Wing's - Santa Barbara

March 2016  <br/ <br/ Wings is no more.  The new owners indicated that the owners of Wings just wanted to retire, but I can't verify that.  I'll miss this place personable, simple, and tasty!<br/ Really Good!. I walked into Wings assuming by the name that it was a corner pizza/wings/sub shop. Big misunderstanding on my part! This is a great little Chinese place that is short on ambiance but long on flavor.<br/ <br/ Their menu indicates that their main food line up is Cantonese, but they have a back page line up of other regional cuisines. They also have a selection of prix fixe family style options. I opted for the 1 person option, which included egg drop soup, an egg roll, sweet sour pork, a chicken thingie I can't remember the name of, fried rice, chow mein, tea, and cookies. For $8.50 (this was the posted price on the menu, but the bill came for $9.50), it's a *lot* of food. None of these are my first choice of dish at a Chinese restaurant, but I figured that I could try a few common dishes like this to see if I want to come back for some of the less familiar options.<br/ <br/ Egg drop soup was fairly bland. The egg roll was good, but I'm not a fan of egg rolls. This one included sprouts and celery, and seemed fresher than many egg rolls I've suffered. The tea was hot fragrant!<br/ <br/ The main entree was fantastic. Sweet sour pork here means something very different from the normally overly sweetened, toughened strips of pork drown in corn syrup you get at most Chinese restaurants. At Wings, they're more like fried dumplings with a morsel of pork at the center. The meal came with four dumplings, drizzled over with a very fruity tasting sweet/sour sauce. The dumplings were warm, and the sauce was cool. The dumplings were crisp on the outside, chewy and bready on the inside and the pork morsel was tender delicious.<br/ <br/ The chicken thingie looked sort of like a well done omelet. Inside were pieces of chicken, whole peas, and I'm not sure what else. Tasty and different. Fried rice was delicious, and the chow mein was very, very good. <br/ <br/ If the sounds from the kitchen were to believed (and based on my taste buds, I find the evidence compelling), I think that each of the items delivered to my table was prepared based on my order. No massive vat of fried rice or chow mein under a heat lamp. The fried rice had one taste, the chow mein had a completely separate taste. The meal had nuances of flavor within and between each dish. It wasn't just a massive conglomeration of sweet or salty. <br/ <br/ The other reason I suspect everything was made to order is that it took a while for the food to be delivered. The soup was delivered first, then the egg roll, then the entree plate, and finally the cookies. Ask for chop sticks if you like them.<br/ <br/ This place is small and nothing fancy, but the food here is far better than either Mandarin Palace or Empress Palace, both of which I've reviewed here and found rather bland (though with better ambiance and faster service). <br/ <br/ I'll be back again. I suggest you give it a try as well.

I've only ever heard of this place. This is the first time ordering food. Everything was absolutely delicious Everything was fresh made and very tasty. The dragon noodles have a nice little kick to them. Chili cheese fries were perfect! Buffalo chicken fries and the santa barbara burger were just as yummy. Would definitely recommend this spot for dinner or late night grabs. Will definitely go again and try something new.

We were famished after a long trip, late at night. This food was amazing delicious and high quality ingredients. I ordered for 3 of us and we all were impressed by all 3 meals. I went for takeout but at 1am they were still taking delivery orders in the middle of the work week.

This place was very very good, for all the options they offer have a really good flavor. The bacon burger was great, bread was toasty but soft, patties were thick and flavorful. I will definitely come back. To try other food, everything looks so good.

Every time I come to Santa Barbara to see my daughter I have wanted to come here. We finally came tonight and it was great! Great Food Great Service. The girl taking orders and working the register was so nice and helpful to everyone. Dont hesitate to come here