Best Wings In Houston for National Chicken Wing Day

HOUSTON, TX — Chicken wings have come a long way since the tasty dish first became popular in Buffalo, New York, in 1964. Exactly 40 years ago (July 29, 1977), the city of Buffalo proclaimed it to be National Chicken Wing Day. Here in Houston, it's hard to go somewhere and not find a good dish of chicken wings.

They started off as fried wings and drumsticks that were then coated in a cayenne pepper-based sauce and served with celery and beer. Wings have evolved to a variety of flavors, and restaurants have opened specializing in wings.

We scoured yelp.com, a website where visitors rate businesses based on their own personal opinions, a we found the top 10 wing restaurants in Houston.

1. American Deli, 9209 Cullen Blvd, Houston
2. Sticky’s Chicken, Fourth Ward, Houston
3. Wing Fuzion, 8999 Richmond Ave, Houston
4. Potato Corner, 5085 Westheimer Rd, Houston
5. USA wings, 54 E Crosstimbers St, Houston
6. Crab Ave, 9435 Kempwood Dr, Houston
7. Lunch Box Etc, 1717 Dryden St, Houston
8. Bonfire Wings, 13030 Woodforest Blvd, Houston
9. Trahan’s Wings & Daiquiris, 12303 Westheimer Rd, Houston
10. The Original Timmy Chan, 6418 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Houston

Caption: A plate of chicken wings left on the table after Wing Bowl 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on February 3, 2017.

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