Wings I got at a “4.6” rating place

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Flanguru@reddit

I remember when wings were the cheapest part of the chicken, now they are the most expensive and the markup on them when eating out is just insane and with all that they can't even be bothered to make them fresh to order is just insulting.

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WietGetal@reddit

Dude same is happening with oxtail its fucking insanity

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rcthetree@reddit

i used to buy oxtail at the mexican grocery for cheap as fuck during college and feed myself with curry, but now it's absurdly expensive....

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XDog_Dick_AfternoonX@reddit

Saw a package at my Mexican grocery for $52. It was maybe 3 lbs of oxtail.

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rcthetree@reddit

man that really chaps my ass! that's wild pricing

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XDog_Dick_AfternoonX@reddit

There was a Haitian family shopping next to me, and we both looked at it simultaneously. She was absolutely furious! She started tearing into her husband yelling. I know French, but not Haitian creole. I recognized a few curse words and America out of the sentence, lol

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Less_Pineapple7800@reddit

They took my chicken gizzards

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ThePennedKitten@reddit

My mom always tells me about back in the day when butchers didn’t know what oxtail was. She’d play along when they sold it to her for cheap cause they thought it was meat for her dog or something.

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The00Taco@reddit

Oxtail has been like that for years now

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Early-Activity94@reddit

When even the food gets gentrified

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EncampedWalnut@reddit

I feel pretty lucky. There's a place near me that for $12 you get a plate full of wings. They're rather small and I would arguably rate them as a 6.5/10. But I get them for quantity, not quality.

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skillmau5@reddit

That makes you feel lucky?

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EncampedWalnut@reddit

Not paying a shit ton of money for wings at a bar is a win for me

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skillmau5@reddit

Sad that it’s still decent amount of money after tax and tip and not even good or large wings though

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skillmau5@reddit

Unfortunately value on parts of meat is largely arbitrary and based on popularity

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SofaChillReview@reddit

Interesting I hadn’t thought of that, not a big fan of wings as such but used to get as a cheap snack

Except then they suddenly went really expensive at some point

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dimebagdavid@reddit

The markup after Covid was very real and insane. It hit bar/restaurant owners especially. They didn’t wanna do it, but it had to go to the customers in some increment. I remember too well

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scfw0x0f@reddit

Also avian flu wiping out flocks.

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Flanguru@reddit

Lets be honest here the price of wings was insane long before covid.

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dimebagdavid@reddit

That too. $1 a wing was and has never been a true for.

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Flanguru@reddit

It was 2 dollars a wing a drumet and a flat are not two wings.

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Kyleforshort@reddit

I mean you got wings, what specifically were you expecting?

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Less_Pineapple7800@reddit

Is not being able to cook this much of a phenomenon

I haven't been able to justify paying restaurant prices for many years

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Kyleforshort@reddit

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alazystoner420@reddit

Was this specifically a wings specialty restaurant or just an item on their menu?

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BetterBiscuits@reddit

To each their own, but these are my dream wings. I want them forgotten in the deep fryer. I want the line cook to pull them up and go “oh fuck!” And then sell them anyway because who gives a shit. Delicious.

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scfw0x0f@reddit

And salt them like French fries.

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BBQWingman89@reddit

The true question is... *how did they taste*?

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Mike_Oxsmall_420@reddit

Much like my personality, these are dry af. Did you order dry rubbed wings or were these market as ‘seasoned wings’

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salsamora@reddit (OP)

Seasoned…. With hopes and dreams

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the-weeb-whisperer@reddit

When I say I like my wings dry, this is exactly what I mean

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riegspsych325@reddit

these wings were found in a Draugr’s coffin

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UAENO_BUT_I_DO@reddit

...but was a a wing spot? I wouldn't go to a highly rated Mexican restaurant and expect top tier greek food.

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I_am_so_lost_hello@reddit

Were those holes/bites in them already? 0/10. Otherwise these don’t look that bad like a 6/10 maybe

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shinjis-left-nut@reddit

I see no problem, sauce ‘em up and enjoy

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TheDudeWhoCanDoIt@reddit

Those are some nice looking tin containers

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GentrifriesGuy@reddit

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StevesRoomate@reddit

Thoughtful of them to pre-chew some of your wings for you!

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DanJDare@reddit

What I don't get about this, is even if thee wings are amazing holy fuck get your packaging sorted. It'd be cheaper to get carboard clamshell boxes and it'd look so much better. Even if all you do is get plain packaging and order stickers online for cheap to bang on it'd be so much nicer.

God this annoys me.

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