Wing Week 2018

WING WEEK IS BACK, and it’s bigger and better than ever!

From Mon June 25 to Sat June 30, the Portland Mercury’s Portland Wing Week promises an amazing array of 27 one-of-a-kind chicken wings—and not only can you get them at some of the best bars and restaurants all over town, but each order of wings will cost you a mere $5! Along with our Wing Week sponsors Jim Beam and Tsingtao Beer, the Mercury’s here to make sure that one thing in this world, at least, remains perfect and pure.

That thing is Wing Week, and it will be wondrous.

We’ve got a complete list of all the mouth-watering wings on the following pages—but before you start planning your routes to eat as many of these great wings as you can, a few things to keep in mind....

TIP! And don’t be stingy! Wing Week’s a fantastic deal and a ton of fun, and a lot of people work hard in the kitchens and behind the bars to make it that way! Let ’em know you appreciate it. Wing Week couldn’t happen without ’em.

LIFE BEYOND WINGS! It’s called Wing Week for a reason—it’s all about the wings! But don’t forget that each of our select Wing Week locations also has a great array of sides and drinks that they’ve paired with their unique wings. Sure, you could eat nothing but wings, but you’ll be missing out if you do.

STAY COOL! Wing Week is one of Portland’s biggest food events for a reason—a lot of people love wings! This means there’ll be lines and a lot of other wing-lovers, so if a place is too busy, just come back on another day—and in the meantime, check out another Wing Week location!

#PORTLANDWINGWEEK! Stay tuned for updates, reviews, and tips on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—and hit portlandwingweek.com for even more useful info, like a handy-dandy map of all Wing Week locations!

Alameda Brewhouse’s Spicy PB&J Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Fried and tossed in a spicy berry sauce, sprinkled with chopped peanuts, and served with a side of honey mustard.
The Sauce: Marionberry purée and our jalapeño concentrate sauce sprinkled with chopped peanuts. Sticky, sweet, and spicy, with a hint of a PB&J that brings back childhood memories.
What They Say: “These flavors go so well together. It really does taste like a PB&J—the only thing missing is Wonder Bread.”
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-11 pm
Address: 4765 NE Fremont
No to-go orders, no substitutions, and not valid with any other deals. Those with peanut allergies can ask to leave off chopped peanuts. Peanuts are not added to the sauce itself.

Alto Bajo’s Carolina Reaper and Ancho Chili Wings

Heat Level: 4- (Hot)
The Wings: Smoked and fried.
The Sauce: Carolina Reaper peppers, ancho chilis, brown sugar, and garlic.
What They Say: “These wings are a sweet heat. My inspiration comes from my love for hot peppers, smoked foods, and Mexican chilis. I believe wings should be hot but enjoyable to eat and should be paired with a good dipping sauce and an Oregon craft beer.”
When Can You Eat It: Lunch Mon-Fri 11 am-2 pm, dinner Mon-Thurs 5:30 pm-9 pm and Fri-Sat 5:30 pm-10 pm (dinner closed Sunday). Lo Bar Hours are Mon-Thurs 11 am-11 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-midnight, Sun 11 am-10 pm
Address: 310 SW Stark
Available from lunch through dinner during Wing Week at both Alto Bajo and the Lo Bar in the Hi Lo Hotel.

Ate-Oh-Ate’s Filipino Adobo Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Marinated, baked, fried to order, and tossed in adobo sauce and togarashi.
The Sauce: Vinegar, sugar, soy, garlic, bay, then a toss with Japanese chili blend—tangy and spicy!
What They Say: “Our take on classic Filipino adobo with a Hawaiian twist.”
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-9 pm
address: 2454 E Burnside, 5200 SE Woodstock
No takeout, no delivery.

Bar Maven’s Mama’s Harissa Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Fried!
The Sauce: Our sauce will have Mama Lil’s peppers blended in our housemade harrisa sauce.
What They Say: “We went back to our Mediterranean roots for this recipe, blending an array of fresh-ground spices, roasted bell peppers, and some Mama Lil’s to bring a new twist to an old-school harissa sauce. And it does not get more Mediterranean then some mint yogurt dipping sauce!”
When Can You Eat It: 4 pm-2 am
Address: 6219 SE Foster
No take-out, no minors, no to-go boxes.

Boke Bowl’s Boke Hotwings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Star anise brined, smoked, and fried.
The Sauce: Red jalapeno and Thai chili wing sauce.
What They Say: “These wings are spicy yet comforting, with an inviting heat.”
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-9 pm
Addresses: 1028 SE Water, 1200 NW 18th.
Dine-in only.

BRIX Tavern’s Jamaican Jerk Wings

Heat Level: 4- (Hot)
The Wings: Braised in Jamaican jerk sauce, fried, and finished with halal white sauce.
When Can You Eat It: Wings available Mon-Sat from 3pm to close.
Address: 1338 NW Hoyt
Dine-in only.

Ecliptic Brewing’s Sweet & Spicy Mustard Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Fried, then tossed in mustard-chili sauce.
The Sauce: Tangy mustard sauce with medium heat (shallot, garlic, chili flake, honey, dijon mustard, grain mustard, and aioli).
What They Say: “Fantastic with a Spectra Hoppy Pilsner!”
When Can You Eat It: Sun-Thurs 11 am-10 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-11 pm
Address: 825 N Cook
No substitutions, no take-out.

Fifth Quadrant’s Spicy Honey Nashville Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Baked and fried.
The Sauce: Honey, red chiles, chili sauce, and pickle juice.
What They Say: “Sweet, hot, and tangy!!!!!”
When Can You Eat It: 11 am to midnight
Address: 3901 N Williams
No take-out.

Haymaker’s Smoke’Em If Ya Got’Em

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Spicy dry-rub wings slow-smoked over hickory and char grilled. Served with a creamy and tangy Alabama white gold sauce and housemade pickles.
The Sauce: Alabama white gold is a wonderful regional sauce from Alabama meant to go hand-in-hand with smoked chicken. It is a mayonnaise and cider vinegar-based sauce, and we kick ours up with a little cayenne and a little brown sugar to bring it back down. We make this with another staple of the south, Dukes Mayo, that we special-order in. The bulk of the wings’ flavor comes from the hickory smoke and the dry rub of cayenne, garlic, onion, and brown sugar... as well as the char from being flame-grilled. The white gold sauce then cuts in with some nice acidity.
What They Say: “We are big on whiskey. We keep around 90-plus bottles in our tiny little bar, and everything food-wise is meant to go well with that. We first smoked wings when we had some room when doing a batch of pastrami, so we made some staff wings. The hickory flavor was great on the wings, so we kept playing until we found something that we wanted to bring to our guests. Everything on this dish brings me back to the cookouts we would have on base when in the Marines. It was a melting pot of cultures, but with a heavy hand from being in the South, and all done with makeshift smokers and pit dug fire pits to grill.”
When Can You Eat It: Sun-Thurs 3 pm-10 pm, Fri-Sat 3 pm-1 am
Address: 1233 N Killingsworth

Kim Jong Smokehouse NW’s Smoked Honey Gochujang Wings, Kimchi Ranch

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Smoked
The Sauce: Ranch, kimchi.
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-9 pm
Address: 413 NW 21st

Las Primas’s Alitas Anticucheras (Street-Style Wings)

Heat Level: 1 - (Mild)
The Wings: Fried and tossed in anticucho sauce.
The Sauce: Tangy, traditional Peruvian street sauce made with ají panca, garlic, and vinegar.
What They Say: “Chef Catalina pairs her love for both chicken wings and traditional antichuchos (Peruvian street skewers) in this tangy, tasty recipe.”
When Can You Eat It: Tues-Fri 11:30 am-8 pm, Sat 12 pm-8 pm, closed Mon
Address: 3971 N Williams

Lightning Will’s Seoul Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: These delicious little morsels of love are first braised for hours, then fried for the ultimate fall-off-the-bone wing experience. They’re then tossed in our Asian-inspired bulgogi sauce and topped with sesame seeds and scallions.
The Sauce: Bulgogi sauce: A sweet, tangy, Korean-style sauce with notes of sesame seeds and a light heat finish. Ingredients: Sesame seed oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, sambal, ginger, garlic, and rice wine vinegar.
What They Say: “Chef Branden’s inspiration for these wings comes from his personal love for Korean cuisine. “We don’t have any flavors like this on our menu, and I would love to put out something different for our customers to try,” says Chef. “The subtle play between sweet, savory, and spicy will make for the perfect wing sauce.”
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Fri 11 am-2:30 am
Address: 305 NW 21st
No take-out, substitutions, or modifiers.

Local 66’s Bourbon Berry Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Smoked on our Traeger, then deep fried.
The Sauce: Housemade Jim Bean Marionberry BBQ Sauce, a little sweet with a little heat.
What They Say: “We wanted to use the bourbon of one of the Wing Week sponsors, Jim Beam, and stay true to our local roots with the marionberry. Of course, we had to smoke our wings—we smoke most of the meat we serve at Local 66.”
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Sat 3 pm-2 am
Address: 6618 SE Powell
No take-out, dine-in only, no minors.

Lompoc Tavern’s Korean Gochujang Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Our wings are brined with salt, sugar, garlic, ginger, and spices, then baked in the oven and fried to order.
The Sauce: Our wing sauce is a savory, sweet, and spicy glaze made with gochujang chili paste, pears, rice wine vinegar, soy, sesame, ginger, and garlic.
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Thurs 11 am-11pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-12 pm, Sun 11 am-10 pm
Address: 1620 NW 23rd
Sorry, no to-go wings.

Low Brow Lounge’s Original LB Wings from 1999

Heat Level: 1 - (Mild)
The Wings: Baked, then deep-fried to crisp.
The Sauce: Honey, garlic, and lime juice.
What They Say: “Out of the archives, a blast from the past for all the lovers of LB wings!”
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Sat 3 pm-2:30 am, Sun 6 pm-late
Address: 1036 NW Hoyt
In-house only this week.

Loyal Legion’s EastSOY’d Rye Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Fried.
The Sauce: Eastside Rye, soy sauce, garlic, and a hint of wasabi.
What They Say: “We wanted to incorporate some of this amazing whiskey we have, and thought what better than our local Eastside! Out came the Japanese whiskey-inspired wing sauce.”
When Can You Eat It: Sun-Thurs 11:30 am-midnight, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-2 am
Address: 710 SE 6th
No phone orders, no take-out, no substitutions (except for vegetarian option).

Night Light Lounge’s Pollo con Cola

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Braised.
The Sauce: Its a cola-based braise with lots of onion, herb, and roots flavors.
What They Say: “I really wanted to stay away from the deep fryer for these. I grew up making carnitas with lots of Coca-Cola as the base liquid. I still do it this way, and I had a feeling it would translate well onto wings! I reserve the jus from the carnitas process for the wing braise to bring it up a bit.”
When Can You Eat It: 2 pm-2:30 am
Address: 2100 SE Clinton

Oaks Bottom Public House’s Cola Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Marinated for 24 hours in RC Cola and gochujang, then deep-fried to crispy perfection.
The Sauce: We’ve given these Korean BBQ-inspired wings our own twist. Blending savory tamari and sweet cola, the kick of fresh ginger, and Korean chili paste, along with a few special ingredients. These aren’t your average Korean-style wings.
What They Say: “These wings are the product of many attempts at blending a personalized flavor with a traditional style. The flavors are bold but balanced. At Lompoc, our goal is to sell beer, and we feel that this blend lends perfectly to that. Try a plate of our Cola Wings with one of our house favorites or seasonal brews!”
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Sat 11 am-midnight, Sun 11 am-10 pm
Address: 1621 SE Bybee

Picasso Pizza Co’s Mi So Good

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Deep fried.
The Sauce: These wings will be transformed with our specially created spicy miso mirin glaze. Slightly sweet, spicy, and savory, and sure to delight all your finger-lickin’ senses.
What They Say: “We are excited to have you try our newest wing flavor, with a recipe developed specifically for these wings that will leave you saying ‘Mi so gooooood.’”
When Can You Eat It: Sun-Thurs 11 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 11 am-10 pm
Address: 12176 N Pavillion

Reverend’s BBQ’s Reverend’s Adobo Wings

Heat Level: 1 - (Mild)
The Wings: Marinated and smoked.
The Sauce: Reverend’s take on adobo: vinegar, honey, molasses, brown sugar, allspice, and garlic.
What They Say: “Smoky and tangy and oh-so-delicious.”
When Can You Eat It: Sun-Thurs 11:30 am-9 pm, Fri-Sat 11:30 am-10 pm
Address: 7712 SE 13th
No to-go, no delivery.

Smokehouse Tavern’s Nashville Hot Chicken, Green Goddess

Heat Level: 4- (Hot)
The Wings: Fried.
The Sauce: Green goddess, avocado, sour cream, and herbs.
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-11 pm
Address: 1401 SE Morrison #117

Swine Moonshine & Whiskey Bar’s Caramel Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Asian-style wings.
The Sauce: With garlic, Thai chili paste, and fish sauce.
What They Say: “Housemade savory wings.”
When Can You Eat It: 3 pm-midnight
Address: 808 SW Taylor
No take-out.

The Lamp’s Preserved Lemon & Turmeric Spiced Wings

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Roasted, then fried.
The Sauce: The wings are marinated in preserved lemon, garlic, turmeric, cumin, and smoked paprika. Bright yellow, tangy, and savory.
When Can You Eat It: 12 pm-10 pm
Address: 3023 SE Milwaukie
No take-out, no other coupons or discounts apply.

Triple Nickel Pub’s Kickass Smokin’ Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Fried.
The Sauce: Smoky and delicious!! Our award-winning wing sauce infused with a blend of rich, smoky spices specially created for Wing Week 2018! Wings are topped off with fried jalapeños and onions to add to the goodness of our outstanding sauce!
What They Say: “These wings are so good, you may want to start with two orders and one of our 70 beers to wash them down! Be prepared to have your tastebuds tantalized!”
When Can You Eat It: 11 am-2:30 am
Address: 3646 SE Belmont
No take-out, no substitutions.

Twenty First Ave Kitchen & Bar’s Peach HabaJaba

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: 24-hour citrus brined and fried.
The Sauce: Fresh peach, jalapeno, and habanero purée.
What They Say: “See you at Twenty First.”
When Can You Eat It: Mon-Fri 2 pm-2:30 am, Sat-Sun 12 pm-2:30 am
Address: 721 NW 21st
No take-out, no delivery, no bullshit.

Wayfinder Beer’s Chesapeake Confit Wings

Heat Level: 3
The Wings: Confited, then fried, then grilled.
The Sauce: Garlic, butter, Old Bay.
When Can You Eat It: 11:30 am-11 pm
Address: 304 SE 2nd
No take-out

Yen Ha’s Vietnamese Fish Sauce

Heat Level: 2
The Wings: Fried.
The Sauce: Sweetened fish sauce with garlic and Thai chilies.
What They Say: “These wings are gluten-free.”
When Can You Eat It: 3 pm-9 pm
Address: 6820 NE Sandy