Recently this area on Montgomery Hwy was cleared and a strip mall type building appeared with spaces for about 6 businesses. Driving by it I waited and waited and the first business that opened up on the end was none other than this Wingstop! I have not been to the location on 280 so I was excited to give this a try. They are located across from Advance Auto Parts in a brand new shopping/business complex. Parking is somewhat limited especially when the rest of the complex becomes occupied by other businesses. Right now, Wingstop has the run of the place. Their dining area is compact and they have about 12 small tables with chairs spaced rather close together. So to adhere to Health policy, if you're dining in, you'll want to sit every other table. There are at least 2 large screen tvs as well. There's a drink dispenser and then an ordering counter with large menus.
Their menu is uncomplicated and rather simple. They only have 11 flavors (so far): Original Hot, Mild, Lemon Pepper, Hickory smoked bbq, Atomic, Mango Habanero, Cajun, Spicy Korean bbq, Louisiana Rub, Garlic Parmesan and Hawaiian. The 3 "dry rubs" are of course Lemon Pepper, Louisiana Rub and Garlic Parmesan. The rest are generously coated with their respective sauces. You can choose bone-in or tenders. Their sides include: seasoned fries, cheese fries, Louisiana voodoo fries, buffalo ranch fires, veggie sticks, baked rolls and Cajun fried corn. They also have one dessert: Triple chocolate chunk brownie.
I've only tried their bone-in Lemon Pepper, Mango Habanero, Louisiana Rub and Spicy Korean. All the drumettes and wings (I thought) were on the small side compared what I would consider a normal side chicken wing. All were fried nicely and when you eat them freshly cooked a little nice wisp of steam should be released when you first bite into one! The Lemon pepper had that good zesty lemon flavor and was nicely speckled with black pepper. The Mango habanero is legit HOT! And it wasn't even their hottest which is the Atomic. So be prepared to guzzle a drink or reach for that celery stick! The Spicy Korean had a nice asian blend of garlic, ginger, sriracha with flecks of red pepper for a nice sweet and spicy flavor. But my favorite was the Louisiana rub! It was almost like the Lemon Pepper but with a little more kick. It was hard to pick out what was exactly in their La Rub, but I'm guessing it was the standard paprika, cayenne, garlic, oregano, pepper, etc. Whatever it was, it was delectable! Yom Yom Yom! Oh I tried their side of Cajun fried corn and it was surprisingly delicious. It was just a corn cob cut into one inch slices, flash grilled and tossed with their cajun seasoning. Yom Yom.
It's hard to mess up wings right? You fry em up then coat em. Wings are like fried rice in Chinatown... everyone cooks em and Wingstop does an excellent job. Be prepared to wait especially on a football weekend. They suggest you place your order well in advance online or on the phone. My other suggestion would be to open before 11am on Saturdays during football season because some games start at 11! Welcome to Hoover!