Lunch at Wingstop

Wingstop is a chicken wing restaurant chain that was founded in America in 1994 in Texas, and they now have more than 1,400 restaurants globally in Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, Russia, Singapore, Columbia, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. The first branch in London opened at Cambridge Circus in 2018, and additional locations followed. There is a plan to open at least 200 Wingstop restaurants in the UK.

In addition to creating more restaursants and jobs across the UK, the company behind Wingstop are noted for putting money back into its communities. Chicken wings and boneless chicken wings are on the menu, and these are served cooked in one of the flavoured sauces and dips. Fries and refillable drinks are also on the menu. The flavours of sauce include Atomic, Hickory Smoked Barbeque, Spicy Korean Q, Lemon Pepper, Citrus Pepper, Lemon Garlic, and there are approximately fifteen different flavours to select from.

I visited their flagship Cambridge Circus branch this year to give the wings a try. I ordered eight bonless wings (the smallest amount that can be ordered), and these come with a choice of two flavours and a dip. I ordered the Atomic flavour, which is their hottest flavour, and the Hickory Smoked BBQ flavour.

I preferred the BBQ flavour as the sauce had a good flavour to it. The Atomic flavour had a strong taste of "preservatives" and just did not taste fresh. The heat was fine, but the flavour was not nice, and I didn't like the tone of the flavour.

Wingstop was extremely busy during my visit with constant walk-ins, even outside of the normal lunch and dinner hours. It is certainly a popular place and particularly popular with people in their teens and twenties, especially appealing to those who enjoy chicken and trying different flavours. Ultimately, this is "fast food" or "takeaway food", and I can see it being a popular late night meal after going out with friends and enjoying drinks.