Wing Zone
Encyclopedia
Wing Zone is an Atlanta-based American
restaurant
chain that specializes in deep-fried food products; especially buffalo wings. There are roughly 100 Wing Zone locations in 25 American states, usually in urban areas. Wing Zone has been featured on The Food Network's Roker on the Road, Entrepreneur Magazine
and others. Wing Zone has also won many awards, such as "National Festival Favorite" at the 2004 National Buffalo Wing Festival
. Wing Zone offers both take-out and delivery.
, buffalo shrimp, sandwiches
(1/2 lb. burgers, grilled chicken, or chicken finger), potato wedges
, beer battered onion rings, fried mushrooms, salads, mozzarella sticks
, beer battered fried pickles, and brownie and banana deserts.
Wing Zone is also known for its unprecedented 15 available wing sauces. One of its available sauces, Garlic Parmesan, was awarded "Most Creative Sauce" at the 2003 National Buffalo Wing Festival.
. In an attempt to offer a late-night alternative to pizza delivery
, to satisfy their munchies, the two students took over their fraternity
kitchen at nights and began developing their own techniques for creating original buffalo wings. According to Wing Zone's website, they sold out on their first two nights of business. Noting the tremendous business opportunity, Matt and Adam opened up their first two stores in Gainesville, Florida
in 1993. As of 2010 Wing Zone has opened their first international store in Panama City Panama.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
restaurant
Restaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
chain that specializes in deep-fried food products; especially buffalo wings. There are roughly 100 Wing Zone locations in 25 American states, usually in urban areas. Wing Zone has been featured on The Food Network's Roker on the Road, Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneur is a publication that carries news stories about entrepreneurialism, small business management, and business opportunities. It is published by Entrepreneur Media Inc., headquartered in Irvine, California....
and others. Wing Zone has also won many awards, such as "National Festival Favorite" at the 2004 National Buffalo Wing Festival
National Buffalo Wing Festival
National Buffalo Wing Festival is a weekend festival held at Coca-Cola Field in downtown Buffalo, New York celebrating the Buffalo style chicken wing. The festival is held on Labor Day weekend and culminates with the IFOCE sanctioned Buffalo Wing eating contest....
. Wing Zone offers both take-out and delivery.
Products
In addition to wings, Wing Zone also sells boneless wings, chicken fingersChicken fingers
Chicken fingers are deep-fried strips of chicken meat that do not include any bones or skin....
, buffalo shrimp, sandwiches
Sandwiches
"Sandwiches" is a song by American electronic band Detroit Grand Pubahs. It reached number 29 in the Hot Dance Club Songs chart.- Track listing :...
(1/2 lb. burgers, grilled chicken, or chicken finger), potato wedges
Potato wedges
Potato wedges, also called jojos in some parts of the United States, are a variation of french fries. As its name suggests, they are large, often unpeeled wedges of potatoes that are either baked or fried....
, beer battered onion rings, fried mushrooms, salads, mozzarella sticks
Mozzarella sticks
Mozzarella sticks are elongated pieces of battered or breaded mozzarella cheese. The deep-fried snack is often served at restaurants as an appetizer or as North American pub fare...
, beer battered fried pickles, and brownie and banana deserts.
Wing Zone is also known for its unprecedented 15 available wing sauces. One of its available sauces, Garlic Parmesan, was awarded "Most Creative Sauce" at the 2003 National Buffalo Wing Festival.
History
The Wing Zone idea was conceived in 1991 by Matt Friedman and Adam Scott, then two students at the University of FloridaUniversity of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. In an attempt to offer a late-night alternative to pizza delivery
Pizza delivery
Pizza delivery is a service in which a pizzeria delivers a pizza to a customer. Delivery is normally made with an automobile, motor scooter, or bicycle.- Ordering :...
, to satisfy their munchies, the two students took over their fraternity
Fraternities and sororities
Fraternities and sororities are fraternal social organizations for undergraduate students. In Latin, the term refers mainly to such organizations at colleges and universities in the United States, although it is also applied to analogous European groups also known as corporations...
kitchen at nights and began developing their own techniques for creating original buffalo wings. According to Wing Zone's website, they sold out on their first two nights of business. Noting the tremendous business opportunity, Matt and Adam opened up their first two stores in Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
in 1993. As of 2010 Wing Zone has opened their first international store in Panama City Panama.