Wicked Willie's Sports Grill

One of the most popular items on the menu at Wicked Willie's Sports Grill is our award-winning, jumbo chicken wings. In addition to wings being a popular food with just about everyone already, the way we cook 'em up puts them among the best hot wings the Lake of the Ozarks !  Ever wonder who came up with the brilliant idea to serve wings in the first place? The one fact people seem to agree on is that wings were first introduced in Buffalo, New York in 1964, which is the reason they are often referred to as Buffalo wings. As for the rest of the story, well, tales vary...  Hot Wing History #1 We'll start with the most popular origin story which revolves around Teressa Bellissimo and a culinary "accident." Teressa owned the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. She and her husband Frank were expecting a delivery of necks that they used to make their signature spaghetti sauce. Instead, chicken wings were delivered.  Rather than waste the food, Frank convinced...

 A menu must-have for any good sports bar & grill is the ever-popular appetizer - the chicken wing. The best sports bar & grill at the Lake of the Ozarks not only has a #WickedGood selection of tasty wings on our menu, but we're willing to bet they're the best you've ever tasted! We know how the fantastic wings at Wicked Willie's Sports Grill are created, but today's blog gives you a look at how the first wings ever served came to be.  The First Hot Wings During our research, we discovered that there are a few different stories about how the original hot wing was created. Unlike today, in the 1960's the chicken wing was considered the least desirable part of the bird. If it wasn't tossed into the trash right away, it's only use was for stock.  The hot wing histories below do all agree that this delicious appetizer was first introduced in Buffalo, New York (which is where the name "Buffalo Wings" comes from,) but from there th...