Road Trip! Day 1: Candlelight Inn - Scarsdale, NY

I gave in to my thrill seeking adventurous side and therefore currently on a road trip from the east coast to west coast. I will be updating my blog with my tasty travels whenever possible. My focus for food destinations are inspired by Diners, Drive-ins and Dives as well as Hamburger America.

The first day brought me to the Candlelight Inn in Scarsdale, NY. My friend Jimmy who is from the area has talked about the quality of the wings numerous times, and I knew I had to try them out. I spent the night at his place and we took the drive to get those infamous wings.

Candlelight Inn itself is a hole-in-the-wall institution, with a dingy interior. We opted to dine in the outside area since it was a nice day. I didn't take a look at the menu as Jimmy already knew what to get; he ordered us a large wings of Hot and Teriyaki mixed and a small order of fries. The wings typically come partially joined; the joints that connect the "drum" and the "wing" are separated, but they are still connected by the skin. This makes the frying surface area that much larger which means more crunch. The sauce was one of the best sauces I've had ever. Most "hot" sauces only have heat while most "flavored" sauces lack heat; this sauce had the perfect mix of flavor and heat. Most of the wings were plump, but some of the wings that weren't joined were on the skimpier side and thus were more prone to drying out. Overall though, probably the best wings I've ever had.

The french fries were crinkle cut and actually tasted like potatoes. The first fry shocked me, since I was use to my fries tasting like oil and salt, but it was definitely a good change. The fries were just thick enough to have a fluffy interior while still having a crunchy exterior snap.

The fact that the Candlelight Inn isn't out of the way adds the convenience that will only assure my return in the future.