Awesome Wings Debuts in Dumont

Awesome Wings When Gary Spivak mentioned that he wanted to open an eating establishment, he was admonished to have something different. After all, hotdogs, hamburgers and wings are common fare at eating establishments these days. Gary stated that his food would be different! Opening inside venerable Brookside Tavern in Dumont on March 1st, Gary lived up to his statement!

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Walking into Brookside Tavern, I met Rich, the owner. Very affable, he led me into Gary's domain, the kitchen, where the two of them posed for a picture. Gary then offered me a hotdog which took just a few minutes to make. Using a special technique on this 10" hotdog, he offered this unusual food standard on a pretzel roll where the dog stuck out 3" on each side. We then had to select between honey mustard, yellow mustard and brown mustard.

Now, if you used ketchup, he had banana ketchup, curry ketchup and tomato ketchup. I used these on the crisp French fries which also had their individual flavor. After all, why have all these savory additives if one doesn't use them. There is a history behind these ketchups that Gary promised to share.

Next came some Brazilian cheese puffs which stood out by themselves. When Gary wasn't looking, I did try some of the ketchups on them to see how the taste differed. Interesting! This was followed by wings in a jerk sauce .. spicy hot, reminded me of India fare.

Just when I was loosening my belt, Terry, the waitress, came out with pineapple milk, lemonade and chocolate toffee cookies. I loosened my belt and dug in .. well worth the effort.

Of course I had to pass up the hamburgers, pizza, chili, Sloppy Joe's and Grilled Cheese sandwiches. I’ll have to go back to 44 E. Madison Avenue to check the rest of the delectable menu. I don’t know about you, but I love exotic foods. Trouble is one has to wait until the kitchen opens up at 4 PM. (Closes at 10)