Praise from Atlanta for Miss Crumpy's Memphis hot wings

The venerable Memphis wings-and-soul-food brand Crumpy's has spun off an Atlanta restaurant that is taking the city by storm. Writing for Creative Loafing, Brad Kaplan says the competitors in the ATL's crowded wing scene "don't hold a candle to Miss Crumpy's."

Their technique for the upper end of the heat register involves coating the fried wings in a layer of dry spices first, then a secret ingredient that is ladled out of a large pickle jar and looks a lot like pickle juice (but it's not!), then some doctored up Frank's hot sauce, then a coating of cayenne powder. The "Super Hot" (just below "Suicide") packs just the right amount of heat for my taste buds, with an addictive burn. I love that they toss the carrots and celery in with the wings, so they, too, take on the flavor of the wing sauce.

Kaplan also loves the Miss Crumpy's logo, which features "an oddly seductive chicken woman" posing in front of a stylized Memphis skyline, complete with The Pyramid and the Hernando DeSoto Bridge.

(M)arvel in the beauty of Miss Crumpy standing in front of the Memphis skyline. She's on her way to bigger things.

FURTHER READING: Here is Jennifer Biggs' 2009 review of the original Crumpy's location in Downtown Memphis. It reopened that year under the original owner after being closed for a decade.

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