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Wing Wednesday at Christie’s Carriage House Pub

February 10, 2011 By Korena in the Kitchen 4 Comments

This evening Sam, Nate, and I went to Christie’s Carriage House Pub for wings and beer. We were worried that it would be super busy because not only was it Wing Wednesday, there was also a Canucks game on, but we got there around 6 and there was plenty of room.

Christie’s has good wings. I already knew that, but this visit cemented it. We had several flavours going on: sweet Thai chili (deliciously sticky and sweet with a chili kick), Saharan dry (crisp and spicy with a peppery dry rub), Blue Boy (hot sauce and blue cheese together in mouth-watering harmony) and teriyaki, which I didn’t taste but I’m sure was just as good as the others. So 10/10 on the wings.

So as to be slightly healthy along with my chicken wing binge, I ordered a small green salad. Often a salad in a pub is a sad thing, but this one was pretty good. The salad greens were crisp and fresh (romaine plus some spring-mix-ish leaves), the cucumber slice was not too unwieldy (I hate it when they hide a 3-inch long slice of cuke in the middle of a perfectly good salad), the carrot was freshly grated, and the pickled beet slivers on top were a nice touch, as were the dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds. I have a feeling that the sundried tomato dressing was not made in-house, but it was still tasty. I didn’t peruse the menu past the wings and salads, but the burgers at the next table looked awesome – stacked high on a hand-made-looking bun (?) and skewered with a steak knife.

Christie’s has an extensive collection of beers on tap – 34! – including lots of local island (Phillips, Vancouver Island, Driftwood) and mainland microbreweries. Every time I am there I mean to try the Back Hand of God stout, but I usually chicken out. Next time! This time I had the Driftwood ale, which was pretty good – bitter, but I’m starting to like bitter beer more and more.

The price was also quite reasonable: I had a dozen wings (29 cents each), a small salad, and the special beer on tap, which came to under $13 after tax. Pretty decent for a meal that included a beer.

I think the trick to Christie’s is figuring out when it’s not too busy, because we have tried to get in a few times before and they have had no space – and judging by the lineup at the door when we left at 7, it fills up when there is a hockey game on. But it’s safe to say we will be back to sample some more things off the menu, now that Nate’s wing craving has been satisfied.

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  1. centerlightpop says

    February 10, 2011 at 3:02 pm

    >lol… the huge piece of cucumber is my favourite part of a salad, and I'm always sad when there isn't one!

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  2. Korena says

    February 10, 2011 at 3:29 pm

    >Hehe, I usually like the components of a salad to all be roughly in proportion to each other, and the huge piece of cucumber totally throws that off!

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  3. centerlightpop says

    February 11, 2011 at 4:46 pm

    >True… but then, there's always only the one piece, so that seems to balance it out for me.(Truth be told, I would appreciate more numerous, smaller pieces of cucumber. So maybe I agree with you, actually! I just really like cucumber :D)

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  4. LeisureGuy says

    February 26, 2011 at 5:33 pm

    Bitter is definitely good. Soon bitter melon will be in season here: terrific in a stir-fry and I want to try it in a GOPM. Also, radichhio cooks up nice and bitter, as do dandelion greens. Bitter is good.

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