Something new is taking flight at HotWax by Meat & Co., the comfort food hot spot serving up Nashville hot chicken sandwiches and phenomenal smash burgers at Crossroads Collective, 2238 N. Farwell Ave.
Beginning today – and all day every Thursday and Sunday moving forward – HotWax will be serving up their own special recipe for wings, available for dine-in, carry-out or delivery.
The jumbo wings, which are dry brined in salt and Szechuan peppercorns, are then double fried to achieve an ultra-crisp exterior crust. From there, guests can choose from smoky dry-rubbed wings or a choice of sauces including mild or hot buffalo, molasses BBQ, Nashville hot or extra hot.
Wings will be served 8-per-order with a portion of fries and a choice of house ranch or blue cheese dressing for $14.
Chef and co-owner Ben Crevensten says that, at least to begin, HotWax will be running the wings special in limited quantities. So sell-outs are entirely possible for the first couple of weeks as they adjust their buying based on consumer demand.
HotWax is open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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