How to Start a Hot Wing Restaurant

Hot wings are enjoyed by people everywhere. If your community lacks a good hot wing restaurant, consider starting one. With your own secret sauce blend, you could have patrons coming from all around to try your hot wings. If you have some time and money to invest, this opportunity may be for you.

Instructions

1. Decide on the specifics of your restaurant. You can offer dine-in seating or simply do takeout or delivery. Consider other items that you want to offer, like side dishes, drinks, boneless wings or other main dishes. Locate an ideal property for your new restaurant. It should be big enough to house your kitchen and prep areas as well as seat guests, if you are offering dine-in service.

2. Start experimenting with hot sauces. Ideally, you'll want at least three different levels of heat. You can be creative and offer other sauces like teriyaki, garlic or lemon pepper. Consider what types of dressings you want to use as well. Ranch and blue cheese are popular options, but you can also offer varieties like honey mustard and barbecue sauce.

3. Buy any equipment you need, like fryers, ovens, triple sinks, large bowls and strainers. Start getting your kitchen set up and stocking nonperishables. If you plan to have an eat-in hot wing restaurant, order plates, glassware and silverware.

4. Decide on a name and get your marketing materials made up. This includes a logo, menus, outdoor signage, a website, business cards and ads in local marketing media.

5. Get your suppliers lined up. You'll need a good chicken supplier, a soft drink supplier and perhaps a produce supplier, depending on what food items you decide to offer. Apply for a merchant account so you can accept credit cards. Get all your utilities hooked up as well, and get any health inspections required by your municipality.

6. Hire your staff. You'll need someone who can cook the hot wings as well as several people who can do prep work and wash dishes. You'll also need wait staff, cashiers, phone order takers and delivery drivers, depending on what business format you've decided on.

7. Plan a grand opening event and invite everyone you know. You may want to offer discounts for the first week to generate some good word-of-mouth.

Tips & Warnings

• Don't copy hot sauce recipes from other restaurants. A successful hot wing restaurant will serve its own unique sauces.

References

• Entrepreneur
• Franchise Opportunities

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish