Wings Over takes flight

    The franchise owners of a new chicken wing operation hope that as students and others fly by, they will
    land at the newly-opened Wings Over Bowling Green. The store opened recently in the Marketplace building
    in the 200 block of East Wooster Street.
    Taylor Cook, Lance Helmig and Garrett Burgoon are the Wings Over franchise owners for the new store,
    which has an aviation theme.
    The trio were high school friends at Lima Central Catholic and went their separate ways for their college
    educations. Cook landed in Bowling Green, while Burgoon attended Ohio State. It was in Columbus where
    he, along with Helmig, who attended University of Cincinnati and BGSU’s Cook on visits, discovered the
    Wings Over products.
    "Wings Over Columbus was very popular on campus, especially on game days," Burgoon said.
    The company began in Massachusetts, with Columbus as its midwest hub.
    Though the focus is wings, Cook said they are also proud of the wide variety of food options offered.
    The trio was looking for an alternative food business to enhance the Bowling Green market and was excited
    when Wings Over called them back within three days.
    "It happened really fast," Helmig said of the franchise agreement and advancement of opening
    the store.
    The owners said their strengths lie in the freshness and quality of the food, along with their store
    hours which feature 1 a.m. closing times Sunday through Tuesdays, with the store being open until 3 a.m.
    Wednesday through Saturday nights. The store opens at 11 a.m. Thursday through Sunday and at 3 p.m.
    Monday through Wednesday
    "We’re open late nights and it’s chicken – you can’t beat that," Helmig said.
    Cook reiterated the focus on freshness as everything is made to order, including grilled chicken for
    those that may prefer that over the normally fried food.
    Helmig joked, "It’s so fresh we’re killing the chickens when you order – it’s that fresh."
    As a student, Burgoon said he would order from the Columbus operation at least twice a week.
    They currently only offer takeout food, which can be ordered in the store, online or by phone. Delivery
    service is expected to be added sometime this summer.
    While the menu focuses on wings, both regular and boneless, they also offer ribs, fries, onion rings,
    sandwiches and salads.
    There are 25 different sauces and rubs for their products. The Buffalo style sauces range from the
    mildest "Wimpy" to the "Jet Fuel" and "After Burner," which the men say is
    extremely hot.
    The company tries to add some fun into the ordering process, as well. If someone comes in and can’t
    choose a sauce, they will bring out the "Wheel of Indecision" which is spun to choose the
    sauce for them.
    The product sizes and varieties highlight the aviation theme, including their various  "Hangar"
    combination packs. The combination packages can be as large as the Aircraft Carrier, which includes a
    Zeppelin of boneless wings, a B-17 of regular wings and two full racks of ribs, along with fries, onion
    rings and three 2-liter bottles of soft drinks.
    Helmig said they hope people will be willing to try new things, as well. "We tried some rub on our
    waffle fries, and the Cajun waffle fries are excellent,"
    While delivery is not yet available, they said they will deliver catering orders serving a minimum of 20
    people.
    They will be participating with the Wings Over "Frequent Flyer" reward program, which offers
    free food and other rewards for regular customers.
    To place an order go online to www.wingsover.com or call 419-352-OVER.

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