Craveable Alternative for the Classic Wings
Culinary Culinary

Craveable Alternative for the Classic Wings

June 08, 2023

To us, classic bone-in chicken wings are love at first bite — their crispy exterior, tender meat, and the savory snackability is enough to make anyone's mouth water. While bone-in chicken wings are the standard for a reason, there are plenty of other styles we think are worth a taste. Whether you are looking to ditch the bone, want a meatless alternative, or are ready to try the classic buffalo chicken wing remixed into a new dish, there is a world of wings out there for you to try on the Wings and Rings menu.


More Than Bone-In: Try These Alternative Chicken Wing Styles

Easy-To-Eat Boneless Chicken Wings

We get it. Bone-in style wings can get messy, which isn’t for everyone. So, if you love the flavor, but not the sticky fingers, boneless wings are an excellent alternative. Boneless wings use sliced juicy chicken breast and are tossed in plenty of sauce to capture the taste of traditional chicken wings. The finish is up to you. Enjoy them fried the classic way or get them grilled for a lighter, but just as delicious, chicken wings experience.

Go Meatless with Cauliflower Wings

Chicken isn’t the only way to go on our wings menu. Whether you are a vegetarian, vegan, or just looking for a meatless option, cauliflower wings are the perfect canvas for bold wing flavor. These "wings" are made from cauliflower florets lightly breaded and fried until crispy. They have a satisfying crunch and can take on a variety of flavors, making them a great meatless substitute that does not skimp on taste.

Dig into Buffalo Chicken Nachos

Scoop into this Tex-Mex favorite remixed with hot buffalo wing-style chicken on our shareable starters menu. Piled high with the topping you would expect like lettuce, tomatoes, onion, jalapenos, and queso, these nachos cross over to the world of wings when topped with juicy chicken, Buffalo Hot sauce, and a drizzle of Bleu Cheese Dip or ranch instead of sour cream.

Grab a Buffalo Chicken Sandwich

Put a bun on it! Our take on buffalo chicken wings, but as a sandwich, is something you can really sink your teeth into. We freshen up your favorite style, with fried or grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, and finish it off with smoky bacon. Plus, there’s cool Bleu Cheese dip or ranch dressing to balance our that signature buffalo heat. It’s the perfect sandwich on our menu made for wing lovers who want to switch it up for lunch or dinner.

For Lighter Fair Try a Buffalo Chicken Salad

Get your veggies in with this riff on the classic buffalo chicken wing as a salad on our menu. Crisp lettuce, shredded carrots, cooling cucumbers, juicy tomatoes, and sliced red onions add a nice freshness to the bold heat coming from the buffalo sauce. Drizzled with ranch, or your favorite dressing, you can get it your chicken your way either fried or grilled to perfection.


Customize the Best Chicken Wings with the Flavorful Sauces and Rubs

There’s an art to wings. If wings are the canvas, the sauce is the paint that sweeps over with fantastic flavors. Get to know the wing sauces and rubs that bring the best chicken wing flavors to the party.

Wing Sauces that Wow

From classic flavors to chef inspired creations, if you can think of a wing sauce it is probably on our wing menu. So how do you choose? We think there is no wrong answers, but here’s how you can let your cravings be your guide: 

  • You want the heat: Customize your heat with classic Buffalo and pick your favorite pepper-inspired sauce from Sweet Habanero to scorching Ghost Pepper Ranch 
  • You want sweetness: Our suite of BBQ sauces from Sweet BBQ to Blueberry Chipotle BBQ are a sweet and tangy sensation 
  • You want it mild: Mild is far from bland with finger-licking flavors like our Lemon Pepper, Roasted Garlic, and Garlic-Q 
  • You want it salty: Build the perfect salty chicken wing with crowd-pleasing sauces like Teriyaki or sharp Garlic Parmesan 

Heat It Up with Wing Rubs

When you really want to pack in the flavor on every surface, spice-rubbed chicken wings are the solution. With our dry rubs you can keep it mild with a Lemon Pepper rub, heat it up with a Cajun rub, or feel the burn with our Nashville Hot rub. Plus, dry rubs create an amazing crust on your style of wings for extra addicting texture and flavor. 

Feeling the craving for amazing wings? Stop by a Wings and Rings near you for something new or the classic wings you know and love. And you can always bring your favorites home when you place an order online. When you crave the best chicken wings, you know where you can find them. 


Try Our Newest Style: Smoked Wings

We’ve covered the styles and the sauces, so is that it? Not so! We’ve got another wing style up our sleeve. New to the menu, we are proud to announce smoked chicken wings are back on the Wings and Rings menu. 

So, what makes our latest smoked wings different from the flock? Our smoking process creates a rich, complex flavor that is like no other and a slow cook renders these wings incredibly tender with a crisp outer crust. Whether you get them fried or get them grilled, make sure to order them fast because they are only here for a limited time!  

Feeling the craving for amazing wings? Stop by a Wings and Rings near you for something new or the classic wings you know and love. And you can always bring your favorites home when you place an order online. When you crave the best chicken wings, you know where you can find them. 

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