TOLEDO, Ohio — Flats or drummies? That's the question on Super Bowl Sunday.
Not just getting your favorite wings, but getting them before the game. That meant local businesses had to spend all day prepping for the pregame dinner rush.
"Typically we're pretty busy on Super Bowl day," Jaleo Young, manager of J'Mae's Home Cooking said. "We go through plenty of wings."
The fryers were hot and ready at J'Mae's and Wings & Grill in south Toledo.
"We're prepping wings, we're doing sauces, we're prepping boxes, we're putting in fries. Everything," Danny Alhaj, manager of Wings & Grill said. "Making our homemade sauces."
According to WalletHub, over a billion wings will be eaten across the country so you'd expect there to be a shortage, but local restaurants were ready for the rush.
"We usually prepare to try to get enough for everybody," Young said.
"We've never really run out before, but there's a first time for everything," said Alhaj. "That day hasn't come, thank God."
And why wings? They're handheld, easy to eat and you can get them in many different variations.
"We sell maybe a couple thousand wings. We do good," Alhaj said. "I don't know the exact count, but I know we sell a lot of wings."
And the keys to a successful night during the Super Bowl?
"Just trying to keep up with the orders and whatnot. Trying to get them hot so they can stay hot for the customer and get them right on time," said Alhaj. "That's our goal, the customer being happy."
Over a billion wings eaten across the country on a single day. That's good for bellies and good for business.