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Wingporium
Category: Restaurants Chicken Wings Chicken Wings [Edit]
1000 Islington AveEtobicoke, ON M8Z 4P8
Neighbourhood: Etobicoke
(416) 255-6464
- Price Range:
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$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take Away:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Wi-Fi:
- No
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Ambience:
- Casual
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
11 reviews for Wingporium
11 reviews in English
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Review from Fern H.
8/10/2011
We've been going to the Wingporium for a few years now and all I can say is that I'm a sucka for stores or restaurants that end with 'porium'.
It's a low key pub with wings being the main attraction. I've only ever tried the wings here...why anyone would order a salad at a wing place is beyond me.
My go to flavor is the Dry Tex Mex but the Mesquite BBQ, Sweet Chilli, and Hot Hawaiian Honey being good choices as well.
A pound of wings will run $8.99 but there are usually specials on Tuedays ($6.50 for a pound with a purchase of a drink) and Wednesdays (pound and a half for the price of one pound with a purchase of a drink).
We usually get the potato wedges as a side ($5.50).
Draft choices are generic - Blue, Bud Light, 50, Stella, Keiths, Hoegaarden and new addition Rolling Rock Pints are priced between $6-$8.
Service is friendly and efficient, even on hockey/baseball/soccer/basketball nights when the place is packed. -
Review from Joe C.
11/17/2011 2 Check-ins Here
It's sort of out of the way for me but sometimes it's worth it to come down and try some of the many flavours of wings. I like that parmasan sprinkled wings I cant remember the name now. The wings are a good size not small and not juiced up on steriods either. the prices are reasonable but not dirt cheap. i wish it was in a better location though i would be here more often.
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Review from Jason A.
Etobicoke, ON
4/10/2011
I used to go to this place once a week with my work buddies, and since i happen to live just down the street it's a frequent stop.
It's a good place to grab wings, i find it much better that Wild Wing (which has now opened just down the queenway from this place).
Over the last 6 months or so they must have changed their chef, as all the wings seem to be a little less spicy. What used to be suicide now just seems hot, hot seems like medium, etc. etc.
I have a particular fondness for the Atomic Thai, Spicy Lemon Pepper, and Spicy Blue Cheese... but rarely have I found a type of wing on the menu that i didn't like.
For those of you that wish to test your limits and go above "suicide", they offer two selections Scorpion Kiss and Black Mamba. I have tried Scorpion Kiss and the jump from suicide to scorpion kiss is ridiculous. They are so hot they are not fun to eat, and have little to no flavour unless you count "burning" as a flavour. I've had a couple of my friends try Black Mamba, and they only got through about 4 wings and said they couldn't taste anything the next day... so i don't recommend it.
As stated in many of the reviews below, the wedges with the dill sauce are great! "DILLicious" even... but other than that i don't reccomend straying away on the menu from anything aside from wings + wedges. I've tried the nachos, they're awful... lotsa chips, little toppings.
Service can be slow, for some reason i find the less busy they are the slower the service is... strange.
They also have nightly specials for wings + beer, which are pretty good.
Overall if you have a hankering for wings, this is one of Etobicoke's best spots. -
Review from Jake D.
Etobicoke, ON
11/18/2011
As a self proclaimed wing addict and expert I frequent many wing joints around the city. Overall I rate the wings at this place as the best around......although I would welcome a debate from other wing officienados on this subject. The problem is the service. There are a couple of girls that work the bar who are friendly and efficient, and know what bar tending is all about. The rest are barely of age, slow as nails, and seem to have no bartending or service experience at all. I understand the concept of hiring a young, hot bartender to attract customers but they need to be able to handle the needs of more than 3 customers at a time. On top of this, they don't open till noon.....complicated by the fact they usually open later than that because the waitresses are not ready in time. It is not uncommon to have to wait outside 10 or 15 minutes while someone slowly takes the barstools down from the tables and preps the bar. Honestly though ...... with the right staff and better lunch hours this place has 5 star potential and the crowd is good. The trick for now is learning what day and time to go...
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Review from Elaine K.
11/24/2010 1 photo
SURPRISINGLY good wings at a decent price. I ordered the Suicide All Dressed, which were very delicious and pretty hot. The potato wedges were AMAZING, I might go back for those alone!
The service was a little slow and forgetful, but it was a full house with a leafs game on. -
Review from Giuliana B.
SCARBOROUGH, ON
8/6/2010
The only reason why I give this place 4stars is because their "interview with the vampire" wings are the best wings I have ever had in my life.
There are 88 wings in their menu, and I have tried quite a few, but they don't give me that warm, fuzzy, can't get enough of feeling that I get when I eat the "interview with the vampire" . That is all. The place is a nondescript bar, the service is nothing memorable, but those wings, man those wings...... Ahhhh *sigh* -
Review from Lisa B.
Toronto, ON
11/11/2010
The wings aren't the best thing they got going for them. However garlic Parmesan wedges are to die for. It may be the only reason I even go back.
However it was a slight annoyance when the waitress asked for a tip . Let's just say she didn't get one. -
Review from Maureen P.
Toronto, ON
5/26/2009
Unfortunately, the wings are unmemorable here. Which defeats the purpose of the name for this establishment.
What IS memorable at Wingporium are the GARLIC PARMESAN FRIES! I'm salivating right now, just thinking about them. Mmmmm... I have to get me some this week!
And when I set foot back into this restaurant, I will be ordering the garlic parm fries as my main and the wings simply as a garnish. Trust me, you'd be doing the same if you tried these specialty fries! -
Review from Andrew L.
Toronto, ON
12/13/2010
My gf and I visit Wingporium whenever we get out to the far west end and for wings in Canada, Wingporium does the trick. Though they tend to be a bit on the saucy side, the hot is really hot and the flavour combinations are pretty fun, though it seems to make the 88 flavours there is a lot of ingredient swapping going on. Not the nicest atmosphere - it looks like it could've been a converted Mac's or Becker's, and the last time we went we had to listen to a man verbally abuse his significant other throughout the football game -- but the wings will do nicely and the price is good too.
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Review from Erik B.
Toronto, ON
5/14/2009
Stopped in over the weekend with some friends to try the place out. It's definitely the place to go to get wings done they way you want, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're the best. None of us were overly impressed but we'd certainly stop in again, if just for the poutine. We practically licked the bowl clean.
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Review from Mitch Kim D.
6/23/2010
We were visiting family in Toronto and wanted to have Wings & pizza for dinner Sunday night. Called and placed an order and picked them up. They were delicious! We got the honey mustard, mild/ranch, and medium wings (5 lbs). Also ordered a side of onion rings and they were wonderful. Will definitely order from this place next time.
