Wings Over Pittsburgh South Side, Pittsburgh

Wings Over Pittsburgh South Side is located at 2525 E. Carson St. Many may recognize this restaurant as a staple of the South Side, where it has been located for about seven years, within walking distance of South Side Works. The restaurant is now under a new franchisee, Brian Hurowitz and his business partner, Chris Judge, who have run the business since mid-August. Recognized for its signature wings, this restaurant is focused on taking the same food from the original franchise, but evolving it one step further for Pittsburgh customers. “New ownership, new management, same great food — just taking the restaurant to the next step, the next level to make sure that all the guests are getting the best experience possible,” Hurowitz said. “Our mission is to provide the best food possible to as many people as we can reach.” Wings are served as either boneless tenders or “traditional” bone-in and come with a variety of quantities to choose from. The boneless wings are fresh, never frozen, hand battered and unprocessed. Slightly different from the traditional wing restaurants, boneless tenders are sold by weight. The options begin with the “DC-3,” which is about one-half pound, and gradually grow to “The Zeppelin,” which is about six pounds and feeds 10 to 12 people. The bone-in wings are also sold by weight, so the count varies from delivery to delivery. “The same idea goes for the juicy, crispy traditional wings,” Hurowitz said. With the “largest, meatiest, tastiest” wings, customers can pick from as few as six wings, otherwise known as the “Paper Airplane,” all the way up to the “C-5 Galaxy,” which averages about 90 wings. “We have two different types of wings on our menu which are the core items. We have our traditional wings and we also have our boneless tenders — they’re jumbo tenders, super juicy, very big and they’re a really great value for our guests,” Hurowitz said. It definitely doesn’t end at just the quantity. There are about 25 flavors to choose from to match your wings — and to keep guests from being overwhelmed, the restaurant is more than happy to offer taste tests of any of the flavors available. Honey mustard and Cajun blackened are two of the most popular options, but others include citrus chipotle, sweet chili and West Texas mesquite. Though the focus of the restaurant is wings, it surely is not limited to that. The menu also includes sandwiches, wraps, slow-cooked ribs and salads. There are sweeter options like cookies and brownies as well. Wings, fries, ribs and sandwiches, Wings Over Pittsburgh South Side is there to fulfill your cravings — especially the late-night cravings. The restaurant is currently open on weekdays from 4 p.m. to midnight, with the exception of Friday night, when it is open until 3 a.m. On Saturday, the restaurant is open from 11 a.m. to 3 a.m., and on Sunday it is open from noon until midnight. But visitors can expect some big changes starting as early as October of this year. First, the hours of the restaurant expand to serve lunch as well. In the next couple of weeks, Wings Over Pittsburgh will open every day at 11 a.m. In addition to this, Hurowitz and Judge will fully remodel the restaurant in 2020 — a complete re-furnished front-of-house look. There will be new tables, new chairs, new flooring, better lighting and remodeled bathrooms. If you don’t have time to stop into the restaurant, Wings Over Pittsburgh South Side has already accounted for that. Delivery options are currently partnered with Uber, Postmates and Grubhub, but this will soon extend further to in-house delivery. Furthermore, catering of the larger quantities of wings will be available to guests of bigger parties, and Hurowitz and Judge are open to catering any other menu items of interest.