Bad Chicken brings wings with 20 homemade sauces to Old East Dallas

Locally-owned Bad Chicken restaurant is back with a new location in Old East Dallas. There, they will serve chicken wings, nuggets, sandwiches, and more.

The fast-casual wing shop’s original location was in Preston Center, now closed. The new one is now open at 5014 Ross Ave., in Dallas.

Owner Bobby Shuey and chef Tim Woehr opened a test kitchen in November 2022 in Preston Center to ensure their project of having a wing restaurant in Dallas was feasible.

After their success, they decided to open a 2,800-square-foot location with indoor seating, a large family patio, and a drive-through. All of these are open from 10 a.m. to 2 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.

“Bad Chicken is not only a fast and easy option but also a neighborhood restaurant with housemade items and a lot of care put into the menu,” Shuey said in a press release.

Bad Chicken offers fresh, hand-trimmed, hand-battered chicken and more than 20 homemade sauces, including peanut butter and jelly, classic Buffalo, Sweet Thai, Honey Habanero, and Texas Dust dry rub.

The wings are smoked and then tossed in any of the sauces or dry rubs. You can get an order of 5, 10, 20 or 40 pieces. If you prefer nuggets, you can order 6, 10 or 12 pieces with the same sauce options.

The restaurant also has other options, like the Bomb Bowl, which is chicken on top of your choice of curly fries, sweet potato fries, or mac and cheese and topped with one Bomb Sauce. The Bomb Bowl options include Sweet Mama, tossed in sweet Thai and drizzled with sriracha mayo; Buffalo Bomb, tossed in Buffalo sauce and drizzled with ranch; Honey Bang, tossed in honey habanero and drizzled with bang bang sauce; and PB&J, tossed in sweet pepper jelly and drizzled with peanut butter sauce.

Other entrees on the menu include the classic chicken sandwich, a barbecue salad, a smashburger or chicken tacos, and a big dessert menu. In addition to the meal, you can drink beer, wine, or cocktails.

Bad Chicken is located at 5014 Ross Ave., in Dallas. badchicken.com.