Chiquila Mack and Lamont Turner wanted to bring St. Louis to Arizona.

Flavorz offers fried swai as well, and I think the thin, curled filets with crispy edges are particularly well-suited to a sandwich, splashed with mustard and hot sauce and stacked between two slices of white bread with onions and sweet pickle chips. A new local restaurant, Flavorz Fish & Chicken, brings a menu of St. Louis-style chicken wings and fried fish to Phoenix's Sunnyslope neighborhood. Meanwhile, the restaurant group is also pivoting by rolling out picnic bags and wine to-go at POP, its sparkling wine-focused concept in Lafayette Square. More:  Here's what to expect on the new Creole menu at this Gilbert restaurant. You can round out your meal with sides including bread and butter pickles made in-house with pickles grown on the Baileys' Micro Farm, as well as creamy slaw, mac 'n' cheese and crispy tots.

“I just think there’s a niche for our type of food, the food that we had back home,” Turner says. That’s why we have it like a carryout. Wing Ding Dong also serves crispy chicken tenders and a handful of sandwiches that Bailey says are family-friendly and also travel well. The meat is juicy, sweet and very nicely seasoned. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @skilletdoux, and on Facebook at facebook.com/darmato. Offerings: Takeout, drive-through, delivery and dine-in.

Though the restaurant business wasn’t what brought them here, the couple quickly noticed a lack of the foods they loved.

They’re sold by the jar and made in-house.

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They’re just really delicious.". “The concept that we put together is the St. Louis style that we have, where you’re able to get fish and chicken to go. You have the option to eat in, but mainly it’s just pick up and go.”. This slow burn ends up in a spicy flavour explosion. Subscribe to azcentral.com today.

If you’re looking for a great piece of fried catfish, though, you might want to reconsider.

The group behind Baileys' Range, Knockout BBQ, Rooster and more has launched Wing Ding Dong, a new ghost kitchen specializing in chicken wings, tenders and sandwiches that operates outside of Baileys' Range in Downtown St. Louis. There was a problem saving your notification. "We were looking at different ideas to do additional stuff that we have the capacity for, and we tested this as the first one through neighborhood delivery and got feedback; we got really, really good feedback," says co-owner Dave Bailey.

Details: 602-334-1844, facebook.com/FlavorzAZ. 15+ Best Wing Sauce Recipes - Easy Sauces For Chicken Wings You’d think it wouldn’t be so hard to find a good piece of fried catfish, but the plate I tried really stands out from the crowd — two giant lobes of steaming, juicy, fresh fish encased in a delicate cornmeal crust hit with just the right amount of salt and spice.

"They travel well and they’re just a notch above your regular wings.

Baileys’ Restaurants is the latest restaurant group to embrace the ghost kitchen trend. Looking for the best wings? For now, Wing Ding Dong is offering pickup or delivery from Downtown St. Louis; look for more locations to be added in the future.

These include a classic Alabama-style white barbecue, peach-habanero, blue cheese, chipotle-ranch, honey mustard, KC barbecue, Caribbean jerk, pineapple-teriyaki and Parmesan-garlic butter. The group behind Baileys' Range, Knockout BBQ, Rooster and more has launched Wing Ding Dong, a new ghost kitchen specializing in chicken wings, tenders and sandwiches that operates outside of Baileys' Range in Downtown St. Louis. The sticky sauce works equally well atop fried shrimp — plump, butterflied specimens with a nice bite and a golden crust. “I come from a long line of chefs and catering folks,” Mack explains. They’re not fried; we do the marinade, the dry rest and then the smoke on them. From our gourmet chicken wings and delicious extras, like our golden crispy onion rings, you'll find we're your first choice for … They’re whole wings — flats, drumettes and tips — dredged and fried to a deep, crunchy golden brown with a wildly craggy, chaotic texture. Tried something delicious lately? Bailey reminds customers not to forget the drinks; Wing Ding Dong offers several boozy lemonades in flavors such as strawberry-basil, cucumber-mint and raspberry, as well as a habanero-chile Margarita, among other options.

11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. And if you heard that it opened on the other side of town, you probably wouldn’t feel compelled to go out of your way for it.

Juicy on the inside and crisp on the outside, Bailey says they don't need sauce, but they've still put together a hefty list of dipping sauces to choose from. You have permission to edit this article. And together, the crew of four carved out a little piece of St. Louis in Sunnyslope, opening in mid-July.

The husband-and-wife team moved to east Mesa from the Midwest about two and a half years ago, and while they didn’t initially set out to open a restaurant, their background may have made it a foregone conclusion.

Flavorz Fish & Chicken is unusually good. So too are the sweets, and they’re straightforward, simple and good. MORE THINGS TO DO: For restaurant reviews, travel tips, concert picks and more, subscribe to azcentral.com.

So it’s kind of always been what we’ve been accustomed to.”. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sundays. Price: Chicken plates $8.49-$10.49; seafood plates and baskets $10-$12.99; sandwiches and burgers $7.99-$9.99; desserts $3.50. This is the kind of place you could drive by a dozen times before you notice it — a quick-service pick-up and drive-through for wings and fried seafood on a busy Sunnyslope thoroughfare. The CBLT is loaded with smoked pulled chicken, bacon, romaine, tomato and ranch on a beer bun.

I wouldn’t put it on the catfish, however. "Since that was working, we wanted to go ahead and take it full-time. If you dig the pickles — and you will — you’re in luck.

+ Reach the reporter at [email protected] or at 602-444-8533. Through friends back home, Mack and Turner connected with Brian Turner (no relation to Lamont), who they brought in as a chef, and Jeronica Allen, who does all of their baking.

"Travels well plus delicious food equals something we could do well as a ghost kitchen," says Bailey. The cream cheese pound cake has a faint, creamy tartness and a whiff of citrus, but I’d be hard-pressed to pass on the caramel cake — a light and tender wedge of yellow cake enrobed in thick, rich frosting. Alongside the wings you can get thick, fresh-cut french fries, a tub of creamy cole slaw or a cup of hefty baked mac and cheese — worth the modest upcharge. We can help with that! Whether you're setting a table for one, getting ready to watch the big game, or you're organizing an event, we've got you covered. ... Louis Sauce Looking for something a little different? The catfish is too good on its own. Spicy, tart, and oh-so-delicious. And unlike most expats, they were in a position to do something about it.

Diners can enjoy custom menus from Wing Ding Dong, Rooster, Baileys’ Range or Knockout BBQ in their own neighborhood, condo, apartment building or office; Baileys will either go door-to-door or set up a central pickup spot. "We were looking at different ideas to do additional stuff that we have … If you're looking to feed the whole gang, opt for the Family Meal, with a pound of smoked pulled chicken, four beer buns, 20 smoked wings, celery, ranch, Alabama White dipping sauce, a large basket of tots, six crispy chicken tenders and a Smokehouse Salad for two (romaine, cornbread croutons, smoked chicken, Cheddar, tomato, roasted corn, chipotle-ranch dressing). Baileys’ Restaurants Launches Wing Ding Dong, a New Ghost Kitchen in St. Louis, St. Louis Restaurant Openings and Closings: September 2020, This Weekend, Q in the Lou Will Celebrate St. Louis' Best Barbecue – Virtually, Kansas City Restaurant Openings and Closings: September 2020, Today's Takeout: Vegan Smash Burger from Utah Station, In Downtown Lawrence, Pedestrian Cheese is a Gourmet Cheese Shop First and Sandwich Spot Second, The Lucky Accomplice, From SHIFT Owner Logan Ely, Opens Today in St. Louis.

Takeout or Delivery. And I’m a little in love with Mack’s house “sticky sauce.” A kind of liquory sweet concoction with a tart bite and a slow, spicy burn. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Support local journalism.

Suitable for a family or group to share between 2-3 people. Though the menu is a collaborative effort, Mack’s family history figures heavily in its design. If you make a good wing, Phoenix will love you, and these wings are great. “We just kind of added our own spin or twist to it.”. Offerings include The Lovers Picnic (featuring treats for two such as the Chocolate Inebriation Cake, Blondie Bites, macaroons, cake truffles and espresso-chocolate chip cookies) and Piernea’s Picnic (a tribute to Spain with cured chorizo, white anchovies, Mahón, Idiazabal, Valdeón cheeses and toast). Heather Riske is the editor in chief at Feast. The Spicy Chicken Sandwich features crispy chicken dipped in Wear Your Mask Hot Sauce, topped with house pickles, lettuce and Rooster mayo sauce on a beer bun. SUBSCRIBE NOW 99¢ per month. Look no further. Baileys’ Restaurants is the latest restaurant group to embrace the ghost kitchen trend.. They’re fried so dark you figure the interior has to be overcooked, but not so. + Order Now. “Bringing the flavor that we have to Arizona, that was our mission and we completed it,” Lamont says. “So now we’re just trying to make sure that we push forward and do everything right.”.

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“Back in St. Louis we had a food truck, and we did that along with some catering. “Most of everything is going to be things that my great-grandmother created,” Mack says.

“Everything is cooked with love, it’s cooked fresh, it’s cooked to order,” Lamont says. ", The Wing Ding Dong menu centers around, naturally, chicken wings, which are dry-rubbed, smoked and finished in the oven – never fried.

Takeout & delivery restaurant. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. 2 LB Wings Breaded or non-breaded gourmet wings paired lots of cool veggies and two dips.