Des Moines’ best chicken wings — Axios reader recommendations

Locals know best.

• Here are the spots for Des Moines metro's tastiest chicken wings, according to our readers.

Ankeny

🐔 The Chicken Coop — Scott Miller, Ankeny

🎤 Cabaret Sports Bar & Grill — Roxi Beck, Polk City and Derek Kreidler, Ankeny

• Derek's tip: Order the tropical habanero.

🇬🇧 Wig and Pen Pizza — Tim Gibbons, Ankeny

• Tip: Wing Zings are the bomb.

Clive

🏀 Rookies Sports Bar & Grill — Derek Zarn, Urbandale

• Tip: Order the PB&J wings

Des Moines

🍣 Sakari Shushi — Toni Minard, Ankeny

• Tip: Ask for the sauce on the side of the Sakari wings

🥡 Fawn’s Asian Cuisine — Judy McClure, DSM

🍺 Court Avenue Restaurant & Brewing — Megan Grandgeorge, DSM

⛽️ The Station on Ingersoll — Jeff Getting, WDM and David Jennings, DSM

🍗 Gerri’s Bar & Grill — Chris Logsdon, Windsor Heights and Jack Kuhns, Pleasant Hill

Johnston

🍻 Pour Choices Neighborhood Bar — Alan Hulstein, Grimes

• Tip: Try the house sweet chili garlic sauce

West Des Moines

🍺 Grand Junction Bar and Grill — Meg Johnson, WDM

• Tip: The crispy wings are best