21-03-2025
8 metro Detroit restaurants move on in 2025 Chicken Wing Challenge: Vote in Round 2 now!
Just as March Madness gets underway with the NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, the 2025 Chicken Wing Challenge enters Round 2.
The 16-restaurant bracket to determine which metro Detroit establishment has the best chicken wings is down to 8 thanks to thousands of votes helped determine the winners of Round 1.
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Here are the Round 2 matchups. You have until 11:59 p.m. Monday, March 24 to vote. You can vote using the link above or in the bracket below.
Sweetwater Tavern, originating out of downtown Detroit, has long been noted for its award-winning wings. The wings are marinated in their specially seasoned marinade for 24 hours, then deep-fried and seasoned again, according to its menu.
Anita's Kitchen started in Ferndale more than 40 years ago. It's wings are close to true Buffalo wing style, a reader wrote. But they also have crispness and the addition of garlic and sumac.
Woodpile BBQ Shack in Madison Heights has smoked wings sprinkled with what one reader described as a 'magic seasoning.'
A popular spot in Corktown, Batch Brewing Co. wings are smoked on site and tossed in a sauce. Szechuan Chili Crisp or Buffalo are two sauces listed on Batch's online menu.
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In Detroit, Zeeks Wings is a take-out spot only. Its noted for its crispy and jumbo wings described as 'premium' and offered with mild or hot barbecue sauce, Bourbon Cajun and Buffalo sauce.
Ann Arbor's Side Biscuit is described as a 'cozy chicken wing and scratch biscuit spot.' It was noted for its perfectly cooked wings and array of sauces.
The Charlevoix's wings are one of the main choices on the menu of this neighborhood Grosse Pointe Park restaurant and bar. More than a half dozen styles are listed, including salt and vinegar and Thai.
Located in midtown Detroit, The Block's chicken wings are known as Woodward Wings, which are dry-rubbed and oven-roasted. The whole wings are served with barbecue, Buffalo or sweet chili sauce.
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