First Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings in Wisconsin opens today

Today – Tuesday, May 7 – Wisconsin’s first Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings opens its doors at 138 E. Capitol Dr. That is in the River Glen Market Place shopping plaza, where the Outpost Natural Foods Cooperative is also located.

The quick-service restaurant, which has 32 locations across the U.S., offers a menu of wings (marinated for 18 hours to ensure juiciness and cooked to order) with a choice of dry rubs (garlic parmesan, Nashville hot, salt and vinegar or lemon pepper Tajin ) or sauces (Buffalo, Honey Q, Korean BBQ, Thai Chili, Zone Sauce and Louisiana Lemon Pepper). Hand-breaded boneless wings are also available, along with hot chicken tenders and hot chicken sandwiches available in four heat levels (regular, mild, medium and hot), as well as coleslaw and mac & cheese.

The restaurant is owned and operated by local couple Jodie and Matt Schroeder, whose background includes engineering as well as a decade of experience operating franchise pizza locations in Wisconsin.

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“We’re excited to bring truly fast flavor to Wisconsin for the first time,” notes Jodie Schroeder. “The speed at which Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings can serve hot, delicious sandwiches, tenders and wings is what attracted us to the name and will do the same for thousands of chicken lovers in Milwaukee.”

To celebrate the first Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings in Wisconsin, the store is giving away a free order of six wings, valued at $15, to anyone who signs up for Wing Zone text messages and has “Milwaukee” as their favorite shop sets.

The Wing Zone Hot Chicken & Wings location on Capitol Drive is the first of four planned stores in the Milwaukee area.