When a restaurant labels a dish with the name drip wings, you know it’s serious. New York Chicken & Gyro starts with incredibly juicy wings and then douses them in a creamy sauce that manages to stay crispy. The drip wings, along with the classic crispy wings, are available at all three locations in Canoga Park, West LA, and Pasadena.

It’s hard to imagine a company more committed to the chicken wing than Bird Box in North Hollywood. The restaurant offers nearly two dozen kinds of sauces and dips for its wings alone, plus bone-in and boneless wings at any scale needed. Want 100 jumbo wings to eat solo? They’ve got it.

Hot Wings Cafe offers two versions of their classic wing — Buffalo-style and boneless. Both are available in all six of their signature flavors including hot, barbecue, and lemon pepper. Plus, they’re available across Los Angeles with locations in Sherman Oaks, Melrose, Pasadena, and Glendale.

The Greyhound is sports bar royalty, having become a haven for Dodger fans, soccer aficionados, and folks just looking to get out into a group to enjoy some drinks and a game. The wings with 14 different sauces are on point, arriving at nearly every table as saucy, spicy bites to savor.

For classic Buffalo wings, Ye Rustic Inn is hard to beat. This iconic Los Angeles dive bar lets diners choose their heat level from mild to suicide, and crisp level from regular to extra-crispy. The wings are served with carrots and celery to tame the heat, plus ranch or bleu cheese for dipping. An extra pitcher of beer is also highly recommended.

Pijja Palace remains one of Los Angeles’s hardest restaurants to secure a reservation. But once you do, there are three wing options on the menu. Order the green variety with jalapeño, cilantro, mint, and chives. Turn up the spice level with spicy mustard, honey, turmeric, and horseradish, or nice and spicy wings with Kashmiri red chili and garam masala.

While The Heights is known for its expansive beer selection and sandwiches, it is also a great place to grab some wings. They offer four classic flavor options, plus bleu cheese and ranch for dipping. The wings are also available at its second location in Glassell Park.

This popular food truck is stationed near L.A. Live where staff make Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, loaded chicken fries, and burgers. Very few leave without ordering wings, which can be left plain or tossed in buffalo sauce, a dry or mild lemon pepper, sweet chili, teriyaki, or barbecue.

Phorage may be known for their eponymous pho, but their fish sauce wings shouldn’t be missed. The wings are made with Mary’s Chicken and doused in a sweet and sticky sauce, before being served alongside cucumbers, pickled carrots, and lime. Plus, they’re available at both the West LA and West Hollywood locations.

Though known for Texas-style brisket and ribs, Bludso’s is an ideal stop for wings. There’s a brand-spanking new location in Santa Monica where pitmaster Kevin Bludso prepares jumbo chicken wings with a choice of buffalo, dry rub, or hot barbecue sauce.

This longtime Culver City staple makes all of its fried chicken with love (and yes, there’s honey around, too). The extra-crisp batter makes for ideal wing eating, leading to happy messes at the table. Those taking wings to go can safely bet on the skin re-crisping nicely in the oven.

This Korean chain started in 1982 and made big inroads into Los Angeles with seven locations in the Southland. For crispy options with a variety of sauces (and the requisite packets of pickled daikon), this is the hot Korean fried chicken destination to know.

Mom’s Touch was established in Seoul in 1997 before landing in Los Angeles in 2021. Though it is a relative newcomer to Los Angeles’s wing scene, Mom’s Touch has earned its place among the greats with its 24-hour marinade and a crispy exterior that is good on its own or doused in sauce.