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The Stinger

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So I have been in Buffalo over a year now and I thought I had my head pretty well wrapped around the regional specialties. I mean who around here doesn't know about Wings, Beef on Weck and crummy pizza? Last week though a couple of my coworkers were having a heated debate about who makes the best Stinger. Apparently a Stinger is steak and chicken fingers chopped together on a sub with onions, lettuce and tomato. I assume there are endless variations of this but this seems to be the standard. I can't believe I had never even heard of this until now. So last Saturday after work and several beers I stumbled to Jim's Steakout to see if they even made such a thing. It wasn't on the menu but if you ask the right people they will definitely make it for you. Haute cuisine it's not but it may possibly be the ultimate drunk food.
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💬 5 comments

  1. matthew ·

    a stinger?!? I've never heard of that either. Is it a local buffalo thing? I've been here all my life, and yet I've never had a stinger.

    Hope to see you at the party!

  2. joshua ·

    I'd never heard of stingers until my brother started ordering them on Grand Island. We always assumed it was a GI thing - Jim's would be crazy to not have that on the menu.

  3. mrmike ·

    John and Mary's has em

  4. jason ·

    I've never had it drunk but it fits the standard for Buffalo food, that's for sure. It is my two favorite subs in one! Ain't NOTHIN unholy about that.

  5. james ·

    I have never heard of such a thing but it sounds like quintessential Buffalo food.

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