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Winking Lizard Tavern

Winking Lizard Tavern

1416 W 5th Ave, 43212, Columbus, United States

Bars • Casual • American • Chicken Wings


"This place tasted better than I expected! Sad to say that they've closed down two of their locations in Columbus and that they don't have a real live lizard in here like the other ones did. Anyway, I came at 5:15 on a Wednesday and found parking pretty easily in their lot. There were a lot of empty spots open! It was a little empty inside, except for maybe three or four groups sitting in here. I saw kids with their parents and a few families. There were a few folks sitting at the bar as well. Their beer and whiskey list is pretty extensive! Wow! I was impressed! I had to order Wild Turkey 101 with lemonade. Yummy! It was good! My friend had some type of lemon IPA. I wasn't a fan of the citrus flavor in it, but she enjoyed it. I think this restaurant's selling point is their wings. They had a huge thermometer on one page showing spice levels for sauces. I chose the spicy BBQ, which was about 3/4 of the way up on the list. I got the boneless wings. It wasn't even spicy. Someone else mentioned that their spice levels aren't all that spicy so I wasn't super shocked. Still, it was good! I almost wonder how the spiciest tastes since spicy BBQ was pretty way up there and was hardly even mild. I also ordered Pfred's Preferred Pfries, which were cheese fries with bacon. So good! Thick and very filling! I shared with my friend and we struggled to eat it all! She ordered a pulled meat sandwich. It was a special. She couldn't recall if it was brisket or pork. I tasted it and it was good! The sauce was nice. It came with fries and a huge pickle but she had no room to eat the fries, let alone finish her sandwich. The waiter didn't check up on us as much as I would've liked, but I didn't need anything. He didn't smile at all. He was really serious. Either it was a long day or his feet were hurting. Anyway, I love the vibe here! They've got a ton of TVs, so I can imagine it gets busy when there's a game. I liked the music though. Lots of 80s throwbacks."