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It's a little known fact that in addition to scenic views and family-owned wineries, the Shenandoah Valley is widely celebrated for its chicken wings. The reason it's a little known fact is because I just made it up. But having spent my birthday weekend with friends in a cabin near Shenandoah National Park, a stop for burgers and wings on the way back to DC seemed like just what we needed to take the edge off an impending Monday. Burgers "N" Things is purely a roadside takeout, and looking up at the menu board I found "wing dings" listed under "hot sandwiches", below the chili-cheese fries and just above the apple pie sticks. As usual when I sample wings off the beaten path I didn't know what to expect.

Wings aside (let's come back to those in a minute), as U street drinking destinations go The Saloon is kind of a strange bird. There's no television, no standing, and more than one credit card per table costs $2 each. Notes in the margins of the extensive beer menu border on pedantic. "If you do not like beer, other places may be a better place for you". No matter though, customer condescension has proved a successful formula in the past, and if the wings were good all would be forgiven.

Here at wingipedia there's nothing more spatial to us than our readers. With this in mind we're pleased to announce the new wingipedia map! Give it a shot and let us know what you think. Just remember: wherever you go to eat wings, there you are.

Momo's reputation preceded it; I'd been told by several people that they made good wings. Not Buffalo mind you, but fall-off-the-bone BBQ. So when I needed a place to catch up with a friend over wings and beer the U street sports bar seemed like a logical option. I got there a little after 9 on a Friday and things were quiet but just getting started. I ordered the smallest order, 10 wings, with a Stella and sat down to wait. There was no shortage of flat screen TVs tuned to sports of various sorts to keep me occupied until Miranda arrived. She told me she was "ignorant of wing topics" and "didn't know what to expect". All would be revealed.

Every September thousands of wing eaters descend on the city of Buffalo, NY for the National Bufalo Wing Festival. The event is held in a stadium, and over the course of two days over 700,000 wings -- that's 40 tons of chicken parts -- are sold and consumed. There's a contest, demonstrations, recipes, and even sexy t-shirts. It's a can't-miss event for anyone serious about Buffalo wings. And wingipedia missed it. I was distraught, but then I heard about Buffalo Nite.