A Review from “Chris L” via yelp:

Once in a great while, a restaurant prepares a single dish, which despite numerous sub-par menu offerings, single-handedly propels that establishment to greatness. Everything else (the atmosphere, the service, the bathrooms, etc.) fades into the distance and what remains is one, isolated memory that shapes your whole perception of your dining experience.

One such divine dish is a regular menu item at Lovin Cup, located within RIT’s Park Point development. The appetizer, which is now among my Top 5 all time favorite dishes in Rochester, is a brilliant combination of a Western New York favorite and a classic southern comfort food. To my knowledge, there is no where else in Rochester that you can get this dish and once you try it, you’ll be thinking about it for days.

What is it?

DEEP FRIED PORK (yes, pork!) WINGS

Aptly named “Pigs on the Wing,” these culinary gems combine the convenience and noshability of classic Buffalo wings with the utter decadence and lip-smacking fattiness of pork ribs. While there were four different sauces to choose from, my purist palate selected the traditional buffalo sauce.

To describe this dish as the perfect bar food is a gross understatement of Pigs on the Wing’s greatness. To describe them as possibly the worst food in history for your heart is probably accurate. No one in their right mind would make this dish in their own home, let alone a restaurant, and that’s what makes it special.

The exterior has the same crispness that you would get from the skin of a perfectly fried chicken wing. The interior, however, melts in your mouth the way a slow-cooked, fall-off-the-bone rib does as soon as it touches your tongue, coating your entire mouth with melted collagen and liquefied pork fat. Unlike chicken wings, these pork wings have none of the sinew, veins, or chewy knobs of cartilage that you must navigate around in order to find an edible chunk of meat. Instead, they are ALL meat and when you are done, you’re left with a single, clean bone to discard.

Whoever is in charge of the food at Lovin’ Cup should be inducted into the Culinary Hall of Fame, based on the size of his/her balls alone.

Sure, the fondue lacked a lot of the accouterments to which I’m accustomed and the pizza was lackluster at best, but those things seem like flimsy tree branches trying to block out the blinding light emitted by that glorious pork dish.

While I thought the modern, jazzy atmosphere was really, really cool and the service was great, I have to admit I would probably eat Pigs on the Wing out of a giant particle board box with the word “Resterunt” spray painted on the side and still give the place four stars.

I’m just glad, for my heart’s sake, that Lovin Cup isn’t within walking distance of my house.

Thanks Chris!  Introduce yourself next time you come in and I’ll buy you some pork wings!!!

This Saturday, January 14th, brings about a lot of excitement for Lovin’cup, 3HB and Rochester at Large.  It’s hard NOT to notice the growth of the beer in Rochester – in fact, it has taken this city by storm!  We have had like four new breweries open up in Rochester in the past 3 years!  It’s pretty amazing!

For Three Heads One Year Anniversary Party, they wanted to celebrate Rochester Beer as a whole…and we agreed!  We have been working diligently to create a line-up of unforgettable brews and tastings that will knock your socks off!  And we are pretty confident you will not be disappointed.  With a tap-takeover by 3HB, Custom Brewcrafters, Rohrbachs, Naked Dove, Rocbeer, Rogers and Genesee, how can you go wrong?!!!  It’s going to be very cool.  We will even have a few casks of some more rare finds.

Casks start at noon with The Loopy, Oak Aged Alpha Monkey and then Genny’s Bock will be live around 5.

Three Heads will also be releasing their newest beer, The Loopy. It is an Oatmeal Red and is their Anniversary present to you:  I’ve had the opportunity to sample it, and it is delicious!!!  Not only are they generous enough to make a delicious new beer for us, but they will also be giving away a 3HB pint glass at the door (this will be first-come, first-serve)

Beer was only the starting point of this event, when we decided it should also encompass an ample handful of some of our favorite Rochester staples, from original music and art to our favorite local eateries (besides us, of course)

We have even worked with Palermos to create a fresh batch of locally made sausages especially for this event!  So come down!  Taste, sample, drink, and listen to the all that is good in this wonderful City!  Let’s spend a day being proud of our city!

Line up:

The music will be flowing all day long with sets provided by:
12-2 Extended Family
2-4 The Goods
4-6 Friday in America
6-8 The Moho Collective
8-10 The Filthy McNastys
10-12 AudioInflux
12-2 RootsCollider: http://rootscollidermusic.com/

Rochester A-list will be at the event all day, but will be doing a special food sampling at around 6:00 that night!  A-List is cookin’ up some Homegrown penne pasta with vodka sauce for Homegrown this Sat. with Pittsford Dairy Farms, Flour City Pasta, Good Food Collective produce, and a locally distilled Vodka. Come taste their homegrown recipe!

Art, Food and Social Vendors from 12-3:
Mex
Donnellys
Fox Run Wine
Chris Ward Metal
The Good Food Collective

Vendors from 3-6:
Tap & Mallet
Zebb’s
Casa Larga
Hedonist Chocolate
Cheesy Eddie’s
Dollop

Vendors from 6-9:
The Owl House
Rochester Rhinos
MereWare
Sandy Senuiak Photography
Spun By Spiders

Don’t miss this event!!  You’ll be sorry if you do!