Archive for the ‘Wild Wing Cafe’ tag
Wild Wing Cafe, 729 Lady Street: 16 May 2023 7 comments
I guess this isn't too surprising given that the other Wild Wing Cafe locations in the area have already closed (one fairly recently), but combined with the recent Buffalo Wild Wings closing on Two Notch, it makes me wonder if this market segment as a whole is in trouble. I have heard that for restaurants to get wings nowdays it is almost a "market price" situation and a recent google review for this place does comment:
The wings here are TINY. Like half the size of a traditional wing. Maybe smaller honestly. It’s like they killed the chicken just after it hatched.
I can't comment personally about that as since I don't care for chicken I had never visited the place. Still it's always a shame to see a spot close and folks out of work.
Here's today's Facebook announcement, and here is the still extant web site
(Hat tip to commenter Larry)
Wild Wing Cafe, 480 Town Center Place Suite 2: 22 July 2022 2 comments
2011:
August 2022:
To the best of my memory, I've never been in a Wild Wing, even to get a burger, largely because I don't like the smell of chicken.
I did enjoy their radio campaign which leveraged The Troggs "Wild Thing!". The first set of pictures above is from 2011, with night shots presumably taken while I was on the way home from the movie theater. The next set are from this month, and post-closing.
The State has the story, but I'll fancy my pictures have a more complete one.
(Hat tip to commenter Sidney)
Wild Wing Cafe, 1150 Bower Parkway Suite F6A: March 2020 7 comments
I was shooting against the light, and didn't really have time to get out, so these aren't great shots, but the Wild Wing Cafe in Columbiana Station on Bower Parkway is closed due (mostly) to the COVID-19 crisis.
I say "mostly", because looking at the Yelp reviews, this place was pretty clearly on its last legs, and you have to feel kind of sorry for the corporate rep who had to comment on the 1-star reviews with apologies. Curiously, the Copper River Grill in the same shopping center (and which will soon feature here) had similiar reviews, and the spot there which was most recently (I think!) HuHot Mongolian Grill has been a revolving door for years. For some reason, restaurants don't seem to do well here..
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)
UPDATE 23 August 2022: Updating tags.