Columbus Freepress - November 7th 2013 Nov 7 2013 | Page 23

Wing’s, a scotch
drinkers paradise
By Michael Alwood

Nostalgia. The word itself has the power

Ken, who mans the bar, remembers what
to transform our thoughts for a moment. It’s they drink. And if what you like to drink
is scotch, well, Ken has a surprise for you.
pleasant and familiar, which is also a good
way to describe Wing’s Restaurant, 2801 E. Wing’s maintains what is surely the widest
selection of scotch in central Ohio. Any
Main St in Columbus.
label you can think of and about twice that
For those who grew up in Bexley or on
number in brands you’ve never heard of
Columbus’s east side, as owners Ken and
Kim Yee did, a trip to Wing’s will certainly dot his extensive list. Back in the day, this
reporter favored Pinch from Haig and Haig
be nostalgic. Both Eastmoor High School
and was delighted to see it on Ken’s menu,
graduates, the Yees continue a family
as it has not been available locally for years.
tradition that’s gone on now for 44 years.
If you have ever been to Wing’s during that Sure enough Mr. Yee was able to produce
the distinctively shaped bottle. Pinch, by
time span, rest assured it has not changed.
the way, is a bargain at Wing’s compared
It will be exactly as you remember it.
Wing’s has many regular customers and
to some of the prices of the more exotic
the Yees know most of them by name. And single-malt labels. The serving Ken poured

Ken Yee and just some of the many scotch
brands available at Wing’s.

sent me further along my nostalgia trip,
it tasted as fine as I remembered, maybe
better.
The food menu is even lengthier as the
one for scotch, with a full range of both
Chinese and American cuisine.
Picks: any number of single malts, leave
the Pinch alone, there’s less than half a
bottle left.

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