are the table runners wanting to clear our table before we’re actually done.
Place rating: 3
Toronto, Canada
Went here to watch the first (painful) Leafs’ play-​off game. We got there early, unsure if it would be packed — it did get busy, but not until about 7:45 pm or so, so just a normal crowd, I’d assume, not tied to the game.
Service was excellent. Friendly, over-​accomodating. In this regard, Duff’s does a great job. I did enjoy my food, but it was nothing special (to me, anyway… I don’t really like wings) to have me coming back «just ’cause». They have a big open window in the front which is lovely for nice summer nights.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience because of the service.