Wild Wing Cafe

Wild Wing Cafe is a restaurant chain in the southern and eastern parts of the United States with 44 locations in nine U.S. states and best known for chicken wings and beer selection. It is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Wild Wing Cafe
TypePrivate
IndustryRestaurant Chain
FoundedHilton Head, South Carolina June 1990 (1990-06)
FounderDiane & Cecil Crowley
Headquarters
Charlotte, North Carolina
,
United States
Number of locations
46 restaurants (2019)
Area served
Owner
  • Axum Capital Partners (>50%)
  • Diane & Cecil Crowley
Websitewildwingcafe.com

Background

Their chain's motto is "Hot Wings, Cold Beer, Good Times." Wild Wing Cafe was started by Atlanta native Cecil Crowley and his wife Diane, who opened the chain's first location in Hilton Head, South Carolina in June 1990.[1][2][3] By 2001, it had grown to seven locations.[4] In January 2012, a majority interest in the chain was secured by Charlotte, North Carolina-based Axum Capital Partnership, an investment company whose founders include a former Red Lobster president and National Football League Pro Bowler, Muhsin Muhammad.[5]

Wild Wing Cafe are known for their many wing flavors and various other food items. The menu is similar to other wing chains such as Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings. Wild Wing Cafe also serves a variety of other food like burgers, salads, and wraps.

Some locations feature live music in the evenings, and recording artist Edwin McCain started his career playing shows at Wild Wing Cafe.[6][7]

Locations

Wild Wing Cafe is currently located throughout nine different states in the U.S. with a total of 44 locations as of 2019. Some operations are company owned locations whereas some are franchised.[8]

State City
Alabama Opelika
Florida Jacksonville
Georgia Alpharetta

Augusta

Columbus Park Crossing

Cumming

Dunwoody

Gainesville

Grovetown

Hamilton Mill

Johns Creek

Macon

McDonough

Pooler

Savannah

Snellville

Statesboro

Warner Robins

New Jersey Barrington
North Carolina Asheville - Downtown

Asheville - South

Charlotte Ayrsley

Charlotte University

Charlotte Uptown

Gastonia

Raleigh

Wilmington

South Carolina Aiken

Anderson

Bluffton

Columbia Harbison

Columbia The Village at Sandhill

Columbia The Vista

Greenville - South

Greenville - Magnolia Park

Hilton Head Island

Mt. Pleasant - Hwy 17N

North Charleston

North Myrtle Beach

Spartanburg

Tennessee Franklin

Johnson City

Knoxville - Farragut

Knoxville - Powell

Texas Katy
Virginia Charlottesville

Chesapeake

References
  1. Wild Wing Cafe, Hilton Head Monthly (March 2003)
  2. (March 3, 2005). EAT: NEIGHBORHOOD NOSH: Wild Wing Cafe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p.15
  3. (July 1, 2011). Home grown: Lowcountry-based businesses that have gone national, Hilton Head Monthly
  4. (June 22, 2001). Wild Wing celebrates birthday, The Island Packet
  5. Slade, David. "Wild Wing Cafe company sold".
  6. Bates, Ashely (July 26, 2007). New Wild Wing Cafe draws varied crowds, local music, Gainesville Times
  7. (June 17, 2010). Edwin McCain returns for a Wingstock cameo, Beaufort Gazette
  8. Salgado, Brian. Wild Wing Café, Food * Drink, Retrieved December 6, 2011
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