Melting your face off

One wing at a time...

I love hot wings. I've had them all over the place. Bone in, boneless...fried, grilled, baked... bbq, teriyaki, oriental, mild, medium, hot... and then there's beyond hot. This is the sauce on the far right of the menu. Now "hot" is very subjective. What might be unbearably hot for one person, might be mild for someone else. So needless to say, I'm always on the lookout for the nuclear level hotness.

I set out tonight to find out if a place called Doc's Pad, in downtown Eugene, had what was rumored to be the hottest hot wings in the Pacific Northwest. The place itself is nothing fancy, just a bar on a corner in the middle of downtown. But the waitress's face changed when I ordered the Inferno Wings. "Are you sure you want those? They are HOT!!!" Yes...I'm sure. In the next 5 minutes, 2 different cooks came out to confirm that I wanted the wings. They even brought me a drop of sauce on a toothpick to sample.

The wings came out on a long rectangular plate, all drumsticks, and no wings, with a side of ranch. I usually like blue cheese, but I'm not picky. After 2 wings, I was sweating, my face was red, and my eyes started watering. The mixture of habanero and ghost peppers create a slow burn that doesn't fully hit you for a minute or so. And then the endorphines start to flow.

If you are in Eugene, and you are a fan of the spicy stuff, stop by Doc's Pad and try the Inferno Wings. Will it melt your face off??? Yes, just like in Indiana Jones... But they'll also be some of the hottest, tastiest wings you've ever had!