Food Critics: Kansas City's Best Wings

It may not be football season, but chicken wings are still a popular appetizer at many restaurants and bars.

The Central Standard Food critics stopped by KCUR to give us their Kansas City favorites from traditional Buffalo wings to exotic preparations.

Here are their recommendations:

• Q39, 1000 W. 39^th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64111
• Mixing Bowl Noshery, 520 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 64108
• Teeshia's Taste Cafe, 3360 Troost, Kansas City, Mo., 64109
• Thai Place, 4130 Pennsylvania Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 64111
• Hot Basil, 7528 W 119^th St, Overland Park, Kan., 66213
• iPhotower, 3623 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., 64111
• Wings n’ Things, 5800 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 64110
• Fred P. Ott’s, 4770 J.C. Nichols Pkwy., Kansas City, Mo., 64112
• Niecie’s Restaurant, 6441 Troost Ave., Kansas City, Mo., 64131
• El Pollo Rey, 901 Kansas Ave., Kansas City, Kan., 66105

Wings recommendations from our listeners:

• The Bell, 114 E. Kansas St., Liberty, Mo., 64068
• The Peanut, 5000 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 64112
• Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue, 13441 Holmes Rd., Kansas City, Mo., 64145
• McGonigle’s, 1307 W 79 St., Kansas City, Mo., 64114
• Jefferson’s, 743 Massachusetts St. Lawrence, Kan., 66044
• Hideout Bar and Grill, 6948 N. Oak Trafficway, Gladstone, Mo., 64118
• Tower Tavern, 401 E 31^st St., Kansas city, Mo., 64108
• Red Door Grill, 11851 Roe Ave., Leawood, Kan., 66209
• Gates & Sons Bar-B-Q,  1026 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan., 66102
• BB’s Lawnside BBQ, 1205 E 85^th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64131
• Mike’s Tavern, 5424 Troost Ave., Kansas city, Mo., 64110
• Coda, 1744 Broadway St., Kansas City, Mo., 64108

New and noteworthy restaurants:

• Pezzettino Italian Deli & Market, 2101 Broadway, Kansas City, Mo., 64108
• Lemongrass, 7316 W. 80^th St., Overland Park, Kan., 66204
• CoCo Bolos Wood-Fired Grill & Cantina, 5621 W. 135^th St, Overland Park, Kan., 66223
• Rock & Brews, 5701 W. 135^th St., Overland Park, Kan., 66223
• PinStripes, 13500 Nall Ave., Overland Park, Kan., 66223
• Q39, 1000 W. 39^th St., Kansas City, Mo., 64111
• Mixing Bowl Noshery, 520 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Mo., 64108
• Nick and Jake’s, 5301 Main St., Kansas City, Mo., 64112

Guests:

• Charles Ferruzza, food writer, The Pitch
• Emily Farris, owner and founder, Feed Me KC and blogger, The Feed 
• Mary Bloch, food writer, The Kansas City Star and blogger, Around the Bloch
• Gloria Gale, food writer, 435 Magazine