Are you ready for some football? Here are 11 places to score wings for the big game

Super Bowl Sunday is synonymous with chicken wings.

This savory snack is the quintessential part of many fans' game day menu, along with other pop-in-your-mouth treats and unlimited chips, dip, salsa or guac.

According to the National Chicken Council’s (NCC) 2022 Wing Report — yes, you read that right, there's a chicken wing report — Americans are expected to devour 1.42 billion wings during game day.

Super Bowl LVI will be held Sunday, Feb. 13 at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. National Football Conference champion Los Angeles Rams will face off against American Football Conference champion Cincinnati Bengals at 6:30 p.m. EST (NBC).

Even if they aren't hype about the game itself, fans can look forward to Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar performing during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show this year.

Before the Rams take on the Bengals, however, football fans in South Jersey and beyond will be in search of flats and drumsticks worthy of staining their shirts and greasing up their fingers. And we know chicken wing enthusiasts are passionate about wing preparation, rubs, sauces and condiments, especially for the Big Game.

So, here are 11 places to score great wings for the big game — we've even got a place to find vegan wings.

Cockadoodle Dan’s, Palymra

Versatility is the name of the game at Cockadoodle Dan’s.

The eatery is family-owned and was established just a few years ago.

Riverton resident Dan Walsh and fiancée Morgan Pellegrino signed the lease on the location in the summer of 2020 and opened in November of that year.

Walsh had expected a callback from a construction job once work picked up again, but the call never came. His first weekend as a business owner, he sold about 5,000 wings, serving about 400 customers. He knew he was in business.

Wing sauce flavors offered here include: mild, hot, Diablo, Buffalo garlic-Parmesan, honey Buffalo garlic-Parmesan, mango habanero, honey BBQ, hot & honey, Thai chili and more.

Boneless wings also are available.

Cockadoodle Dan’s is also known for its cheesesteaks. Other menu offerings include: hoagies, breakfast sandwiches, omelets, pancakes, French toast, breakfast sides, appetizers, cutlets and more.

The website currently states that online orders are not available, so customers must call the shop.

Go: 9 E. Broad St., 856-389-5703; cockadoodledans.com/#/

Dolsot House, Cherry Hill

Although Dolsot House is known for Korean food, it’s won awards for its wings.

The wings are jumbo-sized and usually ordered in bulk — guests order a dozen to 20 in one go.

What’s unique about the wings is that they’re double fried.

Seasoned and marinated for about 48 hours, the wings are fried and stored for when orders come in. As orders come in, they’re fried again and freshly coated with one of four sauces (honey, soy garlic, spicy and Diablo — the hottest sauce).

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"It's crunchy, moist, unlike any wing you've probably ever had just because of the preparation that's involved with the frying aspect," said owner Craig Vogt.

Menus at the 1,600-square-foot restaurant are 10 pages long and filled with pictures and descriptive language to give guests a visual of dishes.

All menu items are customizable.

If you dine at Dolsot House, traditional Banchan is offered to guests: Before entrees and appetizers are served, a complimentary hot or cold corn and barley tea and five to seven complimentary side dishes are brought to the table. Most are vegetarian dishes, and one staple is kimchi.

Go: 404 Marlton Pike East (Rt. 70), Cherry Hill, 856-216-0090; dolsothouse.com

Jug Handle Inn, Cinnaminson

This Cinnaminson restaurant has been featured on ABC’s “The View” and Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate.”

Near the junction of Route 73, Haddonfield Road and Route 130, Jug Handle Inn has been a popular spot since it opened in 1980, and the Jug Handle always comes up in discussions about good wings.

Lightly breaded and made fresh to order, the wings are offered with traditional sauces in mild, medium, hot, extra hot and Mud, Manga Habanero, California Buffalo BBQ, honey BBQ and more.

Ten-piece wings are $12.99, 20 pieces are $24.99.

Order other starters including avocado fries, shrimp poppers, fried ravioli and more.

If you stick around, you can play table shuffleboard, billiards and darts while you eat.

Go: 1018 Forklanding Road, 856-665-9464; thejughandleinn.com

Golden Nugget Tavern, Berlin

Family-owned and operated since 1956, you can go to this Berlin tavern for live music, dancing … and definitely wings.

Sure, the menu includes cheesesteaks, burgers, soups, sandwiches, salads, seafood pizza and much more. But wings have been one of Golden Nugget’s specialties for decades, as well.

You can get 10 for $11.95, 20 for $21.95, or 100 wings for $99.50.

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Sauce flavors for the wings include a house sauce, honey-jerk and an original hot sauce. And Golden Nugget also makes jumbo wings.

The Jug Handle offers live music on Fridays and Saturdays beginning at 9 p.m. The location features a high-grade wooden dance floor, too, so have your dancing shoes ready if you visit some other time.

Go: 433 New Freedom Road, 856-809-2695; goldennuggettavern.net/

LOCAL Bar & Kitchen, Gibbstown

Since 2017, Gian Giumarello and his wife Giovanna own and operate this popular Gibbstown neighborhood bar and kitchen.

Giumarello began his culinary career with his family’s business. Giumarello’s Restaurant opened in 1988 in Haddon Heights and later moved to Westmont. It's now called Giumarello’s Restaurant and G Bar.

The LOCAL offers wings with many sauces to choose from — there’s the honey mild, sweet Thai chili, garlic-Parmesan and honey hot.

But don’t stop at the wings. There are plenty of other starters to try such asquesadillas, fried pickles, cheesesteak rolls, cheese fries, pierogi and more to complete your Super Bowl table.

Go: 377 W Broad St., 856-423-2233; localbarnj.com

Pic-A-Lilli Inn, Shamong

Established in the early 1920s, the family-owned restaurant has fresh, kosher wings in nine different flavors that increase in spice levels.

These wings are soaked in a salted brine, fried and coated with sauce. The wing meat has been purchased from the same farm for the last three decades, owners say, and is cut fresh.

Flavors include mild, spicy, hot, Smokers — the hottest — garlic-Parmesan, honey barbecue, maple and teriyaki.

You can get 100 wings for $80, 50 for $45, 25 for $27, 13 for $15 etc.

Pre-pandemic, guests could gather at the large bar decorated with old glass blocks from the '50s or in the dining room with a roaring fireplace.

Go: 866 Route 206, Shamong, 609-268-2066;.picalilli.com/

Pizza, Wings, Steaks & Things, Burlington Township

Red cushiony booth seats and black-and-white tiled walls call to mind old-school diners. Vintage memorabilia and posters on the walls adds to that atmosphere.

But it's the food that brings customers back for more, including chicken wings.

Sauces include kamikaze, barbecue, teriyaki, Buffalo-garlic, honey mustard and more.

Pizza, stromboli, burgers, salads, pasta, salads or chili are also part of the menu offerings for this Coopertown Plaza eatery.

Customers also can grab jalapeño poppers, quesadillas, mozzarella sticks, sandwiches and more to munch on during the game.

Go: 1105 Sunset Road, 609-239-1511; pizzawingssteaksnthings.com/

Tailgaters Sports Bar & Grille, Egg Harbor City

Wings, burgers, pizza, salads are among the things this neighborhood hangout is known for.

Ten wings sauces are offered here including honey BBQ, hot Buffalo, sweet chili Thai, habanero, honey hot, Creole dry-rub and more.

Chicken tenders or fingers, clams, mussels, burger sliders, Southern pickle chips, Buffalo cauliflower, potato skins, pretzel bites, loaded nachos, fries, Bam Bam shrimp, pasta, steak, soups, salads, and ribs are among the other menu offerings.

There are dozens of televisions tuned to sports events available for watching the Big Game on Super Bowl Sunday or at other times.

Go: 337 W. White Horse Pike, 609-804-9000; tailgatersnj.com

Vegan Are Us - With A Touch of Soul, Vineland and Atlantic City

When preparing your Super Bowl spread, don’t sideline your vegan friends.

Vegans Are Us - With a Touch of Soul makes a “wing” that spares the bird.

“They are made out of tofu and they taste just like chicken,” restaurant owner Sharonda Harris-Bunton said.

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After some culinary experimentation, Harris-Bunton said she perfected her recipe in 2016 and started offering “drumettes” in three flavors.

But her “let’s try this” drive expanded the menu. Drumettes are now available in a wide range of flavors including mango-habanero, lemon-pepper, Buffalo, barbecue, maple curry, jerk and teriyaki.

At the Vineland location, catering portions for football fans are available starting with small pans that serve about 8 to 10 people ($75).

They not only taste good, there are other benefits, Harris-Bunton said

“You’re not eating animals,” she said. “And it’s healthy for you.”

Pair the drumettes with other vegan options – macaroni and cheese, seasoned brown rice, or the restaurant’s signature collard greens.

Orders must be placed by the end of business Feb. 10 for Super Bowl weekend. The Vegans Are Us in Vineland is closed on Sunday so orders must be picked up on Saturday. Heating instructions are provided.

Go: 636 E. Landis Ave., Vineland, 856-457-5026 or The Tanger Outlets The Walk, 122 N. Michigan Ave, Atlantic City, 609-449-8045; vegansareusnj.com

Wing King, Moorestown

Since 1995, Wing King has served a variety of quick-serve sandwiches, pizzas, wings, salads, full entrees, as well as water ice and ice cream novelties.

Order buffalo wings with extra blue cheese or ranch on the side for 60 cents.

There’s a six-pack for $6.65, a 10-pack is $9.95, a 20-pack for $19.95, 30-pack for $28, a 50-pack for $44 and a 100-pack for $82.

For Super Bowl Sunday, a party pack of two large 16-inch pizzas and 50-pack wings for $58.99 might be the way to go.

Choose from a list of “munchies” to accompany your wings. Try the bacon cheese fries, hot pepper cheese balls, Buffalo shrimp, mini pizza turnovers, soft pretzels, fried pickle chips and more.

Go: 219 W Camden Ave., 856- 231-8700; 360menumail.com/websites/wing-king

The Wing Kitchen, Turnersville, Glassboro

With wing in the name, wings are obviously one of their big games.

Chef Timothy Witcher, co-owner of The Wing Kitchen, was a winner on the Food Network’s show "Chopped'' and is a culinary arts teacher.

The Willingboro native is constantly creating new items for his menu, such as buttermilk fried corn, but it’s the chicken wings, buttermilk-fried chicken tenders and chicken sandwiches that are stars here.

Some of the wing flavors, also offered with s a boneless option, include sesame-ginger, honey-jalapeño, garlic-Parmesan, smokehouse barbecue, BBQ Buffalo, Sweet Heat and Numb Tongue.

Witcher's menu also offers crispy fried cauliflower, hand-cut fries, chili-lime slaw and more.

Chef sometimes will add weekend specials to his offerings whether it’s a Hot Henny honey sauce or a Chef Witch-Fillet sandwich.

And dessert will not disappoint. Have you heard about his famous buttermilk-fried doughnuts?

And look for Wing Kitchen Express, a food truck which frequents corporate events, street festivals, wineries and breweries and more.

Go: 6 Shoppers Lane, Unit A, Turnersville, 856-270-2149; 114 High St. West,

Glassboro, 856-226-3927; thewingkitchen.com/

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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: 11 places in South Jersey to get your wing on for Super Bowl Sunday