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Death Star Wings

Grad School, 434 S. Jefferson Ave., 417-866-8163
Six for $6.50, 12 for $11
At a Grad-student price, these normal fried wings are slowly roasted in habañeros for six hours, until not even The Force can save your mouth. (Star Wars nerds, you are welcome.)
Rating: Five out of five Adam Lamberts

Kai Confidential Roll

Kai, 306 S. Campbell Ave., 417-832-0077
$11
Don’t let the dish fool you—we freaked out a little too. Who would think of putting crab and jalapeño together? Kai, that’s who. The spicy crab roll, topped with spicy tuna and jalapeño, may sound a little weird, but we are “confident” you will like it.
Rating: Three out of five Adam Lamberts

Fried Jalapeños

Buckingham’s BBQ (Three locations in Springfield)
$3.99 for a basket
Buckingham’s has combined two great things: beer and spice. Basically they take one jalapeño, roll it around in beer batter and fry it. No word yet on if the beer for the batter is domestic or import.
Rating: Three out of five Adam Lamberts

Chicken Red Curry Pasta

Tasia, 4728 S. Campbell Ave., 417-890-6789
Dinner $8.95 Lunch $6.95
Packed full of chicken, vegetables, and pasta, the chili paste is all that adds spice to this dish. For all you wannabe fire-eaters, this isn’t the meal for you, but it’s a great dish.
Rating: Two out of five Adam Lamberts

Habañero salsa

Prima’s Mexican Grill, 2101 W. Chesterfield Blvd., 417-823-7180
Free!!! Chips and salsa are free with purchase of meal
There are four levels of free-salsa hotness to choose from at Prima’s— just be sure to ask your waiter, because the super-hot variety isn’t brought out automatically. Did we mention it’s free?
Rating: Five out of five Adam Lamberts

Mongolian Chicken

ChopSticks, 1128 S. Glenstone Ave., 417-863-0833
Large—$4.99 Small—$3.99
This dish with chicken, onions, bamboo, cabbage and chili paste was awarded two-swords-up by Genghis Khan during the famous-but-almost-forgotten Mongolian Chicken Cook-Off.
Rating: Two out of five Adam Lamberts