Hot wings. They're an imperative part of football season for those watching the game at home, or really even in a bar or restaurant too. In our last Friday Open Thread, Eater NOLA asked you, dearest readers, where to find the best wings in the city. Behold, now, the reader-generated guide to New Orleans best wings.
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The overwhelming majority of Eater readers agree that "Manchu on Claiborne" is the king of wings in New Orleans. The foodstore's "sauceless" fried chicken wings are the stuff of legend, perfectly breaded with a hint of seasoning, all of which will leave you saying "forget about it."
This Central City wing specialist is home to an array of wings coated in crazy flavors including taco, Cajun Terminator, and the house special Boogie Bird (which may involve mayo, y'all). They're best washed down with the house Watermelon Punch, and yes, they do gigantic catering trays too.
This essential Uptown haunt does 1/2 off pitchers and wings every Monday night after 7 p.m. And the devoted deem these buffalo wings "best in the city." Time to check out the post-fire Fats, people.
"No Doubt," writes a fan of this Magazine lunchtime staple's take on game day wings. They have three flavors classic, barbecue, and habenero. The latter will apparently "knock your socks off." They also offer delivery via NOLAfooddelivery.com
Neil Swidler's turns KFC on its head at the CBD Asian street food hottie. The Korean Fried Chicken wings come slathered in a chile garlic sauce and "Bonus: kimchi slaw" comes along for the ride. These are best eaten in-house before heading to the Dome.
"Theo's may be better known for their pizza but the hot wings are great," a tipster writes. Another seconds the motion, gushing over these "amazing wings that are baked not fried" and pair well with a pie and salad for game day noshing.
The Broadmoor wing joint is rather polarizing when it comes to Eater readers. You either love or hate it. Adam Richman called them the Best Wings in the World. Haters detest the breading, while lovers say the breading "makes the perfect carrier for that delicious sweet heat!"
If you like eating spicy sesame chicken, you will want to try these wings that come "swimming in garlic sauce" on the cheap. Sure, there are other Chinese take-outs that do relatively the same thing, but of Ming Garden's wings a tipster actually admits, "I feel guilty after I eat those things."
At this Quarter bar (also a good place to watch games with LOTS of televisions and a relatively sane vibe given the location) the crispy confit wings are baked and fried in their own delicious fat, glazed in pepper jelly and come with a highly addictive goat cheese dressing. Seemingly hoity-toity but oh so legit.
For the tamer version of Wing Snack, but still with ghetto punch, head to the West Bank. They also do a Winning Wednesday special for 5 free wings with purchase of 15, whenever the Saints win.
The overwhelming majority of Eater readers agree that "Manchu on Claiborne" is the king of wings in New Orleans. The foodstore's "sauceless" fried chicken wings are the stuff of legend, perfectly breaded with a hint of seasoning, all of which will leave you saying "forget about it."
This Central City wing specialist is home to an array of wings coated in crazy flavors including taco, Cajun Terminator, and the house special Boogie Bird (which may involve mayo, y'all). They're best washed down with the house Watermelon Punch, and yes, they do gigantic catering trays too.
This essential Uptown haunt does 1/2 off pitchers and wings every Monday night after 7 p.m. And the devoted deem these buffalo wings "best in the city." Time to check out the post-fire Fats, people.
"No Doubt," writes a fan of this Magazine lunchtime staple's take on game day wings. They have three flavors classic, barbecue, and habenero. The latter will apparently "knock your socks off." They also offer delivery via NOLAfooddelivery.com
Neil Swidler's turns KFC on its head at the CBD Asian street food hottie. The Korean Fried Chicken wings come slathered in a chile garlic sauce and "Bonus: kimchi slaw" comes along for the ride. These are best eaten in-house before heading to the Dome.
"Theo's may be better known for their pizza but the hot wings are great," a tipster writes. Another seconds the motion, gushing over these "amazing wings that are baked not fried" and pair well with a pie and salad for game day noshing.
The Broadmoor wing joint is rather polarizing when it comes to Eater readers. You either love or hate it. Adam Richman called them the Best Wings in the World. Haters detest the breading, while lovers say the breading "makes the perfect carrier for that delicious sweet heat!"
If you like eating spicy sesame chicken, you will want to try these wings that come "swimming in garlic sauce" on the cheap. Sure, there are other Chinese take-outs that do relatively the same thing, but of Ming Garden's wings a tipster actually admits, "I feel guilty after I eat those things."
At this Quarter bar (also a good place to watch games with LOTS of televisions and a relatively sane vibe given the location) the crispy confit wings are baked and fried in their own delicious fat, glazed in pepper jelly and come with a highly addictive goat cheese dressing. Seemingly hoity-toity but oh so legit.
For the tamer version of Wing Snack, but still with ghetto punch, head to the West Bank. They also do a Winning Wednesday special for 5 free wings with purchase of 15, whenever the Saints win.
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