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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Three Angles of the Same Plate, Because I Was Proud of It
November 2024, and this batch got the full photoshoot treatment — three separate angles of the same plate of deep-orange, well-charred wings, because apparently…
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An October Batch, Nothing Fancy
Two photos, one plate, late October 2024 — a straightforward batch with no particular story attached, which after this many entries has become its…
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Albany, NY: Wings in the Dark (Literally, Bad Lighting)
A dark bar, a white plate, wings with ranch, carrots and celery doing their part. The lighting situation in this photo suggests either a…
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Sudbury Pub Wings, Served on the Obituaries
A red plastic basket lined with what is, on close inspection, a page from the Boston Globe — specifically, the obituary section, dated around…
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The Post-CJ’s Era: A New Framingham Spot
This one’s GPS-flagged about 1.8 miles south of the “same spot” cluster above — a genuinely different restaurant, and given the timing, quite possibly…
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The Charred Grill Pizza, Sudbury Backyard
September 2023, back in Sudbury, and this one has serious grill-marks-and-char energy — a heavily blistered crust on a wood board with grass in…
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Late Summer, One Plate
The first of September, 2023, still warm enough to eat with the windows open, one plain plate, no company mentioned or pictured. A quiet,…
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Bar-Bill Tavern, East Aurora: A Little Overrated, Still Excellent
No photo for this one either — but the Bar-Bill Tavern in East Aurora, NY is famous enough to deserve a post regardless. Went…
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York Harbor, Maine: Wings With a Sea Breeze
A red plate, two ramekins of dip standing at attention, celery and carrots, and the unmistakable vibe of a coastal Maine dining room with…
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Ruby’s Wood Grill, York ME: A Rave Review
Ruby’s Wood Grill, York, Maine, May 2023. This is a rave review and I’m not going to pretend otherwise: these were excellent wings —…