Thursdays are now officially Wing Day in Buffalo. USATODAY.com has spent the last two Thursdays sinking its teeth into Buffalo’s chicken wing scene.

Columnist Larry Olmsted divided his “Great American Bites” column on wings into two parts - just too much to say about our wings! He started with the history of wings since Therea Bellissimo invented them the Anchor Bar in 1964,. This week's follow on article: Food pilgrimage: Buffalo wings in Buffalo, part 2 covers Duff’s, the Bar Bill, barbecue wings at Bocce Club and even the chicken wing inspired toast at Five Points Bakery & Toast Cafe.

Olmsted deems wings in Buffalo “pilgrimage-worthy."

"...in Buffalo, hot wings are far more than sports bar food, or even bar food — most residents get their wings delivered from pizzerias. Pizza is hugely popular in Buffalo, and most pizzerias serve the standard assortment of five styles: mild, medium, hot, and extra-hot, plus barbecue, a newcomer closely associated with pizza joints. Then there are the wing emporiums, most famously the Anchor Bar and Duff’s, along with favorite local haunts such as Bar Bill, and when you go to specialists, the flavor choices multiply. Wings are also on the menus of non-wing restaurants of every ilk, from local Chinese eateries to pretty much every bar in town.

"Finally, there is a whole genre of spin-off dishes based on the flavor of the famed Buffalo hot wing, with or without any chicken."

In fact, Buffalo chef Diane Notto ran into the same over-abundance as Olmsted. She wrote not one but two nearly sold out cookbooks full of wing recipes, some with wings, but many without: It's a Wing Thing - Buffalo Style and It's a Wing Thing II - Buffalo Style. 

"Buffalonians love arguing about wings almost as much as they love eating them, and everyone I spoke to during my visit had obviously given the matter a great deal of thought and was very opinionated on the issue." Now there's an understatement!

“Chicken wings in Buffalo are like coffee in New York City — you can get it on every corner, but locals are loyal to a particular place in their neighborhood,” said Drew Cerza, aka the Wing King. Creator of the city’s big annual National Chicken Wing Festival, Cerza is a tireless promoter of the city’s famous dish."

Following an in-depth, thoughtful (and tasty) review of many of the local options, Olmsted deems Duff's medium light wings as "the Goldilocks wings: just right." He turns up his nose at the wing cupcake, but waxes poetic about Five Points Bakery and Toast Cafe's Buffalo-style toast called “Extra Sharp Cheddar.” If you haven't tried it, you must!

Here are his Ratings: Duff’s: OMG!; Bar Bill: Yum!; Five Points: Yum!  (Scale: Blah, OK, Mmmm, Yum!, OMG!)Rating: Duff’s: OMG!; Bar Bill: Yum!; Five Points: Yum! 

(Scale: Blah, OK, Mmmm, Yum!, OMG!)