Is There a Better Hot Wing Than Hooters’ ?
We love to make our own hot wings and our current favorite is our own Sriracha Garlic Wings. You’ve got to check them out. But…
When it comes to carry-out, Hooters makes us happy!
The breading on the wings and the way it absorbs the sauce – the size of the wings themselves… there’s nothing better.
Some people order them “naked” which means without breading and get the sauce is on the side. My Mom would do that. But why?
My wife Marilyn likes the “Hot” style, with a side of “Three Mile”… she’s coming around.
The breading is the magic that is Hooters’ hot wings. It’s what makes them the best in the universe. And, in my opinion, the “Three-Mile Island” sauce is their best!
Yea, they have “911″ – their hottest sauce, but it’s all heat and no flavor.
Next down is the “Three Mile Island” sauce – very hot, but with a great flavor. Like a medium level extract-style sauce.
Then there’s the “hot”, “medium” and “mild” flavors – but if you’re reading this blog, you’re not going lower than “hot” anyway.
They also offer “spicy garlic”, “parmesan garlic” and “samurai”, and some local franchise’s have BBQ wings, but now we’re getting out of the “hot wing” arena.
Typically hot wings come with celery and blue cheese (or ranch) dressing. I am disappointed that Hooters charges extra for celery and blue cheese (a plastic cup of a commercial product), but when we bring them home, we make our own blue cheese anyway. See recipe link below.
Before you order your wings from Hooters, cut up your own celery sticks and make our easy blue cheese dressing. (You can even do this the night before.) Then when you get your order home, the sauce will be soaked into the breading, and you’ll have the best carry-out wings in the universe!
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Hooters’ wings are decent, but the heat level in their sauce is laughable. I’ve had the “911″ sauce from many different locations, and I think it’s literally no hotter than Tabasco Sauce. And no, it’s not just the heat freak in me who’s build up a tolerance to spicy food; the sauce is truthfully very, very weak.
For the big chains, my favorite is Buffalo Wild Wings. Their hottest sauce, Blazin’, actually packs a small punch.
I wish there were a Buffalo Wild Wings near us. There’s one about 65 miles north, in Dover DE.
Guess a road trip will be necessary! Thanks Scott!
I wasn’t aware you could put Hooters and wings in the same sentence. It’s kinda of like calling a Prius a sports car.
Or like a cheerleader playing tight end?
Hehe… I knew you’d have to chime in on this story, John.
Absolutely! Brian, they don’t even visually resemble wings. They look more like overcooked zeppoles.
Zeppoles… Mmmm… I love fried dough. With chicken in it. And doused with a good hot sauce.
I have to agree with Scott Roberts hooters wings are pretty timid and just doesn’t have that wing flavor and kick that I love. Also agree big chain wise Buffalo Wild Wings has some really good sauces and their blazin sauce is has a nice kick to it. I personally usually mix the blazin with the hot sauce for a good mix of flavor and heat.
My wife mixes the Hooters’ 3-mile island, with their hot for the blend she likes.
I will report back after I get a chance to travel to a Buffalo Wild Wings joint.
If you do I would also suggest giving the mango Habanero sauce a try sure it is not standard hot wings but it has some pretty good flavor to it and has that tiny bit of heat that sits on the back or your throat. Mixing the blazin with the mango habanero is good too if you want something a little different from the normal hot wing flavor.
I agree with Midpipps. BWW’s Mango Habanero absolutely HAS to be tried. It’s a sticky, glazy, wonderfully sweet, nicely hot gift from heaven.;) I also like their Caribbean Jerk and Spicy Garlic.
Thanks, Scott. All the more reason I have to make a trek to BWW in Dover, DE. And, bonus, Chip Hearn’s peppers.com is on the way there.
Hooters is a monthly visit for me, but I don’t usually get their wings anymore since I started having Defcon. I did get their new chicken finger sammich last week, smothered with cheese and it wasn’t too bad. I don’t think they have much heat either. I went to BWW on my way back from WoF last year, and they weren’t too bad. I wouldn’t go out of my way for them though.
Thanks, Buddah! I still think I owe it to myself to check out BWW for myself.
Some of you may be too young to remember a day when Hooter’s was first on the block (in many areas) with decent hotwings. There are other places now that are widespread, but back in the day Hooter’s was the only place most people thought of when the craving for wings came on. I eat the wings from the other places when I can’t get to a Hooter’s, but I’m brand-loyal to them and probably always will be. However, I typiccally call my order in now since I’m an older family guy now that really don’t care to hang out in a Hooters any longer.
Hey, thanks for pointing out a bit of history! Hooter’s began in 1983 in Clearwater Florida, almost 20 years after the Anchor Bar served the first buffalo wings.
I don’t remember digging any bar’s wings until Hooters opened here.
To be honest…I love the hooters spicey garlic wings (naked)
The hottest wings I ever had were in Tooele Utah in a bar called TRACKS.
Just ask for the INCINERATOR SAUCE………… I could smell the chilli when the plate came out of the kitchen and that was 10 yards away.
I’m European and dont have a long history with buffalo wings….started for me on a special forces base in IRAQ when i was a contractor………. Thank you America and God Bless You.
One of the best culinary inventions ever
Hey BOB, I’ll have to try the garlic wings naked. They sound awesome.
I know what you mean by smelling the sauce as it comes out of the kitchen on the really hot stuff. That is a rush all unto itself!
Thank You.
I have seen many a cheerleader with a tight end!
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