Tracy & Scott’s quest to find the Philly area’s best Buffalo Wings

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Address: 558 College Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6G 1B1
Website: www.duffsfamouswings.ca
Price: 10 Pieces for $9.75 (CAD)

Tracy’s Overall Review: I was on vacation in Toronto which is only 2 hours from Buffalo, NY so I had high hopes for finding good wings. These were not them. They were small and overcooked (a very bad combination) making them crispy on the outside and tough on the inside. They brought out the celery as an appetizer before the wings. That is just weird. They also had this ranch dressing-like dipping sauce that had dill in it. That is just wrong. I was really disappointed because this place looked like it took wings very seriously. They did have a nice touch of giving you a bucket to put the bones in.

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Authenticity: Passed the authenticity test.

Wing size: They were small.

Sauce: The sauce was eh. Not very tasty. They have a wide range of heat levels to choose from: mild, mild-medium, medium, medium-hot, hot, super hot, death and Armageddon. They have all kinds of warnings “the medium is hot and the hot is super hot” etc. But I got mild-medium and it was not hot at all. I was so disappointed with the flavor of the sauce I ordered some hot on the side and it wasn’t much better.

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Accouterments: The celery came out like an appetizer well before the wings. It came with a ranch-like dipping sauce with dill in it. Not only wasn’t it very good, it was just wrong. It should have been bleu cheese.

Atmosphere: I would describe the place as a upscale-ish generic sports bar. We were there at lunchtime and it was pretty empty. They were playing cheesy music including a really bad cover of Boys of Summer (a bad enough song on its own). The place was COVERED with decor boasting about their famous wings and the history of the original Duff’s in Buffalo, NY. They claim that their wings are “an original.” I just think a place that takes their wing history as seriously as they do should have better tasting wings.

Rating: ★★★½☆☆

4 COMMENTS
Neha
February 7, 2010
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As someone who was born & raised in Toronto and moved to Philadelphia for school, you definitely did NOT hit up the right place for wings. If you ever find yourself in Toronto again, look up a place called All Star Wings * Ribs (http://www.allstarwingsandribs.com/) It will BLOW YOUR MIND.

-Neha

buffalo
February 7, 2010
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I wish I knew when I was there. I did a lot of Googling for wings while I was in Toronto. Thanks for the tip!

Giovinazzo
February 21, 2010
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As someone from philly no wings that I have had compare to those from Buffalo. Unfortunate for you, you ended up at a cheap canadian franchise of Buffalo’s famous Duff’s (actually in Amherst). If your ever around Buffalo hit it up, its amazing. Go with the suicide sauce its the best.

Jkibler
March 3, 2012
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Duffs of Toronto is only duffs in name. They bought into the name but it isnt part of the original place. I have been a long time visitor to the original location and I feel that they made a mistake selling the rights to the name. The Toronto and orchard park locations don’t do the name justice. You will find no better wings than the original location. The newest Cheektowaga location is the only other duffs to share the original recipes. Those are facts .

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