Rank |
Wing Spot |
Comments |
1 |
ATL Wings |
Holding it down for the South almost single-handedly, ATL Wings takes pride in cooking a great wing and making a flavorful sauce. Also, Kool-Aid. |
2 |
The Reef |
Dark and dank and fighting a bad rep for hooliganism, this wing joint formerly known as Draft House on the Reef blew our socks off with their huge, spicy, quality wings. |
3 |
JT’s Bar & Grill |
The neighborhood bar you wish you had around the corner. Fried-then-sauced-then-grilled-then-sauced again to perfection. |
4 |
Angie & Jimmy’s Italian Pizza |
Amazing in its simplicity and stunning in its artful mastery of the complete lack of ambiance. Just the perfectly natural wing. |
5 |
NYPD Pizza |
You don’t expect pizza joints to have wings this massive or this well-cooked. NYPD does. |
6 |
Teakwoods |
The Phoenix-area mainstay that replaced Long Wongs. Few match their consistency or their suicide heat. |
7 |
Rosie McCaffrey’s |
Irish pub in the heart of Phoenix with a shockingly good and unique hot wing. |
8 |
The Vine |
Another local legend sports bar with maybe the best-tasting hot sauce in the city that offsets their tiny wings. Go on Thursdays for Stein Night. |
9 |
Buffalo Brown’s Wings & Things |
Shithole dive joint with a special blend of flavors for their sauces that isn’t afraid to bring the heat, or the sauce. |
10 |
Cogburn’s Big Wings |
New kid on the block with huge wings & great tasting suicide sauce that is hit-or-miss on heat. |
11 |
Zipps Burgers & Billiards |
A local chain of sports bars that do wings the right way, for a great value, every time. |
12 |
Long Wong’s |
The legend of all local legends, since franchised, that is hit-or-miss on how well the wing is cooked but has a variety of sauces. |
13 |
Rehab Burger Therapy |
A burger joint by trade (a damn good one too) Rehab doesn’t just think of wings as an afterthought, and their Pig Wings are STUPID good…but they’re not wings). |
14 |
Venezia’s Pizzeria |
Maybe the best place in the city to get a slice of pizza, you won’t be mad for ordering the wings as well. Not their specialty, but effective anyway. |
15 |
Casey Moore’s Oyster House |
You’re coming here for atmosphere and beer so you’d be forgiven for overlooking these surprisingly solid pub wings. Piss in the Blarney Stone. |
16 |
CK’s Tavern |
An Ahwatukee favorite with solid wings and a good happy hour vibe. |
17 |
Arcadia Tavern |
Our most debated spot. Sports bar next door to JTs that grills their wings too…but not nearly as well as their neighbor. |
18 |
Native New Yorker |
2012’s Wingstock King of Wings (somehow), they’re breaded and small-ish but often decent enough to do the trick. |
19 |
Half Moon |
A former New Times Best Of winner for their wings, we were left scratching our head at the sub-par cooking and plain-jane sauces. |
20 |
Casey Jones Pub & Grill |
North Phoenix joint that we wouldn’t go out of our way to eat again at, but if you’re there and hungry, they’re edible. |
21 |
Rino D’s Pizza & Wings |
Honestly maybe the best delivery wings we’ve ever had, but delivery can’t stand up to fresh unfortunately. Not by a long shot. |
22 |
Flancer’s Cafe |
The absolute worst wings we’ve ever had. Avoid like the plague. Or, if forced there, commit suicide instead. |