Gold Coast dining: The Gold Coast’s five best restaurants for chicken wings

It ain’t no thing but a chicken wing. To mark International Wing Day on July 29, we’ve found five of the best restaurants to celebrate the humble fried poultry.

It ain’t no thing but a chicken wing. To mark International Wings Day on July 29, Amber Macpherson has found five of the best restaurants to celebrate the humble fried poultry.

Ze Pickle

37 Connor St, Burleigh Heads

Ze Pickle chicken waaaangs.

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Want to make International Wing Day a night to remember? Ze Pickle has some fried chicken you won’t be forgetting in a hurry.

The Burleigh Heads restaurant serves up buffalo and “legit AF” barbecue flavoured wings, but it’s the suicide waaangs that pack a punch, kick, uppercut and karate chop all in one.

“The cracker of the bunch is the suicide wings — they are lethal,” Ze Pickle owner Nathan Zukerman says.

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“We make them with Carolina Reapers and ghost chillies, the hottest chillies known to man.”

The crazy caliente snack comes with a verbal and written warning, and the chefs take extra precaution when preparing them.

“Our chef wears five pairs of gloves and goggles and he glad wraps his arms when he makes them,” Nathan says. “I’ve only ever seen one person finish them. Guys say ‘I love chilli, it’s cool’, then we sit back and watch.”

If you’re game enough to order a stack, Nathan advises against touching any valuable body parts afterwards until you’ve given your hands a thorough scrub.

Everyday between 5 and 6pm Ze Pickle has a happy hour deal on its wings for $7 a pop.

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Lord of the Wings

1009-1010 The Promenade, Robina Town Centre, Robina

Lord of the Wings barbecue classic traditional wings. Pic Mark Cranitch.

Everything tastes better when it’s free, and Lord of the Wings knows it. On Sunday the American-style diner will be handing out free wings from noon to 3pm at its Robina Town Centre restaurant to celebrate the holy Wing Day. There’s three wing options to choose from — traditional, grilled and tenders — and almost two dozen sauces ranging from mild to super spicy. If you’re still feeling peckish, the celebrations continue into Monday, the official International Wings Day, with 50 per cent off deals running all day long.

Mamasan

3 Oracle Boulevard, Broadbeach

Mamasan in Broadbeach’s Oracle precinct.

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Who says fried chicken can’t be fancy? Broadbeach modern Asian restaurant Mamasan puts a sophisticated twist on the crunchy chow, dishing up wings tossed in 22 sweet and spicy sauces, parmesan and almond snow. Dubbed the Mamasan KFC, the salty, crunchy cuisine is equal parts posh and guilty pleasure.

The Bavarian

Westfield Coomera, 109 Foxwell Rd, Coomera

The Bavarian’s buffalo chicken wings are 10c each with a drink purchase on Monday, July 29 for International Wing Day.

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Gold Coast Bavarian restaurant manager Zoe Sepesiova says the German pub group has its own signature specialty coating on its wings. “Our chicken wings come coated in one of three types of sauces: BBQ, buffalo or diablo,” Zoe says. “Each of these are made according to The Bavarian’s very own recipe, giving our wings a distinct flavour and spicy kick.” The Bavarian restaurants at Broadbeach and Coomera are turning up the heat for International Wing Day with 10c buffalo wings with a drink purchase on offer all day. Brave diners are also invited to take part in a ghost-pepper wing challenge at 6.30pm at each restaurant, for the chance to win a $100 restaurant voucher.

Easy Street Diner

12/2563 Lower Gold Coast Hwy, Mermaid Beach

Easy Street Diner is an American style restaurant at Mermaid Beach. Southern Fried Chicken with Ranch dressing. Picture Glenn Hampson

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Take a trip to the deep south and indulge in some American style chicken wings. Dirty dinner den Easy Street Diner serves up three types of chicken wings, offering a taste of the US in Mermaid Beach. There’s buttermilk southern fried chicken wings with ranch, sticky BBQ and hot and spicy flavours. All sauces are made from scratch, and they’ll leave you saying yeehaw.