Torontonians like heat. This is obvious with the heavy influence of Caribbean and Indian cuisine on local tastes: the curries at bars, the Scotch Bonnets sold at No Frills, but nothing will prepare you for the sadistic levels of heat these places can offer. Make sure to rent a glacier or two, because eating from the following restaurants will make you wish you were in Alaska!
PLACE: Wild Wing
LOCATION: all over the city
WHAT TO GET: Boss Sauce
COMMENTS: Their wings are delicious, and heat levels go from heatless, followed by one flame, all the way to six flames. But if you are feeling a little daring, you can request a hidden item which they only keep around for those stupid enough to want it. Boss Sauce is their absolute hottest, and it goes beyond the rest. As one individual put it, it's like eating level six wings with a whole pepper on top!
http://www.bestchickenwings.com/
PLACE: All Star Wings & Ribs
LOCATION: all over the city
WHAT TO GET: Armageddon Sauce
COMMENTS: Yet another delicious wing place, this one has NINE heat levels, ranging all from heatless all the way to something that sounds a little too threatening - Extinction Level Event (E.L.E.). They claim that E.L.E. is in the millions of Scoville units, and if it's true, they could be using anything from Ghost Chiles to Capsaicin Extract in their sauce. Not surprisingly, their only E.L.E. sauce is Armageddon, and they intend to hurt you with it. If you ever DO plan to order that flavour, please keep in mind that you have to SIGN A WAIVER first. Yes, it's so hot that they don't want to be held responsible for whatever might happen to you. Beware!
http://www.allstarwingsandribs.com/
PLACE: Duff's Famous Wings
LOCATION: two in Toronto, one in Vaughan, and three in New York state in case you're travelling
WHAT TO GET: Armageddon Sauce
COMMENTS: More wings?! Relax, we all love wings, and you won't be able to get enough of Duff's! This joint is rated as one of Toronto's top wing places (not that the other mentioned wing spots aren't any good), and they offer a simple yet reliably delicious selection of flavours you can't go wrong with. In any event, anyone seeking a thrill in hot wings willl find his fix here, as they boast SEVEN heat levels for their Buffalo sauce, and Armageddon (this name is awfully too common) is at the top! Can you beat the heat, or cry it away like a little girl? Find out for yourself at Duff's!
http://www.duffsfamouswings.ca
PLACE: Nando's Flame Grilled Chicken
LOCATION: 939 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto; also 815 Britannia Road, Mississauga
WHAT TO GET: Extra-Hot level dishes
COMMENTS: Not many people in town are familiar with Afro-Portugese cuisine, so if not for eating hot food, you should check this place out for the novelty and obscurity of the dishes they offer there. Regarding what is available in terms of spicy, you can choose from five different heat levels, from extra-mild to extra-hot. They use Peri-Peri peppers to fire up their dishes and sauces, so when they say hot, they most definitely mean it. Peri-Peri, also known as African Bird's Eye, is a pepper that can reach heat levels of up to 200,000 scoville heat units, so do not underestimate what these little firecrackers are capable of! Enjoy unique, exotic flavours and explosive heat at Nando's!
http://www.nandoscanada.com
PLACE: Salad King
LOCATION: 340 Yonge Street
WHAT TO GET: 20 chilis
COMMENTS: An amazing Thai restaurant in downtown Toronto, this Asian delight caters to both Thai fanatics and those who love their Thai food HOT. Naturally, Thai cuisine is often pretty spicy, with Thailand being one of the countries that consume some of the largest quantities of hot pepper in the world, but Salad King just pushes this to an extreme! Their heat scale explains this quite well. Mild is for babies. Medium is just hitting puberty. And then it goes 1 chili, 3, 5, 10, 15.... 20?! Are they insane?! It seems like it, but this is only for the better of things. After all, it never hurts to raise the limit..
http://www.saladking.com/
PLACE: The Real Jerk
LOCATION: 709 Queen Street East
WHAT TO GET: Extra-Hot Sauce
COMMENTS: This place is legit for Jerk Chicken and Jamaican cuisine. In fact, it is one of the very best the city has to offer. Yet for those who feel they must take their fondness of Rasta chow one step further by adding serious heat for the sake of doing things the real Jamaican way, one can ask for the EXTRA-HOT sauce they keep hidden in the kitchen, away from the curious and unprepared. Clearly Jerk Chicken was never meant for the weak and vulnerable, so if you're man enough, give your cohones a true test of Caribbean terror!
http://www.therealjerk.com
PLACE: Gandhi Cuisine
LOCATION: 554 Queen Street West
WHAT TO GET: Just ask to make their dishes "Indian hot"
COMMENTS: This tiny restaurant serves some of the best East Indian roti you can find in the GTA, a novel change from the many Caribbean roti bars you find scattered around town. Expect the flavours to be true to traditional East Indian cuisine, and same with the level of "ow, it hurts!" They distinguish well between "average Joe spicy" and "Indian Spicy," and if you aren't a hardened Indian, then prepare to get your butt kicked! Excellent heat without compromising flavour - Indian people always do it right!
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/gandhi-cuisine-toronto-2
Article written by me!
ORIGINAL: http://savantfight.blogspot.com/2011/11/most-painfully-hot-restuarants-in.html
PLACE: Wild Wing
LOCATION: all over the city
WHAT TO GET: Boss Sauce
COMMENTS: Their wings are delicious, and heat levels go from heatless, followed by one flame, all the way to six flames. But if you are feeling a little daring, you can request a hidden item which they only keep around for those stupid enough to want it. Boss Sauce is their absolute hottest, and it goes beyond the rest. As one individual put it, it's like eating level six wings with a whole pepper on top!
http://www.bestchickenwings.com/
PLACE: All Star Wings & Ribs
LOCATION: all over the city
WHAT TO GET: Armageddon Sauce
COMMENTS: Yet another delicious wing place, this one has NINE heat levels, ranging all from heatless all the way to something that sounds a little too threatening - Extinction Level Event (E.L.E.). They claim that E.L.E. is in the millions of Scoville units, and if it's true, they could be using anything from Ghost Chiles to Capsaicin Extract in their sauce. Not surprisingly, their only E.L.E. sauce is Armageddon, and they intend to hurt you with it. If you ever DO plan to order that flavour, please keep in mind that you have to SIGN A WAIVER first. Yes, it's so hot that they don't want to be held responsible for whatever might happen to you. Beware!
http://www.allstarwingsandribs.com/
PLACE: Duff's Famous Wings
LOCATION: two in Toronto, one in Vaughan, and three in New York state in case you're travelling
WHAT TO GET: Armageddon Sauce
COMMENTS: More wings?! Relax, we all love wings, and you won't be able to get enough of Duff's! This joint is rated as one of Toronto's top wing places (not that the other mentioned wing spots aren't any good), and they offer a simple yet reliably delicious selection of flavours you can't go wrong with. In any event, anyone seeking a thrill in hot wings willl find his fix here, as they boast SEVEN heat levels for their Buffalo sauce, and Armageddon (this name is awfully too common) is at the top! Can you beat the heat, or cry it away like a little girl? Find out for yourself at Duff's!
http://www.duffsfamouswings.ca
PLACE: Nando's Flame Grilled Chicken
LOCATION: 939 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto; also 815 Britannia Road, Mississauga
WHAT TO GET: Extra-Hot level dishes
COMMENTS: Not many people in town are familiar with Afro-Portugese cuisine, so if not for eating hot food, you should check this place out for the novelty and obscurity of the dishes they offer there. Regarding what is available in terms of spicy, you can choose from five different heat levels, from extra-mild to extra-hot. They use Peri-Peri peppers to fire up their dishes and sauces, so when they say hot, they most definitely mean it. Peri-Peri, also known as African Bird's Eye, is a pepper that can reach heat levels of up to 200,000 scoville heat units, so do not underestimate what these little firecrackers are capable of! Enjoy unique, exotic flavours and explosive heat at Nando's!
http://www.nandoscanada.com
PLACE: Salad King
LOCATION: 340 Yonge Street
WHAT TO GET: 20 chilis
COMMENTS: An amazing Thai restaurant in downtown Toronto, this Asian delight caters to both Thai fanatics and those who love their Thai food HOT. Naturally, Thai cuisine is often pretty spicy, with Thailand being one of the countries that consume some of the largest quantities of hot pepper in the world, but Salad King just pushes this to an extreme! Their heat scale explains this quite well. Mild is for babies. Medium is just hitting puberty. And then it goes 1 chili, 3, 5, 10, 15.... 20?! Are they insane?! It seems like it, but this is only for the better of things. After all, it never hurts to raise the limit..
http://www.saladking.com/
PLACE: The Real Jerk
LOCATION: 709 Queen Street East
WHAT TO GET: Extra-Hot Sauce
COMMENTS: This place is legit for Jerk Chicken and Jamaican cuisine. In fact, it is one of the very best the city has to offer. Yet for those who feel they must take their fondness of Rasta chow one step further by adding serious heat for the sake of doing things the real Jamaican way, one can ask for the EXTRA-HOT sauce they keep hidden in the kitchen, away from the curious and unprepared. Clearly Jerk Chicken was never meant for the weak and vulnerable, so if you're man enough, give your cohones a true test of Caribbean terror!
http://www.therealjerk.com
PLACE: Gandhi Cuisine
LOCATION: 554 Queen Street West
WHAT TO GET: Just ask to make their dishes "Indian hot"
COMMENTS: This tiny restaurant serves some of the best East Indian roti you can find in the GTA, a novel change from the many Caribbean roti bars you find scattered around town. Expect the flavours to be true to traditional East Indian cuisine, and same with the level of "ow, it hurts!" They distinguish well between "average Joe spicy" and "Indian Spicy," and if you aren't a hardened Indian, then prepare to get your butt kicked! Excellent heat without compromising flavour - Indian people always do it right!
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/gandhi-cuisine-toronto-2
Article written by me!
ORIGINAL: http://savantfight.blogspot.com/2011/11/most-painfully-hot-restuarants-in.html