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Dallas BBQ chain Dickey's opens new restaurant dedicated to wings

Dickey's wings concept took flight.

Photo courtesy of Dickey's

UPDATE 9-20-2021: The restaurant opens September 20.

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Dallas-based Dickey's Restaurant Brands has made a permanent commitment to wings: After launching Wing Boss, a ghost kitchen concept in March, the barbecue chain is taking the next step with its "virtual" pit-smoked chicken wing concept by opening its first brick & mortar location in Addison.

According to a release, the first standalone location of Wing Boss will open in late summer at 3765 Belt Line Rd., in what seems to be the former Duck Donuts space, aw sorry Duck Donuts.

Dickey's launched Wing Boss as a delivery-only concept serving hickory-smoked wings, with more than 70 locations nationwide. In a post-pandemic twist, it will now get a new restaurant concept out of it.

The restaurant will comprise 1,500 square feet, including a full-service bar with TVs to watch sports since you can't have sports without wings nor can you apparently have wings without sports.

Dickey's CEO Laura Rea Dickey says in a statement that Dallas is the perfect place to start building out this thriving brand.

"By taking our heritage and applying it to smoked chicken wings, we’ve seen impressive results with guests across the country," Dickey says. "We can’t wait to introduce our delicious pit-smoked wings, crispy boneless bites and tenders to more of the Dallas community."

Their wings available in Combos or By The Piece, including hickory-smoked bone-in or boneless chicken wings, with a wide variety of rubs and sauces, including Atomic, Sweet Chili, Barbecue Dry Spice, Buffalo Mild, Buffalo Hot, Original Barbecue, Sweet Barbecue, Cajun Spice, Lemon Pepper, Spicy Korean, Texas Hot Sauce and Garlic Parmesan.

Wing Boss' menu also offers breaded chicken tender strips served with a choice of sauce plus sides such as:

Seasoned Hand-Cut Fries
Cajun Fries
Cheese Fries
Buffalo Ranch Fries
Coleslaw
Mac & Cheese
Veggie Sticks
Buttery Texas Toast

These are also still available for delivery through UberEats, GrubHub, and DoorDash.

Dickey's also operates another delivery-only virtual concept called Big Deal Burger, serving burgers with unique sauces and toppings for one-of-a-kind burger creations.

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Only one Dallas eatery makes OpenTable's top 100 restaurants for 2024

Courtesy of Hudson House

Hudson House on Lover's Lane is the only Dallas restaurant named on OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants list in 2024.

Restaurant reservation website OpenTable has just issued its new list of the top 100 restaurants in America for 2024, and only one eatery in Dallas made the list: Hudson House, the oyster-centric restaurant in Dallas' upscale Park Cities neighborhood.

The "2024's Top 100 Restaurants" is a compilation of the most sought-after and top-ranked restaurants in the U.S. based on 14 million verified reviews on OpenTable from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024. Restaurants are not ranked, but arranged in alphabetical order by state.

Hudson House, which opened in 2017, prides itself on its East Coast comfort food, with seafood dishes, cheeseburgers, and martinis.

"Oysters are flown in daily and are best paired with their legendary 'World’s Coldest Martinis,'" says the restaurant's OpenTable profile.

The fast-expanding chain was co-founded by East Hampton Sandwich Company honchos Hunter Pond and Kyle Brooks. The Lovers Lane location is one of six operating in Dallas-Fort Worth, most recently one that opened in Preston Hollow in April. There is also a location in Houston and another in Beverly Hills.

Pond, who is also the founder and CEO of the restaurant's parent company Vandelay Hospitality, shared his praise for Hudson House in a statement.

"To represent Dallas-Fort Worth and be part of such an esteemed group of restaurants is a testament to our team’s passion and dedication," Pond said. "We’re grateful to our loyal guests who have made this recognition possible."

Hudson House was one of 10 total Texas restaurants to receive recognition in OpenTable's list. In numbers that seem to reflect the recent Michelin Guide awards, Austin ruled with the highest number of restaurants. On the OpenTable list, Austin scored with seven total establishments, while San Antonio and Houston each had one.

The full list of Texas restaurants named on OpenTable's Top 100 Restaurants for 2024, organized alphabetically, are:

Aba, Austin
Hudson House - Lover's Lane, Dallas
J Carver's Oyster Bar & Chophouse, Austin
Jeffrey's Restaurant, Austin
Red Ash Italia, Austin
Sammie's Italian, Austin
Steak 48, Houston
Signature, San Antonio
Uchi Austin
Uchiko Austin

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