Chicken Wings: Best chicken wings to enjoy for National Chicken Wing Day

The best chicken wings are juicy, messy and irresistible. For National Chicken Wing Day, how many chicken wings will you enjoy?

Every year, on July 29, people across the U.S. celebrate National Chicken Wing Day. While some of us need no specific excuse to enjoy a chicken wing, the celebration is marked with deals and more chicken wing consumption. From national chain restaurants to local favorites, chicken wings have and will continue to be a favorite food. But, what are considered the best chicken wings around?

National Chicken Wing Day was proclaimed in 1977 by Buffalo Mayor Stan Makowski. The city of Buffalo claims to be the birthplace of chicken wings, and Buffalo chicken wings. While two restaurants in Buffalo, New York started serving chicken wings around the same time, Anchor Bar is considered the home of Buffalo wings.

Whether you prefer the classic Buffalo chicken wings or trendy Korean chicken wings, the annual food holiday is a great reason to grab a dozen or two. Luckily, many large chain restaurants will be offering special deals. Here are a few of the deals.

Quaker Bangin Drums(PRNewsfoto/Quaker Steak & Lube)

July 29 National Chicken Wing Day Deals:

• Hooters: With women serving up the famous chicken wings, many men will be thrilled to get this deal. Hooters will offer buy 10 chicken wings, get 10 smoked chicken wings.
• Wingstop: From 11 a.m. till 5 p.m., guests will receive 5 free boneless wings with a wings purchase.
• Quaker Steak and Lube: Why not go big for this annual celebration? This restaurant will launch its Bangin’ Drums. These drummmies are said to be bigger than their regular chicken wings.
• Buffalo Wild Wings: The popular restaurant to watch sports and grab some wings will be serving up two deals. A small order of boneless wings and fries are $9.99 or small order of traditional wing with fries are $12.99.

While these deals are great, what about some special chicken wings for the big celebration? Across the nation, various restaurants have some of the hottest, craziest or newest trends.

Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap: Considered by some as the best wings, Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap has been featured on many television shows, magazines and best of lists. The Original XXX Wings are considered some of the hottest wings. Before eating them, you must sign a waiver. If you’re up for the challenge, give these hotter than hot wings a try.

Korean wings: A big trend in chicken wings is Korean wings. This chicken wings are super crispy, because they are often double fried. Bonchon Chicken is a great chain to try this style of chicken wings. Choose any of the sauces are quite good. A great option is to try half and half flavor orders to try out all the flavors.

Smoked chicken wings: Everyone knows that smoked meat is tender and delicious. Smoked chicken wings are equally as good. While many barbecue restaurants have smoked chicken wings on their menu, one great option is 17th Street BBQ wings by barbecue legend Mike Mills. These wings have smoke, spice and his signature Magic Dust.

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Are you ready to enjoy National Chicken Wing Day with some of the best chicken wings? In reality, isn’t any chicken wing with an ice cold beer pretty satisfying?