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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December, Pinehurst, Wings Again
Mid-December 2025 at Pinehurst Tavern, ranch on the side, no particular fanfare. At this point in the year the wing-to-holiday-cookie ratio in this household…
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Wendell’s Pub, Norton: At Least This One’s Confirmed
The placemat under this bowl of wings prints the entire address and phone number, no detective work needed: Wendell’s Pub, 30 West Main Street…
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November Wings, As Is Tradition
Another November, another plate, another entry in what is by now an undeniable seasonal pattern. Some households have a Thanksgiving pie tradition. This household…
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A Pinehurst Wednesday
Wings on a wood table with a side of celery — a Wednesday stop at Pinehurst Tavern in Billerica, October 2025. Reliable, unfussy, the…
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Horseshoe Pub, Hudson: A Sure Thing
Finally, a table tent that just tells you where you are: Horseshoe Pub & Restaurant, 29 South Street, Hudson, MA. No detective work required,…
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Buffalo Wild Wings, Burlington: The Chain Does Its Job
Both flavor tags are visible on this one — “WILD” and “HOT” — and this time there’s an actual Buffalo Wild Wings a short…
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The Most Recent Entry, Sudbury, April 2025
The newest pizza in this whole 15-year archive — April 2025, Sudbury, Massachusetts, photographed close-up on a wire rack in a style that would…
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Buffalo Wild Wings, Delivered All the Way to Lexington
The little red circular tag on this wrap reads “WILD” — that’s a Buffalo Wild Wings house sauce name, not a description of my…
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The Burst-Mode Incident
Three nearly identical photos, taken seconds apart, at the same desk, of the same plate of wings. I can only assume the phone’s burst…
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New Year, Same Wings
Twelve days into 2025, and whatever resolutions may have been floated at midnight clearly didn’t touch the wing habit. A plate, a fork (a…