Music Monday @ RBC

The Music Monday series continues tonight 6:30-7:30 with a performance by Andrew Pheiffer. Andrew has played here before and never fails to rouse the crowd with his selection of well crafted originals and carefully chosen covers This guy lives and breathes music, so you never know what tunes he’ll pull out of his hat.

Come in and have a panino, slurp a fruit smoothie, and be entertained by another of Wesleyan’s storied musicians.

Class of 2016 Guide To ‘Swinging

You’ve heard about it.  They have cookie dough.  Maybe you even ate there during WesFest.  But now you’re here, standing in line, with a crowd around you, and you hear one of the cashiers yell, “Can I help who’s next?”  

WesWings can be a little daunting the first few times.  Some will panic and just order a burger and fries or a chicken sandwich.  Our menu is pretty extensive and the choices are vast.

  • What kind of bread?
  • Regular or spicy fries?
  • What kind of sauce?
  • Here or to go?

To list just a few of the questions you’ll be asked.

So here are a few ideas to help you get the most out of our little dining establishment.

  1. Water is free, cups are not.  We charge 25 cents for a water cup so if you don’t want to buy a drink, bring your own mug.  We do this to reduce waste, not make money.
  2. To Go containers are free.  Our portions are big and delicious so why not bring it home.

What to order?

  1. Wings.  After all it is in our name.  Our wings arrive fresh and are pretty big.  An order of 12 is good for one person.  If you prefer boneless, we dip our chicken tenders in all of our sauces and are a popular choice.  We have several temperatures of Buffalo including a ghost pepper sauce.  If you’re looking for something different, try honey ginger.  If you want something you can’t get anywhere else, try our Rochester sauce.  Once you’ve had the medium Rochester, you’ll never go back to anything else.  
  2. Tender Sandwich.  You grew up on them and ours are pretty tasty.  Order a sandwich in a wrap or on a grinder (that’s CT for hoagie, sub, torpedo, po boy)  Fill it with any of our sandwich toppings and sauces.  (bacon…avocado..buffalo sauce.. Medium Rochester yum) lots of choices, great sandwich.  Two other great chicken tender menu items are the Kickin’ Chicken Club and the Chicken Parm Grinder
  3. Burgers and Chicken Sandwiches.  Both are cooked fresh and have plenty of options.  The Country Club is the most popular chicken sandwich and the BBQ Bacon Cheddar Burger is tops as well.
  4. But I’m a vegetarian.  WesWings is the most, we repeat, the most vegetarian friendly chicken wing restaurant in the world!  Veggie burgers are good, skip the herb mayo and cheese to make it vegan.  We’ve been making falafel for over 20 years.  We make it from scratch and offer it in a sandwich, on a salad or as a substitute on any of our daily specials.  Seitan come from a local supplier called The Bridge.  We lightly bread and fry it for sandwiches, salads or as  veggie wings.  We always have a marinated tofu (also from The Bridge) to put in a sandwich, salad or on one of our specials.  Finally, our bagel melts, garden melts, veggie melts, hummus sandwiches and even a grilled cheese rounds out the many choices.
  5. Specials.  Why we’re so popular and what will keep you coming back.  At lunch, we will have 3-4 specials.  From meatball grinders to fried clams to Philly steak sandwiches, they are always paired with sides to give you value and make it easy to decide when you don’t have a lot of time for lunch.  At dinner, our salad specials are huge and often feature great toppings like fresh strawberries, goat cheese, candied nuts, crab cakes, fresh mozzarella and basil.  We often make pasta from scratch and will feature penne vodka, homemade meatballs, and our very popular Eggplant Parmesan.  What else do we make?  Awesome pulled pork, Grilled Salmon, baby back ribs, risotto with shrimp, LOBSTER.
  6. Weekend Brunch.  Come find out what’s in a breakfast pail.  Try our eggs Benedict, omelets, smoked salmon, chunky monkey pancakes, french toast stuffed with plantains and of course free coffee.

This of course is just a brief overview.  We hope others will add comments of their favorites, to give you menu ideas.

…next up a guide to the Red & Black Café

Mug Club is Back for the Whole Year!

Last semester we began the WesWings and RBC “Mug Club.”  A way to save both money and the environment.  The deal is simple.  Purchase a mug once and never pay for soda or iced coffee the rest of the school year. The mugs are good at both locations with a limit of one fill up per visit.

Last semester the cost was 20 points.  We’ve doubled the time to the whole 2012-2013 year and are only charging 35 points.  The mug pays for itself in fewer than 15 visits.  If you only come to either location once a week, you’ll have recouped your money by December.  If you’re a regular, you can save hundreds of points.

 

Now Hiring

Are you a hard worker and want to save up to 20% on your meal plan?  WesWings and the Red & Black Cafe are hiring for the fall semester.  Student employees start at $10.20/hr and receive a 20% discount from both locations.  You don’t need experience, just a positive friendly attitude. These job openings don’t happen often.  Many students keep their jobs their whole time at Wes.

Job Application Here

 

New Website!!

Welcome to the new website for WesWings and The Red & Black Cafe.

It is our hope that using a blogging style website, you will find it easier to keep up with daily specials and the latest from both locations.  As with life, this website is a work in progress and there will be many changes and updates.  If there is something you would like to see, feel free to comment.  Through the comments sections, as well as twitter and Facebook links, there are plenty of ways to give us feed back.  We welcome it.

Our specials will now be posted as well uh…posts.  No more pdfs.  You can subscribe to our site with a RSS feed or get emails by adding your address at the bottom of our home page.

We have included many useful links on the side including categories for looking up daily specials, our Facebook and Twitter feeds, as well as our events calendar.

Looking for a job this semester?  The online application is in the menu at the top of the page.

Finally, the page is easily accessible on your phone!!  Add us to your Home Screen.  At least on your iphone, we haven’t tested a blackberry (people still use those?) or an android device.  Let us know if something isn’t showing up right.