Macs on Daniel Island
1 / 10#10. Macs on Daniel Island
- Rating: 2.8/5 (22 reviews)
- Address: 259 Seven Farms Drive Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Sports Bars, Chicken Wings, American
- Read more on Yelp
Highest-rated chicken wings in Charleston, South Carolina by diners
A staple of backyard parties, family gatherings, and watch parties, chicken wings have brought family and friends together for decades with their hot sauces, sweet coatings, and ever-so-satisfying bites.
These days, if you do a search for chicken wings in restaurants, you're likely to come up with a choice of sports bars, sandwich shops, food trucks, Korean restaurants, and Southern shops. It's clear that the wings have transcended cultural barriers, which is why when we talk about origins, there are many to investigate.
Buffalo wings are the first to come to mind. This popular chicken wing style was born (where else?) in the city of Buffalo, New York. The prevalent story is that Italian-born Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first served these sauce-smothered avian parts to their son in 1964 and eventually in their restaurant, Anchor Bar. But another story says that John Young, a Black Buffalonian, was there serving wings on a busy Jefferson Avenue way before then. Young's wings were served with a mombo sauce that Buffalo councilman James Pitts called the "lip-smacking, liver-quivering sauce (that) titillated our taste buds down to our toes."
Korean fried chicken is another style that's captured the hearts of many with midnight cravings. Crispy, messy, and perfect with a glass of beer, these chicken wings are the stuff of dreams that got their start thanks to the popularity of cheap cooking oil in Korea and a sweet and spicy yangnyeom seasoning. Chain stores like KyoChon and Bonchon serving these delectable wings quickly opened, introducing innovations like soy fried chicken, garlic chicken, and even curried fried chicken. As these shops have made their way overseas and onto our plates, they've also inspired local chefs to elevate the humble bird on a plate.
So, where should you go to find the perfect finger-licking bite? Stacker compiled a list of the highest-rated restaurants for chicken wings in the Charleston area using data from Yelp. The rankings factor in the average rating and number of reviews. Read on to see where you can satisfy your next craving.
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Stoner's Pizza Joint
2 / 10#9. Stoner's Pizza Joint
- Rating: 2.8/5 (143 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 7001 Dorchester Road North Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Pizza, Salad
- Read more on Yelp
Steel City Pizza
3 / 10#8. Steel City Pizza
- Rating: 3.2/5 (202 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1440 Ben Sawyer Blvd. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Categories: Pizza, Bars, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
Kickin' Chicken West Ashley
4 / 10#7. Kickin' Chicken West Ashley
- Rating: 3.3/5 (137 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1179 Sam Rittenberg Blvd. Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: American, Bars, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
Kickin' Chicken - Mt Pleasant
5 / 10#6. Kickin' Chicken - Mt Pleasant
- Rating: 3.4/5 (156 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 349 West Coleman Blvd. Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
- Categories: Bars, Chicken Wings, American
- Read more on Yelp
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Tru Blue's House of Wings
6 / 10#5. Tru Blue's House of Wings
- Rating: 3.7/5 (99 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1039 Johnnie Dodds Blvd. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Categories: Sports Bars, Chicken Wings, American
- Read more on Yelp
Paisano's Pizza Grill
7 / 10#4. Paisano's Pizza Grill
- Rating: 4.0/5 (231 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 1798 Ashley River Road Ste 1 Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Pizza, Sandwiches, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
Kiki's Chicken and Waffles
8 / 10#3. Kiki's Chicken and Waffles
- Rating: 4.3/5 (31 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 5623 Rivers Ave. North Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Waffles, Seafood, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
The Pub On 61
9 / 10#2. The Pub On 61
- Rating: 4.3/5 (63 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2366 Ashley River Road Charleston, South Carolina
- Categories: Pubs, Chicken Wings, Burgers
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H & R Sweet Shop
10 / 10#1. H & R Sweet Shop
- Rating: 4.6/5 (64 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 102 Royall Ave. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
- Categories: Burgers, Soul Food, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 223 metros.
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