
Highest-rated chicken wings in Killeen 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 Killeen 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.
#10. Bush's Chicken
- Rating: 3.0/5 (30 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 1108 Lowes Blvd. Killeen, Texas
- Categories: American, Chicken Wings
- Read more on Yelp
#9. Pluckers Wing Bar - Killeen
- Rating: 3.4/5 (519 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 3000 East Central Texas Expy Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Sports Bars, American
- Read more on Yelp
#8. Sarku Japan
- Rating: 3.5/5 (25 reviews)
- Price level: $
- Address: 4250 Clear Creek Road Ste 216 Fort Hood, Texas
- Categories: Japanese, Chicken Wings
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#7. Wing Town
- Rating: 3.8/5 (70 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 816 South Fort Hood St. Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, fast food
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#6. The Heights Pizzeria and Drafthouse
- Rating: 4.1/5 (72 reviews)
- Address: 201 East Central Texas Expy 1460 Ste 1460 Harker Heights, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Pizza, Cocktail Bars
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#5. Mad Wingz
- Rating: 4.1/5 (27 reviews)
- Address: 4101 South Fort Hood Road Ste 100 Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Waffles
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#4. bb.q Chicken
- Rating: 4.1/5 (22 reviews)
- Address: 710 West Rancier Ave. Ste 220 Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Shop, Chicken Wings, Korean
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#3. Village Pizza
- Rating: 4.2/5 (159 reviews)
- Price level: $$
- Address: 2710 South Clear Creek Road Ste 103 Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Pizza, Italian, Chicken Wings
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#2. sharks fish & chicken
- Rating: 4.2/5 (24 reviews)
- Address: 810 North West South Young Drive Ste 102 Killeen, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Seafood, Burgers
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#1. Pull Up -N- Eat
- Rating: 4.2/5 (66 reviews)
- Address: 807 South Ann Blvd. Harker Heights, Texas
- Categories: Chicken Wings, Barbecue, Burgers
- Read more on Yelp
This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 223 metros.