Industry Restaurant Chain Website wildwingcafe.com Number of locations 33 | Founder Diane & Cecil Crowley Owner Axum Capital Partners LLC Founded 1990 | |
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Area served FloridaGeorgiaNorth CarolinaSouth CarolinaTennesseeTexasVirginia Profiles | ||
Wild Wing Cafe is a restaurant chain in the south and southeastern United States with over 30 locations in seven U.S. states. It is headquartered in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston.
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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. By 2001, it had grown to seven locations. 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.
Wild Wing Cafe is known their many wing flavors and various other food items. The menu is similar to other wing chains such as Hooters and Buffalo Wild Wings.
Some locations feature live music in the evenings, and recording artist Edwin McCain actually started his career playing shows at Wild Wing Cafe.
Locations
Wild Wing Cafe is located throughout areas of Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Florida, with a total of 41 locations as of late 2016. Some are company owned locations and some are franchised.