Looking for variety? Then get to Beers N Wings in Winnetka, where the Valley specialist works with nearly two dozen different sauces for maximum effectiveness.

It’s hard to imagine a company more committed to the chicken wing than Bird Box in North Hollywood. The restaurant offers nearly two dozen kinds of sauces and dips for its wings alone, plus bone-in and boneless wings at any scale needed. Want 100 jumbo wings for yourself? Just call them up.

Calabasas staple Pedaler’s Fork has return to its usual routine, cooking a variety of smoked meats from an offset smoker on weekends. That includes pit-smoked maple wings with just a touch of chili heat.

For chicken wings with Southeast Asian flare, look no further than Bone Kettle. The citrus-brined wings are made using free-range chickens and served with a charred lime on the side.

For those who like a little pain with their pleasure, order Ye Rustic Inn’s signature Buffalo wings spiced at ‘suicide’ level. An extra pitcher of beer is highly recommended.

Chef Brandon Kida’s Go Go Bird is one of the best things to come out of this ongoing pandemic. The Hollywood pop-up restaurant is doing some of the crispiest, most delicious fried bird (including whole birds and wings) anywhere right now, and Kida is not afraid to bring the heat.

The chicken wings at Cosa Buona are reminiscent of everyone’s favorite delivery wings. Every order comes doused in chef Zach Pollack’s take on Buffalo sauce with an irresistible side of gorgonzola dip. 

For a wing that’s sheathed in an irresistibly crunchy batter, look no further than Donahoo’s. Hone in on the Southern-style wing special that’s served with a side of fries and a scratch-made roll.   

Don’t sleep on the fantastic wings at Emporium Thai in Westwood. The 20-year-old, family-run restaurant traffics in all manner of Thai specialities, but the deeply burnished wings, loaded with sauce, are a special kind of hit.

For something more off the beaten path, consider the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos-crusted wings from Brooklyn Ave. Pizza Company in Boyle Heights. Yes, there’s a nacho cheese drizzle on top — and maybe all wings should come with nacho cheese from now on.

Japanese tebasaki-style wings are the thing to get at this izakaya on Sawtelle. A cold Kirin Ichiban pairs beautifully with the chicken’s sesame-soy glaze.

Bomb Chicken specializes in wings with Korean flare. Orders can be enjoyed plain or with two different seasonings: soy-garlic and spicy. To pair with all that savory goodness are mozzarella sticks and takoyaki, Japanese deep-fried octopus balls.

Hotville Chicken is run by true Nashville-style spicy royalty in Kim Prince. Her standalone South LA restaurant in the Crenshaw neighborhood turns out some of LA’s best spicy bird, available en masse for weekend eating.