Americans love chicken wings so much that there were "more than 27 billion eaten in 2013 and 1.23 billion wings consumed during Super Bowl weekend alone. That's over 100-million pounds of wings."
A piece in the New York Times explained people's love of chicken wings. "Wings have a higher ratio of skin to meat than almost any other cut of chicken, which is what makes them so appealing."
So what restaurant has the best chicken wings in Southern California? According to Yelp, it's Furai Chicken in Yorba Linda! Here's what one reviewer, Yoonie L., had to say about the wings: "Excellent! The Furai signature Chicken Light and Crispy was amazing with perfect flavor. They have many choices for sauce. The best sauce is the garlic soy..."
Reviewers also recommend ordering ahead of time if you're going during lunch, as the wait can get pretty long. Here are the other SoCal spots that made it to Yelp's top 10 list:
- WingMan - Redlands
- Running Chicks - Walnut
- World Fried Chicken - Ontario
- SoCal Wings - Fullerton
- Fire Wings - Brea
- Chiki Chiki Wings and Sports - Fontana
- Go to Go Chicken - Claremont
- Epic Wings - Rancho Cucamonga
- The Poke Co & Wings - San Dimas
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