Food and Drink

Chocolate wings? You’ll want to try this West Charlotte takeout restaurant to see.

Mix Grill & Wing’s pineapple and strawberry wings carry a touch of heat.
Mix Grill & Wing’s pineapple and strawberry wings carry a touch of heat. CharlotteFive

Flavor-seekers and culinary adventurers who love wings will want to consider a meal from Mix Grill & Wings, which bookends a handful of takeout restaurants in West Charlotte’s City West Commons shopping center.

The restaurant offers 45 flavors of wings, with hot, sweet and fruity choices that you’re not going to find on many menus around town.

A few selections that might jump out at you include:

  • 911 (Mix Grill & Wing’s hottest sauce)
  • Blackberry and Blackberry Hot
  • Chocolate

  • Kickin Bourbon

  • Strawberry and Strawberry Hot
  • Mango Hot, Peach Hot and Pineapple Hot
  • Watermelon.

There’s a lot to talk about there, and you’ve got to make some tough choices if you’re going to dive in. (Pro tip: If you need help, the chef might be willing to share a sample wing. He’ll likely steer you toward strawberry — a spicy and sticky-glazed top seller.)

A strawberry wing at Mix Grill & Wings.
A strawberry wing at Mix Grill & Wings. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive
Signage outside Mix Grill & Wings showcases some of its biggest attention-getters, the chocolate and strawberry wings.
Signage outside Mix Grill & Wings showcases some of its biggest attention-getters, the chocolate and strawberry wings. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

A health care worker who stopped in to pick up dinner on her way home on a recent night pored over the list of flavors hung on the wall for quite some time, struggling with which flavor to choose. After a good bit of chatter back-and-forth on heat levels and sugar content in the takeout space’s snug waiting space, she landed on a mild version Mix Grill & Wing’s honey hot wings, paired with a salad.

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You’ll want to browse the menu before you stop in, because that’s not all. Also on the menu, you’ll find:

  • 15 options for deli hoagies and hot hoagies
  • Burgers

  • Chicken and cheese steak quesadillas

  • Chicken strips.

  • Chicken, gyro lamb and shrimp or fish over rice
  • Wraps and sandwiches.
Mix Grill & Wings offers chicken over rice (shown here), along with gyro lamb over rice.
Mix Grill & Wings offers chicken over rice (shown here), along with gyro lamb over rice. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

While you’re waiting for your order, you can peruse a refrigerator case stocked with potato salad and pasta salad, bottled drinks and desserts including chocolate cake and cheesecake.

Mix Grill & Wings is located at the City West Commons shopping center at 1540 West Blvd., Suite 105.
Mix Grill & Wings is located at the City West Commons shopping center at 1540 West Blvd., Suite 105. Heidi Finley CharlotteFive

Mix Grill & Wings

Location: City West Commons, 1540 West Blvd., Ste. 105 in Charlotte NC

Menu

Cuisine: American, sandwiches, wings

Instagram: @mixgrillandwings

This story was originally published April 9, 2024 at 5:00 AM.

Heidi Finley
The Charlotte Observer
Heidi Finley is a writer and editor for CharlotteFive and the Charlotte Observer. Outside of work, you will most likely find her in the suburbs driving kids around, volunteering and indulging in foodie pursuits. Support my work with a digital subscription
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