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3.6 (371 reviews)
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Steel Town Spuds: taters topped with ranch, bacon & melted cheese
Justin V.

It's been a long time since I've been to Wild Wing Cafe. I used to frequent this spot back when I worked in food service - this was a hangout for the Outback Kempsville crew and I would regularly hang out with them (along with my coworkers at the permanently closed Outback Waterside). The food was good, the service was solid - perfect ingredients for fun times with each visit. WWC, though, was a casualty of me changing careers. A friend, though, took me here for my birthday last June - we talked about WWC and he wanted to check them out (because he's never dined there before). He didn't know they existed. After that visit, I'm glad to report their food is still solid while their service is fantastic. We started with an appetizer - Steel Town Spuds (taters topped with ranch, bacon & melted cheese). This is basically a nachos dish with tots instead of tortilla chips. We enjoyed this as we ate all of it. I had their wings lunch special, which is 8 wings & a side (potato wedges). They have a variety of sauces - I opted for a teriyaki sauce. The wings were cooked perfectly, while the sauce complimented the wings. I love potato wedges - WWC's are fantastic. I could've eaten just the wedges and I would've been happy. My friend and I shared a dessert - fried dough. In addition to it being so dang good, this was lighter than I expected. Still, I was full (I didn't finish my entree) and found myself force-eating. It was worth it, though! Our server, Willow (yes, I confirmed she was named after Alyson Hannigan's character on Buffy the Vampire Slayer), was kind, efficient and fast. If nothing else, I'd return because of her service. Wild Wing Cafe has been around for a minute. I'm glad they're still open for business - their wings are still excellent, and service is perfect. This birthday lunch was a success and I thank WWC for accomplishing that feat. Thank you! JV

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Bob R.

We had dinner recently at Wild Wing Cafe, located at 1437 Sam's Drive, near Sam's Club in the heart of Chesapeake. They were fairly busy but despite that, our experience was very good overall. Our server was attentive without hovering. The food came out in a reasonable amount of time and everyone in our group left full and satisfied. We had the 25 Wing sampler and it came out piping hot and delicious. A word of caution, the Atomic Sauce is no joke. I really enjoyed it, but it is very spicy. Check out Wild Wing Cafe, you'll be happy that you did and you can rest assured that you are supporting our local restaurant community.

15 wings with Bleu cheese.
Adam B.

I met an old friend since it's near her place and she was in the mood for wings. I ordered 15 wings with three sauces: Sriracha honey lime, raging Cajun, and the Boss, the latter of which is a dry rub. Temperature wise the wings were pretty lukewarm. But they came with three ramekins of bleu cheese, more than I needed, but it tasted really good. The Boss was by far my least favorite, and I'm usually a big fan of dry rubs, This just had an overly strong mesquite flavor and the spices tasted a little bit burnt. Not a fan. The Sriracha honey lime were quite good, they had a blend of sweet and a little bit spicy. The Cajun was a decent sauce, but I was expecting a tad more heat on them. With a soft drink, it was $26 before tip. Not the worst wing experience, but nothing I'd go out of my way for.

Plain 6 for 6 boneless wings with Ragin' Cajun and honey mustard dipping sauces
Nick G.

The outside and bathroom was clean but our table was a little dirty. Service was great, the young lady was very attentive. The food was great and tasted wonderful!

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Kevin G.

My favorite wing place! WWC makes the best jalapeño cheddar wings which are addictive. They are only in 7 states and if I'm any of them I look to see if I'm close enough to visit. The service is always on point and the staff has no problems with you asking for additions to a meal. Now there are TVs everywhere so if you are sports adverse beware and there are trivia nights and live music nights. So extrovert heaven is the atmosphere in this place.

Mushroom Swiss Burger and Onion Rings.
Robert C.

I've been in Chesapeake for 5 years and just recently found out about this place. The service is friendly and the food is great. Some of the best wings I've ever had. So many sauces to choose from. Today I tried their mushroom Swiss burger. Mmmmm.. with the garlic sauce on it dang good. Onion rings a plus! It's easy to miss this place with it being tucked away in the corner on Sam's Circle. But nobody puts baby in the corner and gets away with it. Just for added oomph, plenty of TV's to watch your favorite team get embarrassed.

Tara J.

I ordered takeout around 10 PM on Halloween. I ordered 2 sets of 6 wings. One was lemon pepper and the other Buffalo. I also ordered an appetizer of Buffalo shrimp. My food was done in 25 mins. I really enjoyed the tangy, lemon pepper wings. If you order takeout, always remember to stir the wing sauce as it can separate. My first wing tasted more like butter, so I had to mix the wings & then the flavor was great. Spot on! The buffalo wings were lacking sauce in my opinion. They needed more. The fried buffalo shrimp & buffalo wings were decent, but I've had better. If you're a sauce person, you may want to go elsewhere for request they go heavy on the sauce. My biggest pain point was a their website. It was not a good user experience and had too many technical issues. I could not access the menu. I had to rely on Google and looking at screenshots of customers who posted the menu. The website needs to be revamped for better functionality.

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