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Do St. Louis-style wings exists in NYC? | Eater NY

"I first encountered this mid‑pandemic, delivery-only pop-up that billed itself as “Bringing St. Louis wings to NYC”; its website listed East Side, West Side, and Downtown locations and featured a mosaic of rock‑band photos (I recognized Zep, Aerosmith, and Guns N’ Roses). The online menu offered trashed wings in two sizes (10 for $13.95, 20 for $26.95, a dollar more on Seamless) and included about a dozen other items—many labeled “Buffalo” (including cauliflower and wings)—plus sides like waffle fries and french fries. The origin story is vague: an I Love The Upper West Side piece said the wings were developed by a laid‑off Mel’s cook who’d learned the recipe in St. Louis, and Mel’s owner Steven Kay later repeated that there are similar versions in St. Louis but claimed Trashed Wings uses a similar technique with a proprietary dry rub." - Robert Sietsema