The Orange Buffalo @ Ely's Yard, Brick Lane

A surprisingly sunny Sunday welcomed us into the industrious world of brick lane market.  After fighting the crowds we turned a corner to be presented with the delightful site of the much-acclaimed Orange Buffalo wing truck!

With quite a surreal backdrop of the London warehouse district we approached and ordered a portion of the Original and intriguingly named Woof Woof wings (with a side of chunky chips and blue cheese sauce)

The guy was not only very friendly but clearly shared our passion for wings, taking time to explain to customers about the choice of sauce and seasonings they use.

Everything was cooked to order and after a couple of minutes we took our seat with 16 of the most eagerly anticipated wings in front of us.

They didn’t disappoint.

Original Wings

The Original is definitely the winner in the sibling sauce rivalry, achieving the holy grail of sauce world by packing in tonnes of flavour without melting your face. Lavishly applied just seconds before serving it was a delight. Served with a generous spoonful of Blue Cheese sauce and a few celery sticks we couldn’t have asked for more, the blue cheese sauce itself was epic and blended perfectly with the wings.

Chunky Chips with Blue Cheese Sauce & Chip Seasoning

Even the chunky chips came with a little something extra, not just more of the blue cheese sauce but a serious dusting with chip seasoning.

Woof Woof Wings

The Woof Woof is by no means something to be overlooked. Whilst maybe not as delicate and complex as its younger sister, the big brother of the sauce family packed a lot more punch thanks to a generous sprinkling of Naga Viper and Scotch Bonnet chillies. However, as Mr Orange Buffalo said “it’s not too hot it’s a good heat” so don’t worry all your chicken korma fans you can safely tuck into a portion without needing a pint of milk after.

1. Presentation

Simple and effective – plain street food container, 8 wings stacked next to their two amigos, Blue Cheese and Celery. Last second pinch of freshly cut chive to compliment the blue cheese sauce was a lovely touch

2. Coating

Cooked to perfection and stayed nice and crisp due to its last minute dunking in the pre-warmed sauces.  Homemade sauces were full of flavour and just the right amount to not drown the meat and make too much of a mess.

3. Meat

Good sized wings and incredibly tender and juicy for such a crispy wing which usually leads to drier meat.

4. Spice

Neither sauce was particularly hot but it didn’t stop them squeezing in a serious amount of flavour. Both have very distinct blends thanks to a range of different chillies being used.

5. Value for Money

Pretty good! 16 wings and a portion of chips for £15 sounds pretty fair to me. Take in to account the 3 S’s – Sauce, Setting and Service and it’s actually a bargain.

Overall Rating: 9/10

All in all it was a great experience, from the truck and its surrounding to the flavour and quality of the wings to the friendliness of the staff. It cool, its trendy and most importantly it tasted damn good, can’t recommend it enough.

We will be back that is for sure.

The Orange Buffalo is open Monday 12-3pm and Tuesday to Sunday 12-8pm

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