When in Wash DC-go to Old Ebbitts Grilll-- sit at the back bar (away from the crowd) Order the wings-many cold beer- and say hello to Norm-- he's a good bartender.
In Buffulo-yes (even with all the hype) the Anchor Bar is good

Wing Nuts in Aliso Viejo Town Center in Aliso Viejo, CA. I happened across it and had the courage to try these wings with bacon bits and ranch dressing. Messy, but good. (I'm sure it's the bacon...) I think it's an acquired taste though.

Miles from my dine at Wing Nuts unexpectedly posted a few weeks later on my AAdvantage account, so it's a iDine member too! (Just didn't know it at the time!):p

http://www.wingnuts.biz/


Steve

I like Outback's wings of any of the places I've tried. They're very different, not tabasco-y.

Don't like Hooters wings. Yech.

The grilled wings at Bru's Room is also delicious ^

When in Metro Atlanta try Taco Mac's wings they are the best I've had so far
also most locations have at least 50 tap beers and another 100 or so bottled beers.

Try the Sportsman Bar in Nashville - it's out Opryland on Music Valley Road (or Music something road). They have great wings (order them well done and naked).

Howdy! I believe you're referring to the Scoreboard Sports Bar & Grill on Music Valley Drive, across from the Opryland Hotel. :)
There's a Sportsman's Grill in Nashville in Hillsboro Village, near downtown...

I haven't had wings at either location, but I will make it my personal responsibility to try some at both locations in the coming weeks, and report back. :) Perhaps a Nashville Wing DO?

The aforementioned Duff's in Buffalo is my choice. I have yet to sample the wings at the Anchor Bar, though.

There is a chain in Florida (maybe outside Florida, too, I don't know) called Ker's Wing House that has wings that put Hooters to shame.

Upstate NY's Dinosaur Barbecue.

3rd location opened a year and a half ago in NYC at 129th and 12th Ave. It's impossible to get a reservation on a weekend less than 3 or 4 days out. That's right a reservation for BBQ joint. Only in NYC. Other locations in Syracuse (the original) and Rochester.

Just to let all of you know, the best wings in the USA
 

are in Columbia, SC at a place called Wings and Ale. The wings are fresh, no batter on them, fried nice and crisp and the sauce is out of this world. Not tabascoish or orangeish - no this sauce is a combination of different ingredients that makes Wings and Ale the best anywhere. My friend from Buffalo laughed at me when I told him where the best wings are - after eating them, he now buys a gallon of sauce (yes you can ) to take home so he can have the experience of the greatest wings on earth. To top it off, everything on the menu is fantastic. Excellent ribs, incredible Reuben sandwich, the home-cut fries, the burgers, chicken.... I'm getting hungry just thinking about it.

Thank goodness there is a Gamecock BB game on Wednesday 'cause I am headed to Wings and Ale !!!!

Frankie's Wings
 

Had a chance to spend a summer at Cocoa Beach doing some work with NASA back in the late 80's. Frankie's Wings and Things in Port Canaveral was a cavernous dive that claimed to have been started by the 'original' family who invented Buffalo wings (= Franks Original sauce). Maybe true, maybe not... but wow, those were awesome wings! Ten grades of hot, served on picnic tables with amply flowing beer, celery and bleu cheese dressing on the side.

Was quite disappointed on a pilgrimmage there a couple of years ago to find that the name had been sold and that the restaurant was now merely a tawdry biker bar, with not even a pale hint of the original wing essence surviving...

Still looking on the West coast for a transcendental wing experience (and boners or not, Hooters doesn't come close).

SCOREBOARD! - That's it. They have some great sauces too. I'm next in Nashville in May (9th, 10th and/or 11th) for biz and will update then.
Thanks for clearing me up!
Mark

How many Columbia FTers are there? Maybe we need a USC / Wings and Ale DO :)

PS. I'm going to check this place out for dinner tonight.

Yes we do !

Be sure to go to the one off of Bush River Road across from Hamricks.

Wild Mike's in Cincinnati. 3 Locations on the west side. Family owned. Ask for Stupid Hot (unless you're a wuss) and say hi to Junior for me, if you happen into the Harrison Avenue location.

Of course I'm probably biased because my best friend runs the joint and I practically lived on their wings in high school. :D

In Florida I've yet to find any really good wings. The best around here in Sarasota are at two places: Wings n' Things (two locations: North Sarasota and Bradenton) and Gecko's (with 4 locations, two in Sarasota and two in Bradenton). Beef O'Brady's with locations all over central and west-central Florida is okay as well.