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absolut696 t1_iwj8r3u wrote

Reply to Best Chicken Wing Quest - Update 6 by wcmotel

Hit up City Limits, I recommend you get the Original and the Buffalo Garlic. Also highly recommend getting a side of their Xtra hot for dipping, it has some serious heat. They also use great blue cheese. I would argue they are the best in Sobo most of the time, although as always with wings, it’s possible to get a subpar batch. I usually try and mitigate that by ordering extra crispy.

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absolut696 t1_iwj84vq wrote

Reply to comment by TonyDanza888 in Best Chicken Wing Quest - Update 6 by wcmotel

I’m a wing snob and I would rate Claddaghs as some of the best in the city, I always order them extra crispy and they are good to great 90% of the time. Nothing crazy from a heat-perspective (I like super hot wings) but their sauce is very solid.

The issue I have with OP’s ratings is they are one and done and don’t take into account a sub-par batch. The inconvenient truth about wings is that consistency is a huge factor. For example, kislings at their best are some of the best in the city, but every once in a while I would get a disappointing batch that would put me off them for a while. I’ve found myself hitting the places that consistently give me a solid 8/10 wing (like claddagh’s) rather than a place that flex between 5 and 9 (like Delia’s).

Not really expecting OP to hit a place multiple times, but I think this system is subjective and kind of flawed. I’ve eaten wings at almost all of the places OP has multiple times and have some disagreements/question marks, but whatever it’s a decent foundation and at worse maybe a cook will see this and remember how important it is to try and be consistent with their wings.

A better way to do this would be to crowdsource experiences over time to try and come up with more accurate ratings taking into account quality variances. I know I trust my experiences eating at some of these places for 10+ years over someone who had only been once, no offense to OP.

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wbruce098 t1_iwj1mz0 wrote

Reply to comment by instantcoffee69 in Best Chicken Wing Quest - Update 6 by wcmotel

As someone who moved here 2 years ago… yeah that was one of the first things I learned. Kislings seems to mostly bank on their fame and location I think; they’re always busy but don’t have a good selection of beer (well, there’s always solid demand for basic macro beer I guess) and after 2 mediocre-yet-pricey batches of wings I went back to Lighthouse, where the bartenders know my name.

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Scrilla_Gorilla_ t1_iwj0ano wrote

Reply to comment by justinbreaux in Best Chicken Wing Quest - Update 6 by wcmotel

Not a thing has changed since I’ve started going there five years ago, it’s almost hard for me to imagine them changing ownership. It’s an old Asian lady everyone affectionately calls mom who pretends she doesn’t speak a lick of English, and her husband.

I always get a four piece chicken box with one of the fry varieties, and it never disappoints. Just deep fried wings, drum and flat still connecten, so really four wings is eight, and they have western, seasoned, and regular fries. Hot sauce packets for the chicken. The wings are always big and rarely broken. Still only $7-8.

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