Shuck 'n Jive (Richardson)

After a long, bitter and cold winter, the King has come out of hibernation.  Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, temperatures are rising, other things related to spring are happening, and chicken wings are being fried.  For our first mission this year, the Queen and I decided to try out Shuck 'N Jive in Richardson (George Bush and Custer).

As we arrived on a recent Friday evening, I was immediately worried because of the parking situation.  It looked like it was going to be impossible to find a parking spot, and I was worried we would never get a table if we were lucky enough to find somewhere to park our royal carriage.  Upon finding a spot, we walked in and found that it was a pretty big place inside, and quickly found a table (as it is seat yourself).  They had a pretty good little happy hour menu and we got some drinks.  I think they had $2 domestic pints, $3 for the rest, and some kind of deal on mixed drinks (the Queen got a glass of Malibu that allegedly had some Diet Coke in it).  As we looked over the menu, we decided to split a Shuck 'N Jive platter for two.  This ended up being a gigantic plate of food with much more than we needed for the two of us, and it was all quite tasty.  However, I am not the king of Cajun, so let's get down to the business at hand.

For an appetizer, we decided to "split" an order of their buffalo wings.  They weren't hyped up as much of a big deal, and I honestly didn't expect much.  However, I ended up being reasonably impressed by them.  For $6 we got a basket of (I think) eleven wings, which is a heck of a deal compared to lots of other places where one might get wings.  They were good sized; maybe slightly above average.  They had a slightly above average crispiness to them, and a tiny bit of kick with a decent vinegary flavor for me.  They were served with celery and two generous helpings of ranch dressing.  They were somewhat lightly sauced, including a patch or two void of sauce, so that was the biggest negative about them.  Their own website gives these wings a 4.5 out of 5 star rating for whatever that is worth.  Overall, these weren't the best wings on earth, but I think these will probably be in the regular rotation for us in the future.  They are a great value, a little above average in most every way (even though nothing is off the charts), there is a great happy hour to enjoy, and for some of us it is a straight shot down the road just a few short blocks in case happy hour gets a little too jovial.  I'd give these a recommendation, but remember that its a pretty large appetizer, and their main course portions are generous as well.

Rankings

Heat: 5

Overall: 7