NYR – Not yet Reviewed
1 – poor, 2 – fair, 3 – average, 4 – good, 5 – excellent

Food:3

Decor:2

Service: 2

Cost:2

Overall: 2.5

Food:2.5

Decor:3

Service: 2.5

Cost:2.5

Overall: 2.5

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When we first arrived, it was easy to see that the place was busy. They boast having 30 screens to watch various sports events on – so yeah. We expected it to be busy. I was told by the passing waitress that until the game was over, they couldn’t seat such a large group (of 10).

As I was about to call Amy and inform her that there was only 3 minutes on the clock, which means the game had just started – the manager came by and said that it was our lucky night. A group was leaving and they had a table for us. Within 5 more minutes we were seated.  The decor was interesting, sporting the trademark rooster everywhere along with quirky signs that read things like “God must love stupid people, he made so many” and “Help keep our streets clean, wipe your feet before you leave”.  The wood was all nice and polished and the ceilings were vaulted. Nice to look at but very bad for sound. It was loud. We don’t like loud.

The waitress, one of many who served us, asked us to remember an assigned number so that she would remember what check to put our orders on.  I’m sorry but a good waitress can remember what her tables order. You don’t say “hey, you’re number one and you guys are number two, remember that so I get it right”. We also had to ask her for things she forgot a number of times. It took almost 45 minutes for Amy to get her martini.

The food. Being a place that advertises they are “the place for wings”, I was seriously disappointed. The appetizers were very small for the price and the wing selection was limited to nine sauces that all pretty much were the same with varying degrees of hot. I had mac & cheese bites – which cost as much as Dan’s large burger.  I also had the BBQ and Mild wings and a BBQ burger. The mild – was plain. There was little flavor and little spice. The BBQ sauce was, well, generic. The burger was large but just like any burger I can get anywhere in Belden Village.  We sampled most of the wing sauces and the ones that were “hot” were all heat and no flavor. Very sad. $55 for two soft drinks, 35 wings, two very small appetizers and one burger. Meh.

Needless to say we ended up back at the Lizard later for dessert and more wings and drinks. Would I go back? Probably not, nor would I suggest it as a place to go on the spur of the moment. If I were with people who were going, sure, I’ll return but not on my own.