Blog This - From Chris Murphy

Thank you to guest contributor, and my baby bro, Christopher Murphy. He recently dined at Rooster's and ordered 15 hot wings and fries (and a few beers, if the picture is any indication).

Thanks to this picture, I've been daydreaming about Rooster's grilled chicken wings all day. A craving for Rooster's is an itch that must be scratched and I predict that we'll make a family trip there this weekend, if not sooner.

Michelle Versus Super Killer Hot Sauce at Roosters - 05.03.2009

This is my new favorite breakfast. An apple, a banana, and a big glass of water are surprisingly filling.

Later in the day, we went to Rooster's. We usually go to the Rooster's on Henderson Road or the one in German Village.  This time we went to the West Broad Street location. A couple notes about this location:

• Our waitress sucked
• I can't put my finger on why, but most of the patrons at this location were a little creepy
• There seemed to be a large gathering of people sitting at the bar and various tables specifically to watch Sunday's new episode of America's Funniest Videos. Is there really a weekly AFV meetup at this Rooster's? Odd, very odd
• They don't have a Sunday liquor license, only a beer license

Blue Moon and a Corona

Salad... Rooster's homemade house dressing is really good. It's a red dressing that is sweet and a little spicy. 

Ian got his usual - 4 chicken fingers with no sauce

Connor ordered bone-in wings and had a speed eating competition against his dad, only his dad didn't participate. That didn't deter Connor from talking trash and taunting his dad while they ate. Connor finished all 5 wings in record time. Tony was disqualified from the competition for eating only 8 out of 10 wings. 

I decided to up the heat level and ordered Super Killer sauce on my grilled chicken fingers instead of Killer sauce. Super Killer sauce is the spiciest that they offer and I expected it to be nearly too hot to eat. Surprisingly, it wasn't as hot as I had anticipated. Don't get me wrong, it was spicy as hell just not as spicy as I expected. I broke out in a mild sweat and my nose ran a little, but I had no problem conquering the Super Killer sauce. 

The Stewarts Versus Food! 3.28.2009

I'll start today's blog update with a big FUCK YOU to whoever stole a bunch of stuff out of Tony's car on Friday night/Saturday morning. They took his backpack, Ipod, my camera, the Sirius radio, cash, and about 10 Truth For Sanity cds. They also stole Tony's new U2 CD. Not only is this person an ASSHOLE, but they also have shitty taste in music. I wouldn't wish a U2 CD on my worst enemy.

I'm not one to sit around and be pissy over something that I can't change, so our day had to go on.

Breakfast... Eggs over easy and dry toast. I ate half of the toast before I broke down and put some Smart Balance on it.

Lunch... Campbell's Heathy Request Chicken and Noodle Soup. Once the soup was thoroughly peppered and salted, it was pretty good (for canned soup).

Now for the big show! As I've posted before, we love the show Man Versus Food. We watched 3 episodes of Man Versus Food on Thursday night and decided that we should have a food challenge at some point over the weekend.

LOCATION: Rooster's on Henderson Road
PARTICIPANTS: Tony, Michelle, Connor, and Ian
BYSTANDERS: My mom and Stepdad
THE CHALLANGE: Pick your preferred type of chicken and the hottest sauce that you can tolerate. Eat all of your chicken. After you are finished eating, you are not permitted to wipe your face or hands with a napkin, take a drink, or leave the table for 5 minutes.

Tony picked bone-in wings with Donkey sauce (the 3rd hottest sauce available). Connor had 5 bone-in wings with medium sauce and a side of Donkey. I (the only TRUE competitor) had grilled chicken fingers with Killer sauce. Ian's challenged himself to do whatever the hell he wanted and eat only as much as he felt like. He had two boneless chicken fingers without sauce and a Diet Coke.


I don't consider Donkey sauce to be a challenge, but Tony's palate isn't as used to spice as mine is.

I should have gotten Super Killer sauce. I did sweat a bit while I ate mine, but it wasn't really a challenge. I have a very high tolerance for spicy foods.

Ian immediately declared himself the winner after one sip of soda and half of a chicken finger. My mom asked him why he's always making crazy hand gestures and he flatly replied "Because it makes me so super happy. Duh."

Ian finished his meal with a gum ball. He wanted everyone to know that blue gum balls turn your tongue blue!

AND THE WINNERS ARE: Connor and Michelle! Tony finished his wings but was immediately disqualified for using his napkin, taking a drink of beer, and going to the restroom. Ian was also declared a winner for his charming ways even though he failed to finish anything that he ordered.

Connor, Ian, and Michelle won! Tony Lost! HAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA!

My mom had Teriyaki chicken fingers, which are the most mild available, because she is a big girl-baby likes Teriyaki. My stepdad had 5 medium wings and a "all the meats" pizza. Unfortunately, the pictures of my mom's food didn't turn out.

And just for fun, here's a picture of our late night snack!