5/5 Frank S. 3 months ago on Google • 38 reviews New
Today
I
had
the
pleasure
of
having
lunch
with
friends
at
Dew
Drop
Inn,
a
restaurant/bar
located
in
Derby,
Connecticut.
I
only
recently
found
out
about
this
place
as
it
had
been
brought
to
my
attention
by
a
friend
of
mine,
who
had
discovered
it
when
looking
for
wings
while
their
favorite
wing
place
was
closed
on
a
holiday.
After
looking
up
the
Dew
Drop,
and
seeing
their
massive
wing
menu,
and
mentions
of
them
being
awarded
for
having
the
best
wings
in
CT
in
2016,
we
decided
to
make
a
day
to
verify
that
bold
claim.
Spoiler
alert,
they
definitely
earned
it.
Dew
Drop
is
a
small
establishment
with
limited
parking,
so
we
decided
to
try
and
go
Sunday
morning,
and
got
there
around
11:30,
a
half
an
hour
after
opening.
Even
then,
only
one
parking
spot
was
free,
and
the
restaurant
was
mostly
full,
but
lucked
out
and
still
got
a
table
to
fit
four
of
us.
One
thing
that
caught
us
off-guard,
we
were
carded
just
to
enter
the
establishment.
Their
website
does
mention
that,
I
just
didn’t
expect
that
to
actually
happen,
but
I
like
that
they
take
things
seriously
regarding
their
liquor
license
despite
our
not
planning
on
purchasing
booze.
We
sat
down
and
began
reviewing
the
menu
to
make
our
selections.
The
menu
has
a
wide
variety
of
what
you
typically
would
expect
from
this
type
of
establishment.
They
had
the
usual
staples
including
burgers,
mozzarella
sticks,
onion
rings,
sandwiches,
and
of
course
wings.
People
clearly
come
here
for
wings,
the
menu
for
those
are
two
whole
pages,
with
118
different
flavors
(I
counted)
listed.
To
be
fair
many
of
the
flavors
are
a
variation
of
another
flavor,
like
“Spicy
Ranch”
and
“Spicy
Ranch
Bacon”,
but
regardless
how
you
count
it,
there
is
a
ton
of
variety,
and
you
will
end
up
wanting
to
try
multiple
flavors.
Some
other
places
I
frequent
have
a
limited
selection,
typically
mostly
Buffalo
style
with
different
levels
of
heat.
One
thing
that
worried
me
was
that
with
this
many
available
flavors,
that
they
would
be
mediocre,
I’ve
had
that
happen
before
with
other
wing
joints,
they
would
have
a
ton
of
“meh”
flavors
instead
of
a
handful
of
really
good
ones.
I’m
happy
to
report
that
was
not
the
case
here.
At
least
of
the
four
types
I
tried,
(white
BBQ,
peanut
butter
smores,
maple
bourbon
BBQ,
and
spicy
ranch
bacon)
all
had
more
than
exceeded
my
expectations.
So
much
so,
I
think
this
may
now
be
my
new
favorite
wing
spot.
Ignoring
the
overwhelmingly
massive
selection,
the
wings
themselves
are
great.
They
were
perfectly
cooked,
with
the
right
amount
of
crispiness,
and
they
were
also
a
good
size,
not
super
large
like
some
other
places
I
go
to,
but
thankfully
not
the
“micro-wings”
some
other
places
use
to
try
and
save
a
buck
either.
In
addition
to
the
good
size
and
preparation,
they
were
all
properly
sauced,
Dew
Drop
is
generous
with
bathing
the
wings,
so
you
will
have
extra
for
dipping
your
fries
and
such
into.
Man,
the
flavors
I
chose
were
knockouts
too.
Most
of
my
wings
came
with
blue
cheese
to
dip,
and
honestly,
I
really
didn’t
even
need
it,
most
of
the
wings
were
better
as
is,
the
blue
cheese
took
away
from
the
excellent
sauces
the
wings
were
coated
in.
First
up
I
had
the
White
BBQ
wings.
This
was
something
I
did
not
expect
to
see
on
the
menu,
I
often
love
the
white
sauce
from
various
BBQ
joints
down
south
like
Phil’s
BBQ
pit
in
North
Carolina,
white
sauce
is
basically
a
mayo-based
sauce
with
various
other
spices
mixed
in,
and
it
is
a
winner
on
these
wings
as
much
as
it
is
on
a
southern
brisket
sandwich.
Spicy
Ranch
Bacon
was
not
exactly
spicy
(I
honestly
forgot
it
had
spicy
in
the
name
until
writing
this),
it
was
just
enough
to
make
my
nose
run
a
bit,
but
it
was
nothing
uncomfortable,
and
was
not
as
much
kick
as
a
typical
chipotle
mayo,
but
that
didn’t
matter
to
me.
The
wings
being
drenched
in
bacon
bits
was
nice
and
added
an
excellent
crunch,
I
made
sure
none
of
the
bits
that
fell
off
went
to
waste!
Maple
Burbon
BBQ
was
my
“safe”
choice,
I
figured
with
the
others
being
more
creative
and
exotic
I’d
also
get
something
more
traditional,
to