# Wingstop or Buffalo Wild Wings? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 5, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976 "2015-09-05T02:18:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/41 "2015-09-08T20:47:59Z")
I didn’t vote because I’ve only been to Buffalo’s Wild Wings. However, If you’re ever in the Atlanta area, I’d like throw a plug to my real favorite wings dive: [Clay’s Sports Cafe](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Clay's+Sports+Cafe/@33.932755,-84.380486,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0000000000000000:0x638a1050290b43af) ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/42 "2015-09-09T18:49:21Z")
We don’t have Wingstop here that I know of so by default I would have to vote for BWW but beyond that I wanted to give BWW props for having spicy wings that are sauceless. I hate saucey wings. They can have the sauce baked on but I hate when wings are dripping with sauce. ---
**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/43 "2015-09-09T21:04:00Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Only way to prepare a chicken wing for eating is to stuff it with pork, vegetables, and glass noodles; fry it; and serve it with plum sauce. It’s so heavenly that every Thai restaurant I’ve found them at calls them “Angel wings.” Wow, so that’s what they’re called. Thanks! I’ve had them in Taiwan (鳳凰展翅 ‘Phoenix Wings’) where they were stuffed with ham and sticky rice, parcooked and then grilled to order. This [youtube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBNesjHaafM) shows a Cambodian variant that looks mighty tasty too. However, the highest expression of fried chicken is arguably [Korean Fried Chicken](http://www.seriouseats.com/2012/10/the-food-lab-korean-fried-chicken.html). Oh, and about the poll; neither BW3 nor Wingstop are anything special. Any decent supermarket or Chinese take-out crushes them in terms of price, quality and freshness. I guess since BW3 has a slightly wider sauce selection it gets the nod. ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/44 "2015-09-10T02:08:41Z")
Between the two, I prefer the chicken at WingZone but prefer the choice of sauces at BWW. Overall, I prefer a third chain over the other two: Buffalo Wings and Rings. They have 5 levels of mild-to-spicy on each flavor offered. ---
**Author:** ![Enlightening\_Meditation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecc23a/32.png) [@Enlightening\_Meditation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enlightening_Meditation)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/45 "2015-09-10T02:12:45Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > We don’t have Wingstop here that I know of so by default I would have to vote for BWW but beyond that I wanted to give BWW props for having spicy wings that are sauceless. I hate saucey wings. They can have the sauce baked on but I hate when wings are dripping with sauce. You should consider ordering wings with sauce on the side or get the BWW naked tenders with sauce on the side. I also dislike too much sauce especially when there’s a pool of sauce in the box making the chicken all soggy. ---
**Author:** ![stillownedbysetters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/46 "2015-09-10T02:58:38Z")
I luvvvv wings, but neither of the two chains mentioned do much for me. They are ok, but not even close to great. In my former area, the Midwest, my favorite chain was Wings, Etc. In my current area, Denver, my favorite place for wings is a stand alone spot called the Wing Hut that is conveniently located a few steps away from my favorite craft beer tap room, Dry Dock Brewing. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/47 "2015-09-10T11:27:58Z")
Coincidentally I first heard of Wingstop yesterday. Apparently they are opening a second location in New Jersey. I didn’t even know about the first one. Their locations are in Newark and Elizabeth so my chances of going there are pretty much zero. BWW wins by default. Their wings are very good but not great. Very good onion rings too. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/48 "2015-09-10T19:03:41Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > None in San Francisco itself (or Marin, for that matter), perhaps, but they’re all over the Bay Area. There are two Wingstops in Oakland, one in Emeryville, and one in Daly City. BWWs are a littler harder to find; there’s one in Daly City, and one in San Ramon. There’s also a new one in Union City, not far from where I live. Regarding the question, I’d give my vote to Wingstop. The chicken just tastes better, crispier. But it’s close – BWW has some very good sauces. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976/49 "2015-09-22T14:35:33Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Ya know, I have a Wingstop about two blocks from my house, and it’s been there for like ten years or so, and I have yet to step foot in it. I need to do so for the sake of science! Well, I finally did it last night, and set myself up with an order of ten classic (none of this boneless crap) atomic wings. And I have to say, I did enjoy them. The were nice and crisp, reasonably sized wings. The atomic sauce (their hottest sauce) itself was a building heat, with a lot of peppercorn flavor on the back end. Like with the Anchor Bar’s suicide wings, the black pepper (and possibly pink pepper it tasted like to me) got a little bit overbearing after three or four wings. Now they really did bring the heat with this one. The first wing or two didn’t seem like much, but when I got down to the final two wings, my mouth was certainly aglow and getting to the point where it was getting painful. Good job on these and actually making the spiciest wings pretty damned spicy as well as flavorful. The only complaint I had was that the sauce was a little bit on the thick/gloppy side. I tend to like my hot wing sauces to be more of a glaze-like consistency. It was almost like I was getting a bit too much sauce in each bite. But other than that, no real complaints. Next time I’ll try the normal Buffalo sauce. I’ll also now have to refresh my memory of BW3. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976.md?page=2)