I enjoyed this place. Wings were a bit small, but were fried to crispy yet moist inside. Good flavor, medium heat wasn't overpowering. Has the oily feel which you want on wings, but definitely not soggy, and was served fast. If you're looking to satisfy your wing craving, this is a good place to go. Nice big place so plenty of room, and they also serve big salads and sandwiches. read more

People need to understand the wings here are made and cooked precisely like the old downtown wings n things from the 70's. People that been around this long know that!!! They are NOT greasy but are cooked like the ORIGINAL recipe. So it's obvious you have not been around long enough to know the history of this amazing and historic ALASKAN restaurant. Also I just heard a woman come in saying "I came all the way from Ketchikan for these wings." I came all the way from Seattle for these wings!!! read more

I love this place, probably my number one choice in town. The extra hot wings are so good!

Is there a rating lower than 1? The driver didn't have ten dollars in change so he told me he'd come back with it. There's a liquor store across the street, the YMCA and a strip mall next to the trailer park. INSTEAD, he decided to go back to the store and take other deliveries and wait until he got around to FEELING LIKE returning with the money I entrusted him with! Which he did... after half an hour, three calls, and two conversations with Eric the manager. I have yet to even taste my food but already know I'm never ordering again, and encourage anyone who believes that they should be able to trust their food and the people who bring it to follow suit. read more

Spend over an hour waiting for my delivery. All food came soggy and cold. Will NEVER order from here again. Now I know why they have you tip with the order bc this would not have gotten a dollar. read more

Wings 'N Things - Soggy, cold and gross - Chicken Wings Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Given this one a 4 star because the wings are absolutely delicious! Grew up on these things my dad loves the place and always would get us couple boxes of wings to scarf down! I believe the poor review has to do with the fact that they have moved around a lot through the years. I personally love them and will keep eating these for years to come read more

This restaurant has the best wings and more from salads to sandwiches. Dawn the new owner is super friendly. Definitely a great locally owned place to go. read more

This place is normally good when it comes to food and pretty good with the customer service. I've been going to this franchise for some years when it was owned by others. I would not recommend anyone to come here after what took place over a mistake or issue on their part. If you have an issue with your food the owner Dawn is absolutely unprofessional, and lacks customer service skills and doesn't know how to properly seek resolutions to issues with the food they serve. I had a piece hair in my food (wings) and once I brought it to their attention, and just asked them to remake them; Dawn was extremely rude, snatched the container away And used a load of profanity towards me when I asked to speak to the manager after asking for my money back due to her disgusting behavior and outburst in front of lobby of customers. She yelled at me and said " lI'm the owner ! Now what the f*** is the owner going to do to me." I will NEVER do business with this place again, and I would definitely encourage anyone looking for understanding and excellent customer service, food, and a pleasant company, please please go elsewhere. read more

Still my place of choice for wings. Ordering on line for pickup is simplistic. Selections include all drums or wings, crispy or extra crispy, drain the excess butter, and all the other wing options and accompaniments. Pricing is on high side as with most places for wings these days. Being able to customize order as above allows will keep me going back despite the prices. read more

Good wings however my husband has made the most amazing beings ever and it has made my Wing standards go way too high.

Ordered a sandwich with no onions. Got a sandwich with only onions. Ordered 15 teriyaki and 15 hot wings got all teriyaki: ordered extra ranch and celery. Got one ranch. nothing was right . I don't know why I even gave this place another try, I've never had a good experience ordering from them. Plus reading through the reviews and seeing the covid drama I will never be supporting their business again read more

"I'd like to order a bucket, half medium and half hot" That was our order at my last visit to Wing n Things and let me tell you, it will definitely not be my last. I grew up on these wings so every time I'm in town, I HAVE to eat here. Since I moved, I have yet to find anything that compares to these wonderful wings of goodness... Seriously, they're perfectly season, fried pieces of heaven! I was crushed when I heard the original downtown location closed. But now, all is well since their reopening. The new location has more seating, but I must admit, I miss the tiny blue, cozy, albeit somewhat dingy downtown spot. It had a lot of character that could only come from having spent decades living in. And oh the smell... yeah, you know what I'm talkin' bout! Reminiscing aside... the wings are still top notch. Definitely check it out if you have the chance! read more

Have been to both this 36th St location and to the new location on 6th Ave across from the Performing Arts Center. I went to the 36th one about a month after they re-opened when it was still crazy packed- like an hour wait for the wings once you ordered them. I got 10 mild and 10 medium and while both were ok, they were insanely greasy and that made me sick (my stomach is sensitive to too much grease). They were also not worth that kind of wait. I've since been back to this location twice, once in December and once this month and they are *much* improved. The wings no longer sit in an inch high pool of grease in the bottom of your container (I go with take out most of the time). I think they also have the oil at the proper temperature and that makes a big difference on how much grease stays in the wings. I've also been to the 6th Ave. restaurant- there was a tapas place there before I think. It has nice seating and bar that takes up a good portion of the space, but it's a lot nicer than the 36th St. location. I sat down and ate them there and the wings are just a lot better right out of the fryer. You are able to move them around to get the grease to mostly drain out. These are 'dry' wings, which I prefer over ones drenched in sauce after they are cooked. I like both, but since this style is my preference, it definitely makes a difference. I'll also say that when they cook them right, these are the best wings I've ever had. Their blue cheese dressing is different than anything I've had before and very tasty. Still not worth an hour wait, but now that's not an issue anymore. :) read more

I went there and had the special of wing and a drink for around $10 dollars, the Chicken wings were small, old, greasy..disgusting, the wings had barely any meat. The tables were dirty. They gave us the wings shortly after our arrival but the presentation was poor. The wings were covered with a sauce that was mixed with oil. By far the worst wings I've ever had. read more

Wings 'N Things - The worst wings ever... - Chicken Wings Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

A friendly person took our order. We had our order in about 45 minutes. We ordered the hot wings (20 pieces of the hot) and the bleu pear salad. We got more than 20 wings which were perfectly deep fried into crispy goodness with a great rub of hot seasonings. The pear salad was enough for 2 of us to share and had real cut pears (not canned) with blue cheese, and crispy walnuts and croutons. The delivery lady was very nice. We have loved wings n things for many years but this meal was the perfect compliment to our Sunday evening. read more

Wings 'N Things - This picture is half of the order of hot wings and half of the bleu pear salad. So yummy! - Chicken Wings Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Most disgusting example of food I've ever seen. I wouldn't feed them to my dog. The meat on the wings was extremely dry, and hard to eat. If there was any sauce added it wasn't visible to the naked eye. Almost cracked a tooth. When I called and spoke to a manager he assured me that all wings are fried to an extra crispy finish. I will never order from them again and will warn off anybody who will listen. read more

Wings 'N Things - Chicken Wings Near Me - Anchorage, Alaska

Love love LOVE these wings. Absolutely unique recipe. Crispy! Spiced! Spicy. Not the same boring Franks Red Hot recipe as everyone else. The new location looks good. read more

Hot wings with a unique flavor. Hmm... cumin? Cloves? One can only guess what the highlight spice is in a Wings N Things wing. The blend of spices? Near impossible to decipher. Its deep flavor is complex to the average taste buds, and is probably what gives these wings a good following. I must be one of those black sheep, as I wasn't thoroughly impressed. Why? 1) These wings are wet and come in a pool of grease. I prefer dry, or at least, drier, wings. 2) They're tiny! I've had wings that were larger and cheaper, or had more cluck for your buck as some might say. 3) Service was miserable even on slow days. And then there's the flavor. Maybe I missed out on the real deal (hot and nuclear), but I had the mild and medium types so I could actually taste something. They had a nice kick and a flavorful, crispy skin that was enjoyable to munch on, but to my palate were nothing close to being lip-smacking. Nothing I would look forward to having for leftovers. There's a barbeque version that I may just try next time. They also do sub sandwiches and dessert. I never tried them, so I can't comment on them. There are two kinds of people in this world: those who enjoy Wings N Things wings and those who don't. Can you guess where I fit in? read more

Best in alaska theee best wings glad they moved and updated there store that wing place could learn a thing or two wings and things will forever be our spot for wings read more

Wonderful wings. Love Love the seasoning Ordered the cheesesteak. It was ok. Not a true philly style cheesesteak Would try other menu items. Fast delivery read more

This place was near by were I was staying. As I approached the counter I noticed one of the kitchen workers pointing at me and waving to all the staff " primarily African Americans" to come look? I'm not from Alaska And don't know any one from Anchorage. So I shouldn't be recognized. They were laughing at and making lewd type jokes. Very gehtoe in professional. Low budget. read more

Two of us ordered lunch yesterday for delivery. Delivery was fast, however, no one told us about the $5 delivery charge! And we tipped on top of that. Both of us ordered the cheese steak. It was horrible! There were no onions, no peppers, and only a merger amount of cheese!! The meat was extremely dry and for some reason they put lettuce and tomato on the bottom!! It was a waste of money!! For a good cheese steak go to Milano's or Straight Out of Philly!! read more

First time visit here and we found it clean and simple, with an abundance of space to spare. We were pleasantly greeted and given menus and select our table. We tried a half salad, and it was phenomenal! Just simply a great, great salad. And the half salad here is what other places would call a full salad - it was huge, and we ended up taking some home. We tried the garlic Parmesan wings and the teriyaki wings, and they were also great - tasty and crunchy, and hot and moist on the inside. Excellent wings, and that came along with the usual sauces and celery sticks. For the heck of it, we also tried their cheeseburger with the season fries, and once again, we're pleased with what we got -- a good helping of tasty fries and a nice-sized cheeseburger that was cooked just right. Then it came with all of the accoutrements :) Good food, easy to order, pretty quick service, and friendly staff - a nice and tasty lunch. Thanks!! read more

Their salads are absolutely amazing. Delicious and fresh but i ordered mild wings and i called them back to say i couldn't eat them because they were extremely salty...i couldn't eat them! The lady that answered the phone was very polite and offered me different choices so i went with 2 salads. read more

I took my wife for lunch to this god awful place my wife asked the gentleman at the register is your lemon pepper chicken good he says yes she says fine we'll have that so service was good all the way until we received the food which appeared to be dehydrated chicken that felt like jerky as my wife and I complained the gentleman said there was nothing he could do no refund no switch out for something else no piece of chicken has been touched the appearance was less than appetizing and he basically told us we have to deal with it being kind of rude because we did not want the dry chicken so we were basically strong armed robbed for $24 never will go here and never will recommend anybody goes here and I give everything a chance once before I say No so if you love to argue and dehydrated chicken this is your place to go and they called the police on us because we told them they were robbing us lmao go figure (Yes we are African-American) but I don't think that was the reason but who knows trump was in office at the time read more

Great wings, best I've had. My delivery took over an hour and a half though.... and I live right down the street.

This has been one of my favorite places since they opened in '83. When the original owners retired I was so sad, but then they announced someone else had bought the recipe and would continue the business. There were some hiccups but it got better and I was happy they were still open. Well tonight my husband went to get some wings for us and his experience plus the poor quality of the food have made it my last time. The order came to $23 based on the prices on the website but when he arrived the woman at the counter told him it would be $26, according to the menu above her head it was also $23 but she insisted $26 while refusing to explain the discrepancy. Then the wings were nothing special. Definitely not worth paying more or going out of the way for. read more

Sad to see Wings 'n' Things getting so little love on Yelp. I have to admit that I'm addicted to the secret seasoning that's on these wings, and even though I've moved to the region of the country probably known as a Mecca for wings, nothing is quite the same as W&T's spice mix. Joe and Teresa Connelly founded the first Wings 'n' Things restaurant in downtown Anchorage in 1983. Both hailing from Buffalo, home of the eponymous (and already widespread) wing, they set out to differentiate their product and developed what they termed the "Anchorage wing." What they created was magical, and many of us long-time Anchorage residents fell in love with the completely different and unique taste they gave us. Joe was famously secretive about his recipe, and so when he and Teresa abruptly decided to close the restaurant without explanation in 2007, many of us were crushed. The story winds its way through a few twists and turns, detailed in a few news articles: https://www.adn.com/food-drink/article/wings-n-things-reincarnates-new-location/2009/01/24/ http://www.alaskajournal.com/community/2011-01-21/former-wings-n-things-owner-allegedly-used-drug-money-buy-business http://www.frontiersman.com/news/wings-n-things/article_09cb7ddb-fc0d-5b53-bbe5-27c58aaf0b33.html which leads us to where we are now: Wings 'n' Things with a new owner and the same secret sauce. And, ladies and gentlemen, I can assure you, the sauce is the same. My craving is satiated. My only regret is that the Anchorage wing--which is, objectively, superior to the vinegar-based mess of a traditional Buffalo wing--only exists in Anchorage and hasn't been re-exported to the Rust Belt or NYC or, heck, anywhere south of the 60th parallel. Now, strip away the magic seasoning (which is tantalizingly familiar but never-quite-pinpointable), and are these wings at this reincarnation of an old favorite objectively great? I'll admit they're not, and that plus the high price has me knocking a star off. The old W&T used wings supplied by Mike's Quality Meats in Eagle River, and they were a little chunkier, though still small and crispy. The new owner seems to be skimping a bit on the wing size (though not tremendously so--maybe 20% smaller than the original's), so for those expecting a nice, big, juicy, meaty wing, you're going to be disappointed. But the whole two-bites-plus-sucking-the-sweet-meat-morsel-from-between-the-bones thing was part of the experience at the original and continues to be now: the wings are largely a nice, crunchy vehicle to get as much of those secret spices into your mouth as possible. (Just think: smaller wings means a higher surface-area-of-spice-to meat ratio, so you can order more of them and get even more of that amazing flavor in your mouth!) They're also *very* oily. Not just glistening, but literally *soaked* in a pool of liquid grease. Cross-town competitor Winky's Wings, which popped up in the absence of the original W&T when it shut down, goes for a drier rub (and with a good but slightly sweeter spice mix) that probably works better if you're counting calories, but this place stays true to the original with a good several ounces of oil left behind on your plate. That greasy goo dripping with leftover clumps of the rub makes the perfect thing to dredge your leftover celery sticks through. (It's still healthy if it's celery, right?) Again, this is part of the charm of the original. And they're not gangbusters-hot, by default, anyway. Other reviewers complain they're too bland. I'm a "medium" kind of guy, and the mediums are admittedly fairly mild, though I can detect a hint of spice to them. The hots are a step up and have a pleasing heat to them, though I find the heat to actually overpower the deliciousness of the seasoning in the rub, so I personally stick with medium. I think there's also an extra hot option, but for those who crave their mouths on fire, go for "nuclear." I've never tried them, but don't order anything less than nuclear and then whine on Yelp that they weren't hot enough. (And please, for the love of all things 'n' wing, don't come here and order barbecue. They may be good, but that's not why you're here.) I alluded to the price earlier. They're not cheap. Few things in Alaska are, but at over a buck per tiny wing, plan accordingly. A combo of 5 wings plus an 8" cheesesteak (not at all traditional, but absolutely delicious just the same) is $17. Ouch. But smear that special, secret spice mix (allegedly still made in secret by original owner Joe Connelly) on these crispy, small, greasy, sorta-mild wings, and all potential sins are covered up. The sauce is very distinctly the same as it was when I started eating them in 1995, and that is the reason I come back to Wings 'n' Things over and over again. There's nothing on earth quite like an Anchorage wing, and I'm glad someone has kept the flame alive. I'll keep fulfilling my craving on my visits back home to Anchorage as long as this place remains open. read more

I always have a great experience coming here ! This location has a clean friendly environment and i love the fact that they have $3 beers

The most amazing wings ever!! I've literally flown all over this miserable planet in search of anything that compares to them with no success. I order their Nuke wings, extra crispy/sauce, with extra blue cheese on every layover.. My only complaint is that the place doesn't stay open until 3am.. Also, I wish they had a location downtown closer to our hotel.. read more

Featuring wings that are crunchy on the outside and moist and hot on the inside, this wing joint is perfect for a messy midday snack.

Definitely have never had wings like these. Pretty good though. No breading, which is nice for those who don't like it. I had them deliver and it only took about 25 minutes. read more

These are the best wings you will ever eat! I love the extra hot, but whatever you do, don't go full nuclear! YOWZA! I'm from southern California where wing places are on every corner. I always leave these places disappointed after having wings from Wings N Things. Nothing compares. Someday I will get my hands on that secret recipe! They delivered right to my hotel room in the Millenium within a reasonable time. read more

I went for lunch today because it's close by my workplace and decided to give it a shot after many years. I ordered a mild 10 piece because sometimes I can't eat it all and I'm somewhat of a spice wimp. The dry rub was perfect, just enough bite and the wings, all of them, were perfectly cooked. A nice crunch and hot and juicy! Even the celery was fresh and they were generous with it. The price went up a little, but with a new location that's clean and with the flow being a little better, it's worth it. Highly recommended! read more

I think these guys are charging the rip off $5 delivery fee like the guys down the street. I stopped supporting restaurant delivery who charge the additional $5 on top of a premium priced product. read more

I have been eating these wings since I was six years old. They are by far the best wings ever, in my opinion. I do think that because there isn't very much meat on the wings you do have to order a bunch, but it's totally worth it for the flavor. I like to keep my order simple, always have. Its always mild wings, extra saucy, extra crispy. I don't experiment with the flavors, that's my reccomendation for new-comers. Perfect for ordering 30-40 wings for takeout, and going home and watching movies on a rainy day. 10/10 best wings in town. My tried and true. read more

The cheeseburger is very good as are the fries. The cheesecake is absolutely amazing. The delivery service was very good and they let me know which item was which. read more

the best ever! i've had many-a-wing in my day, and i can honestly say... these are the best i've ever had! ...AND IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE... the flavor is perfect! it's not the tangy, vinegary, run-of-the-mill, bright orange wing! these wings are spiced with something that i can't quite figure out (and i've tried to duplicate the taste, many-a-time in my own kitchen... even adding cumin, all-spice, etc.). whatever it is, they got it right!!! and apparently, i'm not the only one who cant figure it out. after the first wings n things closed, there were a lot of people wanting to fill that void (because wings n things has such a cult following); so much so, that people were willing to pay big bucks for the recipe. having moved out of alaska some 8-9 years ago, i was actually away when the original one closed. it genuinely bothered me that i would (seemingly) never get to taste those wings again. they're that good!!! when i heard that the owner had finally sold his recipe and that they would be reopening (under new ownership, but with the same name and same recipe), i was ecstatic! now, when i visit alaska, i make no less than a handful of trips to wings n things (even if i'm only there for a few days)... each time, i order a bucket of hot with extra blue cheese... and this last visit, i even ordered an extra bucket on the day i was flying out, brought it to where i was staying, and vacuum-sealed them for me to take home (home is hawaii). it's definitely nothing like getting them fresh out of the fryer, but it is enough to satisfy my wings n things cravings until the next time i'm in alaska! yes - THEY'RE THAT GOOD! living in hawaii for almost a decade, i get my fill of great and amazing food... rich in culture, rich in variety, rich in influences - hawaii is known for it's food!!! i crave NOTHING here more than i crave wings n things!!! read more

It doesn't matter if their wings are good. When they are not, when they've made a mistake, it is like pulling teeth to get anyone to take care of it. Rude employees who blame not being able to rectify the errors in their orders by saying you have to wait for the owner to call you in a day or two, instead of apologizing and crediting the credit card. I have been ordering for years and will never, ever, ever order from them again. They aren't cheap so you should be able to expect your food is as you ordered. New location but same old rudeness and lack of professionalism. read more

The WORST customer service on the phone that I have ever experienced. Absolutely negative and confrontational over the phone. Either she is having a bad day or she needs customer service training 101 or get out of customer service industry altogether!!! All the years we've been ordering from them and the attitude I received was horrendous!! We will not service this business ever in the future! read more