Thirsty Barrel
Grass Valley, CA
-incredible wings. nashville dry rub. great heat, crunch, juicy, and i'm guessing air fried. house made blue cheese that's loose, but punchy. nothing to complain about on these. #dipvanwingle
Bub's
San Diego, CA
-grilled dry rub bourbon brown sugar and korean bbq. these wings are ridiculously good. been a bit since i've been woken up. that backyard flavor and juicey. damn, son. #dipvanwingle
Blue Coyote Cafe
Talking Stick Resort
Scottsdale, AZ
-spicy asian bbq wings. a little too big, too sweet, and each one brought less joy. casino style. earmarked: joyless wings. #dipvanwingle
Midnight Shift
Lubbock, TX
-mesquite honey roasted chili. meaty wing, light dredge, and good fry. the flavor lacks connection to the menu script though. i'm not getting mesquite, or roasted chili. some sweet, but that's it. they change the flavors up regularly. solid wing overall, i just want the flavor slap. #dipvanwingle
River & Rye
Shreveport, LA
-it's a standard chain hotel bar wing. the bayou blaze, which lands no connection or flavor to the wing. meaty, but no bayou and certainly no blaze. straight up honey glaze. that's all ya get. you eat enough of anything, you already know what it tastes like when you see it, and i was bummed to waste the belly for an average wing. but, any ol' addict needs the fix. #dipvanwingle
Chicken District (the Insider collective eatery)
Mobile, AL
-sometimes you get reminded how good food can be in the south. punchy, subtle, and real flavors. these wings are damn good. made to order, dry cajun rub. nothin' but love for these. when you're on the block, don't sleep on 'em. #dipvanwingle
M Town Philly & Wings
Mobile, AL
-lots of wing flavor options, as well as types of dishes. you can have it all here. a philly sub, birria tacos, korean fried rice, burgers, wings, and more. went with cajun ranch. wing is a bit small, but the dry rub was good. i could use a little more heat, but look at all that dust. it's a thumbs up for me. 👍 #dipvanwingle
Chiang Mai
Clearwater, FL
-straight thai wings. first time for the brown paper bag presentation. sweet n sour on the side. all honey, no sour to be had. wings were fried perfect though. not a damn thing on 'em. not one grain of salt within 10ft, but pretty good to pull that off. #dipvanwingle
Bdubbs
Gulfport, MS
-dry rub desert heat. after long drives and next to the hotel, is a special kind of cosmic gift. even if you believe in nothing, you can still find answers. decent wing, solid fry, creeping heat with all the usual notes, but i could use more dust. next time i'm gonna get more dust. #dipvanwingle #doyoubeleiveinmagic
Hattie B's
Austin, TX
-yeah, it's sacrilege to nashville hot chicken, but then again hattie b's is, in general, so here we are, seeing if the brand travels well across state lines, and quietly bitching about change. the chicken is fine, it's spicy, it's fried, and dare i say better than the midtown nashville location.....continued in the comments....#dipvanwingle
City Winery
Philadelphia, PA
-same wings, different city, and even worse execution. the sauce has almost zero flavor, and is not far from a straight buffalo sauce copy. zero calabrian tones. zero detail in how the peppadews are chopped. near pieces of toilet mush. the wing and fry are loose and rubbery. look at the three different city pics and tell me which one you'd prefer. nyc is my fave of the three cities, and the wings are no different. #dipvanwingle #getittogetherboston #getittogetherphilly
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