Country Boyz Fixins has been serving soul food in the East MLK neighborhood of East Austin since 2013 with roots in the neighborhood that go back even farther. The residents of this historically minority neighborhood have seen it change dramatically over the years. Photo By David Brendan Hall
Heading over to the restaurant at the corner of E.12th and Springdale, Austin’s explosive growth and continuing gentrification of the historic Black East Side is highly visible. The neighborhood is filled with the now familiar sight of mixed-use development construction, a mixture of old and new houses demarcating recent and established residents, and a hip new coffee shop across the business park with several cranes in the background.
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If there’s a game on TV, you can bet there are chicken wings around. They’re easy to eat, versatile and flavorful. And few things taste as good with beer (there’s a reason they’re on the menu of almost every bar that serves food).
Restaurants around town prepare them in myriad ways, making them suitable for any carnivore’s palate. Preparations range from the classic Buffalo wings, created in 1964 at the Anchor Bar in the dish’s namesake upstate New York City, to smoked to extra crunchy Korean style.
Below are 50 great options for wings around town. My top picks are indicated with an asterisk but, come on, they’re wings; they’re all good and I’ve highlighted a few of my favorites up top to give a sense of the variety you can find. I’ve also listed the restaurants and trailers geographically, so you can get your wings home quickly.