![]() “We had 243 plants… 12 varieties of peppers.” He uses only peppers that he grows in the backyards of his home, Salud, and Metro Barber Shop. The flavor isn’t available all the time, because Ramirez makes it himself. The fuego, though, was something truly special. The chipotle had a gorgeous smokiness and a pleasantly warm-building heat. While there wasn’t a bad taste in the bunch, chipotle and fuego were the standouts for me. Not a jot of excess grease will be found.Ĭhipotle, spicy barbeque, and homemade fuegoĪnd the flavors! Where spots typically offer the generic mild, medium, and hot, Salud offers eight flavors: naked (unsauced wings), barbeque, spicy barbeque, classic buffalo, sweet chili, chipotle, mango habanero, and fuego. The results are perfectly juicy meat and a light, but substantial, coating that cracks between your teeth. This is probably thanks to their simple preparation: they are soaked in buttermilk, lightly coated in flour, and then fried fast and hard. For one thing, they are hands down the crispiest wings I’ve ever had. Of course, you’re here to read about chicken wings. This is a place where, when you come in, you won’t want to leave. Huge windows open onto a spacious enclosed porch out front (open during warmer months). ![]() Salud is a very comfortable spot, rich with locally-reclaimed wood and brassy, industrial accents. “With Bushwick changing from what it was in the ‘90s to what it has become,” Ramirez said, “I thought it was a good opportunity.” ![]() When he started itching for a change of pace, a beer-focused bar made sense. Ramirez has a passion for get-togethers, cooking, and delicious craft beer. By 2003, he had joined up with another barber and opened his own shop, Metro Barber Shop on Wilson Avenue. In 1997, at the end of middle school, he got a job cutting hair at a local barber shop. Ramirez is a Bushwick lifer, having moved here at a young age with his family from the Dominican Republic in 1990. ![]()
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