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Q39

The Best Wings On The Planet

Price: $13 Rating: 4/5

By Grace Logan

About: Back in 2014, the barbecue restaurant Q39 opened its first location in Midtown, Kansas City. Before opening Q39, Rob Magee led a competitive barbecue team known as the Munchin’ Hogs. Learning from each competition and national championship, Magee always hopes to pursue perfection with his food.

The Peanut

Buffalo Wings

Price: $15 Rating: 4/5

by Izak Zeller

About: The Peanut is a bar and grill with multiple locations throughout Kansas City. They are self-proclaimed to be KC’s oldest bar and grill, existing as a speakeasy before the Prohibition was repealed in Dec. 1933. The Peanut serves a wide variety of American cuisine, but are known for their wings.

Cm Chicken

Red Hot Pepper Chicken

by Izak Zeller

Price: $16.99

Rating: 5/5

The Review: The Peanut we got one of my personal favorites, buffalo wing. Once the wings reached our table, I have to admit I was surprised at how big they were. The size of the wings made it hard to eat, but the flavor was delicious. The skin was crispy and it had bursts of heat with a mild sweetness. Although you may need a couple of napkins, I definitely recommend these wings. They are worth the highway trip.

The Review: “The Best Chicken Wings on the Planet.” A bold title that is probably hyperbole. The wings were coated in a sweet barbecue sauce and, overall, had a good flavor. They were also crispy, but not too crispy, which I appreciated. Now are these really the best wings on the planet? I will be returning to Q39 for these wings very soon, but I don’t think I have tried enough wings to confidently say they are the best on the planet. However, they are still absolutely worth a try.

Red Hot Pepper Chicken

Wings

About: Cm Chicken is a Korean-style fried chicken franchise, established by Choongman Park in Korea. He created his first Tikkudak (Fried N’ Grilled chicken in Korea) recipe in 2011. Park now has 50 locations around the country.

The Review: I have to say, the Korean fried chicken place ‘CM Chicken’ checked all of my boxes. If you didn’t know, the spice levels between different restaurants can vary, especially at Asian restaurants. Maebusim is our ability to tolerate spicy foods, and Koreans take great pride in it. That’s why the spiciest food at a Korean restaurant may be more intense than at an American one. The spice complemented the sweet, tangy flavor of the sauce and the wings were juicy and tender. If you were to try any restaurant on this list, I promise you this is the one.

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