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Smoke Eaters: Ode to 24F

On my way up to San Jose, I sat next to a girl who is absolutely perfect for me.  I spotted this chick wearing a Washington Redskins jersey so I plopped down next to her on the Southwest flight.  We easily struck up a conversation about our floundering, depressing ‘skins and then moved on to some happier topics like our love of snowboarding and food.

While talking about food, I brought up how over Thanksgiving I went to Henry’s Hi-Life and really liked their ribs.  She happened to remember the restaurant on the episode of “Man V. Food” and then exclaimed “then you gotta go to smoke eaters!”  “The place with the super hot wings?”  “YES! they’re the best!”

Well it usually doesn’t take a cute girl to get me to go try out a place, but it doesn’t hurt.  We actually had an argument on the plane about where the best hot wings in San Jose were, which would have been settled had only one of us known that Cluck U and Smoke Eaters are the same place.  This I only discovered upon arriving at the storefront by Santa Clara University in a Safeway plaza.

Having watched Adam on Man V. Food agonize over the famed Hellfire Challenge, I decided to go for the lesser evil, the Inferno.

Oh boy are the wings really good.  I forget where Inferno stands on the scale, but I remember it being somewhere in the middle of their 7 levels of hotness.  Still, it was enough to feel a kick but mild enough to make me think I could actually take on the Hellfire challenge next time in.  That could be dangerous.

Also recommend their loaded nachos to add something crunchy to your meal.  They’ve got about a dozen or so beers on tap and a bunch of televisions to catch the game.  Cold beer, hot wings, and a football game.  That’s the perfect trio.

So thank you, 24F, for reminding me of this San Jose dive.

January 3rd, 2010 | Category: Dining, Silicon Valley | 187 comments

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