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<\/p>\nKings of Wings is returning to its throne in Wheat Ridge. The food truck-turned-restaurant is finally reopening on March 25, 15 months after a kitchen fire shut it down in December 2021.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter all the adversity we\u2019ve faced, opening the restaurant during COVID, dealing with the fire and the rebuild, the most exciting part is finally getting to this point,\u201d said Eddie Renshaw, who owns the shop with longtime friend Evan Pierce. \u201cWe\u2019re hoping it\u2019ll be smooth sailing from here.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The two had originally hoped to reopen last year, but ran into some permitting delays with the city. The inside of the shipping container that they use as a kitchen had to be completely gutted and restored with new kitchen equipment.<\/p>\n
But aside from that, everything about the restaurant and its beloved menu of slow-cooked and grilled wings, signature homemade sauces and local tap beer list will stay the same.<\/p>\n
To stay afloat during the downtime, King of Wings hosted some weekly pop-ups from the traveling Little Arthur\u2019s Hoagies, as well as their own smashburger concept,\u00a0 Snipeburger.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the beginning, we didn\u2019t know what to expect with Snipeburger, and then we just kept doing it and improving it, and ended up creating a huge following for it,\u201d Renshaw said. \u201cSo honestly, we\u2019re going to open burger joint at some point down the road.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kings of Wings\u2019 Wheat Ridge kitchen is too small to bring the smashburger back on that location\u2019s menu. But come early summer, when the duo opens their second location in Golden with a tequila bar, Snipeburger will make a comeback until they find a permanent home for the burger concept, which is inspired by the St. Louis natives\u2019 favorite childhood restaurant Carl\u2019s Drive-In.<\/p>\n
For now, it\u2019s time to get back to the wings.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went a year without chicken wings, now it\u2019s all we can eat, and we can\u2019t wait to do the same for you,\u201d Renshaw said.<\/p>\n
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