I agree, without a deep fryer you really can't replicate at home. You could deep fry batches in a pot of course, but it would take a while to get the amount I'd want!
Hundreds of recipes online for oven-baked wings, none of them work. I can get reasonably close by grilling on a hot grill. Nice flavor and some crispiness, but they end up more dry inside than in a fryer.

Too bad wings have become so widely popular and subject to rising prices. Back only 10-15 years ago, I could find a different bar in Chicago near my house with 25-cent wings one day a week to cover Sunday-Friday. Still, this is one of those meals that is best left to restaurants IMO.

Last night - a homemade pasta sauce with spaghetti using herbs from our garden. Tonight we're planning on eating the leftovers unless one of us gets ambitious enough for takeout.