Over at Meal Ticket there’s a spirited comments thread going on who has the best wings in Philadelphia. An always fun and impossible conversation, perfect for a Friday.

Here are some at that have already been mentioned that we’ll happily second.

• Union Jack’s in Glenside
• Byrne’s Tavern
• Varga Bar

And another spot we’d like to nominate, Murphy’s Irish Saloonery in East Falls, especially on Wednesday when the wings drop to like 20 cents a piece.

We want need to know: Who’s got the best wings in Philly? [Meal Ticket]

What can you say after another Wing Bowl? All that meat, avian and otherwise.

San Jose resident Joey Chestnut won his 3rd straight Wing Bowl with a record 241 Wings. Patrick Bertoletti finished second with 227 and El Wingador finished with 205.

Some other facts and figures:

• The previous record for wings was 183 set by Chestnut last year.
• 30 contestants competed . 9 were “professional eaters” while the other 21 were picked after performing eating feats for WIP.
• Joey Chestnut won a Toyota Tundra and 2008 Harley Davidson Black 883 Sportster.
• This was the 16th Wing Bowl.
• Over 20,000 were in attendance.
• Tickets sold out back in December in under 45 minutes.
• The original Wing Bowl was held in 1993 at the lobby of the Windham Franklin Hotel.
• PJ Whelihan’s supplied the wings.

Joey Chestnut wins again
610 WIP [Official Site]
Live Blog: Wing Bowl [Philebrity]

Ugly American opens tonight at Front and Federal. [Ice Pack, City Paper]

A new Cuban restaurant, ¡Cuba! is looking to open in February in Chestnut Hill. The tag line will be “food so authentic, you’ll think you’ll need a passport.” So if you go, don’t tell the State Department. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

P.J. Whelihan’s will have the responsibility of providing the wings to this year’s Wing Bowl. Previous years the wings had been supplied by The Rib Ranch in the Northeast. [Daily News]

Pat Bombino’s by Al Paris and Matthew DiNatale has opened at 9th and Catharine. Expect old school Italian dishes from $12 to $32 and a Sunday family-style dinner. [Table Talk, Philadelphia Inquirer]

Kai San Modern Japanese Cuisine has an opening date set of December 8th. The Japanese spot takes over for the former Smoked Joint at the Academy House. [Feeding Frenzy, City Paper]

A. D. Amorosi reports Gavone’s at 10th and Wolf may be shuttered. [Ice Pack, City Paper]

And oh yes the debauchery of Wing Bowl will be back of a 16th year on February 1st at the Wachovia Center. Tickets will be available starting December 12th. [Philly.com]

Moriarty’s name comes up just about anytime a discussion regarding the best wings in Philadelphia takes place and rightfully so. According to the Walnut Street bar’s web site they serve about a ton a week. So tonight, why not head down there and have a plate of wings and the craft beer of the day, 20 ounces for just $3.

Moriarty’s Restaurant & Bar [Official Site]

Head down to the ballgame early and try out Harry The K’s all you can eat wing deal.

Or if you’re not up for the Phillies tonight then consider wing night at Murphy’s Irish Saloonery in East Falls. The cheap and excellent wings bring a crowd from far and wide.

What do you do after downing 167 wings? Well if you’re wing bowl contestant “Gentleman” Jerry Caughlin you check out former wing bowl champion, Bill Simmons’ new wing joint, El Wingador To Go.

And the wings make the cut with Gentleman Jerry, who finds the wings just about perfect.

El Wingador To Go has been open about a month and in addition to the wings, the Girard Avenue takeout spot offers sandwiches, burgers, cheesesteaks and a number of dishes from Simmons’ native Puerto Rico.

Wing Commander [City Paper]

As Phillyist notes in their Foodsday, Tuesday feature, Moriarty’s wings are often considered the best in the city, and they are damned good, but for their taste and Foobooz’s too boot, you can’t beat the dry-rub wings at Devil’s Alley.

Foodsday, Tuesday: Go Birds! [Phillyist]
Devil’s Alley [Official Site]

The only thing that might go better with beer than wings would be FREE wings. And that’s what they offer every Wednesday at Flanigan’s Boathouse in Conshohocken.

Swim On In [Philly Edge]
Flanigan’s Boathouse [Official Site]

Bill Simmons, better known to thousands of Wing Bowl fans as El Wingador is going to be opening El Wingador’s To-Go at 4th and Girard. It’ll of course serve wings as well as Latin food, steaks and hoagies. Among his investers is his uncle Pete Rodriguez, who was the original cook at Jim’s Steaks back in the seventies. Expect the opening to be some time in October.

Michael Klein [Inqlings]
El Wingador Sauce [Official Site]