Mueller's Pizza

Mueller's Pizza
447 W. Washington Street
Marquette, MI 49855
muellerspizzamqt.com

A few nights ago, I ate some wings from Mueller's Pizza's new location in Marquette. They are from Escanaba originally and just opened up on Washington Street in downtown Marquette. My dad wanted to try their pizza, so we stopped in.

I ordered 12 wings and asked for sauce on the side. The sauces I asked for were buffalo, hot buffalo and garlic.

The wings were cooked 'naked,' which is how I like them. They were full of juicy meat, which is my favorite part. They were not too small and were cooked so the skin was nice and crispy.

Out of the sauces I got, I liked the regular buffalo the best. It didn't really taste like any buffalo sauces I've tried before, so I can't compare it to any. It had a good heat and full flavor, but it was not as good as Frank's Red Hot or some of my other favorites.

The hot buffalo was spicy, and a lot of people might think its too hot.

I did not like the garlic at all. It definitely tasted like garlic but was too salty for me.

I will rate the wings a 7 ½. They are pretty good, and I will have them again if my dad goes there for pizza. Of course, you should try them, too, and let me know what you think.

Final rating: 7.5-out-of-10

More Obama pictures

Here are some photos from when Obama visited. These are of me while I was there, or of the President that I tried to take with our camera. And there's even one of my dad's press pass, which says he works for my website, and another one of me with the President in the background. Oh, and a review of Mueller's Pizza's wings tomorrow!

Chick 'N Wings: On-site with President Barack Obama

Photo by Christopher Diem

While I am too young to vote, I have a favorite President of the United States during my lifetime: President Barack Obama. I think he is trying really hard and doing the best he can.

So when my dad told me on Wednesday after school that he wasn't able to get me a ticket to see the President when he came to Marquette, I was sad. But then he asked what I thought about sitting with the press and getting a press pass. I couldn't believe it. Not only was I going to see the President of the United States in person, but I was going to be closer to him than most people ever get.

The day was pretty cool. Dad picked me up from school and I went and changed into some nice clothes before we headed over to the event. We had to get there a couple of hours early, but I didn't mind. I found out why though: They have security everywhere and even press people have to be checked out. All of the camera bags and computer bags were sniffed by a German Shepherd checking for bombs. I wanted to pet the dog, but my dad said it would eat my hand. I decided not to.

Then, we had to go through security. All members of the press had to be registered, and then we had our names double-checked to a list they had, and then we had to go through security guards with metal detectors and then we got to be seated.

When the President got there, it was really cool. The music started and everyone stood to their feet and he came in smiling and waving. Everyone was very excited.

He spoke for about an hour about the Internet and how rural areas like where I live need it so that we can have businesses and expand our business. I agree, of course, because all of my blogging and all of my dad's work is done over the Internet. If it wasn't for that, who knows what we'd be doing!

He talked about a couple of businesses and he talked about Egypt, which is a place I want to visit, and he talked about Chicago, which is a place I love to go. When he left, he shook hands with some people and more music played.

I didn't get to shake his hand, but I got to see him. How many nine-year-old girls get to say that? And how many are members of the press at the time?

And that wasn't the only cool thing that happened. 8-18 Media, which my dad says is a youth-based news group in the area, asked me a couple of questions, like what I would ask the President if I could ask him anything. My answer? What his favorite chicken wing is and where he gets them from, of course.

And I met some radio guys, like Jim Koski from Q107-WMQT, which is my favorite radio station. I thought he sounds younger than he is. My dad knows his dad and his brother, and now I know Jim. Cool, hey?

And I sat next to the Fat Man from 100.3, The Point, which was cool, too.

I had a pretty great week, that's for sure. I still can't believe I saw the President! And my friend, Shane Baker, is in charge of the kitchen at Doncker's and got to cook for the President! Now that's cool! They don't have chicken wings there, but they did have an Obama Burger.

It's hard to believe that just because I love chicken wings and I write about them with my dad that I got to see the President. That's the power of chicken wings!

I also want to thank Brandon Lepow from the White House for putting me on the press list and for coming over and meeting me. You really helped make a great memory for me and my dad.

Ain't no thing but a chicken wing

Just in case you haven't heard this song that my dad came across, I thought I would share. It's pretty funny sounding for sure. I'm not sure of the meaning behind it all, but my dad said that if I ever become a MMA fighter that it should be my intro music.

Not likely, dad.

Here's the link to the Chicken Wings song.It is sang by a guy named Spencer Pratt, who is on TV or something.

Rodney's Pizzeria

(not actual product)

Rodney's Pizzeria
120 N Pine Street
Gwinn, MI 49841
(906) 346-6707

Hey! I'm back (and this time it's for real... at least one post a week and hopefully that means one review a week).

I know you missed me. I missed you, too. But let's get right to business. Today, I'm reviewing Rodney's Pizzeria in Gwinn.

First, I’m going to tell you about the wings I used to eat when I lived down state (editor's note: That's what folks in the Upper Peninsula call Lower Michigan). I used to live down state until I was four years old. When I was about two years old or so, I fell in love with Wing Dings from a bowling alley in Belleville called Lodge Lanes where my great grandparents used to take me once a week. They were great. Tasty and crispy and wonderful even though they had breading on them (I prefer “naked wings”). That was my first experience with wings, and it's a love that just keeps growing.

Now the other day my dad and I went to get some pizza and I noticed that Rodney's had chicken wings on their menu. As you can guess, I ordered them instead of pizza for dinner. They tasted the same as Lodge Lanes and really brought back some memories. My favorite part about the wings was how they were so juicey and they were flavorful. But one down side was the folks at Rodney's forgot to put my ranch in the bag when we picked them up (and forgot my step mom's salad, too). Thankfully, that doesn't change my rating at all.

My rating would be... Wait a minute. Where's the drum roll?

*cues drum roll*

Ok, that's better. My rating for Rodey's Pizzeria's chicken wings is an 8 out of 10. So far, that's as good of a rating as you can get unless your Buffalo Wild Wings or one of my few favorite sauces. This time around, since the wings were breaded, I didn't have any hot sauce coating them, though I did use Frank's Red Hot for some dipping.

Overall, I liked Rodney's and plan on having some more in the future. You should, too.

Final rating: 8-out-of-10

Editor's Note: Sorry for no photos, folks. The shots I took with my iPhone were horrible. I'm not sure what happened. We'll make sure to give everything better lighting for future reviews. Thanks for understanding!

Wing Time Medium Sauce

Wing Time Medium Wing Sauce
PO Box 775003
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
info@wingtime.com

I know it's been too long since I last sat down and wrote a review. My dad told me so. I believe him.

I want to say sorry to everyone. I'm a kid. Summer was fun. I got sidetracked. My dad said I lost focus. I say I was focused... just not on the blog.

But I am back now.

Some things have changed. Fall is here officially today. I am now nine years old. We moved to a new house. I am in the fourth grade and school is where I spend most of my life now.

Some things have not. I still love chicken wings. I still love sauces. I still want to review them.

So here is the first sauce I tried since school started back up. It's called Wing Time Medium. The name indicates it's going to be good, but I've heard that you can't judge a book by its cover so I guess you can't judge a sauce by its name.

The sauce itself is flavorful and tasty. It has good spices and I like the color, which actually looks lighter on the chicken than it did in the bottle.

I have to admit that my normal sauces to eat are Frank's Red Hot, Buffalo Wild Wings Medium and Wy's Wings Medium. Now I have another. Wing Time's taste is as good as its name. It's got a little bit of spice, but nothing a nine-year-old girl can't handle, and it tastes as good as just about any medium sauce I have ever tried.

I picked this sauce up at Econo Foods in Marquette, but you can find a place close to you by going to their website. They have mild, medium, hot, garlic and super hot sauces to pick from and even a variety pack.

I am looking forward to trying more of their sauces and hope that they have the same quality as the medium sauce does.

Final Rating: 8-out-of-10

Birthday madness!

So it was my birthday last week (yes, now you are reading a nine-year-old girl's blog about chicken wings) and I had told my dad that I wanted it at Buffalo Wild Wings. He said they don't have birthday parties there, but said he would check on it.

Well, they normally don't have them. But they let me anyway. And it was GREAT! My birthday was on a Tuesday, so it was the 45-cent wings and I invited four of my friends and my dad invited a bunch of family. We had a great time.

My Uncle Leonard even ate 12 Blazin' wings, though they don't have the contest at our local BWs. He just did it for fun, I guess.

Me? I was showered with gifts. My dad got me the Young Indiana Jones television series and some chocolate-covered bacon. My Uncle Shane got me some sauces to review. My Aunt Jennifer got me a bunch of stuff, including hot sauce, and my Grandma Sue and Grandpa Mark got me the hiking boots I asked for. I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, so I want to say thank you to everyone who gave me a present and I am sorry I couldn't list them all.

I had a chicken on my birthday cake, which was great tasting, and everything was great.

Buffalo Wild Wings even gave me a shirt for my birthday. I was so happy!

Thank you to everyone who came to my party!