Daniel B.
Yelp
4 stars for tasty wings. Not sure I'd consider them great, but they are good. I think most longtime Atlantans like this place because of the nostalgia factor. International Cafe has existed on Buford Highway since 1983! (It's almost as old as me.)
This restaurant is located in a small nondescript strip just north of N Druid Hills Rd and the Pink Pony. The inside is dimly lit with casual, open floor, table seating. I guesstimate the interior can seat about 40-50 people tops. It's an old, no frills kind of joint with a few big TVs tuned to sports. This place suffices as a simple sports bar. They serve beer.
International Cafe is known for its wings. They come in 5 flavors: mild, medium, hot, lemon pepper, and teriyaki. 10 wings costs $7.99, 20 $15.79, and 50 $37.99. What's not mentioned on the menu is you can get 15 wings for $12.78. You can get up to 2 different flavors in the 10, 20, and 15-piece meals and at least 3 different flavors in the 50-piece.
Other food served includes sandwiches and burgers (e.g. fried chicken sandwich, pastrami, Reuben, meatball sandwich, steak and chicken Phillies, cheeseburger), fried fish, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken fingers, and sides like fries and onion rings. Everything is affordably priced with no single item (aside from 15 or more wings) costing more than $8.99.
I've tried 4 wing flavors: medium, hot, lemon pepper, and teriyaki. The medium, hot, and teriyaki wings are wet (with sauce) while the lemon pepper are dry. The hot wings are significantly spicier than the medium wings. I love spicy food and I would not consider the hot wings here very spicy. They definitely have a kick to them, but I can keep eating them with no noticeable buildup of heat. In other words, they aren't overly spicy.
I think the lemon pepper and teriyaki flavors are terrific. The lemon pepper wings have a mouthwatering combination of salty, peppery, and zesty (mostly salty, but in a good way). The teriyaki wings are sweet and savory. These wings fare better cold/cooler than the hot/spicy wings which are best eaten hot/warm. Overall quality of the wings and meat is A-OK.
All wing orders come with a small amount of celery sticks and either blue cheese or ranch dipping sauce.
Sides I've tried include the fries and onion rings. They're both par for the course. The fries are steak fries (thick cut fries). The onion rings are big with lots of crispy, crunchy, crumbly batter.
Service is speedy and the staff is friendly. Like a lot of other wings places, International Cafe is built for takeout orders. They have boxes stacked high ready to go be filled.