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The sinigang chicken wings from Fil n’ Viet.
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Where to Dig Into Great Chicken Wings — Saucy to Crispy to Spicy — in Austin

From smoked to Korean to very spicy to vegan

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The sinigang chicken wings from Fil n’ Viet.
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Chicken wings are a ubiquitous food that works well in so many forms: marinated, fried, smoked, grilled, innocently mild, ridiculously spicy, and so much more.

Austin’s best chicken wing bets include meaty lollipops from chicken wing trailer Tommy Want Wingy, Korean versions at Chi’lantro, duck-fat-fried takes from Roots Chicken Shak, halal ones from Arpeggio Grill, Buffalo chicken wings from Delray Cafe, Filipino iterations from Fil N’ Viet, and even a vegan option from the Cavalier. Order up on celery, dressings (ranch, of course), and beer, and the meal is complete.

For more chicken needs, check out Eater Austin’s maps to the best fried chicken and the best whole chickens in town.

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Gossip Shack

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The Pflugerville Southern restaurant is cooking up chicken wings in all sorts of flavors, such as Cajun lemon pepper, garlic parmesan, jalapeno ranch, and more, plus waffle fry combinations.  To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Rolling Rooster

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The soul food and Southern restaurant offers chicken wings (and spicy iterations) with waffles or sides, with sauces such as buffalo, lemon-pepper, and mango-habanero. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

Le Bleu

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Chicken wings from banh mi trailer Saigon Le Vendeur’s Vietnamese restaurant come with a passion fruit/garlic/chili sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Hi Wings

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The dedicated chicken restaurant offers simple or double-battered chicken wings with accompanying sauces and celery, the former ranging from sweet orange to honey-ginger to Sriracha barbecue. To-go and delivery orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

Sazan Ramen

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The Highland Japanese restaurant’s crispy chicken wings — dubbed indomitable — are cooked twice and made with a house rub. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are deliveries available. There are indoor dine-in services.

BBQ Chicken

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The Korean-based restaurant brought along really great Korean chicken wings — bone-in and boneless — to Highland. Flavors include honey-garlic, spicy galbi, and sweet-savory cheeseling where the boneless wing is covered with cheddar cheese and mascarpone powder, among others. Third-party deliveries can be ordered online, and to-go orders can be placed over the phone. There are indoor dine-in services.

Arpeggio Grill

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Arpeggio Grill's halal Mediterranean chicken wings can come in massive orders (up to 100), with spicy flavors like nuclear honey teriyaki, garlic parmesan, and spicy barbecue. To-go orders can be placed online, and there are DoorDash deliveries. There are indoor and patio dine-in services.

Home Slice Pizza

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Home Slice’s second location up in North Loop serves up Buffalo chicken wings, which are served with house-made blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and patio dine-in services.

Roots Chicken Shak

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Dallas chef Tiffany Derry opened an Austin location of her Southern restaurant within the H-E-B in Mueller, bearing chicken wings fried in duck fat. Pickup orders can be placed in person; there are Favor deliveries; and the food hall features dine-in services.

Wingzup

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The Hancock restaurant is all about chicken wings (see: the name). This means all sorts of chicken wings from boneless to bone-in to grilled to smoked to crunchy to a nice variety of sauced ones. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Tavern

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The historical bar’s white wings remain under its new owners. The wings come covered in bacon and jalapenos and then drenched in wing sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Fil N' Viet

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There are two types of chicken wings available at the Filipino-Vietnamese truck at Camp East. There’s the sinigang wings are made with a taramind spice mixture and paired with a garlic ranch, and then the VFC ones with a fish sauce caramel, chiles, and peanuts. Pickup orders have to be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dining spaces available.

Hold Out Brewing

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The Clarksville-ish brewery offers up chicken wings that are brined and then fried and then either made with Buffalo sauce or a lemon pepper-garlic-cotija dry rub, both served with both a miso-ranch dip and celery salad. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Delray Cafe

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Via 313’s Detroit-style food truck pays homage to host bar Nickel City with Buffalo wings, with mild, spicy, and, yes, Franklin Barbecue versions. Orders are available by the pound (one to three pounds), plus optional ranch or blue cheese dipping sauces. To-go orders can be placed online. The bar has indoor and outdoor areas.

The Cavalier

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The East Austin bar offers both chicken wings and then vegan wings (made with charred cauliflower), accompanied by sauce and rub options like Buffalo to lemon-pepper. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Tommy Want Wingy

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The chicken lollipops at all three locations of the Tommy Boy-inspired trailer arrive alongside sauces like spicy pineapple and Holy Schnikes. To-go orders from the Rainey, South Lamar, and Pickle Road locations can be made online. All host locations feature indoor and outdoor areas.

Chi'lantro

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The Korean fried chicken wings from all restaurant locations of Chi’lantro come in orders of six to 40, with the “gangnam” sauce. Get a side of spicy ranch. To-go and delivery orders can be placed online. The restaurants are open for dine-in services.

Frazier's Long & Low

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The easygoing Riverside bar’s chicken wings come by the eight with one or two sauces such as lemon-pepper and XXX Buffalo (aka very spicy), with ranch or blue cheese too. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Gossip Shack

The Pflugerville Southern restaurant is cooking up chicken wings in all sorts of flavors, such as Cajun lemon pepper, garlic parmesan, jalapeno ranch, and more, plus waffle fry combinations.  To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Rolling Rooster

The soul food and Southern restaurant offers chicken wings (and spicy iterations) with waffles or sides, with sauces such as buffalo, lemon-pepper, and mango-habanero. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

Le Bleu

Chicken wings from banh mi trailer Saigon Le Vendeur’s Vietnamese restaurant come with a passion fruit/garlic/chili sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Hi Wings

The dedicated chicken restaurant offers simple or double-battered chicken wings with accompanying sauces and celery, the former ranging from sweet orange to honey-ginger to Sriracha barbecue. To-go and delivery orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

Sazan Ramen

The Highland Japanese restaurant’s crispy chicken wings — dubbed indomitable — are cooked twice and made with a house rub. Takeout orders can be placed online and there are deliveries available. There are indoor dine-in services.

BBQ Chicken

The Korean-based restaurant brought along really great Korean chicken wings — bone-in and boneless — to Highland. Flavors include honey-garlic, spicy galbi, and sweet-savory cheeseling where the boneless wing is covered with cheddar cheese and mascarpone powder, among others. Third-party deliveries can be ordered online, and to-go orders can be placed over the phone. There are indoor dine-in services.

Arpeggio Grill

Arpeggio Grill's halal Mediterranean chicken wings can come in massive orders (up to 100), with spicy flavors like nuclear honey teriyaki, garlic parmesan, and spicy barbecue. To-go orders can be placed online, and there are DoorDash deliveries. There are indoor and patio dine-in services.

Home Slice Pizza

Home Slice’s second location up in North Loop serves up Buffalo chicken wings, which are served with house-made blue cheese dressing and celery sticks. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and patio dine-in services.

Roots Chicken Shak

Dallas chef Tiffany Derry opened an Austin location of her Southern restaurant within the H-E-B in Mueller, bearing chicken wings fried in duck fat. Pickup orders can be placed in person; there are Favor deliveries; and the food hall features dine-in services.

Wingzup

The Hancock restaurant is all about chicken wings (see: the name). This means all sorts of chicken wings from boneless to bone-in to grilled to smoked to crunchy to a nice variety of sauced ones. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor dine-in services.

The Tavern

The historical bar’s white wings remain under its new owners. The wings come covered in bacon and jalapenos and then drenched in wing sauce. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in areas.

Fil N' Viet

There are two types of chicken wings available at the Filipino-Vietnamese truck at Camp East. There’s the sinigang wings are made with a taramind spice mixture and paired with a garlic ranch, and then the VFC ones with a fish sauce caramel, chiles, and peanuts. Pickup orders have to be placed online; there are indoor and outdoor dining spaces available.

Hold Out Brewing

The Clarksville-ish brewery offers up chicken wings that are brined and then fried and then either made with Buffalo sauce or a lemon pepper-garlic-cotija dry rub, both served with both a miso-ranch dip and celery salad. Pickup orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

Delray Cafe

Via 313’s Detroit-style food truck pays homage to host bar Nickel City with Buffalo wings, with mild, spicy, and, yes, Franklin Barbecue versions. Orders are available by the pound (one to three pounds), plus optional ranch or blue cheese dipping sauces. To-go orders can be placed online. The bar has indoor and outdoor areas.

The Cavalier

The East Austin bar offers both chicken wings and then vegan wings (made with charred cauliflower), accompanied by sauce and rub options like Buffalo to lemon-pepper. To-go orders can be placed online. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

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Tommy Want Wingy

The chicken lollipops at all three locations of the Tommy Boy-inspired trailer arrive alongside sauces like spicy pineapple and Holy Schnikes. To-go orders from the Rainey, South Lamar, and Pickle Road locations can be made online. All host locations feature indoor and outdoor areas.

Chi'lantro

The Korean fried chicken wings from all restaurant locations of Chi’lantro come in orders of six to 40, with the “gangnam” sauce. Get a side of spicy ranch. To-go and delivery orders can be placed online. The restaurants are open for dine-in services.

Frazier's Long & Low

The easygoing Riverside bar’s chicken wings come by the eight with one or two sauces such as lemon-pepper and XXX Buffalo (aka very spicy), with ranch or blue cheese too. There are indoor and outdoor dine-in services.

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