Craving chicken wings?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the best affordable chicken wing hot spots in Kansas City, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to fill the bill.
1. Game Day Chicken Wings
Topping the list is Game Day Chicken Wings. Located at 8950 Wornall Road in Western Hills, the breakfast and brunch spot, which offers chicken wings and burgers, is the highest-rated inexpensive restaurant of its kind in Kansas City, boasting five stars out of 112 reviews on Yelp.
We turned there to learn more about Game Day Chicken Wings.
"Game Day Chicken Wings was started in September 2014" the business states in the history section of its Yelp profile.
Curious about who's behind the business?
"We started humbly but with a grand plan: To create the best-tasting food with a secret recipe that was passed down from generations of the past," according to the bio section of the business's Yelp profile. "Selling the finest food this world has ever tasted, end of story."
2. The Peanut
South Plaza's The Peanut, located at 5000 Main St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the cheap bar, which offers chicken wings, sandwiches and more, four stars out of 189 reviews.
Yelper Kristen E., who reviewed The Peanut on Oct. 22, wrote, "Came here at the recommendation of a friend and do not regret it. If you get anything besides the wings, you're doing it wrong. Their claim is the 'best wings in Kansas Coty' and they certainly did not disappoint."
Yelper Douglas W. wrote, "Yep... This is it. The best in old school dive bars. Old school as in since 1933 and the first bar in Kansas City since prohibition."
3. Go-Chicken-Go
Go-Chicken-Go, a fast food and traditional American spot that offers chicken wings and more in Eastern 49-63, is another cheap go-to, with four stars out of 92 Yelp reviews. Head over to 5101 Troost Ave. to see for yourself.
Score some chicken wings in nine-, 15- and 21-piece increments or grab a platter and add some sides like mashed potatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, corn on the cob, rolls, peppers and more. Value meals and sandwiches are also on offer. (Check out the full menu here.)
4. J's Fish & Chicken Market
Last but not least, there's J's Fish & Chicken Market, a Blue Hills favorite with four stars out of 13 reviews. Stop by 5412 Prospect Ave. to hit up the spot to score chicken wings and seafood next time you're in the mood for cheap eats.
Get some wings and add some sides such as green beans, baked beans, mashed potatoes and mac & cheese, or make it a meal and combine your wings with some fish or filets.
Furthermore, we found this about the business's signature items: "Chicken wings, chicken tenders, catfish, basa, perch, whiting and tilapia," it writes on Yelp in the section about specialties.
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