I used to go to Wild Wing Cafe all the time when I lived in Southwest Charlotte. I LOVED their food, atmosphere, and prices, plus it was close to home. Since moving, though, I hardly get an opportunity to experience Wild Wing anymore. There's this one in the University area now, though, and I've gone there only a couple of times on my lunch hour. Why only a couple? Mainly the wait time. Both times (once probably 2 years ago and once just this week) I've gone there during lunch, the restaurant was practically empty, and we still had to wait 30-35 minutes for our meals after ordering. Seriously? Did the cook not show up? Is he/she still hung over from the night before? Everything on their menu can probably be cooked in 5-10 minutes. Maybe it's time to hire some new cooks?\n\nOn the positive side, I was very impressed by their expanded menu. I already thought they had an extensive menu before with lots of fantastic choices, but now Wild Wing has even more goodies to choose from. I went with an old standby, though: \"Chicken Feathers\" (grilled chicken fingers) with China Syndrome sauce (mmm...spicy!). You can get either fries with your feathers, or celery and blue cheese. But you *cannot* get fries AND the blue cheese (for the spicy chicken) without paying an additional 50 cents. And don't even try to request another tiny cup of extra sauce. That'll be another 50 cents, please! Luckily, I've learned my lesson over the years, and Wild Wing does a pretty good job of coating their chicken with sauce anyway. \n\nMy partner ordered the Bleu Cheese Basil Burger. He said it was one of the most amazing burgers he ever had, so I tried a bite of it. He was right. It was amazing and SO full of flavor. Italian marinade, crumbled blue cheese, and basil mayo = freakin' fantastic. \n\nI guess most people who go there at lunch go for the all-you-can-eat chicken wing bar. Some dribbled in as we waited for our orders. I overheard someone stop one of the servers to remind her that the bar needed restocking as well. Seriously, what's up with the kitchen at this location? Shouldn't management be all over this? I'd love to frequent Wild Wing more often at lunchtime, but I'm pretty soured on having to take an hour and a half for my lunch break just because the cooks can't grill some chicken and fry some fries in less than 30 minutes? I can understanding waiting if the restaurant is busy, but when there's only 2 or 3 tables filled in your huge restaurant, come on...\n\nMenu selection - 5 stars\nService - 4 stars\nFood quality/taste - 5 stars\nWait time - 1 star
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