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    The Wingout Festival

    5.0 (1 review)
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    1 year ago

    This has moved to Gallagher Way at Wrigley the last few years. This is still very good.

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    Output Lounge & Sports Bar - Combo platter $25!

    Output Lounge & Sports Bar

    3.4(532 reviews)
    2.1 mi•Ukrainian Village, West Town
    •$$

    Great wings!!! If you're looking for a no- frills sports bar with good wings - this spot is it!…read moreSuper casual inside with lots of TVs. For my group of 4, we shared the Crow Platter which includes 50 wings with 5 sauces and 1/2 garlic parm wedges and 1/2 output onion rings. This was plenty of food and we left with lots of leftovers. The sauces we got were the Jim bean bbq, lemon pepper, garlic parm, sweet n spicy, and hot chipotle ranch. All the sauces were soo good! Definitely very sauuucyyy. Bone-in is def the way to go here. The wings are a decent size too! The wedges and onion rings were pretty average. Kinda wish the platter automatically came with ranch/bleu cheese (its extra cost).

    Stopped in for Thursday night football and sat at the bar. Sat for about two hours and didn't see…read morethe bartender smile once at anyone. She also didn't really check on anyone at the bar. They always had to wave her down. Anyway I had a couple draft beers and got the chicken tenders (6pc) and the sweet potato fries (asked for them to be well done). The fries were tasty and had flakey salt, but weren't well done at all. The honey mustard they came with was tasty. The tenders were barely edible. Chicken was very rubbery and stringy. Should've gotten boneless wings. The sauces, however, were saving graces. I asked for the hot habanero lemon pepper and the hot Chipotle ranch. Both sauces were very tasty. The hot Chipotle ranch wasn't hot at all, but had a really nice flavor. The hot habanero lemon pepper was amazing! Had a kick and the flavor was fantastic. Probably one of my favorite wing sauces to date. This was the highlight of my meal! I'll be back for this sauce and this sauce alone. Ambiance wise, it's a standard sports bar, but a big negative was all the gnats everywhere around the bar.

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    Wilma's Famous BBQ & Tavern - Whole chicken wings and rib tip

    Wilma's Famous BBQ & Tavern

    3.3(271 reviews)
    2.2 mi•The Loop
    •$$

    Ever since discovering I have a chicken allergy, your girl has been on a turkey tour, and Wilma's…read moreFamous BBQ & Tavern definitely made the list! While visiting my little brother in Chicago, I had to find somewhere good to eat because the foodie in me does not take days off. I stopped by Wilma's and ordered the Happy Hour Turkey Tips & Fries along with a Lemon Drop. The turkey tips were AMAZING. They were flavorful, tender, juicy, and cooked perfectly. I'm still dreaming about those turkey tips! The fries were also perfectly seasoned and paired so well with the meal. No notes. I also tried the wings, which were delicious. I still occasionally eat a small amount of chicken, and these definitely did not disappoint. I really loved the vibe of the restaurant too. The artwork throughout the space gives it so much personality and makes the experience feel fun and unique. The staff was also great, friendly, and welcoming. Between the flavorful food, great service, fun atmosphere, and those turkey tips, Wilma's definitely left an impression. If you're in Chicago and looking for some good BBQ, I'd definitely recommend stopping by. Just make sure you come hungry!

    I really wanted to enjoy my visit to Wilma's BBQ in downtown Chicago, but unfortunately, it fell…read morewell short of my expectations. My party of four visited for Sunday brunch, and the restaurant was basically empty when we arrived. The escalator also wasn't working, which wasn't the best first impression. We ordered fried wings, rib tips, and drinks, but our food didn't come out together. For a table of four, it's disappointing when everyone isn't served at the same time. The biggest disappointment was the lemon drop martinis. After one sip, they were far too tart and overly citrusy for our taste. The glasses were still nearly full, so we politely asked if they could be remade or exchanged for a different cocktail. We were told that all alcohol sales are final. While I understand restaurants have policies, I was surprised there wasn't any willingness to accommodate us, especially since we had barely touched the drinks and simply wanted a different cocktail. As for the food, the fried wings lacked seasoning, and the rib tips were rubbery and didn't have much flavor. Being from Texas, I enjoy BBQ where the meat stands on its own, so I asked for the BBQ sauce on the side. Unfortunately, even with the sauce, the rib tips didn't have the quality or flavor I was expecting. The staff was polite, but the food quality, drink experience, and overall execution didn't live up to the reputation I was hoping for. I hope management takes this feedback as an opportunity to improve because the restaurant has potential.

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    Bird's Nest - Birds Bird 's Nest Burger

    Bird's Nest

    3.7(553 reviews)
    1.6 mi•DePaul, Lincoln Park
    •$$

    Maddie our server was so amazing! She was attentive and had a smile on her face every time she…read morechecked on us. THE WINGS - I have never been a big traditional wings girl, however these wings changed my opinion on this. We got the House Sauce, the Hot Teriyaki, and the Hot BBQ and we couldn't decide which was our favorite. 10/10 will be back! Football - Football on every TV on a Monday, place was busy but still got a table right away!

    (Kari's Rating 8/10)…read more Came in on a Friday night about 8 o'clock, and I didn't realize there was a basketball game tonight, so the bar was really packed with IU fans. I heard off this place from an Instagram video from a food blogger. There wasn't initially seating when we first got in, but the bartender/hostess helped us make a makeshift table. We also didn't have a chair so she had to go find a chair and she found one so really appreciate her hustle. The wings came out pretty quickly, the honey barbecue wings were really sweet, and came with a substantial amount of sauce. The ranch was impeccable. It was not too thin and came with celery. The birds nest hot sauce was relatively hot for a medium. I was definitely feeling the spice after two or three. I think there was a little too much sauce on the wings for me, personally, but overall very good. The volume is really loud because everyone was there for the game, so we kinda had to yell over each other to have a conversation. We got our check pretty quickly and the servers were really attentive. I would definitely come back if I was in the area, but I probably wouldn't come all the way from River North for this again.

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    Harold's Chicken Shack - 8 Wing

    Harold's Chicken Shack

    3.4(593 reviews)
    2.7 mi•South Loop
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    I don't know if i went to the right location or if i even ordered it the right way, but what i will…read moresay is... the chicken is good! I definitely should've asked for them to fry it a bit harder than that cuz i like mine a lot crisper, but that was my fault. The wings themselves were seasoned well, juicy and hot. The fries were okay too. The lemonade was too damn sweet lol. But that's to be expected really lol. I wanted something sweet to end the meal so i got a lemon cake. It wasn't the best cake but it wasn't bad. I'd skip that to be honest. I also didn't need the 5 wings combo cuz that's a lot of wings lol. You can do the 3 wing combo and still be okay. The staff here were nice. They didn't rush you and were helpful when asked. The ambiance was cool. In the downtown neighborhood so it wasn't bad. All in all I'd want to try it again. They had other sides as well and chicken tenders. They also had sandwiches and other juices. Check them out if you're there. Pics below

    Kari's Rating 7.75/10…read more TLDR: -Chicken batter is not seasoned -Super fresh and Crispy breading -No air conditioning inside Came after Taste of Chicago around 8:40pm and it was definitely busy but it got crowded once the event ended at 9. Place is relatively small but we got a booth and ordered a 1/4 dark which included a thigh and a drumstick, 1/4 white which included a breast and a wing.

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