Chicken wings

Thursday, September 04, 2008

DUNWOODY

GAVIN AVERILL/2007 photo

At Wing Ranch, customers can mix and match from a selection of 19 sauces (several locations, Lawrenceville is pictured).

Mix and match your sauces here (there are 19 of them) to create a signature wing experience. Most customers pair one of the hot sauces with lemon pepper or ranch, but options and combos are virtually limitless. The secret to a perfect wing? “Knowing when to pull them out of the oil,” says manager Rajonne Edwards. “They take about 15 minutes to go from raw to cooked, but beyond that, it’s just a feel for knowing when they’re going to be too soft or too crispy.”

$5.83 for a six-wing combo with fries. 2146 Johnson Ferry Road, Dunwoody, and other locations. 770-455-4233, www.wingranch.com.

KENNESAW

Rick’s Hot Wings

They’re not battered, just dropped into hot veggie oil and fried au naturale. Lemon pepper is the way to go here, and owner Kenny Patel, whose family works the joint, recommends them wholeheartedly. But the classic mild, medium, hot and “real” hot (as Patel calls them) are also winners. Ten sauce flavors are offered.

$4.99 for five pieces. 3103 Cobb Parkway, Kennesaw. 678-453-4343, rickshotwings.com.

DOWNTOWN

J.R. Crickets

This Atlanta go-to place for original Buffalo, N.Y.-style wings has been open since 1982. If you’re a first-timer, manager Chris Carpenter recommends the “Fester,” a mixture of lemon pepper with hot, medium or mild sauce. Nine sauce options include teriyaki, barbecue and three-mile island.

$7.87 for 10 wings, with fries or celery. 631 Spring St., Atlanta and other locations. 404-881-1950, www.jrcrickets.com.

PONCEY-HIGHLAND

Manuel’s Tavern

They make this easy for you. There’s only one sauce, a crowd-pleasing medium, but you can ask the kitchen to bump up the heat. It’s not on the menu, but they’ll also branch out into lemon pepper wings, if you ask. Like everything at Manuel’s, it’s not fancy, but it works. Served with blue cheese and celery.

$6.95 for 10 pieces, $12.95 for 20. 602 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta. 404-525-3447, www.manuelstavern.com.

— Lynn Peisner

Comments

By Pattie

Sep 18, 2008 7:22 PM | Link to this

Wing Ranch-Gwinnett not too far from Snellville on L'ville Hwy close to Sugarloaf Pkw

Sep 18, 2008 7:18 PM | Link to this

Wing Ranch-Dunwoody and Gwinnett without doubt the best wings from Buffalo style to Lemon Pepper they are the greatest or create your own sauce combination

By Bill

Sep 15, 2008 6:53 AM | Link to this

Barnacles at Gwinnett or Doraville. Great lemon pepper wings & the best blue cheese I've ever had in my life.

By glenn

Sep 14, 2008 8:14 PM | Link to this

Cafe Hot Wing in Austell are the best and I have been eating wings in Atlanta since ALL of you were born!!!(1974)You are all yuppies,,,,

By Smack

Sep 5, 2008 12:42 PM | Link to this

I've been here not even a year yet, so I got some eatin; to do. So far, my choice is Michon's off of Virginia Ave. The smoke wings are good. BUT, The best wings I had so far come from a fish restuarant. SUPREME FISH. The lemon pepper is gravy. In Camp Creek Plaza.

By lakelady

Sep 5, 2008 10:40 AM | Link to this

International Cafe on Buford Hwy. The BEST wings on earth! Lemon pepper and Regular Hots are my favs.

By john boy

Sep 5, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this

The sports cafe on tara blvd.in jonesboro by far has the best wings in georgia!

By P

Sep 5, 2008 8:57 AM | Link to this

Bada Bing wings in Alpharetta are the worst wings on the planet. Little, skimpy, and totally not worth the money. I feel bad for the owner, he's probably the one that posted the comment about them being a "crowd pleaser".

By David A.

Sep 5, 2008 8:25 AM | Link to this

Summits Wayside Tavern, we go to the one in Cumming, awesome wings and the best blue cheese in town.

By jo

Sep 5, 2008 12:23 AM | Link to this

do anybody know of any good wing spots in snellville

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