The Char Report · Wings · Pizza · Strong opinions
Saucy wings, charred crusts, and honest reviews.
A running log of every wing and every slice worth talking about, from Buffalo legends to a Saturday-lunch air fryer batch. Mostly around Boston, occasionally on a road trip.
Fresh out of the fryer
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SliceWorks, Berlin CT: Just Okay, Nice People
No photo — a spontaneous stop in Berlin, CT the day before this post, late morning. The pizza itself was just okay. The staff,…
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Colonial Inn, Concord MA: Good Wings, a Little Salty
A late lunch at the Colonial Inn in Concord, MA, Thursday, August 13th — the dark, low-ceilinged pub room, not the main dining room,…
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Backyard Wings, Finally Some Sun
Late July 2026, grass visible in the background instead of a kitchen table — the wings finally made it outside. Whatever the occasion, backyard-plus-blue-sky-plus-wings…
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Breakfast Pizza From a Gas Station, and It Ruled
Excellent breakfast pizza — scrambled eggs, bacon, a cheddar-mozzarella blend, cut into wide slices — and here’s the part that actually matters: it came…
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Wing Night in Buffalo: Gabriel’s Gate in Allentown
Two plates of wings, one table, one very clear verdict on how to spend an afternoon in Buffalo’s Allentown District: at Gabriel’s Gate, tucked…
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An April Plate, No Notes
Late April 2026, a single plate, nothing especially notable except that at this point the pattern itself has become the story: a household that…
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Regina Pizzeria, Burlington Mall: Fine, But Wait for the Original
Apologies in advance for the photo on this one — food court lighting and a rushed shot did it no favors. Two pepperoni slices…
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Pasquale’s, East Aurora: The Original, Still the Best
No photo for this one — but it earns a post anyway. Pasquale’s in East Aurora, NY is where these wings started, before this…
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Wings and Onion Rings, a Package Deal
February 2026, and this time the plate came with onion rings riding along — a fry-night expansion pack that, frankly, should happen more often.…
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The Maynard Grocery Run
Five days before Christmas, a plain package of raw wings from the store, price sticker included — the second “before” shot in this archive,…