Wild Wing Cafe

Wild Wing Cafe
Type	Private
Industry	Restaurant Chain
Founded	Hilton Head, South Carolina June 1990
Founder	Diane & Cecil Crowley
Headquarters	Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Number of locations	46 restaurants (2019)
Area served	Alabama; Florida; Georgia; New Jersey; North Carolina; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia;
Owner	Axum Capital Partners (>50%); Diane & Cecil Crowley;
Website	wildwingcafe.com

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.

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 Muhammed.[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	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

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

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[hhmarti-1] Wild Wing Cafe, Hilton Head Monthly (March 2003)

[ajc1-2] (March 3, 2005). EAT: NEIGHBORHOOD NOSH: Wild Wing Cafe, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, p.15

[hhm2011-3] (July 1, 2011). Home grown: Lowcountry-based businesses that have gone national, Hilton Head Monthly

[7seven-4] (June 22, 2001). Wild Wing celebrates birthday, The Island Packet

[5] Slade, David. "Wild Wing Cafe company sold".

[edwin1-6] Bates, Ashely (July 26, 2007). New Wild Wing Cafe draws varied crowds, local music, Gainesville Times

[hh2-7] (June 17, 2010). Edwin McCain returns for a Wingstock cameo, Beaufort Gazette

[fran1-8] Salgado, Brian. Wild Wing Café, Food * Drink, Retrieved December 6, 2011