5 to Try: Hot Wings in Philadelphia

The Ranch fries 'em up and serves 'em with BBQ, Buffalo or garlic butter sauce for dipping. A dozen for $4.29; a bucket of 50 for $21.95. Eat-in, takeout or delivery.

Built to impress the most sophisticated of palates. Marinated in smoky chipotle sauce and served with fancy-schmantzy Gorgonzola dip on the side. Eight for $7.

Order your tender chicken bits BBQ, mild, hot or painful. On Tuesdays after 4pm they're a mere 15 cents each.

Locals swear by Tangier's buttery, garlic fowl parts. After dark, $6.95 buys fourteen wings, and $12.95 buys two dozen.