Word came in over the wire that Wild Oaks Grill had its notorious Chicken Bombs earlier this week ($10). Those are chicken breasts stuffed with hot sausage, pepperoni or shrimp, along with cream cheese and jalapeno peppers, then wrapped in smoky bacon and barbecued. Take a moment there. They’re not always available, which is probably best.
The bacon alone is worth it — thick cuts of the meaty stuff on all sides — and it keeps the chicken underneath juicy. The red circle of sausage in each slice and the soft, pale green pepper are enough to give your face a little color, but the dollop of cream cheese cools things off a bit. The shrimp-stuffed bomb is a little more uptown — the cream cheese melts into the little bay shrimp like a sauce, and it’s not as spicy as the sausage variety. Both are going in our Hurt Locker of deliciousness that almost killed us.
Dismantling the bombs is a hot mess after the initial slice, but it’s still more dignified than “just eating it like a hotdog,” as one person suggested. After all, we may be eating meat stuffed with meat and wrapped with more meat, but we’re not animals.
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Nice! Way to go, Rob. Wild Oaks Grill rocks!
Sheesh, you and your fanciness. Plates. Forks. Napkins. Tyranny!
Where is this? I have never heard of this place but want to try that food!
Tried it for the first time last week, we had the shrimp bomb and it was amazing, now I need to try the others.
1825 Oregon Street, Port Orford, OR 97465
Have to keep this in mind the next time we head that way!