Lynch's Rating: 37 out of 50

It’s been quite a while since we last made a trip to Haggerty’s. Serniak has been considering a return visit for a while, and when he posted a question to our Facebook page soliciting ideas for a Thursday wing night and someone suggested their Thursday Boneless wing night, well, the rest is history. I’ve driven by Haggerty’s countless times, and somehow I always overlook it. In fact, for this venture, we drove past once before realizing we went too far. I’m not sure how we always miss it. The name is plastered in large font above the doorway. For those unfamiliar, as you’re driving along N Main Ave in Scranton, it’s located between the Manning’s ice cream plaza (not the official name) and the Beer World. We sat at a high top table close to the bar .It wasn’t busy, so there were plenty of spots to sit along the large bar or other tables in the bar section. I never really ventured past the bar, but I believe there are additional sit-down tables around the corner from the bar. I believe that’s where the ATM is as well, which you will have to use since they are a cash only establishment. Not much has really changed with the place since out last visit. It’s just the same ol’ Haggerty’s. Our bartender/waiter was super friendly and amicable to all the patrons, many of whom he seemed familiar with. Service, between the drinks and food, was outrageously fast. We sat down, had our orders in, ate, and left all under an hour. You can’t beat that!

We tend to avoid boneless nights. I’m not quite sure why. Maybe there’s some sort of primitive drive in humans that finds satisfaction from ripping meat from bones. Or maybe there isn’t , but every time we do partake in a boneless night, there are parts I do like. First, you’re getting all your meat and none is left on the bone. Second, it’s much cleaner. Maybe we avoid it because we’ve been burned in the past as it’s hard to prepare yourself for an order. 10 wings is 10 wings. A basket of boneless wings vary from location to location – some run small, some run large. They’re sort of like the women’s pants of the food world, or so I hear. Regardless, the orders at Haggerty’s are large and in charge (I’m going to predict that Serniak used this verbiage, too). For $5, you get a large portion of wings. If you’re feeling hungry, go for two orders and you should be plenty filled. I would equate it to about 20 average-sized wings.

Haggerty’s hits all their marks for classic wing flavors and throws in some interesting ones to draw you in. Plus any of the flavors with the hot sauce base can be ordered as medium, mild, or hot. You can check out the full listing in our Flavors section for the location page, but you may be wondering what the Special and Chief Desarno wings are. The Special, as described to us by the bartender, is essentially a hot ranch with other secret spices added. As for the Chief Desarno, I imagine Serniak will go into more detail on that one, so I’m going to leave you in suspense.

The boneless wings themselves were a large piece of white, tender, juicy chicken meat with a slightly crispy breading. I thought they were delicious! As for the sauces, I ordered the Caesar Garlic Parmesan and the Special. The Caesar Garlic Parmesan had a good hint of garlic, an enjoyable hot sauce base, and a small amount of parmesan cheese. The sauce had a subtle sweetness to it, which I imagine is due to the traditional buffalo sauce base. The Hot Special was interesting and didn’t really match the description provided to us. It was a runnier sauce that didn’t really seem to have any ranch mixed in. There was a good amount of spice and heat, so maybe they use ranch seasoning, but definitely not traditional ranch dressing. It also look as though it was sprinkled with parmesan cheese a bit. Again, the base hot sauce was tasty, so overall, a decent wing.