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I think I found a new favorite wing sauce. My buddy Robert recently went on a business trip to Columbus, Ohio and stopped at a Quaker Steak & Lube wing restaurant that has 35 locations throughout the North/Midwest area. Graciously, he picked me up some of their well-known Atomic Wing Sauce to try out for myself. I thought about the name of this place and remembered that I saw it on Man vs Food. Adam Richman attempts their heat challenge for the Triple Atomic, which is apparently three times the heat that this sauce is. Quaker Steak and Lube is a gas station-themed restaurant that specializes in some of the nation's best hot wings. As I watched this episode, I thought about how awesome it would be to have one of those around here in Memphis. I now think about how lucky Robert is to have went there.
It took a few weeks for me to finally build back up my usual crave for hot wings after the Southern Hot Wing Festival eating contest. I decided to fire up the grill and cook a pack of whole wings a few nights ago. I shook them good with some Abe's seasoning. This comes from a burger joint in Corinth, MS that has the absolute best burgers on the planet and sells their homemade seasonings. One of them makes the most fantastic chicken wing rub. After I took the wings off the grill, I "eye dropped" enough sauce to coat each wing and basted it on them with a brush. After 5 of these whole wings, I could not feel my lips. I was sweating like crazy but nothing was slowing me down. The incredible flavor of this sauce was addicting. I am a grilled wing fan and know how to do them really well. That combined with the Abe's seasoning and basted with this Atomic Wing Sauce, I can easily say these were some, if not, the best wings I have ever grilled. Regardless, none of my doing takes credit away from the amazing flavor of this sauce. I can only dream about eating at a Quaker Steak And Lube in my near future, and if I do, I want to burn my mouth on some Triple Atomic!
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