I could listen 2 him talk about anything period!!! I always love the way when he does "Bless Your Rank" and and does the iconic lose count of the number he's on around 4 or 5 😂
Wing Stop ranch can be freaking amazing, literally the best I've ever had, but it's made in house from scratch, so sometimes you get a bad batch. Sadly, it sounds like that's what happened here. Definitely worth giving it another chance.
They also have BY FAR the best bleu cheese dip I've ever had. I love BWW, but I'm firmly Team Wingstop almost exclusively because of how good the bleu cheese is.
Buttermilk Ranch is the ONLY REAL RANCH. Also, adding ranch, blue cheese, etc ruins the wings. If you have to dip the wings in other stuff, order better wings.
Completely agree. And also depending on the location and the wings they got from their supplier, a lot of times their wings are big and meaty, with a good amount of sauce. I think the ranch quality is also location specific. But their bleu cheese is consistently one of the best anywhere.
Idea for a future ranking: store bought potato salads. Which is the best? Thanks as always matt, these rankings never fail to make my friends and I laugh and try new foods we've been missing out on
Wing Stop's Hot Buffalo Wings with their ranch is the closest I've ever had to wing perfection. Maybe they make their ranch better in Texas than in Alabama, but it is truly delightful. And the wings at our local Wing Stop must be from Goliaths' chickens, because they have tons of meat on them! I'm from western New York originally, and the only chain wings and ranch I've ever had that were better than Wing Stop were at the original Wings 'N More in College Station, back in the day. Thanks as always for the Bless Your Rank; it was fun to watch!
When I lived in Waco I would make weekly trips to Wingstop, and it was my highlight of the week lol. It was either the college poverty talking or you're right, Wingstop hits different in Texas.
Yeah I'm with you. The best chain restaurant wings in existence by leaps and bounds. Highly recommend their Louisiana dry rub wings too. I usually go half Buffalo and half Louisiana rub
“Take this shot of ranch I dare… no don’t do that, Matt.” *puts it away out of sight* You know what that is? That is growth sir and I’m proud of you! -from someone who always watches through to the end :)
It's 5:30 a.m. Watching you eat wings pushed me over the edge. I have 10 wings in the oven now with hot sauce and ranch waiting. Expecting a great breakfast.
Your "Bless Your Rank" videos are always awesome and this latest one is no exception! I'm a foodie and I love your rankings on different foods each and every week! Happy New Year, buddy and keep on making us laugh!
What I learned from this video: 1. Fast food wings are pretty awful; 2. Matt and I agree on blue cheese and rats; 3. Matt thinks Randy Jackson is dead.
@blessyourrank I came here to let you know that we found an old school, nostalgic Pizza Hut in Bryson, North Carolina. We couldn't stop talking about how good the pizza and the dough was. 🍕 🍕
I think the location you chose for WingStop was the reason. I love wingstop ranch!!! I also love their KoreanBBQ sauce. its so good. But I also get tenders over wings. But you should try that.
I think it’s worth giving Wing Stop another chance! You should eat them there and get their fries. They’re hand cut and the seasoning pairs so well with the sauces! And their ranch is typically delicious!
What was suspect to me is that the ranch affects the wings. How can you judge a wing by the ranch? I NEVER get ranch because I can handle heat and I think ranch is gross. And Wingstop would not have been 4th. I haven't had Hooters wings in over 10 years but he described it exactly how I remember it. No way that beats out Wingstop. Never had Zaxby's. BWW is probably the only one that would compete but I'm not sure I choose that #1 either. It's definitely top 2.
Matt Mitchell, we always watch till the end. Our family has been known to sit in the car, after going through a drive-thru, and watch the latest Bless Your Rank, or sit at the dinner table to see the latest SEC Roll Call. Thank you for the laughs! Your awesome!
@@nontypicalguy My son looked at me with a mischievous grin, but then completely didn't understand the context because he asks..."why were those women naked?"
Matt is right. Hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot and ONLY Frank's Red Hot, if you want true Buffalo flavour), butter, and a little bit of granulated garlic. You have to toss the wings to coat them, you can't brush that stuff on.
Prob will get one after the championship if bama makes it if not then we will get one prob Wednesday or Thursday. But as a bama fan I hope we don't get one after after the 8th
@@safromnc8616 their entire defense was there. And it doesn't matter who their quarterback is. That offensive line would not have even been able to cover Jaylen daniels. Just making excuses at this point. It was really on on y'all's coaching staff
Trust me. Bham/AL has plenty of real wing restaurants. He just chose the big chain places only. We have tooooons of local wing places that blow all of these out of the water that if he added, this video would be over 2 hours long
You are officially my FAVORITE Utuber. I just discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago, but I can't say enough Matt. You're hilarious. Thank you for every video.
We made arrangements to play Dungeons and Dragons at Wingstop. We were the only people in their party room. They only had two or three other customers while we had a half dozen people in our group buying food from them, so we actually gave them a significant bump in business while we were there. The last two times we went there, they cranked the music up in the party room to drive us out. The manager insisted they had no control over it except we actually watched her turn the volume up. None of us ever went back, even on our own. They had plenty of excellent flavors to choose from, but they were skinny. "Saucy bones" is an accurate description.
I had VSG about ten years ago. I’m not sorry I had it, but I want to emphasize that they aren’t kidding around when they say to be very, very cautious when you start to eat solid food again. Take a single bite and then wait about 5-10 minutes until you take the second bite. Your stomach is a lot smaller than it used to be and it gets filled long before you stop being hungry. The pain from an overfilled stomach is excruciating and you will end up throwing up a lot if you overeat. Also, your stomach is a lot more sensitive and some foods you used to be able to eat will also be very painful. Like I said, I’m not sorry I had the surgery, but I wish I’d realized sooner how to live with my new digestive system.
It took me a good six months before I could eat any type of fried food, it just sat like a lump and made me ill. I can now have about eight flats two years out. Good luck with your journey 😊
@@marinemikeusmc6529: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. It’s a form of bariatric surgery that is less invasive than a bypass and has similar success rates. In essence, it reduces your stomach to about 15-25% and it also reduces whatever it is that produces a hunger-causing hormone, and the end result for most people is a significant weight loss, which in turn alleviates many of the illnesses associated with obesity: heart disease, diabetes, you get the picture. It’s not a walk in the park, though, and each person’s recovery and results are unique to their own health situation. But one thing is for sure: you never will be eating again the way you did before (that’s not a complaint - that was the goal). What took me a very long time to adjust to is accurately judge the amount of food I’m going to eat (about 1/4 of what I think I want - old habits die hard) and to eat very, very slowly. Once my tiny stomach is full, that next bite is extremely uncomfortable, and the one after that is excruciating and I have to force myself to vomit. But I learned and that doesn’t happen anymore.
@@jrgilby The Buffet is awesome, the wings on the buffet are good but their orders of wings by themselves are somehow better. That place makes a wicked cheese steak too(even though they insist on adding peppers, a proper philly has steak, onions and cheese no more no less). Make sure to get a Bourbon Vanilla Shake to wash it down.
Odd, the Wing Stop's around here have very tasty thick ranch in my experience. They say they make it there. Matt, if you do love wings next time you go to Gatlinburg hit up Blue Moose in Pigeon Forge.
Can we get a bless your rank on domestic beers? I feel like that would be a good video 😂 also how are you eating hot wings without a beer I thought it was a law that they had to go together idk
@@alostrich you got screwed, but wing stops are extremely inconsistent.... we have 3 here, 1 is great, one is decent, and the other i wouldnt feed to rats
My husband and I love bless your rank!! Happy New Year Matt and all y’all out there! Keep doing what you’re doing love it! I’m sorry you forgot a secret message but we watch all the way to the end every time!! Love your videos!
I'll have you know, young man, I not only watch the ENTIRE video, I frequently watch twice, in case something slipped by me. Thanks, Matt! You're the best. 😁
As a Buffalo resident, I'll just say that it's okay to be wrong about blue cheese dressing and wings. We understand you've been poisoned by Chick Fil'A and Papa John's for so long that your taste buds are beyond repair. We still love you, Matt. At least you put the right national chain in first place. Though the only people who do chain wings up here are tourists and the college kids who haven't had a local show the the GOOD places yet.
I actually respect your opinions. I still drink Bullitt bourbon because of one of your shows, and use Franks hot sauce. AND I shall forever now refer to Birmingham and "Bigsaltyham" because, let's face it, that's hilarious. Good job.
No apologies necessary. I have food allergies to gluten, dairy and soy and I watch all your Bless Your Rank videos. I can't eat them, but I love listening to you and your love/description of food. Do you Matt, do you!🎉
Wingstop I’ve had while visiting back in B’Ham is very different than those I’ve had in Houston, TX - both in wing size and ranch quality. Maybe because of the amount of competition around here.
That was definitely not Wing Stop's best work. Their ranch is easily the best in the game, but that was just sad water. Whoever mixed up that ranch needs to put on janitorial duty.
@@daniellejordan4551 i agree. i order from them just to get an inordinate amount of extra ranch. i was excited to see what he would say about the wingstop ranch, especially after he said he had never had it. shame on that wingstop.
its all who owns it, most stores are franchise locations so its always a risk if you get good owners or trash ones, like my town has 2 Burger Kings one closer to me and one on our bigger highway about probably 10 min further drive, the one on the highway is good, clean and ran efficiently, one closer in town is nasty, barely can get orders right and idk how but even if you are the ONLY person to order it takes them 15mins to fix your food.
I am a blue cheese monster, and I will die on that hill! 😤 To me, the best wings in B’ham were Exotic Wings on Green Springs, but they were sold and the new owner doesn’t know how to do wings at all. 😭 For me, Buffalo Wild Wings Caribbean Jerk are the bomb! 😁
@@RShonta I'm pretty sure they did. I don't see any of the original staff in there anymore, and they modified the store interior. I used to love their cajon ranch wings!
So SOOO right about the ranch. If it's house made then it's almost universally elevating the wings. If it comes in a bottle it almost universally makes the wings worse. If nobody is asking for extra ranch with wings from your place, it's because your ranch is bad.
I worked at Pizza Hut when they switched from the normal carboard wing boxes to the awful plastic bowl things. Before those things there was a mixing bowl for each flavor of sauce, and cleaning that at the end of the night took two washer loads to itself. In that way, it was kind of better, however they always exploded, got sauce everywhere when you're trying to toss the wings, and did NOT deliver well (Kinda melted and squished, didn't fit in any of the delivery bags)
Yes, the flats are the best! I only eat the little drummettes if I run out of flats before I get full. Plus, blue cheese is far superior to ranch - some of those ranch dressings out there are awful!
Some Blue cheese dressings are also awful, like most of them from the grocery store. Ken's, Kraft, Hidden Valley are all garbage. Most restaurant blue cheese is good though.
I'm glad I have the OG recipe for Hooters wing sauce (shared by one of the Hooters Girls). After the late 80's the sauce was factory made. Other than that I always choose 2 of our local establishments for wings here in Central Florida. Winners Circle and Decisions ❤
I'm guessing they don't go south far enough, but we got east coast wings and grill around here in nc and the ranch hits so good. not a buffalo person, so idk how good their sauce is, but their ranch and bbq combo is top tier for me
Happy New Year, Matt 🎉🎉 If you have an air fryer, the best wings can be made easily at your house. 390° for 20-25 mins. I always put a little ketchup in with my Crystals hot sauce. Most importantly- toss cooked wings in melted butter and Then in sauce - makes ALL of the difference. A lot of times, I end up eating mine with just the butter, they're That good cooked this way.
I made these for New Years, just like you said, wowza, so perfectly crispy & balanced with the butter/Crystal mixture. I knew I could trust your judgement, cause Crystal is the ONLY acceptable hot sauce except homemade. Thanks again.
Hahaha! I LOVE that reference you put in the end of the video that the people who skip the end would miss. It's GREAT! I'm so disappointed that 80 or so percent of your viewers will miss that wit. SO *cough* GOOD *cough*!
I like Wingstop, but not for their original hot wings. The Atomic packs a nice heat but the original sauce is a lot more vinegar based and it's a bit much. I'll eat them on occasion to change things up, but it's their other sauces that are really tasty.
I've learned how to make my own Buffalo wings at home. I actually like them better than any restaurant because I usually pick the meatiest wings, bake them in the oven, then drench them with Frank's Wing Sauce. No one else likes Buffalo wings so I usually eat them!
That order seems about what I would of guessed. BWW and Hooters are probably the only ones I'm actually ordering wings from. I would of liked to see you include Wild Wings, but they don't have as many locations as some of these other chains. I also think getting Hot flavor would of given you a better gage of what a buffalo wing should taste like. Thanks for coming to my Ted to talk.
I’ve never thought of it like that. As a southerner, I prefer blue cheese but most northerners use it as well while the people here use ranch. Guess I’ve never thought about that.
Hooters was my first buffalo wing experience and my favorite for a long time. Then I discovered Buffalo Wild Wings and had a new go to. Then I visited the Wild Wings Cafe in Macon Georgia. Wild Wing Cafe is now my 1st choice! I think they are a smaller chain just in the south but they are by far my favorite now!
I’ve always thought that buffalo sauce was some kind of barbecue sauce. 😮 Hot sauce and butter? Interesting! (I admit - my experience with wings is limited.) 😂
Yep. Melt some butter, throw in some Frank's Red Hot (for the most traditional experience), whisk it up, and you're good to go. It's about the easiest sauce there is to make.
Yeah, how about that? No SEC teams in the championship. And the SEC Champs just got pushed around like a bunch of wet noodles by the Big 10 Champs. It wouldn't have even went to overtime if it wasn't for a crappy UM kicker. 😅😅😅
If you ever vacation in Canada, please take the time to do a ranking of fast food poutine. All the major chains - McDonald's, Wendy's, BK, Harvey's, KFC, etc. - have it.
I used to be like you. I thought blue cheese was evil. But then I grew up and realized how delicious it is. Now I have it on all kinds of things. Maybe your wingstop has been alabamized and is less than, but here in TX they are pretty darn good.
I love your content Matt...but with all due respect, a southerner's opinion on wings is kind of automatically disqualified until you've been to Western NY and had real wings. Also, stop being a child and use bleu cheese 😂 still love though
Buffalo Wild Wings is my favorite too, when I bring them home I put them in air fryer to re-crisp them up. I love that they cook them in beef tallow, no seed oils 🙌🏽🙌🏽
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You need some Gamecock swag for your shelf!
@alostrich FOUL on the play! You can't rank wings drinking DR. Pepper! DR. PEPPER has enough syrup to ruin the taste of the wing sauce! 😂😂
You need to try the wings from Moe's bbq. Best in town.
I just wanna let you know, my hubby said corn syrup just before you diid, and we busted up laughing!
Blue Cheese is the best. But need to make it from Point Reys blue cheese. Try it, do a blue cheese tasting. 😂
He doesn't always eat food but when he does he does it for 20-ish minutes and is great content.
I love Bless Your Rank, and I could listen to Matt talk about food forever
All day. 🙂
Me too! My fav!!!
I went through as many of the bless your ranks I could find on Matt's channel and the It's a Southern Thing channel!
I could listen 2 him talk about anything period!!! I always love the way when he does "Bless Your Rank" and and does the iconic lose count of the number he's on around 4 or 5 😂
I just discovered this channel today and I'm hooked lol
Wing Stop ranch can be freaking amazing, literally the best I've ever had, but it's made in house from scratch, so sometimes you get a bad batch. Sadly, it sounds like that's what happened here. Definitely worth giving it another chance.
💯. Wing Stop is way better than BWW, and esp their ranch.
Yup!
They also have BY FAR the best bleu cheese dip I've ever had. I love BWW, but I'm firmly Team Wingstop almost exclusively because of how good the bleu cheese is.
Buttermilk Ranch is the ONLY REAL RANCH. Also, adding ranch, blue cheese, etc ruins the wings. If you have to dip the wings in other stuff, order better wings.
Completely agree. And also depending on the location and the wings they got from their supplier, a lot of times their wings are big and meaty, with a good amount of sauce. I think the ranch quality is also location specific. But their bleu cheese is consistently one of the best anywhere.
Idea for a future ranking: store bought potato salads. Which is the best? Thanks as always matt, these rankings never fail to make my friends and I laugh and try new foods we've been missing out on
Wing Stop's Hot Buffalo Wings with their ranch is the closest I've ever had to wing perfection. Maybe they make their ranch better in Texas than in Alabama, but it is truly delightful. And the wings at our local Wing Stop must be from Goliaths' chickens, because they have tons of meat on them! I'm from western New York originally, and the only chain wings and ranch I've ever had that were better than Wing Stop were at the original Wings 'N More in College Station, back in the day.
Thanks as always for the Bless Your Rank; it was fun to watch!
When I lived in Waco I would make weekly trips to Wingstop, and it was my highlight of the week lol. It was either the college poverty talking or you're right, Wingstop hits different in Texas.
Wing Stop 💩’s all over Buffalo Wild Wings. Wings, Fries, and Sauces are all better…by miles.
Yeah I'm with you. The best chain restaurant wings in existence by leaps and bounds.
Highly recommend their Louisiana dry rub wings too. I usually go half Buffalo and half Louisiana rub
Pretty sure that is where I had my first wings! Across from the golf course?
@@traciepruitt1702 Yep! It was on Texas Avenue, in a stand-alone building.
Don't apologize for being you. I absolutely love watching your videos. You make me laugh every single time.
“Take this shot of ranch I dare… no don’t do that, Matt.” *puts it away out of sight*
You know what that is? That is growth sir and I’m proud of you!
-from someone who always watches through to the end :)
Fantastic!!!!
I thought the same thing! 😂
It's 5:30 a.m. Watching you eat wings pushed me over the edge. I have 10 wings in the oven now with hot sauce and ranch waiting. Expecting a great breakfast.
I’m convinced our school serves buffalo hummingbird wings, they are way too tiny to be any form of chicken walking this earth
Lol
Hummingbird wings 😂😂
Your "Bless Your Rank" videos are always awesome and this latest one is no exception! I'm a foodie and I love your rankings on different foods each and every week! Happy New Year, buddy and keep on making us laugh!
What I learned from this video:
1. Fast food wings are pretty awful;
2. Matt and I agree on blue cheese and rats;
3. Matt thinks Randy Jackson is dead.
Another wonderful episode, everyone knows the Red Cup dine-in Pizza Hut is best era. 😁
@blessyourrank I came here to let you know that we found an old school, nostalgic Pizza Hut in Bryson, North Carolina. We couldn't stop talking about how good the pizza and the dough was. 🍕 🍕
They are still out there. Few and Far between. Unfortunately.😢
“And that’s a wrap!” Here for the commentary even more than the results. Thank you for always being a bright spot in my day!
I think the location you chose for WingStop was the reason. I love wingstop ranch!!! I also love their KoreanBBQ sauce. its so good. But I also get tenders over wings. But you should try that.
wingstop is super inconsistent sometimes the wings will be on point other times completely terrible
I learn from your wisdom Matt! You have never steered us wrong. And you are super entertaining while schooling us on delicious food. 😊
Don't forget about the lies about the Little Debbie's Pumpkin Pies.
I think it’s worth giving Wing Stop another chance! You should eat them there and get their fries. They’re hand cut and the seasoning pairs so well with the sauces! And their ranch is typically delicious!
What was suspect to me is that the ranch affects the wings. How can you judge a wing by the ranch?
I NEVER get ranch because I can handle heat and I think ranch is gross. And Wingstop would not have been 4th. I haven't had Hooters wings in over 10 years but he described it exactly how I remember it. No way that beats out Wingstop. Never had Zaxby's. BWW is probably the only one that would compete but I'm not sure I choose that #1 either. It's definitely top 2.
@@dvs620 well if u dont like ranch then ofc u wouldnt understand lol
@@AS-is4dt It's not Buffalo Wild Ranch or Ranchstop. Or Ranch Street. Nobody orders wings for the ranch. So the ranch shouldn't affect the rankings.
You just don’t get it my dude
It's the nectar of the gods you will go to wingstop because of their ranch hands down. Their wings are good on there own too @dvs620
Matt Mitchell, we always watch till the end. Our family has been known to sit in the car, after going through a drive-thru, and watch the latest Bless Your Rank, or sit at the dinner table to see the latest SEC Roll Call. Thank you for the laughs! Your awesome!
Did your family like the bit with the Hooters calendar?
I absolutely LOVE the SEC Roll Call and I’m not really a football fan. 😬
@@nontypicalguy My son looked at me with a mischievous grin, but then completely didn't understand the context because he asks..."why were those women naked?"
Wife and I love watching these. This one made us want to get some wings. BWW won so they got our business
The editor deserves a raise. Don't get me wrong, Matt is hilarious, but his editor knows how to take his hilarity up to an 11.
The SEC ROLL CALL button on the ref uniform had me laughing out loud! 😂 Does that make this an official 23-24 Roll Call video?
I would love to go to a restaurant with Matt and have him rank the food live
Him and Keith from the Try Guys would be a phenomenal pairing lol
Matt is right. Hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot and ONLY Frank's Red Hot, if you want true Buffalo flavour), butter, and a little bit of granulated garlic. You have to toss the wings to coat them, you can't brush that stuff on.
I just found your videos recently and I CANNOT STOP WATCHING. Love the content! “no cap frfr ong“ 😂😂😂
I hope we get one more SEC roll call this week!!! MIZZOU'S "SEC" Chant against Ohio state will be LEGENDARY!
You mean against the OSU Freshmen team ?
Prob will get one after the championship if bama makes it if not then we will get one prob Wednesday or Thursday. But as a bama fan I hope we don't get one after after the 8th
Only if they chanted SEC to the tune of the Imperial March.
@@safromnc8616 their entire defense was there. And it doesn't matter who their quarterback is. That offensive line would not have even been able to cover Jaylen daniels. Just making excuses at this point. It was really on on y'all's coaching staff
Matt, I know y'all don't handle snow too well but if you ever come to Buffalo please let us feed you REAL wings 😂
and beef on weck!
If he visited in July or August the chance of snow would be probably less than 20 percent.
Been to the Anchor Bar it is very good!
Heck, we're all willing to treat, too! And who doesn't want to go for a beer battered fish fry?
Trust me. Bham/AL has plenty of real wing restaurants. He just chose the big chain places only. We have tooooons of local wing places that blow all of these out of the water that if he added, this video would be over 2 hours long
You are officially my FAVORITE Utuber. I just discovered your channel a couple of weeks ago, but I can't say enough Matt. You're hilarious. Thank you for every video.
As a native of Buffalo, NY, your ranch vs bleu cheese comments absolutely killed me!!
I think Matt Mitchell needs to get some anchorbar wings with blue cheese...
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Blue cheese tastes like death or something is rotting to me. I just can't do it I love ranch though...
@@huliniswhoiam It's definitely an acquired taste.
You have the BEST WINGS EVER!
We made arrangements to play Dungeons and Dragons at Wingstop. We were the only people in their party room. They only had two or three other customers while we had a half dozen people in our group buying food from them, so we actually gave them a significant bump in business while we were there. The last two times we went there, they cranked the music up in the party room to drive us out. The manager insisted they had no control over it except we actually watched her turn the volume up. None of us ever went back, even on our own. They had plenty of excellent flavors to choose from, but they were skinny. "Saucy bones" is an accurate description.
I just had VSG surgery 12 days ago and I literally drooled watching this. You’re doing the lords work here Matt, keep it up!!!
What is vsg surgery
I had VSG about ten years ago. I’m not sorry I had it, but I want to emphasize that they aren’t kidding around when they say to be very, very cautious when you start to eat solid food again. Take a single bite and then wait about 5-10 minutes until you take the second bite.
Your stomach is a lot smaller than it used to be and it gets filled long before you stop being hungry. The pain from an overfilled stomach is excruciating and you will end up throwing up a lot if you overeat. Also, your stomach is a lot more sensitive and some foods you used to be able to eat will also be very painful.
Like I said, I’m not sorry I had the surgery, but I wish I’d realized sooner how to live with my new digestive system.
It took me a good six months before I could eat any type of fried food, it just sat like a lump and made me ill. I can now have about eight flats two years out. Good luck with your journey 😊
@@marinemikeusmc6529: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy. It’s a form of bariatric surgery that is less invasive than a bypass and has similar success rates.
In essence, it reduces your stomach to about 15-25% and it also reduces whatever it is that produces a hunger-causing hormone, and the end result for most people is a significant weight loss, which in turn alleviates many of the illnesses associated with obesity: heart disease, diabetes, you get the picture.
It’s not a walk in the park, though, and each person’s recovery and results are unique to their own health situation. But one thing is for sure: you never will be eating again the way you did before (that’s not a complaint - that was the goal).
What took me a very long time to adjust to is accurately judge the amount of food I’m going to eat (about 1/4 of what I think I want - old habits die hard) and to eat very, very slowly. Once my tiny stomach is full, that next bite is extremely uncomfortable, and the one after that is excruciating and I have to force myself to vomit. But I learned and that doesn’t happen anymore.
@@marinemikeusmc6529I believe it’s a bariatric surgery involving a vertical sleeve. Not 100% sure though.
You need to try "Cluck-U-Chicken" They deep fry them then keep them warm until you order them when they drown them in sauce. Huge wing segments.
He also needs to try Pluckers.
Also Quaker Steak and Lube
@@SourCherryBerry I will keep an eye out for Pluckers I have never seen one in the North East yet.
@@jrgilby The Buffet is awesome, the wings on the buffet are good but their orders of wings by themselves are somehow better.
That place makes a wicked cheese steak too(even though they insist on adding peppers, a proper philly has steak, onions and cheese no more no less). Make sure to get a Bourbon Vanilla Shake to wash it down.
@@From-North-Jersey only in Texas. They have way better chicken than all the chain places.
"I don't know how food works. Here we go."
Matt is the best.
Talk while you’re eating as much as you want. We are here for it. 😆 Happy New Year!
Bless your rank is my favorite series you do.. I would love to see more in the future!
Odd, the Wing Stop's around here have very tasty thick ranch in my experience. They say they make it there.
Matt, if you do love wings next time you go to Gatlinburg hit up Blue Moose in Pigeon Forge.
Wing Stop ranch is probably the best ranch I've ever had.
Blue Moose rules!
Right!! It's the best damn ranch you could get and it's usually thick
Yeah IDK what his wing stop is doing but the one by my house is amazing.
@@deadgoat82 yes, but Blue Moose's wings are tasty.
Can we get a bless your rank on domestic beers? I feel like that would be a good video 😂 also how are you eating hot wings without a beer I thought it was a law that they had to go together idk
That would be great.
Ranking mass produced American swill would be entertaining though not thirst inducing.
Thats a local IPA in his koozie. Im also a Birmingham native
As I'm watching this I'm sure he had a few
Ooooh. Great idea dude.
Matt - you’re too funny NOT to watch all the way to the end!! Another great episode! 😂❤
When you said ranch over blue cheese, I knew I liked you for a reason. Then you said flats are superior to drums, now I'm in love.
Same here! To those who prefer drums and blue cheese, more power to you. More for me. 😋
@@benjaminoechsli1941 What if I like both? What are you getting then? Nothing, get back in your box.
This made me realize that we need a ranking of fastfood/restaurant ranch!!!
Jack in the Box ranch is my favorite!
Bro, Wingstop has the best ranch EVER!!! They must have done you dirty for you not to have liked it.
They must’ve because that was mostly water. Could’ve probably had 1st place with legit ranch
@@alostrich you got screwed, but wing stops are extremely inconsistent.... we have 3 here, 1 is great, one is decent, and the other i wouldnt feed to rats
Someone jacked up the ratios for sure. Their ranch is top tier because they're making it from Hidden Valley mix.
@@alostrichu must have gotten some bad sauce bc their ranch is amazing
Kind of sad there are no knock yer socks off, slap you down chicken wings out there. Matt - you must continue the search!!!
I was so excited for this episode! Good job! 🎉 And I agree with this ranking. Even with me being one of the blue cheese "monsters" 😂
I’m also blue cheese over ranch
This is the investigative reporting I subscribed for.
My husband and I love bless your rank!! Happy New Year Matt and all y’all out there! Keep doing what you’re doing love it! I’m sorry you forgot a secret message but we watch all the way to the end every time!! Love your videos!
I'll have you know, young man, I not only watch the ENTIRE video, I frequently watch twice, in case something slipped by me. Thanks, Matt! You're the best. 😁
Finally! The ranking i've been wanting since Matt was on the channel that shall not be named
That stuff you stuck in after the rankings was amazing. Absolutely changed my life😜 totally stick around for it 😉🙄
Matt is the man. These videos are gold
As a Buffalo resident, I'll just say that it's okay to be wrong about blue cheese dressing and wings. We understand you've been poisoned by Chick Fil'A and Papa John's for so long that your taste buds are beyond repair. We still love you, Matt. At least you put the right national chain in first place. Though the only people who do chain wings up here are tourists and the college kids who haven't had a local show the the GOOD places yet.
I actually respect your opinions. I still drink Bullitt bourbon because of one of your shows, and use Franks hot sauce. AND I shall forever now refer to Birmingham and "Bigsaltyham" because, let's face it, that's hilarious. Good job.
No apologies necessary. I have food allergies to gluten, dairy and soy and I watch all your Bless Your Rank videos. I can't eat them, but I love listening to you and your love/description of food. Do you Matt, do you!🎉
He’s got to be talking about Buffalo Phil’s in Tuscaloosa. Literally the smallest wings I’ve ever eaten but they’re on the meal plan so we made due.
Wingstop’s hot honey dry rub is worth trying for sure - it’s great on the sandwich they’ve got. Cajun corn always a must order too
Bless your rank is awesome. Always look forward to new videos. Keep up the great work Matt.
Wingstop I’ve had while visiting back in B’Ham is very different than those I’ve had in Houston, TX - both in wing size and ranch quality. Maybe because of the amount of competition around here.
That was definitely not Wing Stop's best work. Their ranch is easily the best in the game, but that was just sad water. Whoever mixed up that ranch needs to put on janitorial duty.
@@daniellejordan4551 i agree. i order from them just to get an inordinate amount of extra ranch. i was excited to see what he would say about the wingstop ranch, especially after he said he had never had it. shame on that wingstop.
One time I got home and didn’t have my ranch in Rburg. Ididnt know if I should just cry or drive back and get my ranch.
its all who owns it, most stores are franchise locations so its always a risk if you get good owners or trash ones, like my town has 2 Burger Kings one closer to me and one on our bigger highway about probably 10 min further drive, the one on the highway is good, clean and ran efficiently, one closer in town is nasty, barely can get orders right and idk how but even if you are the ONLY person to order it takes them 15mins to fix your food.
I am a blue cheese monster, and I will die on that hill! 😤
To me, the best wings in B’ham were Exotic Wings on Green Springs, but they were sold and the new owner doesn’t know how to do wings at all. 😭
For me, Buffalo Wild Wings Caribbean Jerk are the bomb! 😁
Exotic Wings got a new owner? Aw dang, I loved their Cajun ranch fries
@@RShonta I'm pretty sure they did. I don't see any of the original staff in there anymore, and they modified the store interior. I used to love their cajon ranch wings!
Matt's take on Blue Cheese is exactly my take and part of why I love him.
Your def 12
@@jedimasterjoe5386 I haven't been 12 since the 80s, but I'd happily go back
Flats and ranch. A man of culture
I’ve never in my life heard someone say bdubs is better than wing stop lmao. DAMN sure never heard someone say their ranch is bad
So SOOO right about the ranch. If it's house made then it's almost universally elevating the wings. If it comes in a bottle it almost universally makes the wings worse. If nobody is asking for extra ranch with wings from your place, it's because your ranch is bad.
I worked at Pizza Hut when they switched from the normal carboard wing boxes to the awful plastic bowl things. Before those things there was a mixing bowl for each flavor of sauce, and cleaning that at the end of the night took two washer loads to itself. In that way, it was kind of better, however they always exploded, got sauce everywhere when you're trying to toss the wings, and did NOT deliver well (Kinda melted and squished, didn't fit in any of the delivery bags)
Yes, the flats are the best! I only eat the little drummettes if I run out of flats before I get full. Plus, blue cheese is far superior to ranch - some of those ranch dressings out there are awful!
Flats are the best, but I'm eating my drumettes
You can just order all flats :)
Some Blue cheese dressings are also awful, like most of them from the grocery store. Ken's, Kraft, Hidden Valley are all garbage. Most restaurant blue cheese is good though.
Blue Cheese by far. Especially with hot or spicy wings. Most places the ranch is watered down.
My daughter and I love to share orders--she eats the drums, I eat the flats! And I only get blue cheese but for the veggies!
I loved your Super Troopers reference❤
I really appreciated that heartfelt message at the end.
Fun fact about dominos wings, after working there I learned that they are not breaded at all. That is all seasoning that covers the wings.
If they have breading, they are NOT buffalo wings. It's just fried chicken with sauce.
So so so true
Yes
I'm glad I have the OG recipe for Hooters wing sauce (shared by one of the Hooters Girls). After the late 80's the sauce was factory made.
Other than that I always choose 2 of our local establishments for wings here in Central Florida. Winners Circle and Decisions ❤
Can you share?
I'm guessing they don't go south far enough, but we got east coast wings and grill around here in nc and the ranch hits so good. not a buffalo person, so idk how good their sauce is, but their ranch and bbq combo is top tier for me
Wingstop ranch is amazing. I’m offended now!
Your are entertaining and fun to watch. Please do more southern food restaurant reviews. Too bad ya didnt have Pluckers available.
ATX baby! Dr Pepper wings!
Happy New Year, Matt 🎉🎉
If you have an air fryer, the best wings can be made easily at your house. 390° for 20-25 mins. I always put a little ketchup in with my Crystals hot sauce. Most importantly- toss cooked wings in melted butter and Then in sauce - makes ALL of the difference. A lot of times, I end up eating mine with just the butter, they're That good cooked this way.
Thank you kindly. I needed this info.
Air fryer wings is a cheat code… btw drumsticks work well too! Enjoy!
I made these for New Years, just like you said, wowza, so perfectly crispy & balanced with the butter/Crystal mixture. I knew I could trust your judgement, cause Crystal is the ONLY acceptable hot sauce except homemade. Thanks again.
@dolphinbear661 that's awesome!!
I can't eat spicy food but here to support my favorite Southern.
Hahaha! I LOVE that reference you put in the end of the video that the people who skip the end would miss. It's GREAT! I'm so disappointed that 80 or so percent of your viewers will miss that wit. SO *cough* GOOD *cough*!
Completely agree about Pizza Hut and bringing back the salad bar.
Oh my gosh the sign behind you has got me laughing out loud hysterically. “ I like pig butts, and I cannot lie…”
I swear by Wingstop. They’re just a great variety of flavors and always sauced generously. Their Mango Habanero is my favorite.
Agree on the flavors and sauces. But the chicken is thin and terrible.
Wingstop is much better than your experience. Their Louisiana rub is my favorite.
Amen right here brother! Lemon pepper for me and mine, it's just so good to pair with a nice hard cider
I like Wingstop, but not for their original hot wings. The Atomic packs a nice heat but the original sauce is a lot more vinegar based and it's a bit much. I'll eat them on occasion to change things up, but it's their other sauces that are really tasty.
Wingstop chicken isn't that good.. the best wings place I can think of is wings to go but idk how many are left
Great rankings, Matt❤ Happy New Year to you and your family ❤
yea, I work at a domino's and usually when I box wings I do give the box a little side to side shake after I box them to spread the sauce around
Do you do your own editing?! Omg whoever does the editing on thia needs a raise!
Also, that rat update almost killed me! 😂 gold teir entertainment!
I've learned how to make my own Buffalo wings at home. I actually like them better than any restaurant because I usually pick the meatiest wings, bake them in the oven, then drench them with Frank's Wing Sauce. No one else likes Buffalo wings so I usually eat them!
Yes!!! This is exactly how I do it too! Wings should not be breaded or fried! ❤
Have you tried an air fryer? Makes really crispy wings.
Thank you, past Matt, for reminding me that my company once had a mandatory Zoom happy hour, and it was pitiful. Now I am traumatized once again, LOL
Matt, is there any way you can rank just local mom and pop wing restaurants?
Haha I just came across your videos and you had me laughing each episode. Glad I'm not the only one that avoids the oversized chicken wings.
That order seems about what I would of guessed. BWW and Hooters are probably the only ones I'm actually ordering wings from. I would of liked to see you include Wild Wings, but they don't have as many locations as some of these other chains. I also think getting Hot flavor would of given you a better gage of what a buffalo wing should taste like. Thanks for coming to my Ted to talk.
You are definitely a southern man if you are using ranch dressing.
Yankees like me always use blue cheese.
I’ve never thought of it like that. As a southerner, I prefer blue cheese but most northerners use it as well while the people here use ranch. Guess I’ve never thought about that.
you, and Rhett and Link, are the most trustworthy people for food rankings👏👏
Bleu cheese is life for real Buffalo hot wings.
1:47 - couldn't agree more.
Hooters was my first buffalo wing experience and my favorite for a long time. Then I discovered Buffalo Wild Wings and had a new go to. Then I visited the Wild Wings Cafe in Macon Georgia. Wild Wing Cafe is now my 1st choice! I think they are a smaller chain just in the south but they are by far my favorite now!
You should run through the Hot Ones gauntlet one video.
I’ve always thought that buffalo sauce was some kind of barbecue sauce. 😮 Hot sauce and butter? Interesting!
(I admit - my experience with wings is limited.) 😂
Yep. Melt some butter, throw in some Frank's Red Hot (for the most traditional experience), whisk it up, and you're good to go. It's about the easiest sauce there is to make.
Mmmmmmmm
I’m dyin to see a reaction vid from you on the Rose Bowl game
Yeah, how about that? No SEC teams in the championship. And the SEC Champs just got pushed around like a bunch of wet noodles by the Big 10 Champs. It wouldn't have even went to overtime if it wasn't for a crappy UM kicker. 😅😅😅
If you ever vacation in Canada, please take the time to do a ranking of fast food poutine. All the major chains - McDonald's, Wendy's, BK, Harvey's, KFC, etc. - have it.
I used to be like you. I thought blue cheese was evil. But then I grew up and realized how delicious it is. Now I have it on all kinds of things.
Maybe your wingstop has been alabamized and is less than, but here in TX they are pretty darn good.
I think Matt is getting progressively more drunk as he eats more Chicken Wings.
I love your content Matt...but with all due respect, a southerner's opinion on wings is kind of automatically disqualified until you've been to Western NY and had real wings. Also, stop being a child and use bleu cheese 😂 still love though
Buffalo may have invented the hot wing, but the South perfected them (by smoking them). That being said, none of these are smoked
Buffalo Wild Wings is my favorite too, when I bring them home I put them in air fryer to re-crisp them up. I love that they cook them in beef tallow, no seed oils 🙌🏽🙌🏽
Man. I can't imagine how long this take to make. Great video!
I have not even got past Buffalo Wild Wings and this is already the best Bless Your Rank ever!