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Taco John's Honey Habanero Buffalo Wings
Today I had the opportunity to try Taco John’s new Baja Boneless Buffalo Wings. You can get your wings in 3 different flavors: Honey Habanero, Bold Buffalo and Sweet Chipotle BBQ. Being someone who loves hot and spicy food, I heard Habanero and it was a no-brainer. I completely zoned out the word honey, which is usually a balance to reduce heat in spicy food.
In the interest of full disclosure, Taco John’s is probably my 2nd favorite fast food restaurant, but I remain unbiased. Now on to the review.
The Baja Buffalo Wings, and I’ll lose that term loosely, come in a nice little container which makes them easy to eat on the go. When you pop open the top, you may be surprised what you see as these are being sold as “buffalo wings”. You won’t find an excess amount of sauce waiting to fall off and stain your t-shirt or large chunks of chicken waiting to be devoured. What you will find for a regular order is around 16-17 nuggets of chicken that are slightly bigger than bite-size.
The first bite of the Honey Habanero wings will smack your tongue around a little bit, but after you eat a few pieces, it will be easy sailing. If you don’t handle extremely spicy food well, but enjoy a little heat, you should be fine with these wings. Once you defeat the heat, the flavor really hits you and the wings are really enjoyable. After the heat comes the sweetness from the honey and then of course the chicken which is nice for fast food and made from chicken breast. I really enjoyed the texture as they were soft, but there were small bits of the breading that were still crunchy. I’m not sure how they do it, but thank you Mr. Taco John.
I also had the chance to sample both the Sweet Chipotle BBQ and the Bold Buffalo, but the Honey Habanero is my favorite by a long shot. The Buffalo style has a very traditional buffalo wing taste with very little kick to them. The chipotle has a nice smokey taste, the BBQ sauce is sweet and slightly tangy, but again with no kick. The chipotle wings are coated in the most sauce making them the messiest! The Taco John’s Baja Buffalo wings are extremely addicting, so be aware you can order a small, 1/2lb or 1lb order.
Pros:
Boneless
Easy To Eat (think slightly larger than popcorn chicken)
Easy To Carry and Eat On The Go
Easy To Share
Little To No Mess
Cons:
Not Truly Buffalo Wings
Not Enough Sauce (Buffalo Wings = Sauce!)
Not Your Healthiest Food Choice (high calorie/sodium)
RATING: 3.5/5 Stars
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Taco John’s Baja Buffalo Wings
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Taco John’s Honey Habanero Buffalo Wings
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Taco John’s Honey Habanero Buffalo Wings
