The second map shows the locations of these restaurants in the region. So while this thirty-four year old food item that originated in the region is still strong in the Northeast, it has spread quite far. For its size, California seems to have few wings places people rave over. New England is mostly a wings desert and the Southwest, with its own spicy food customs, hardly shows up at all. I do not mean to say that you can't get good wings almost anywhere in the United States, but just that people who know wings, commune with the wings web site and organize their vacations around finding good chicken wing spots, some regions do not seem to be in the running.
Competition is a strong American trait and our competitive nature is revealed in the oddest places.
So please don't send me your comments about chicken wings. However, as the map below show you can get good wings in much of the country so go out and enjoy. Some other wing links One of the computers at the State Univ. The National provisioner . On a wing and a pizza.