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What makes the perfect chicken wing? Is it the crunch? The stickiness? The chew? The seasoning? The sauce? Depending on your style, all of these may hold true. Seattle’s chicken wing scene has expanded quite rapidly over the last 5 years with a huge wave of “KFC” Korean Fried Chicken to Vietnamese Fish Sauce to classic buffalo style wings. Below is a mix of all of them.
When we’re looking for a good chicken wing, we look at the following: the flavor, crispy texture, size, and the sauce.
- Wing Dome, Greenwood, Kirkland, Seattle
- Wingstop, Many locations
- Chi Mac, Bellevue/Seattle
- Ba Bar, University Village
- Ezell’s, Many locations
- Burnett’s Pub, Renton
- UnderGround Kitchen, Federal Way
- BB.Q Chicken, University Way
- Hue Ky Mi Gia, Kent, ID
- Bonchon, Capitol Hill
- Bok A Bok, White Center
- Fat’s Chicken & Waffles, Central District
- Mangosteen, International District
- Cookie’s Country Chicken, Pioneer Square
- Sisters and Brothers, Georgetown/Interbay
- Drae’s Lake Route Eatery, Rainier
- Nue, Capitol Hill
- Quick Pack Food Mart, Central District
- SoDo Chicken, SoDo
- Mama’s Chicken, Bellevue
- Marco Polo Bar, Georgetown
- SuperSix, Columbia City
- D&E, Pioneer Square
- Island Soul Rum Bar, Columbia City
- Stars in the Sky, Edmonds
Special mentions:
Earl’s, Bellevue
Joey’s Restaurant, Bellevue, U Village, Tukwila
Author: Charles Koh