Monday, July 29, 2013

The Coupe

The Coupe
3415 11th St NW
GOOD

When I hear that a bar has added a happy hour and on that happy hour they have included chicken wings I feel it is in my duty to patronize that bar and try their wings.  The Coupe added a happy hour to their weekday menu which included a .50 cent wing special.  On their menu the chicken wings are labeled as Sriracha glazed wings with a daikon radish and carrot slaw and the sauce on the side is a wasabi ranch.  Sriracha is my favorite hot sauce of all time, one because of the complex flavors it adds to any dish and two because of the thickness of the sauce.  I hate things being runny and watery and Sriracha is a nice thick hot sauce with a deep spicy Asian flare that still allows you taste the food you are eating.

 
 
I went to The Coup with Scott G and Liz G and we decided to order a good portion of wings. When they came out they looked delicious and the size of the wings were decent.  The wings were not too small and not overly large.  I was pleased to say that they had a slight crisp to the skin and the meat on the inside was steamy and juicy and not overcooked at all.  The Sriracha sauce was not very hot or overbearing.  It must have had some sort of sweetener added to the sauce to calm down the beat but it was still flavorful and had a good meld of flavors. 

 
Along with the wings there was a side slaw on the plate instead of your typical celery and or celery and carrots mix.  The slaw was made of daikon radish and carrots shredded.  The slaw was very tasty and was nice to eat alone as a side to the wings.  The sauce served with the wings and slaw was a wasabi ranch that had a touch of wasabi in the ranch that gave a nice ting to the dressing.  When added to the wings it added another depth of flavor that was very appealing.  I would like to have that dressing on a salad.  Overall the wings were pretty good and I would go back again to order them.  They are the only wings offered at The Coupe but that is perfectly fine since they are pretty damn good.  GOOD

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