After herding together a dedicated following in London’s food truck scene, collecting numerous awards and a cult-like fan base for their buffalo chicken wings, The Orange Buffalo, has decided to set up shop in East London’s Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen and will open in mid-October. Bringing their signature New York Style Buffalo Chicken Wings coated with their homemade sauce, this will be their first bricks and mortar site in London.
Hailing from Hull, Mike So and Nick White, set up The Orange Buffalo after a road trip to the U.S. which landed them in a plethora of American dive bars, eating some of the most unfussy, satisfying, and moreish bar foods that only those who have travelled to the USA will understand. Known the world over, New York’s buffalo wings spoke to them and they made a bet to bring back the sour, spicy, crispy wing with the creamy, salty blue cheese dip to the UK. Deciding to make their own sauce for the wings, Mike and Nick developed a unique yet authentic flavour that has enticed chicken wing enthusiasts from all across London and seen them win the first wing-fest in London.
Dedicated to recreating the flavours, tastes and experiences of their US road trip and their favourite bar snack, taking up residency at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen is a natural progression. The self-proclaimed dive bar has a string of regular live music events, great cocktails, and a no-frills attitude that makes this move somewhat of an ode to the New York haunts serving up buffalo chicken wings both Mike and Nick pay homage to.
They’ll be serving up their wings with their range of six sauces in varying degrees of spicy; from their Original tangy sauce made with Dutch chillies, to Woof Woof made with Scotch Bonnets, Dutch chillies and a hint of Naga; as well as the notorious ‘Snake-In a basket’ – a sort of Russian Roulette of Original or Woof Woof wings including one loaded with a Viper – their spiciest sauce made with Scotch Bonnets, Naga and chilli extract that is often served with an ‘anti-venom’ (Mini Milk ice cream) to cool you down after. All wings can be ordered with a selection of sides: Curly Fries, Onion Rings or Deep Fried Pickles, plus more. The menu will have some new additions, especially made for Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen such as the The Bloody Veggie burger made with roasted beetroot, chestnut mushroom, brown rice, adzuki beans & almond patty, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce, blue cheese dressing and pickle, as well as an array of other juicy sandwiches.
All will be available alongside Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen’s infamous cocktails like Bey’s Lemonade (Four Roses Yellow Label whisky, lemon, tarragon, rose water and soda); and the smokey, honeyed Mezcal Moment (Lillet Blanc, Montelobas Mezcal, grapefruit and rosemary).