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Celebrating National Chicken Wing Day: Where to score free wings and more

Restaurant chains are using the day to steer customers to their mobile apps, with a variety of deals for free traditional and boneless wings.
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Restaurant chains are gearing up for National Chicken Wing Day with a variety of offers./Image courtesy of Zaxby's.

Friday is National Chicken Wing Day and restaurants are celebrating with free wings, discounts, new menus and contests. They are also using the day to get more customers to use their respective mobile apps in the process.

Here is a roundup of the best deals to check out this year for National Chicken Wing Day.

Buffalo Wild Wings is giving customers a chance to win free chicken wings for an entire year. To enter, reward members must simply check in on the Buffalo Wild Wings App when visiting any Buffalo Wild Wings location. The chain is also offering six free boneless or traditional wings with any $10 dine-in purchase throughout the day. Buffalo Wild Wings is using this offering to settle the debate between traditional or boneless by inviting customers to share their pick to social media with the hashtag #wingdebeate. The chicken chain said it will share the results the following day.

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Buffalo Wild Wings hopes to determine whether traditional or boneless wings are more popular./Image courtesy of Buffalo Wild Wings. 

Head over to Wingstop for an offer of five free classic or boneless wings. To redeem the offer, customers can use Wingstop’s app, website or stop in for a dine-in or carry-out order. In addition to free wings, Wingstop is donating one dollar to Wingstop Charities with every free wing redemption.

Zaxby’s is offering a “Buy one, Get One,” boneless wings meal. The meal features five boneless wings tossed in one of the quick-service chicken chain’s eight sauces and served with Texas Toast, crinkle fries and ranch. The offer is valid on Friday and redeemable only on Zaxby’s mobile app.

Charleys Philly Steaks is offering $2 off orders of wings for Charleys rewards members on its mobile app and $5 off 30 and 50 piece boneless or classic wing orders for online orders. To redeem the deal, customers can use the coupon code HAPPYWINGDAY.

Big City Wings is offering big savings with a 75-cent wing deal. Additionally, the Houston-based restaurant is offering $2 Bud Lights and Michelob Ultras. The deal will last all day and applies to both dine-in and to-go orders.

Hurricane Grill & Wings is using the day to debut a limited-time menu: the Na’Cho Average Wings. The new wing flavor combines two menu staples, chicken wings and nachos and will be available through Dec. 18. The dish features the restaurant’s crispy trifecta rub drizzled with Ancho Chili Lime Sauce and queso. The wings are topped with diced tomatoes, green onion, fresh jalapenos and cotija cheese. The wings are then served on crispy tortilla chips.

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